ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Seven California State University San Bernardino men's soccer student-athletes were awarded All-Conference recognition by the California Collegiate Athletic Association on Wednesday afternoon.
Junior defender Damian Gonzalez earned All-CCAA First Team honors after starting all 17 regular-season matches. Gonzalez anchored the Coyotes' backline while contributing three goals and one assist, including a game-winning goal in the 90th minute against Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Senior defender Ty Kerns and senior midfielder Alix Soukup were named to the All-CCAA Second Team. Kerns started all 17 matches he appeared in, recording four assists. Soukup, a creative midfielder, recorded three goals and three assists for nine points, including a two-goal performance against Cal State San Marcos.
Senior forward Rafa Fonseca earned his second consecutive All-CCAA Second Team selection after finishing tied for fifth in the CCAA with nine goals, adding one assist for 19 points. He was named CCAA Offensive Player of the Week after scoring both goals in a 2-1 victory over Cal State East Bay on the final day of the CCAA regular season, including the game-winner that secured the No. 2 seed in the CCAA Tournament.
Three Coyotes earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention recognition: fifth-year goalkeeper Donovan Palomares, fifth-year midfielder Kenny Livernois, and sophomore forward Nevin Rueegger.
Palomares earned his second consecutive All-CCAA Honorable Mention selection after finishing the regular season with a 9-1-3 record and seven shutouts. He ranked second in the CCAA with a 0.69 goals-against average and an .811 save percentage, recording 43 saves.
Livernois earned his second consecutive All-CCAA Honorable Mention selection after starting 17 of 18 regular-season matches, doing all the dirty work in midfield while recording one assist, a crucial one on the game-winner in the 89th minute at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Rueegger earned All-CCAA Honorable Mention honors after becoming a regular starter midway through the season, starting 13 of 18 matches. He recorded six goals and four assists, including three game-winners and his first collegiate goal as part of a brace against Concordia Irvine.
The squad, under head coach Josh Hill, secured its first playoff victory since 2021 on Sunday when the Coyotes defeated UC Merced in the CCAA Quarterfinal. Next up, they'll face Cal Poly Pomona on the road in the CCAA Semifinals on Friday.
