Xavier University Athletics
Cory Brown Named to Top Drawer Soccer Division I Best XI
12.15.16 | Men's Soccer
Junior defender anchored Xavier's defense, playing every available minute in 17 of 19 matches
CINCINNATI - Xavier men's soccer junior defender Cory Brown was named to the postseason Top Drawer Soccer Division I Best XI on Thursday, earning the national honor for the first time.
The Nelson, New Zealand native was named to the third team after earning TDS preseason Best XI accolades in each of the last two seasons. He was also named to the TDS Best XI Freshman First Team in 2014.
One of three BIG EAST men's soccer student-athletes to earn the award, Brown was joined by Providence's Julian Gressel (second team) and Butler's David Goldsmith (second team).
The program's second BIG EAST Defender of the Year, Brown started all 19 matches for XU in 2016. He registered three points (one goal, one assist) and played every available minute in 17 of 19 matches. XU's defense posted five shutouts as Brown ranked second on the team with 1,771 minutes played.
For his career, Brown has made 60 starts and helped XU post two of the top three team GAA's in program history (2014, 2015). During his three seasons manning the center back position, XU has posted 25 shutouts (including a program-record 11 in 2014).
Brown's honor gives the Xavier men's soccer program three "All-Americans" in the past four years. The Musketeers have also had a major conference/player of the year award in five straight seasons.
FIRST TEAM
GK: Andrew Epstein (Stanford)
D: Reagan Dunk (Denver), Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford), Miles Robinson (Syracuse), Brandon Aubrey(Notre Dame), Tim Kubel (Louisville)
M: Jackson Yueill (UCLA), Ian Harkes (Wake Forest)
F: Gordon Wild (Maryland), Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast), Wuilito Fernandes (Massachusetts-Lowell)
SECOND TEAM
GK: Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest)
D: Grant Lillard (Indiana), Kortne Ford (Denver), Alex Crognale (Maryland)
M: Julian Gressel (Providence), Jean-Christophe Koffi (Virginia), Jose Hernandez (UCLA), Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest)
F: David Goldsmith (Butler), Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville), Afonso Pinheiro (Albany)
THIRD TEAM
GK: Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Tech)
D: Wyatt Omsberg (Dartmouth), Grant Stoneman (Loyola-Chicago), Cory Brown (Xavier)
M: Eddie Sanchez (Portland), Adam Najem (Akron), Tanner Thompson (Indiana), Cameron Lindley (North Carolina)
F: Foster Langsdorf (Stanford), Marcelo Acuna (Virginia Tech), Brian Wright (Vermont)
The Nelson, New Zealand native was named to the third team after earning TDS preseason Best XI accolades in each of the last two seasons. He was also named to the TDS Best XI Freshman First Team in 2014.
One of three BIG EAST men's soccer student-athletes to earn the award, Brown was joined by Providence's Julian Gressel (second team) and Butler's David Goldsmith (second team).
The program's second BIG EAST Defender of the Year, Brown started all 19 matches for XU in 2016. He registered three points (one goal, one assist) and played every available minute in 17 of 19 matches. XU's defense posted five shutouts as Brown ranked second on the team with 1,771 minutes played.
For his career, Brown has made 60 starts and helped XU post two of the top three team GAA's in program history (2014, 2015). During his three seasons manning the center back position, XU has posted 25 shutouts (including a program-record 11 in 2014).
Brown's honor gives the Xavier men's soccer program three "All-Americans" in the past four years. The Musketeers have also had a major conference/player of the year award in five straight seasons.
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TOP DRAWER SOCCER BEST XI |
FIRST TEAM
GK: Andrew Epstein (Stanford)
D: Reagan Dunk (Denver), Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford), Miles Robinson (Syracuse), Brandon Aubrey(Notre Dame), Tim Kubel (Louisville)
M: Jackson Yueill (UCLA), Ian Harkes (Wake Forest)
F: Gordon Wild (Maryland), Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast), Wuilito Fernandes (Massachusetts-Lowell)
SECOND TEAM
GK: Alec Ferrell (Wake Forest)
D: Grant Lillard (Indiana), Kortne Ford (Denver), Alex Crognale (Maryland)
M: Julian Gressel (Providence), Jean-Christophe Koffi (Virginia), Jose Hernandez (UCLA), Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest)
F: David Goldsmith (Butler), Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville), Afonso Pinheiro (Albany)
THIRD TEAM
GK: Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Tech)
D: Wyatt Omsberg (Dartmouth), Grant Stoneman (Loyola-Chicago), Cory Brown (Xavier)
M: Eddie Sanchez (Portland), Adam Najem (Akron), Tanner Thompson (Indiana), Cameron Lindley (North Carolina)
F: Foster Langsdorf (Stanford), Marcelo Acuna (Virginia Tech), Brian Wright (Vermont)
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