Four from UNCG Men’s Soccer Earn United Soccer Coaches All-Region Honors
United Soccer Coaches Announces All-Region Teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Four student-athletes from the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s soccer team were voted to United Soccer Coaches All-South Region teams, as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Sophomore J.C. Ngando earned first team honors, junior Emmanuel Hagan and fifth-year Marco Milanese were named to the second team, and graduate student Ismail El Harchi was voted to the third team.
The Southern Conference had five recognized among the three teams, with UNCG leading the way with four and Mercer’s Dylan Gaither being named to the second team.
J.C. Ngando
Sophomore | Midfielder | Paris, France
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region first team
2022 SoCon Player of the Year
SoCon first team (2022, 2021)
2021 SoCon Freshman of the Year
All-Freshman Team (2021)
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team (2021)
Started and played in all 21 games this season
Scored four goals and contributed a team-best 14 assists
Finished third on the team with 22 points
Won SoCon Offensive Player of the Week twice
Two of his four goals were game-winning goals
Among the SoCon: 1st in assists per game and total assists, 4th in shots per game and total points, 7th in points per game
Among the nation: 2nd in total assists, 4th in assists per game, 49th in total points, 81st in shots per game, 96th in points per game
Marco Milanese
5th Year | Defender | Isernia, Italy
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region second team
All-SoCon first team defender (2022, 2021)
Team captain
Played in 21 games, starting in 20 of them
Has scored one goal and two assists for four points
His one goal was during a 5-1 victory over High Point
Key piece of the Spartans’ defense
Won SoCon Defensive Player of the Week
UNCG allowed 19 goals this season in 21 games in the schedule, for 0.89 goals against
Assisted Spartans to six shutouts this season
Emmanuel Hagan
Junior | Defender | Accra, Ghana
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region second team
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team (2021, spring 2021)
All-SoCon first team (2022, 2021, spring 2021)
All-SoCon freshman team (spring 2021)
TopDrawerSoccer Top-100 Freshman List (spring 2021)
Started and played in 20 games this season
Scored two goals with one assist for five points
One of his two goals this season was the eventual game-winning goal in a 5-1 victory over Coastal Carolina
He also scored in a 5-1 win over Furman
Key part of Spartans’ defense as center back
UNCG allowed 19 goals this season in 21 games in the schedule, for 0.89 goals against.
Part of six shutouts this season
Ismail El Harchi
Graduate Student | Forward | Santomera, Murcia, Spain
United Soccer Coaches All-South Region third team
All-SoCon first team (2022)
Played in 20 games, while starting in 18 of them
Led the Spartans with 10 goals
Chipped in three assists
Second on the team with 23 points
Tallied four game-winning goals
Won SoCon Offensive Player of the Week twice
Among the SoCon: 1st in game-winning goals & shot accuracy, 2nd in total goals, 3rd in goals per game, shots on goals per game, and total points , 4th in points per game.
Among the nation: 4th in shot accuracy, 14th in game-winning goals, 23rd in total goals, 41st in goals per game, 44th in total points, 45th in shots on goal per game, 61st in points per game
UNCG concluded the season 13-2-6 overall this season and finished conference play 4-0-1. This was the first time since 2004 when UNCG went 6-0-1 that the Spartans went undefeated. The Spartans earned its ninth regular season title after defeating Wofford, 2-1, on Saturday, October 29 in Spartanburg, South Carolina and their fifth SoCon Tournament Title with a 2-1 win over Mercer on Sunday, November 12 at home.
With the tournament title, the Spartans earned their ninth Division I Tournament bid. It was the 21st time in a NCAA Tournament game since the program started, with seven appearances at the Division III level and two at the Division II level. It was the second time under fourth-year Head Coach Chris Rich, a two-time SoCon Head Coach of the Year.
UNCG earned a first-round bye after receiving a No. 12 ranking in the Tournament. The Spartans tied Ohio State, 1-1, and advanced after a 6-5 result in penalty kicks. They then tied No. 5 Stanford in the third round, 1-1, and advanced again with a 3-1 result in penalty kicks. UNCG concluded its season with a 2-0 loss to No. 13 Indiana at home in front of a sellout crowd of 3,622 on Saturday, December 3.
Courtesy of Denise Archetto
Assistant Athletic Director For Strategic Communications
UNC Greensboro