Men’s Soccer Tabbed Patriot League Preseason Favourite

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Led by the return of two main Patriot League year-end award recipients, the Boston University males’s soccer workforce has grabbed the highest slot within the convention preseason ballot, as introduced by the league workplace Wednesday morning.

Tabbed the preseason favourite for the primary time since becoming a member of the convention in the summertime of 2013, the Terriers will enter the 2025 marketing campaign looking for their third straight common season title below head coach Kevin Nylen. They had beforehand been chosen No. 2 on 5 events, together with the earlier two years.

Seniors Quin DeLaMater and Diego Rived have been joined by junior Andrea Di Blasio on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team after receiving 2024 PL Defensive Player and Midfielder of the Year honors, respectively. All three Terriers together with returning senior John Roman earned their first All-PL award final November.

Both the preseason ballot and honors have been voted on by the top coaches. The Terriers landed atop the ballot with 75 whole factors and 4 first-place votes to complete forward of Bucknell’s 70 factors and 4 first-place votes. Recipient of 67 factors and the opposite two first-place votes, American took third forward of Loyola Maryland (54). Colgate (49), Lehigh (40), Navy (31), Lafayette (31), Army West Point (22) and Holy Cross (11) rounded out the ballot.

DeLaMater began 15 video games final fall and completed enjoying 1,261 minutes, third most on the workforce. Named BU’s third straight PL Defensive Player of the Year, he completed tied-for-first on the workforce at 9 factors off three objectives and a team-high three assists. He discovered the again of the web towards Northeastern and Lafayette earlier than scoring the sport winner at Navy.

Rived garnered the Terriers’ first Midfielder of the Year award from a convention since 2008 by beginning 17 of the 18 video games and ending tied-for-first on the workforce with three assists alongside his first profession aim scored towards Army West Point. He performed the second-most minutes on the workforce at 1,268 whole and helped BU shut out then-No. 9 New Hampshire, Bucknell, Colgate and Navy.

Di Blasio positioned tied-for-first on the workforce with 4 objectives and 9 factors (4g,1a). Three of the objectives proved to be sport winners, highlighted by Di Blasio incomes his first profession brace in a 3-2 victory over Army West Point. He additionally discovered the again of the web in back-to-back 1-0 victories towards Bucknell and Colgate.

The Terriers will open the season at New Hampshire on Thursday, Aug. 21, and can begin the house slate towards Brown on Friday, Sept. 5.

2025 Patriot League Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll

1. Boston University, 75 (4 first-place votes)

2. Bucknell, 70 (4 first-place votes)

3. American, 67 (2 first-place votes)

4. Loyola Maryland, 54

5. Colgate, 49

6. Lehigh, 40

T7. Lafayette, 31

T7. Navy, 31

9. Army West Point, 22

10. Holy Cross, 11

2025 Patriot League Men’s Soccer Preseason Major Awards

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Troy Elgersma, American, Sr., F

Preseason Midfielder of the Year: Diego Rived, Boston University, Sr., M

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Quin DeLaMater, Boston University, Sr., D

Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year: Fred Lapworth, Bucknell, Sr., GK

2025 Patriot League Men’s Soccer Preseason All-League Team

Troy Elgersma, American, Sr., F

Andrea Di Blasio, Boston University, Jr., F

Blake Pipkin, Colgate, So., F

Diego Rived, Boston University, Sr., M

Jimmy Pombor, Bucknell, Sr., M

Cason Stafford, Colgate, Sr., M

Beaux Lizewski, Lafayette, Jr., M

Taku Takahasi, American, Gr., D

Quin DeLaMater, Boston University, Sr., D

Jordy Luchies, Loyola Maryland, Gr., D

Fred Lapworth, Bucknell, Sr., GK