University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Earns Program-Best Six All-ACC Selections
11/13/2019 11:26:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Five Individual Panthers Name to All-ACC Teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team had a program record of six 2019 All-ACC selections as announced by the conference Wednesday afternoon.
Junior Edward Kizza was named to the First Team, junior Sito Sena and freshman Veljko Petkovic earned Third Team honors, while Petkovic was also an All-Freshman selection alongside Arturo Ordonez and Valentin Noel.
Kizza earns First-Team honors for the second time in his career and All-ACC honors for the third time as he was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2017. The Kampala, Uganda native is tied for second in the Pitt record book for career goals (30) and leads the team this season in points (26) and goals (11). Kizza has three double-scoring games and has found the back of the net on eight occasions.
Petkovic is having a standout freshman campaign, ranking second on the team in points (17) and goals (6). He becomes the first Panther in program history to make two All-ACC teams in the same year (Third/Freshman).
Sena, a defender out of Valencia, Spain, has been a solid force in Pitt's backfield since his arrival at Pitt one year ago. Sena started and played in 10 games this season, but has been sidelined due to injury. The defender is tied for third in points (9) after recording three goals and three assists this season.
Ordonez, another top Spanish defender, has played a major role in the Panthers' success this season. The freshman has started in 15 games this season, logging 1,411 minutes.
Noel has proven to be another major key to Pitt's offense, appearing in 15 games and tied for third in points (9) with three goals and three assists.
The 25th-ranked Panthers face No. 1 Clemson in the ACC Championship Semifinal tonight at 6 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C.
Pitt All-Time All-ACC Selections
First Team: Edward Kizza (2019, 2018)
Second Team: Javi Perez (2018, 2017)
Third Team: Sito Sena (2019), Veljko Petkovic (2019), Pol Planellas (2017)
All-Freshman: Veljko Petkovic (2019), Arturo Ordonez (2019), Valentin Noel (2019), Chandler Vaughn (2018), Edward Kizza (2017), Alexander Dexter (2017)
2019 Men's Soccer All-ACC Team
Offensive Player of the Year – Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Defensive Player of the Year - Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Midfielder of the Year - Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Freshman of the Year – Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Coach of the Year – Mike Noonan, Clemson
First Team
Phillip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson
Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson
Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke
Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina
Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pitt
Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia
Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Second Team
Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson
Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson
George Marks, So., GK, Clemson
Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville
David Loera, Jr., M, NC State
Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame
Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia
Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia
Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech
Third Team
Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College
Felicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Veljko Petkovic, Fr., M, Pitt
Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pitt
Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia
Irakoze Donasiyano, F, Jr. Virginia
Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia
Machop Chol, Jr., M/F, Wake Forest
Alistair Johnston, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College
Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College
Victor Souza, D, Boston College
Oskar Agren, D, Clemson
Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Valentin Noel, M, Pitt
Arturo Ordonez, D, Pitt
Veljko Petkovic, M, Pitt
Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia
Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest
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Junior Edward Kizza was named to the First Team, junior Sito Sena and freshman Veljko Petkovic earned Third Team honors, while Petkovic was also an All-Freshman selection alongside Arturo Ordonez and Valentin Noel.
Kizza earns First-Team honors for the second time in his career and All-ACC honors for the third time as he was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2017. The Kampala, Uganda native is tied for second in the Pitt record book for career goals (30) and leads the team this season in points (26) and goals (11). Kizza has three double-scoring games and has found the back of the net on eight occasions.
Petkovic is having a standout freshman campaign, ranking second on the team in points (17) and goals (6). He becomes the first Panther in program history to make two All-ACC teams in the same year (Third/Freshman).
Sena, a defender out of Valencia, Spain, has been a solid force in Pitt's backfield since his arrival at Pitt one year ago. Sena started and played in 10 games this season, but has been sidelined due to injury. The defender is tied for third in points (9) after recording three goals and three assists this season.
Ordonez, another top Spanish defender, has played a major role in the Panthers' success this season. The freshman has started in 15 games this season, logging 1,411 minutes.
Noel has proven to be another major key to Pitt's offense, appearing in 15 games and tied for third in points (9) with three goals and three assists.
The 25th-ranked Panthers face No. 1 Clemson in the ACC Championship Semifinal tonight at 6 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C.
Pitt All-Time All-ACC Selections
First Team: Edward Kizza (2019, 2018)
Second Team: Javi Perez (2018, 2017)
Third Team: Sito Sena (2019), Veljko Petkovic (2019), Pol Planellas (2017)
All-Freshman: Veljko Petkovic (2019), Arturo Ordonez (2019), Valentin Noel (2019), Chandler Vaughn (2018), Edward Kizza (2017), Alexander Dexter (2017)
2019 Men's Soccer All-ACC Team
Offensive Player of the Year – Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Defensive Player of the Year - Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Midfielder of the Year - Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Freshman of the Year – Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Coach of the Year – Mike Noonan, Clemson
First Team
Phillip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson
Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson
Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke
Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina
Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pitt
Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia
Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Second Team
Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson
Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson
George Marks, So., GK, Clemson
Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville
David Loera, Jr., M, NC State
Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame
Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia
Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia
Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech
Third Team
Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College
Felicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Veljko Petkovic, Fr., M, Pitt
Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pitt
Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia
Irakoze Donasiyano, F, Jr. Virginia
Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia
Machop Chol, Jr., M/F, Wake Forest
Alistair Johnston, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College
Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College
Victor Souza, D, Boston College
Oskar Agren, D, Clemson
Phillip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Valentin Noel, M, Pitt
Arturo Ordonez, D, Pitt
Veljko Petkovic, M, Pitt
Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia
Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest
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