Alberto Anaya, Trace Terry Named to All-MVC Team

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (BGSU Strategic Communications) – Bowling Green State University men's soccer standout Alberto Anaya has been named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference First Team, while Trace Terry has earned All-MVC Second-Team honors.

Mads Christensen and Bennett Painter each were chosen to the MVC's All-Freshman Team. The all-conference team and specialty-award winners were announced on Tuesday evening (Nov. 7), in conjunction with the MVC Tournament banquet.

Anaya earns all-conference accolades for the third time in as many seasons with the Falcons. He earned All-Mid-American Conference Second-Team honors in both 2021 and '22, and was the MAC's Freshman of the Year in '21.

Gallery: (11-7-2023) 110723 MSOC All-MVC Team

Anaya, a native of Queretaro, Mexico (ITESM Leon), tied for the team lead in goals, assists and points in 2023, despite missing three matches due to injury. The midfielder's total of 14 points included four goals and six assists. A team captain, he scored 12 of his points in conference contests, with all four of his goals and four assists coming against MVC foes. Anaya scored a goal in four consecutive games, the longest streak by a Falcon since 2005. He saw action in seven MVC matches, and had at least one point in six of them. Anaya ends his junior season with career totals of 38 points on 12 goals and 14 assists in the Orange and Brown.

Terry, who hails from Bellbrook, Ohio (Bellbrook), started all 18 matches and tied for the team lead in goals, assists and points in his sophomore campaign. Like Anaya, Terry totaled 14 points on four goals and six assists. He exploded for nine of those points in back-to-back wins at Cochrane Stadium, with two goals against Bradley, followed by two more goals and an assist against Evansville. Terry led the Falcons on both total shot attempts (40) and shots on goal (18) in 2023. In MVC matches, he was second on the club with 11 points, including four goals to tie Anaya for the team lead in that category. Overall, Terry more than tripled his 2022 point total in '23.

Christensen, a native of Copenhagen, Denmark (Campus Vejle), was one of just four Falcons to start all 18 matches, and was third on the team in minutes played. A midfielder by trade, he was pressed into service on the back line when BGSU suffered multiple injuries to defenders early in the season, and played much of the year – including the entire conference schedule – at a center-back spot. He was BGSU's only field player to play all 720 minutes of the MVC schedule, and his lone assist of the season came on a game-winning goal, in BGSU's victory at Drake.

Painter, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson), saw action in 13 of BGSU's 18 matches on the season, including in six of the Falcons' eight MVC contests. He tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with eight points on three goals and a pair of assists. Painter maximized his time on the pitch, leading the team in points per minute by a wide margin. His eight points all came against MVC foes – in fact, all eight points came in the last three matches in which he saw action. He entered the Drake match as a substitute at halftime, and scored a goal just 12 seconds into the period, before adding another goal in that win. He then had a goal and an assist vs. Missouri State, and another helper in BG's MVC Tournament match vs. Northern Illinois.

BGSU finished the season with an overall record of 7-8-3, and the Falcons went 4-4-0 in their inaugural season in the MVC, placing fourth in the nine-team league. Only three players on the 26-man roster have exhausted their collegiate eligibility.

The complete list of all-conference team members and specialty-award winners follows...

2023 ALL-MVC TEAM AND SPECIALTY AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Dylan Sing, Western Michigan
Forward of the Year: Dylan Sing, Western Michigan
Midfielder of the Year: Jack Denton, Missouri State
Defensive Player of the Year: Jaylen Shannon, Western Michigan
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ethan Brandt, Western Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Tyler Caton, Missouri State
Coaching Staff of the Year: Western Michigan (Chad Wiseman, Shane Lyons, Mike Haines, Garrett Loehr)
Fair Play Award: Missouri State

ALL-MVC FIRST TEAM
Alberto Anaya M Sr.   Bowling Green
Kai Phillip F Sr. Evansville
Jesus De Vicente D Jr. UIC
Bart Muns M Jr. UIC
Jack Denton M Gr. Missouri State
Jesus Barea M Sr. Missouri State
Ethan Brandt GK Gr. Western Michigan
Jaylen Shannon D Gr. Western Michigan
Jonathan Robinson D Jr. Western Michigan
Dylan Sing F Gr. Western Michigan
Charlie Sharp F Sr. Western Michigan

ALL-MVC SECOND TEAM
Dylan Steely D So. Belmont
Jansen Wilson M Gr. Belmont
Trace Terry F So. Bowling Green
Joshua Torres F Jr. UIC
Harry Townsend GK Sr. Missouri State
Javier Martin Gil D Sr. Missouri State
Michael Peck D Jr. Missouri State
Kian Yari M Gr. Missouri State
Gijs Hovius F So. Missouri State
Will Perkins D Gr. Western Michigan
Carson Hodgson M So.    Western Michigan

MVC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Djibognihou Koulai F Fr. Bradley
Mads Christensen D Fr. Bowling Green
Bennett Painter F Fr. Bowling Green
Jackson Kirsch M Fr. Drake
David Hernandez M Fr. Evansville
Marco Martsinkowsky D Fr. UIC
Darrell Turcios M Fr. UIC
Tyler Caton M Fr. Missouri State
Noah James F Fr. Western Michigan

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