Yaw Addai and Deigo Martinez were named to the fall 2015 Horizon League Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team, the organization recently announced.
Addai, a senior from Calgary, Alberta, maintained a 3.21 grade point average (GPA) while majoring in chemistry. On the field in 2015, Addai started all 19 matches for the Norse recording four goals in 1,563 minutes of work.
Against IPFW the senior scored two goals including the game-winner. Addai also netted the equalizer in the team’s 2-2 draw with IPFW and booted the equalizer in the squad’s 2-1 over Eastern Illinois.
Martinez, a sophomore from Monterey, Mexico, earned a 3.79 GPA majoring in sports business. During the 2015 season, the sophomore played in 18 matches, starting 17 of those contests, and recorded five points on one goal and three assists. Martinez scored the Golden Goal in double-overtime to give the Norse their first-ever Horizon League win over Wright State. Additionally, all three of his assists were on game-winning goals against Memphis, St. Francis (PA) and IPFW.
These latest academic accolades come on the heels of the squad earning the 2014-15 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Award for the first time since moving to NCAA Division I. The Norse earned the distinction after posting a 3.19 GPA during the 2014-15 academic year.
2015 Horizon League Men’s Soccer Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team
Yaw Addai, Northern Kentucky
Jordan Aidoud, Valparaiso
Sam DeRoy, Wright State
Jason Leslie, Detroit
Eric Lynch, Wright State
Sergio Manesio, Cleveland State
Diego Martinez, Northern Kentucky
Spiro Pliakos, Detroit
Mustafa Raychouni, Cleveland State
Sueiman Thomas, Valparaiso
Thomas Villamil, UIC