Conference Honors

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer men's soccer saw three Bears – Ousman Jabang, Dylan Gaither and Kadeem Agard – be recognized by the Southern Conference as the league announced its postseason honors.

Jabang, a First Team honoree, led the Bears in assists with seven this season, which was the fifth-most in the league and 33^rd in Division I. The McDonough, Georgia native's brace was the difference in the 3-2 road win at in-state foe, Georgia Southern last month.

Gaither, the leading scorer for Mercer, was a Second Team selection from the league. The Lilburn, Georgia native is no stranger to conference accolades, as this was his third consecutive nod from the league behind First Team and All-Freshman over his previous two campaigns. In his junior season, Gaither notched eight goals – which placed him fifth in the SoCon, and his 0.50 goals per game ranked 53^rd in Division I. In the season opener, his hat trick led the Bears in a 4-0 rout of Gardner-Webb.
Immediately making his presence known, Agard added 13 points for the Bears in his freshman season. The Snellville, Georgia native scored three goals in his first five matches with the Bears, firing off three shots. His 80^th-minute strike for goal was the difference in a 1-0 conference-opening win over Furman at Betts Stadium.

League coaches voted on a pair of all-conference teams, an all-freshman team and the four individual accolades. Coaches are not allowed to vote for either themselves or their own student-athletes. The first and second teams include 11 members, voted based on position, while the all-freshman team has 11 members, but does not give regard to position.

2021 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
Player of the Year – Theo Collomb, So., F, UNCG
Goalkeeper of the Year – Niclas Wild, So., UNCG
Coaches of the Year – David Costa, Belmont / Chris Rich, UNCG
Freshman of the Year – JC Ngando, MF, UNCG
 
First Team
F Tarik Pannholzer, ETSU
F Theo Collomb, UNCG
F Jake Raine, Furman
MF Niccolo Dagnoni, Belmont
MF Ousman Jabang, Mercer
MF JC Ngando, UNCG
D Emmanuel Hagan, UNCG
D Marco Milanese, UNCG
D Joey Skinner, UNCG
D Mitchell Myers, Wofford
GK Niclas Wild, UNCG
 
Second Team
F AJ Chastonay, Belmont
F Liam O'Brien, Belmont
F Brandon Oddy, Wofford
MF Miles Fenton, Furman
MF Dylan Gaither, Mercer
MF Jack Birch, UNCG
MF Daniel Mangarov, UNCG
D John Bannec, Belmont
D Case Cox, Belmont 
D Jack Shaw, Belmont
GK Josh Perryman, ETSU
 
All-Freshman Team
Rayhan Carlson-Du Toit, F, ETSU
Ivan Agyaakwah, MF, Furman
Kadeem Agard, F, Mercer
Jack Birch, MF, UNCG
Basile Marc, MF, UNCG
JC Ngando, MF, UNCG
Joey Skinner, D, UNCG
Magnus Kjoller, MF, Wofford
Amin Mohammedi, D, Wofford
Nic Parker, MF, Wofford
Christoffer Saietz, D, Wofford

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Players Mentioned

Kadeem Agard

Dylan Gaither

Ousman Jabang

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