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Frankie Amaya (L) and Erik Holt were both tabbed to the 2018 All-Pac-12 First Team on Wednesday
Amaya, Holt Headline UCLA's Eight All-Conference Honorees
November 14, 2018 | Men's Soccer
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA men's soccer team had eight players named to the 2018 Pac-12 All-Conference Team, the league revealed on Wednesday. The Bruins' eight all-league picks edged out Stanford and Washington for the most conference-wide.
UCLA's All-Pac-12 contingent was led by senior defender Erik Holt and freshman midfielder Frankie Amaya, who were both tabbed to the First Team.
Senior midfielder Anderson Asiedu, freshman midfielder Matt Hundley, junior forward Mohammed Kamara, and redshirt junior defender Matthew Powell were chosen to the Second Team, while sophomore midfielder Eric Iloski and sophomore forward Milan Iloski received honorable mentions.
This is the third career All-Pac-12 honor for Holt, who was a First Team choice in 2017 and an honorable mention as a sophomore in 2016. Asiedu was named to the Second Team for the second straight year, and Powell and Eric Iloski were both honored for the second consecutive season (both were honorable mentions in 2017). Amaya, Hundley, and Milan Iloski earned end-of-season conference honors for the first time in their young careers.
Holt wrapped up a standout UCLA career with a sterling senior campaign. Spending time mostly at holding mid but also stepping in at center back, Holt was a two-way force for the Bruins. One of the team's defensive leaders, he helped UCLA to six shutouts and held Bruin opponents to one goal or fewer in 13 of 18 regular season games. The San Diego, Calif. native hardly left the field, playing a team-high 1,594 of the team's 1,633 overall minutes, or 98%. No slouch on offense, he chipped in a career-high three assists. A 2018 MAC Hermann Watch List member, Holt was a nominee for Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
The first freshman Bruin to take home First Team All-Pac-12 honors since Jose Hernandez in 2015, Amaya put forth an eye-catching performance in 2018 despite being hampered by an injury early in the year and missing time on two separate occasions to join the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team. A Santa Ana, Calif. native, Amaya had a relatively modest stat line (two goals, two assists over 14 appearances and 10 starts) but was a key distributor for the Bruins and kept opponents off-balance with his blend of ball control, quickness, and creativity.
Asiedu was a mainstay in the midfield for UCLA, appearing in all but one match and totaling 1,317 minutes. He recorded four points (two goals, one assist) and was a main cog in UCLA's high-pressure system as a box-to-box mid.
One of the most productive freshmen in the country this season, Hundley led the team in practically every offensive category (his five goals, seven assists, 17 points, 43 shots, two game-winning goals were all team highs or co-highs) while becoming the first Bruin in 15 years to record multiple five-point games (last: current assistant coach Matt Taylor in 2003).
The Iloski brothers were both valuable contributors to the Bruins as well. Eric was a strong two-way presence on the left wing, finishing second on the team with three assists. Milan was third on the team in scoring (eight points, three goals) despite missing the first six games of the season due to an appendectomy.
UCLA (10-8-0) opens the postseason with a First Round matchup at No. 15 Portland (11-3-3) on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:00 p.m. The winner of that game will travel to No. 3 national seed Kentucky for a Second Round tilt on Sunday.
2018 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
First Team
Frankie Amaya, UCLA
Amir Bashti, Stanford
Tanner Beason, Stanford
Blake Bodily, Washington
Kyle Coffee, Washington
Sofiane Djeffal, Oregon State
Damian German, San Diego St.
Erik Holt, UCLA
Shinya Kadono, California
Quentin Pearson, Washington
Don Tchilao, Oregon State
Andrew Thomas, Stanford
Second Team
Gloire Amanda, Oregon State
Anderson Asiedu, UCLA
Drake Callender, California
Hassani Dotson, Oregon State
Sam Ebstein, California
Jared Gilbey, Stanford
Matt Hundley, UCLA
Mohammed Kamara, UCLA
Scott Menzies, Washington
Pablo Pelaez, San Diego St.
Matthew Powell, UCLA
Zach Ryan, Stanford
Honorable Mention
Corban Anderson, Washington
Ethan Bartlow, Washington
Eric Diaz, Oregon State
Joe Hafferty, Oregon State
Eric Iloski, UCLA
Milan Iloski, UCLA
Sam Junqua, California
Logan Panchot, Stanford
Dylan Teves, Washington
Noah Texter, California
Charlie Wehan, Stanford
UCLA's All-Pac-12 contingent was led by senior defender Erik Holt and freshman midfielder Frankie Amaya, who were both tabbed to the First Team.
