UNCG Men’s Soccer Third in SoCon Preseason Poll, Marc and Tattevin Named Preseason All-SoCon
Southern Conference Announces Preseason Poll and Teams
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s soccer team has been selected to finish third in The Southern Conference (SoCon) Preseason Poll following voting completed by the league’s six head coaches.
UNCG received one first-place vote. Mercer finished first in the poll and was followed up by Wofford in second. Both programs got two first-place votes. Furman was slotted at fourth behind UNCG, also with one first-place vote. ETSU was voted fifth and followed
up by VMI to round out the preseason rankings.
The SoCon men’s soccer head coaches also selected an 11-member all-conference preseason team. UNCG garnered a pair of selections to the team with sophomore Arnaud Tattevin voted in as a forward and senior Basile Marc named to the team as a midfielder.
Arnaud Tattevin
Sophomore | Forward | Rennes, France
SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
All-Conference Second Team (2023)
SoCon All-Freshman Team (2023)
Led UNCG with seven goals and 14 points in 16 matches last season
Named SoCon Player of the Month (Oct. 2023)
Named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31, 2023)
Scored three goals in a 6-2 victory against VMI on Oct. 28, 2023, for first-collegiate hat trick
Ranked third in the SoCon in goals per game (0.438) and fourth for total goals (7) last season
Basile Marc
Senior | Midfielder | Lyon, France
SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
All-SoCon Second Team (2022 & 2023)
Named a team captain (2022 & 2023)
Started and played in all 17 games in the Blue & Gold last season
Has scored four goals, six assists for 14 points in career
CSC Academic All-District Team (2022)
All-SoCon Tournament Team (2022)
All-SoCon Freshman Team (2021)
2024 Southern Conference Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll
Place Team 1st-Place Votes
1. Mercer 2
2. Wofford 2
3. UNCG 1
4. Furman 1
5. ETSU
6. VMI
2024 Preseason All-Southern Conference Men’s Soccer Team
F – Arnaud Tattevin, UNCG
F – Christian Kraus, Furman
F – Barzee Blama, Mercer
F – Gabriel Ramos, ETSU
M – Basile Marc, UNCG
M – Jakob Andersson, Wofford
M – Carlos Santamaria, Mercer
D – Bryce Peacock, Wofford
D – Slade Starnes, Furman
D – Sekou Agard, Mercer
GK – Trevor McMullen, Mercer
Courtesy of Connor Wachtel
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro