Bowling Green State University Athletics
Peter Pugliese Named to Academic All-Ohio Team
December 20, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout Peter Pugliese has been named to the 2017 Academic All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA). Pugliese, a junior, earns the honor for the first time in his Falcon career.
This marks the second academic honor earned by Pugliese since the end of the 2017 season. Last month, he was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for the second consecutive year.
OCSA ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO TEAMÂ - PDF
Pugliese, a native of Cambridge, Ontario (Jacob Hespeler Secondary), has a 3.600 cumulative grade-point average (prior to the Fall 2017 semester) as an accounting major. He played in 16 of BGSU's 17 matches in 2017, making 15 starts. Pugliese had three points, all on assists, and helped the Falcon defense to seven shutouts.
Pugliese played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the season opener, then had an assist in BG's win at Drexel. He was on the pitch for all 90 minutes in the matches vs. Cincinnati, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 25 Ohio State. Pugliese also played every second of the contests at SIUE, Wright State and Akron, and played 96 minutes vs. West Virginia, helping the Falcons to a shutout.
Pugliese recorded the first multiple-assist match of his career in BG's 3-1 win over Northern Illinois, as he had the primary assist on the tying goal, and also assisted on the eventual winner. Pugliese was on the pitch for all but 34 minutes of BGSU's five conference matches.
2017Â OCSA ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO TEAM
This marks the second academic honor earned by Pugliese since the end of the 2017 season. Last month, he was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for the second consecutive year.
OCSA ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO TEAMÂ - PDF
Pugliese, a native of Cambridge, Ontario (Jacob Hespeler Secondary), has a 3.600 cumulative grade-point average (prior to the Fall 2017 semester) as an accounting major. He played in 16 of BGSU's 17 matches in 2017, making 15 starts. Pugliese had three points, all on assists, and helped the Falcon defense to seven shutouts.
Pugliese played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the season opener, then had an assist in BG's win at Drexel. He was on the pitch for all 90 minutes in the matches vs. Cincinnati, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 25 Ohio State. Pugliese also played every second of the contests at SIUE, Wright State and Akron, and played 96 minutes vs. West Virginia, helping the Falcons to a shutout.
Pugliese recorded the first multiple-assist match of his career in BG's 3-1 win over Northern Illinois, as he had the primary assist on the tying goal, and also assisted on the eventual winner. Pugliese was on the pitch for all but 34 minutes of BGSU's five conference matches.
2017Â OCSA ACADEMIC ALL-OHIO TEAM
Pos. Name Yr. School GPA Major D Christian Hay Sr Cincinnati 3.39 Marketing D Joe Korb Jr Akron 3.33 Marketing D Peter Pugliese Jr Bowling Green 3.6 Accounting M Sam DeRoy Sr Wright State 3.5 Business MBA M Morgan Hackworth Jr Akron 3.8 Public Relations M Nick Hagenkord Sr Dayton 3.5 Business M James Haupt Sr Dayton 3.5 Marketing M Eric Hutton Jr Wright State 3.48 Education M Alex Nichols Jr Ohio State 3.36 Biology F Nate Kohl Sr Ohio State 3.38 Education F Marcus McCrary Sr Ohio State 3.39 History F Alvaro Navarro Sr Dayton 3.36 Int'l Business F Matt Vasquenza Sr Xavier 3.74 Human Resources
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