Senior midfielder Anderson Asiedu, freshman midfielder Matt Hundley, junior forward Mohammed Kamara, and redshirt junior defender Matthew Powell were chosen to the Second Team, while sophomore midfielder Eric Iloski and sophomore forward Milan Iloski received honorable mentions.
This is the third career All-Pac-12 honor for Holt, who was a First Team choice in 2017 and an honorable mention as a sophomore in 2016. Asiedu was named to the Second Team for the second straight year, and Powell and Eric Iloski were both honored for the second consecutive season (both were honorable mentions in 2017). Amaya, Hundley, and Milan Iloski earned end-of-season conference honors for the first time in their young careers.
Holt wrapped up a standout UCLA career with a sterling senior campaign. Spending time mostly at holding mid but also stepping in at center back, Holt was a two-way force for the Bruins. One of the team's defensive leaders, he helped UCLA to six shutouts and held Bruin opponents to one goal or fewer in 13 of 18 regular season games. The San Diego, Calif. native hardly left the field, playing a team-high 1,594 of the team's 1,633 overall minutes, or 98%. No slouch on offense, he chipped in a career-high three assists. A 2018 MAC Hermann Watch List member, Holt was a nominee for Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
The first freshman Bruin to take home First Team All-Pac-12 honors since Jose Hernandez in 2015, Amaya put forth an eye-catching performance in 2018 despite being hampered by an injury early in the year and missing time on two separate occasions to join the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team. A Santa Ana, Calif. native, Amaya had a relatively modest stat line (two goals, two assists over 14 appearances and 10 starts) but was a key distributor for the Bruins and kept opponents off-balance with his blend of ball control, quickness, and creativity.
Asiedu was a mainstay in the midfield for UCLA, appearing in all but one match and totaling 1,317 minutes. He recorded four points (two goals, one assist) and was a main cog in UCLA's high-pressure system as a box-to-box mid.
One of the most productive freshmen in the country this season, Hundley led the team in practically every offensive category (his five goals, seven assists, 17 points, 43 shots, two game-winning goals were all team highs or co-highs) while becoming the first Bruin in 15 years to record multiple five-point games (last: current assistant coach Matt Taylor in 2003).
A transfer from Tyler JC, where he was the NJCAA National Player of the Year in 2017, Kamara had a blistering start to his Division I career with four goals over his first four games. He was limited by injuries over a significant portion of the season, but still heads into the postseason as UCLA's second-leading scorer (five goals and one assist for 11 points).
Powell, like Holt, shuffled between center back and holding mid while serving as one of UCLA's most reliable players in the back. He co-led the team, with Holt, in minutes played at 1,594. He recorded one goal on the year, which stood up as the game-winner against Omaha on Sept. 12.The Iloski brothers were both valuable contributors to the Bruins as well. Eric was a strong two-way presence on the left wing, finishing second on the team with three assists. Milan was third on the team in scoring (eight points, three goals) despite missing the first six games of the season due to an appendectomy.
UCLA (10-8-0) opens the postseason with a First Round matchup at No. 15 Portland (11-3-3) on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:00 p.m. The winner of that game will travel to No. 3 national seed Kentucky for a Second Round tilt on Sunday.
2018 Pac-12 All-Conference Team
First Team
Frankie Amaya, UCLA
Amir Bashti, Stanford
Tanner Beason, Stanford
Blake Bodily, Washington
Kyle Coffee, Washington
Sofiane Djeffal, Oregon State
Damian German, San Diego St.
Erik Holt, UCLA
Shinya Kadono, California
Quentin Pearson, Washington
Don Tchilao, Oregon State
Andrew Thomas, Stanford
Second Team
Gloire Amanda, Oregon State
Anderson Asiedu, UCLA
Drake Callender, California
Hassani Dotson, Oregon State
Sam Ebstein, California
Jared Gilbey, Stanford
Matt Hundley, UCLA
Mohammed Kamara, UCLA
Scott Menzies, Washington
Pablo Pelaez, San Diego St.
Matthew Powell, UCLA
Zach Ryan, Stanford
Honorable Mention
Corban Anderson, Washington
Ethan Bartlow, Washington
Eric Diaz, Oregon State
Joe Hafferty, Oregon State
Eric Iloski, UCLA
Milan Iloski, UCLA
Sam Junqua, California
Logan Panchot, Stanford
Dylan Teves, Washington
Noah Texter, California
Charlie Wehan, Stanford
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