Three Named to TDS Best XI Teams
December 21, 2015 | Men's Soccer
LOS ANGELES – Sophomore Abu Danladi and freshmen Jose Hernandez and Jackson Yueill were each selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Best XI teams, it was announced today. Danladi earned a second team Best XI selection while Hernandez and Yueill were both first team freshman Best XI selections.
UCLA tied Stanford for the most combined selections to the Best XI teams among Pac-12 Conference squads.
Danladi, a first team All-Pac-12 and NSCAA All-Far West honoree, was one of four 20+ point scorers for UCLA, racking up 22 points on six goals and 10 assists. The Ghanaian striker led the team and ranked third in the conference in assists. Danladi was especially hot down the stretch, logging five goals and six assists across a six-game span from October 16-November 6. A Pac-12 Player of the Week selection earlier this year, Danladi appeared in 19 games (17 starts) at striker and assisted on a career-high three goals in one game at Akron on November 1.
Hernandez, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, led the team and was second in the conference with 26 points on 11 goals and four assists this season. The Mexico City, Mexico native finished one goal away from tying the UCLA single-season freshman record for goals, set by David Estrada in 2006, and six points away from tying the UCLA single-season freshman record for points, set by Joe-Max Moore in 1990. Among all Division I Collegiate freshmen, Hernandez ranked tied for fourth in goals and tied for fifth in points. One of three Bruin players to appear in all 21 games (20 starts), Hernandez logged 1,730 minutes, second only to defender Nathan Smith.
Yueill, a first team All-Pac-12 honoree, totaled seven goals and six assists on the season, good for 20 points. Another Pac-12 Player of the Week recipient, Yueill ranked second on the team in assists and third in goals. The Bloomington, Minnesota native came on strong to end the year, netting three goals over his final three regular season games. Earlier this season, Yueill was called up to play for the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team at the Four Nation's Tournament in Germany. Appearing in 20 games (18 starts) in the midfield, Yueill recorded two game-winning goals.
