McDonnell Earns All-Patriot League Academic Team Honors
November 8, 2017 | Men's Soccer, Student-Athlete Academic Support Services
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – After leading the Boston University men's soccer team with four goals during the regular season, sophomore Matt McDonnell has been named to the Patriot League All-Academic team, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.
The honor comes two days after he received All-PL Third Team accolades. Both conference awards marked the first for the Smithtown, New York, native who also added an assist to help the Terriers claim the No. 2 seed for the PL tournament.
McDonnell topped last year's three-goal total by finding the back of the net against American, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Northeastern with the first two goals proving to be game winners. Besides assisting on a goal against Loyola Maryland, he helped BU shut out seven opponents, including six during league action.
In the classroom, McDonnell owns a 3.58 GPA while majoring in business administration and management. He was previously named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll as a freshman.
The Terriers will next fly south to Loyola Maryland for the final two rounds of the PL tournament. They will first face in-state rival Holy Cross in the semifinals with an 8:05 p.m. start time.
2017 Academic All-Patriot League Team
Tim Neumann, American, So., D
Marcos Arroyo, Army West Point, Sr., M
Justin Stoll, Army West Point, So., GK
Matt McDonnell, Boston U., So., F
Nick King, Bucknell, So., M/F
Bruno Scodari, Colgate, Sr., D
Jared Stroud, Colgate, Sr., M
Arno Rupp, Holy Cross, Sr., F
John Marc Charpentier, Lehigh, Sr., D
Jake Campbell, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D
Gabriel Carlsson, Loyola Maryland, Jr., M
The honor comes two days after he received All-PL Third Team accolades. Both conference awards marked the first for the Smithtown, New York, native who also added an assist to help the Terriers claim the No. 2 seed for the PL tournament.
McDonnell topped last year's three-goal total by finding the back of the net against American, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Northeastern with the first two goals proving to be game winners. Besides assisting on a goal against Loyola Maryland, he helped BU shut out seven opponents, including six during league action.
In the classroom, McDonnell owns a 3.58 GPA while majoring in business administration and management. He was previously named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll as a freshman.
The Terriers will next fly south to Loyola Maryland for the final two rounds of the PL tournament. They will first face in-state rival Holy Cross in the semifinals with an 8:05 p.m. start time.
2017 Academic All-Patriot League Team
Tim Neumann, American, So., D
Marcos Arroyo, Army West Point, Sr., M
Justin Stoll, Army West Point, So., GK
Matt McDonnell, Boston U., So., F
Nick King, Bucknell, So., M/F
Bruno Scodari, Colgate, Sr., D
Jared Stroud, Colgate, Sr., M
Arno Rupp, Holy Cross, Sr., F
John Marc Charpentier, Lehigh, Sr., D
Jake Campbell, Loyola Maryland, Jr., D
Gabriel Carlsson, Loyola Maryland, Jr., M
Players Mentioned
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