Ash Named Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Granitur, Steigelman Earn Second Team All-League Honors

ATLANTA - North Florida men's soccer made waves in the Atlantic Sun's postseason award circuit with Luc Granitur and Herbie Steigelman both earning Second Team All-ASUN, followed with Ethan Ash and Zach Board making the Academic All-ASUN Team. Ash garnered the laurel of ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year as announced Friday afternoon by the league office.

The Ospreys have been selected to an All-ASUN team in 10 of the past 11 seasons, as well as an ASUN All-Academic Team in nine of the past 10 seasons. The team increased its total postseason honors to 21 all-conference selections and 10 all-academic selections.

UNF joins Stetson and Bellarmine as the only teams in the conference this season with multiple All-ASUN and All-Academic selections. This is the first time since the 2019 season that they have had two selections on each team.

Granitur ended the 2023 season as UNF's leading scorer in the midfield, while Steigelman was the lone player on the squad to start and play in all 15 games on his way to matching the career record program mark of 69 games played in the regular season finale.

This is the first time in program history that a UNF player will be taking home the conference award for Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Ash started 12 of 13 games played for the UNF defense, while earning a perfect 4.0 GPA in business management as a redshirt senior.

Board also made the conference's All-Academic team, as he currently holds a 3.90 GPA in health science as a senior. He made his mark on the season after scoring a pair of goals in back-to-back games during non-conference play.

LUC GRANITUR - SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

Started 12 of 13 games played in the 2023 season with 874 total minutes played.
Led the team in goals scored this year with five total to be the first Osprey since 2021 with that mark.
Scored three goals in first three games of the season, including a brace against Winthrop, followed with back-to-back scores against Jacksonville and FGCU.
Notched lone assist of the season in 1-1 draw against FAU.
Has recorded multiple shots in a game seven times and multiple shots on goal four times.
Shared the team lead for both points with 11 total and shots on goal with 12 total.
Also attempted 20 shots with a .250 shot percentage and a .600 SOG percentage.

HERBIE STEIGELMAN - SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE

Started all 15 games played in the 2023 season with 1325 total minutes played.
Only player with 15 starts and led the team in minutes, as he tied the D-I program record for most starts in a career.
Sent in a key assist for Ethan Ash to score in the 1-1 draw against FAU.
Played all 90 minutes in 14 of the 15 games he appeared in.
Totaled nine shots and three shots on goal as a defender.
Helped hold down backline that leads the conference in goals against average at 1.33.

ETHAN ASH - SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

Started 12 of 13 games played in the 2023 season with 1009 total minutes played.
Scored first goal as an Osprey in 1-1 draw against FAU.
Played all 90 minutes in 10 games this season.
Has attempted six shots and one shot on goal, which was a goal, as a defender.
Helped hold down backline that leads the conference in goals against average at 1.33.

ZACH BOARD - ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Holds a 3.90 GPA in health science.
Started two of nine games played in the 2023 season with 374 total minutes played.
Scored two goals this season in back-to-back games during 4-1 win against Winthrop, as well as 1-1 draw against St. Thomas.
Has attempted seven total shots, including the only two shots on goal being scored.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"I am very happy for the student-athletes recognized for their efforts this season, as it is well deserved. Herbie [Steigelman] has been so consistent his entire career and Luc [Granitur], as a newcomer, helped our attack this season. For Ethan [Ash] to get Scholar-Athlete of the Year speaks volumes for his drive and success on and off the field. Zach [Board] has been an excellent student-athlete his whole career as well. Again, congratulations to our guys for the honors they received, as they represent the program the right way on and off the field regardless of wins and losses."
-- head coach Derek Marinatos

Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Postseason Honors and Awards

Unanimous Player of the Year: Tyrese Spicer, Lipscomb
Defensive Player of the Year: Brock Pope, Bellarmine
Goalkeeper of the Year: Matthew Brozovich, Bellarmine
Freshman of the Year: Xavi Csato, Stetson
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ethan Ash, North Florida
Coach of the Year: Charles Morrow, Lipscomb

First Team All-ASUN
GK Matthew Brozovich*#, Bellarmine
D Brock Pope*, Bellarmine
D Nick Dang, Lipscomb
D Alvaro Gabancho#, Stetson
MF Brendan Schoemehl, Bellarmine
MF Alonefti Ploutarchos*, Lipscomb
MF Andres Mata#, Stetson
F Malachi Jones*#, Lipscomb
F Tyrese Spicer*%, Lipscomb
F Pietro Fontana, Central Arkansas
F Luis Lara^, Stetson

Second Team All-ASUN
GK Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Lipscomb
D Austin Yowell^, Bellarmine
D Deon Travis, Central Arkansas
D Lucas Windschauer, FGCU
D Herbie Steigelman^, North Florida
D Samuel Idinge, Queens
MF Olivier Correa#, Jacksonville
MF Luc Granitur, North Florida
MF Charles Ahl#, Stetson
F Mason Duval, Jacksonville
F Carson Wood, Jacksonville
F Michel Feldman, Queens
* - denotes a unanimous selection to the All-ASUN First Team
** - a tie in voting resulted in a 12-person Second Team
^ - denotes an at-large selection
# - denotes a two-time selection to the All-ASUN Team
% - denotes a three-time selection to the All-ASUN Team

All-Freshman Team
F Xavi Csato*, Stetson
MF Luis Lugo*, FGCU
D Jeffrey Cox, Bellarmine
D Elijah Bishop, Central Arkansas
F Job Choute, FGCU
MF Iver Skorve, Jacksonville
GK Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Lipscomb
MF Tyler Stinnett, Lipscomb
GK Evan Morris, Queens
MF Afonso Conde, Stetson
D Ross Appolon, Stetson
* - denotes unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team

Academic All-ASUN
Ethan Ash, North Florida
Brock Pope, Bellarmine
Rahim Shalash#, Bellarmine
Travis Deon, Central Arkansas
Cole Reasonover, Jacksonville
Adam McAleenan, Lipscomb
Zach Board, North Florida
Mario Goic, Queens
Mata Andres, Stetson
Luis Lara, Stetson
Jacob Lenhard, Stetson
# - denotes a two-time selection to the Academic All-ASUN Team