Miezan caps first season with VaSID honor
Published 12:00 pm Wednesday, December 23, 2015
- Willy Miezan
Forward Willy Miezan of the Longwood men’s soccer team was named Virginia Sports Information Director’s (VaSID) All-State first-team, as announced Monday afternoon by the organization.
A redshirt freshman from Alexandria, Miezan finished the season second in the Big South with 13 goals and finished among the top three in the league with 27 total points.
Miezan, a second-team All-Big South honoree, was among the top 10 in the nation in goals scored. He paced the Longwood attack and was third on the squad in shots taken.
Miezan helped Longwood post a .500 record during the 2015 season with a 9-9-1 record, marking the most wins for the program in the Big South era and the most since the 2011 campaign.
The nine victories more than doubles the win total from the 2014 squad which captured four victories and fell to top-seeded Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament.
The Lancers, who advanced to the Big South Tournament for the second straight season, return 17 letter winners from a 2015 squad that finished the regular season fifth in the Big South standings.
VaSID Men’s Soccer All-State Teams
Player of the Year: Daehile Sivert, Radford
Coach of the Year: Marc Reeves, Radford
Rookie of the Year: Daehile Sivert, Radford
First-Team
Forwards
Sivert Daehlie, Radford
Jackson Eskay, William & Mary
Willy Miezan, Longwood
William Eskay, William & Mary
Midfielders
Jamie Summers, Radford
Ivan Militar, Old Dominion
Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU
Defenders
Dennis Castillo, VCU
Daniel O’Keefe, Radford
Marcel Berry, William & Mary
Jo Vetle Rimstad, Radford
Goalkeeper
Aitor Pouseu Blanco, Radford
Second-Team
Forwards
Henning Dirks, George Mason
Edward Opoku, Virginia
Ryder Bell, William & Mary
Midfielders
Merlin Baus, Virginia Tech
Jake Rozhansky, Virginia
Todd Wharton, Virginia
Niko Klosterhalfen, Old Dominion
Defenders
Michael Nelson, Old Dominion
Patrick Foss, Virginia
Taylor Washington, George Mason
Toby Appleton, James Madison
Goalkeeper
Jeff Caldwell, Virginia