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Four Falcons Named to Academic All-Ohio Team
January 18, 2019 | Men's Soccer
Brennan, Peter Pugliese, Wrobel & Maciejewski all earn OCSA honors
Four Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout have been named to the 2018 Academic All-Ohio Team by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA). Senior Peter Pugliese and juniors Chris Brennan and Tom Wrobel all were named to the first team, while junior Charlie Maciejewski earned honorable mention.
Puglese was named to the team for the second-straight season.
BGSU's total of four honorees tied the Falcons for second among all schools in the state. Xavier had five Academic All-Ohio Team members, while Wright State matched the Falcons with four.
BGSU and WSU were the only schools to have three first-team selections.
Brennan, a native of Copley, Ohio (Copley HS), was a 2018 team captain for coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons. He was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for the second-straight year ... was ranked No. 14 on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC. Brennan played in 15 matches this past season, making nine starts, and had three points on a goal and an assist. He will enter the 2019 season with career totals of 11 goals, seven assists and 29 points in 50 matches as a Falcon.
Pugliese, a native of Cambridge, Ontario (Jacob Hespeler Secondary), played in 16 matches in '18, starting them all, and had seven points to tie for third on the team in scoring. Pugliese had one goal and ranked second on the Falcons with five assists. A three-time Academic All-MAC Team selection, he scored his first goal as a Falcon on Senior Night, as BGSU shut down SIUE, 2-0, at Cochrane Stadium. Pugliese played in 57 total matches in his BG career, making 40 starts, and had 13 points on a goal and 11 assists.
Wrobel, who hails from Mississauga, Ontario (St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic), played in 12 matches, starting 10, in his junior season. The defender played all 110 minutes in a shutout of Wright State at Cochrane Stadium, and played every second of another double-overtime scoreless draw, vs. Akron at Cochrane. He saw action in each of BG's first 12 matches of the season, before suffering an injury late in the Falcons' win at Northern Illinois and missing the remaining five contests. Wrobel has been named to the Academic All-MAC Team in each of the last two years. He has played in 29 career matches, making 26 starts, as a Falcon.
Maciejewski, from Cincinnati, Ohio (Summit Country Day), played in all 17 matches, making 12 starts. He had five points on the season, including two goals. The goals each came in overtime, and came in back-to-back matches on the road vs. IUPUI and NIU. For his efforts, "Charlie Magic" was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week, and also earned MAC Player-of-the-Week honors. He ended his season by being named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team, and has was chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year. After seeing action in just two matches as a freshman, he has played in 29 contests, starting 18, over the past two years.
BGSU ended the season with an overall record of 6-7-4, and the Falcons posted a 2-1-2 mark in MAC play. BG, picked to place fifth in the six-team conference, finished second and earned a first-round bye for the league tourney. The Falcons have finished second in the league twice in the last three seasons. BG went 5-1-2 over the final eight contests of the regular season, including a six-match unbeaten streak, the program's longest since 1997.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Puglese was named to the team for the second-straight season.
BGSU's total of four honorees tied the Falcons for second among all schools in the state. Xavier had five Academic All-Ohio Team members, while Wright State matched the Falcons with four.
BGSU and WSU were the only schools to have three first-team selections.
Brennan, a native of Copley, Ohio (Copley HS), was a 2018 team captain for coach Eric Nichols and the Falcons. He was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team for the second-straight year ... was ranked No. 14 on Top Drawer Soccer's preseason list of the top-20 players in the MAC. Brennan played in 15 matches this past season, making nine starts, and had three points on a goal and an assist. He will enter the 2019 season with career totals of 11 goals, seven assists and 29 points in 50 matches as a Falcon.
Pugliese, a native of Cambridge, Ontario (Jacob Hespeler Secondary), played in 16 matches in '18, starting them all, and had seven points to tie for third on the team in scoring. Pugliese had one goal and ranked second on the Falcons with five assists. A three-time Academic All-MAC Team selection, he scored his first goal as a Falcon on Senior Night, as BGSU shut down SIUE, 2-0, at Cochrane Stadium. Pugliese played in 57 total matches in his BG career, making 40 starts, and had 13 points on a goal and 11 assists.
Wrobel, who hails from Mississauga, Ontario (St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic), played in 12 matches, starting 10, in his junior season. The defender played all 110 minutes in a shutout of Wright State at Cochrane Stadium, and played every second of another double-overtime scoreless draw, vs. Akron at Cochrane. He saw action in each of BG's first 12 matches of the season, before suffering an injury late in the Falcons' win at Northern Illinois and missing the remaining five contests. Wrobel has been named to the Academic All-MAC Team in each of the last two years. He has played in 29 career matches, making 26 starts, as a Falcon.
Maciejewski, from Cincinnati, Ohio (Summit Country Day), played in all 17 matches, making 12 starts. He had five points on the season, including two goals. The goals each came in overtime, and came in back-to-back matches on the road vs. IUPUI and NIU. For his efforts, "Charlie Magic" was named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week, and also earned MAC Player-of-the-Week honors. He ended his season by being named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team, and has was chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight year. After seeing action in just two matches as a freshman, he has played in 29 contests, starting 18, over the past two years.
BGSU ended the season with an overall record of 6-7-4, and the Falcons posted a 2-1-2 mark in MAC play. BG, picked to place fifth in the six-team conference, finished second and earned a first-round bye for the league tourney. The Falcons have finished second in the league twice in the last three seasons. BG went 5-1-2 over the final eight contests of the regular season, including a six-match unbeaten streak, the program's longest since 1997.
For more information on the men's soccer program, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BGSUmenssoccer), Instagram (bgsumenssoccer) and Facebook (BGMensSoccer) as well as on the web right here at BGSUFalcons.com.
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