Lepley Highlights UCLA's Six All-Pac-12 Honorees
November 14, 2023 | Men's Soccer
LOS ANGELES – Six members of the UCLA men's soccer team received Pac-12 all-conference recognition on Tuesday morning, including first team honors for junior midfielder Tucker Lepley.
In addition to Lepley, junior Jose Contell, grad transfer Jack Sarkos, and senior Tommy Silva each earned second team all-conference honors, while senior Andre Ochoa and grad transfer Sean Karani earned honorable mention status.
This is Lepley's first Pac-12 postseason honor during his four years in Westwood. The Charlotte, North Carolina native was a creative force in midfield for the Bruins throughout the conference slate. Lepley was one of five Bruins who started and played in all 10 conference matches for UCLA, and provided two goals, both game-winners, during UCLA's 6-0-4 run to the conference title. Lepley scored the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Cal, and in the 3-0 win over San Diego State.aq
This is the fourth consecutive year that Silva has been named to the Pac-12 all-conference team, and third year in a row receiving second team honors. The Tucson, Arizona native dished out five of his team-leading eight assists during the 10 game Pac-12 slate. He also started and played in all 10 of the teams' fixtures throughout conference play.
Sarkos earned second team honors in his lone year at UCLA. The graduate transfer forward tallied three goals and two assists in just seven matches played during the conference schedule. He scored a goal in each match against Stanford and also tallied assists against Oregon State and Washington. The Margate City, New Jersey native has nine goals and two assists in 14 matches played in 2023.
Forward Jose Contell, who earned Pac-12 all-conference honorable mention status a season ago, has been placed on the second team in 2023. Contell started and played in all 10 conference matches for the Bruins this season, and scored three goals and assisted on three other goals. The Valencia, Spain native scored twice and dished out an additional assist in the Bruins 3-1 win at Stanford, and also was the provider on the Bruins' lone goal in a 1-0 win over Washington.
Karani and Ochoa have both had notable seasons en route to all-conference honorable mention honors. Karani scored three goals across 10 appearances for the Bruins during the conference slate including in both games against Washington, as well as in the season finale at San Diego State. Ochoa finished the conference season tied for first on the team in total points with nine (2G, 5A), and topped the charts with Silva in assists in conference play with five. Ochoa was previously an All-Pac-12 second team selection in both 2020 and 2021 at San Diego State.
Thanks in part to the contributions of its all-conference group, UCLA (9-3-5, 6-0-4 Pac-12) won the Pac-12 title for the first time since 2014, qualified for the 2023 NCAA Tournament and will host the winner of UC Irvine/LMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 19 starting at 5:00 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
2023 PAC-12 MEN'S SOCCER POSTSEASON AWARDS
Pac-12 Player of the Year: Logan Farrington, OREGON STATE
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Logan Farrington, OREGON STATE
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Wyatt Meyer, CALIFORNIA
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Reid Fisher, SAN DIEGO STATE
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Leonard Griffin, CALIFORNIA
First Team
Javier Armas, Oregon State
Fletcher Bank, Stanford
Zach Bohane, Stanford
Kevin Carmichael, California
Luis Castillo, Oregon State (GK)
Evan Davila, California
Logan Farrington, Oregon State
Nate Jones, Washington
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Washington
Tucker Lepley, UCLA
Wyatt Meyer, California
Second Team
Nonso Adimabua, California
Noah Adnan, Stanford
Jose Contell, UCLA
Shane de Flores, Stanford
Logan Erb, San Diego State (GK)
Mark Fisher, Stanford
Chris Meyers, Washington
Jack Sarkos, UCLA
Tommy Silva, UCLA
Christian Soto, Washington
Ellis Spikner, Oregon State
Honorable Mention
Richie Aman, Washington
Khai Briscoe, Washington
Arnau Farnos, Oregon State
Reid Fisher, San Diego State
Bryan Iliohan, Washington
Rommee Jaridly, San Diego State
Sean Karani, UCLA
Connor Lambe, California (GK)
Andre Ochoa, UCLA
Reid Sproat, San Diego State
Dante Williams, Oregon State
In addition to Lepley, junior Jose Contell, grad transfer Jack Sarkos, and senior Tommy Silva each earned second team all-conference honors, while senior Andre Ochoa and grad transfer Sean Karani earned honorable mention status.
