Five Tulsa Men’s Soccer Players Named to 2021 NCAA Division I Region Team
12/8/2021 12:20:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Mariano Fazio, Alex Meinhard and Til Zinnhardt were each named to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's East Region First Team, while Chase Bromstedt and Alex Lopez were Second Team honorees, as announced by the United Soccer Coaches.
Fazio, a senior defender from Sevilla, Spain, tallied two goals on the season, while helping TU record nine shutouts. He was also named as the American Athletic Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, and picked up all-conference first team and all-tournament team accolades.
A sophomore forward from Tartu, Estonia, Meinhard had a team-leading 12 goals and 26 points on the season. He currently ranks first in the nation in penalty kicks (1.00), 15th in total goals (12), 22nd in game-winning goals (4) and 25th in total points (26). Meinhard was named The American Offensive Player of the Year and picked up all-conference first team honors. Meinhard was also a first-team selection last season.
Zinnhardt, a junior defender from Konigstein, Germany, had two goals and two assists for six points on the season, while helping the Golden Hurricane record nine clean sheets. He was named The American's Defensive Player of the Tournament and picked up all-tournament team accolades.
A fifth-year senior midfielder from Parkville, Mo., Bromstedt had one goal and two assists for four points on the year and was named to The American all-conference first team.
Lopez, a freshman goalkeeper from Madrid, Spain, currently ranks eighth in the nation in goals-against average (0.723), 36th in shutouts (6), 39th in saves percentage (0.768), 52nd in goalie minutes played (1617:20) and 141st in total saves (43). He was named The American Goalkeeper of the Year and Rookie of the Year, and picked up both all-conference first team and all-rookie team honors.
Tulsa now has 73 all-region selections, including 33 first-team honorees.
2021 NCAA Division I Men's East Region
Chase Bromstedt, Second Team
Mariano Fazio, First Team
Alex Lopez, Second Team
Alex Meinhard, First Team
Til Zinnhardt, First Team
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