LANCASTER, Pa. – For the second time in three seasons, the Gettysburg College men's soccer team had five players named to the All-Centennial Conference (CC) Team, it was announced Wednesday.
Senior defender
Ezekiel Omosanya (Lagos, Nigeria/Northfield Mount Hermon [Mass.]), senior defender
Raff Mazzone (Nottingham, Md./Loyola Blakefield), and sophomore forward
Oladayo Thomas (Lagos, Nigeria/The Masters [N.Y.]) were honored with first-team recognition, while junior midfielder
Jonathan Molina (Adelphi, Md./Dematha Catholic) and sophomore midfielder
Connor O'Donnell (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock High School North) received second-team and honorable mention, respectively. The last time Gettysburg landed three first-team recipients was back in 2006.
Gettysburg has garnered 52 first-team selections in the 27-year history of the conference, which is second most behind Johns Hopkins University.
In addition, senior defender
Bobby Weikert (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) was named to the CC All-Sportsmanship Team.
The Bullets put together an 11-7-1 record this season, marking a double-digit win total for the second time in three seasons. The Orange and Blue also went 5-3-1 in league play to earn the team's third straight Centennial Conference Tournament appearance. Gettysburg notched a ranking in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional poll eight times this season, with the highest coming in at No. 7. The Bullets also earned a spot in three NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional polls with the latest ranking coming at No. 6. The Bullets also learned on Monday that they received an at-large berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time since 2001.
Defenders Omosanya and Mazzone continued to be a guiding force for the Bullets backline once again this season. The duo has led a defensive unit to a 1.39 goals-against average, five shutouts, with a pair of those coming against regionally ranked teams, and held three additional opponents to one goal.
Omosanya Notables
- Joined an elite group by becoming one of seven players in league history as a four-time first-team All-CC selection.
- He has started in 64 of 65 career games.
- Scored a career-high nine points (four goals, one assist).
- In his career, he has tallied 19 points (nine goals, one assist).
- Tied for second all-time in penalty kicks made in a season with three and ranks third in career penalty kicks made with four for the Bullets.
- Holds the top spot in career minutes played in Gettysburg history.
Mazzone Notables
- Has seen action in 67 career games while starting 65.
- Notched a career-high seven assists.
- Finished tied for third in the conference in assists (seven).
- In his career, he has totaled 12 points (one goal, 10 assists).
- Dished a season-high two assists at Muhlenberg.
The offensive threats of Thomas, Molina, and O'Donnell combined for 16 goals and 10 assists for 44 points to help propel the Bullets offense. The trio also accumulated nine of the team's 11 game-winners, and helped the team tie for first in the conference in assists (32) and tie for fifth in goals (34).
Thomas Notables
- Earns second consecutive first-team all-conference honors.
- Logged in a career setting numbers with 13 goals and four assists for 30 points, finishing first on the squad.
- Finished first in the conference in goals (13), game-winners (seven), and tied for first in points (30).
- Earned CC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
- The Bullets have gone 10-2-1 when Thomas has corralled a point or more in a game this season.
- He is tied for fourth with 2019 Hall of Athletic Honor inductee Chris Pryor '00 for game-winning goals in a season with seven.
- His 13 goals tie him for seventh-best in a single-season at Gettysburg.
- Tallied two-goal games against Dickinson, Randolph-Macon, and Ursinus.
Molina Notables
- Limited by injury, the junior forward started in 10 games.
- He has netted two goals and one assist for five points.
- Scored twice against Lycoming, making it his career-high.
- Handed out an assist at Washington.
O'Donnell Notables
- The sophomore transfer posted two goals and five assists for nine points.
- Scored first career goal against Randolph-Macon.
- Netted his second goal in a crucial 1-0 victory against Haverford in the opening round of the Centennial Conference Championship.
- Handed out two assists against Dickinson.
- Started in 16 of 17 games.