This is Lepley's first Pac-12 postseason honor during his four years in Westwood. The Charlotte, North Carolina native was a creative force in midfield for the Bruins throughout the conference slate. Lepley was one of five Bruins who started and played in all 10 conference matches for UCLA, and provided two goals, both game-winners, during UCLA's 6-0-4 run to the conference title. Lepley scored the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Cal, and in the 3-0 win over San Diego State.aq
This is the fourth consecutive year that Silva has been named to the Pac-12 all-conference team, and third year in a row receiving second team honors. The Tucson, Arizona native dished out five of his team-leading eight assists during the 10 game Pac-12 slate. He also started and played in all 10 of the teams' fixtures throughout conference play.
Sarkos earned second team honors in his lone year at UCLA. The graduate transfer forward tallied three goals and two assists in just seven matches played during the conference schedule. He scored a goal in each match against Stanford and also tallied assists against Oregon State and Washington. The Margate City, New Jersey native has nine goals and two assists in 14 matches played in 2023.
Forward Jose Contell, who earned Pac-12 all-conference honorable mention status a season ago, has been placed on the second team in 2023. Contell started and played in all 10 conference matches for the Bruins this season, and scored three goals and assisted on three other goals. The Valencia, Spain native scored twice and dished out an additional assist in the Bruins 3-1 win at Stanford, and also was the provider on the Bruins' lone goal in a 1-0 win over Washington.
Karani and Ochoa have both had notable seasons en route to all-conference honorable mention honors. Karani scored three goals across 10 appearances for the Bruins during the conference slate including in both games against Washington, as well as in the season finale at San Diego State. Ochoa finished the conference season tied for first on the team in total points with nine (2G, 5A), and topped the charts with Silva in assists in conference play with five. Ochoa was previously an All-Pac-12 second team selection in both 2020 and 2021 at San Diego State.
Thanks in part to the contributions of its all-conference group, UCLA (9-3-5, 6-0-4 Pac-12) won the Pac-12 title for the first time since 2014, qualified for the 2023 NCAA Tournament and will host the winner of UC Irvine/LMU in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 19 starting at 5:00 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
2023 PAC-12 MEN'S SOCCER POSTSEASON AWARDS
Pac-12 Player of the Year: Logan Farrington, OREGON STATE
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year: Logan Farrington, OREGON STATE
Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year: Wyatt Meyer, CALIFORNIA
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Reid Fisher, SAN DIEGO STATE
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Leonard Griffin, CALIFORNIA
First Team
Javier Armas, Oregon State
Fletcher Bank, Stanford
Zach Bohane, Stanford
Kevin Carmichael, California
Luis Castillo, Oregon State (GK)
Evan Davila, California
Logan Farrington, Oregon State
Nate Jones, Washington
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Washington
Tucker Lepley, UCLA
Wyatt Meyer, California
Second Team
Nonso Adimabua, California
Noah Adnan, Stanford
Jose Contell, UCLA
Shane de Flores, Stanford
Logan Erb, San Diego State (GK)
Mark Fisher, Stanford
Chris Meyers, Washington
Jack Sarkos, UCLA
Tommy Silva, UCLA
Christian Soto, Washington
Ellis Spikner, Oregon State
Honorable Mention
Richie Aman, Washington
Khai Briscoe, Washington
Arnau Farnos, Oregon State
Reid Fisher, San Diego State
Bryan Iliohan, Washington
Rommee Jaridly, San Diego State
Sean Karani, UCLA
Connor Lambe, California (GK)
Andre Ochoa, UCLA
Reid Sproat, San Diego State
Dante Williams, Oregon State
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