Tibbling, Dahn Named to Second Team All-America - Seton Hall University Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – Junior men's soccer standouts CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) and Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) were both named to the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Men's
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South Orange, N.J. – Junior men's soccer standouts CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) and Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) were both named to the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team as announced by the United Soccer Coaches on Thursday. Tibbling and Dahn are both Second Team members, the first All-Americans of any kind for Seton Hall men's soccer since Sacha Kljestan was named to the All-America Third Team in 2005. This is the first time since 1950 that the Pirates have had multiple All-America selections in the same year.
On the offensive end, Tibbling led the Pirates with seven goals and 17 points on the season to go along with three assists. With his seven tallies, Tibbling ranked second in the BIG EAST and 20th in the country in goals scored. The junior from Jarna, Sweden scored three game winning goals for the Pirates including the game-winners in the Pirates' BIG EAST Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament victory over Air Force.
The anchor of the Pirates defense, Dahn helped guide a back line that was the best in the BIG EAST at preventing shots on net and gave the Pirates a goal differential of +20, second best in the conference. In his first year in a Seton Hall uniform, Dahn logged over 1500 minutes for The Hall and was on the pitch for all but nine minutes throughout the campaign. Despite lining up as a center back, Dahn also scored twice for The Hall while registering 12 shots on net, second best on the team.
Both Tibbling and Dahn were also named First Team All-East Region by the United Soccer Coaches and First Team All-BIG EAST as voted on by the conference's coaches. Together, the pair helped guide the Pirates to one of the best seasons in program history. The Pirates won their first BIG EAST Tournament since 1991 while reaching as far as the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals for only the second time in school history and first since 1988. The squad also reached as high as the No. 6 spot in the national polls, also the second highest in program history.
Tibbling and Dahn are the 16th and 17th Pirates to be named All-Americans in Seton Hall men's soccer history. In total, six BIG EAST student-athletes were honored on the men's side, the most of any conference.
2020-21 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans
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Third Team | ||||
Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | TJ Bush | Jr. | James Madison University | Herndon, Va. |
D | Spencer Glass | Sr. | Indiana University | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
D | Nick Hazel | Jr. | Lafayette College | Roebling, N.J. |
D | Charlie Ostrem | Jr. | University of Washington | Shoreline, Wash. |
M | Josh Dolling | Sr. | Missouri State University | Liverpool, England |
M | Alex Nagy | Jr. | University of Vermont | Bow, N.H. |
M | Justin Rasmussen | Sr. | Grand Canyon University | Las Vegas, Nev. |
M | Pierre Reedy | Sr. | Penn State University | Kutztown, Pa. |
F | Danny Bloyou | Jr. | Penn State University | Accra, Ghana |
F | Hugo Kametani | Jr. | University of Nebraska-Omaha | Kashima, Japan |
F | Paul Mayer | Sr. | University of New Hampshire | Strasbourg, France |
F | Giovanni Montesdeoca | Sr. | University of North Carolina | Dallas, Texas |