Four members of the Griffins men's soccer team have earned All PSAC honors, the league announced on Tuesday morning.  The All PSAC teams are voted on by the league's head coaches.

Three athletes earned first team honors while another was selected to the second team.  Seniors Harrison Howes (defender), Joe Smith and Rory McKinnon (midfield) were all first team selections.  Senior forward Curtis Gallagher was a second team selection.  It is the second All PSAC honor for Howes as he was a second team selection in 2014.  It is Smith's third All PSAC honor as he picks up his second straight first team selection.

The four led the Griffins to a fourth place finish in the PSAC standings this season and a quarterfinal playoff win over California.  The team then suffered a heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to #1 seed Mercyhurst in the PSAC Semifinal in Erie last weekend.

Howes. playing center back, led a Griffin defense that surrendered 1.60 goals per game and had 3 shutouts.  He also scored a goal this season.  Smith finished the season with 4 goals and a team leading 6 assists from the midfield position.  Joe was tied for fourth for most assists in the PSAC.  McKinnon was second on the team with 10 goals, 5 assists and 25 points.  He also scored a team leading 5 game winning goals.  Rory had the second most game winners in the league and the sixth most goals and points.  Gallagher led the Griffins with 12 goals and 29 points.  He also added 5 assists and 3 game winning goals.  Curtis was fifth in the PSAC in goals and points.

Mercyhurst graduate student Thom Derks has been named the 2016 Pennsylvania State Athletic Men's Soccer Athlete of the Year while teammate Jorge Gonzalez earned PSAC Freshman of the Year.  Mercyhurst coach Nenad Vidakovic claims the PSAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year after his team earned the No. 1 seed in the PSAC Tournament and posted a 15-4-1 overall mark and 10-1 in conference play.   California sophomore goalkeeper Lucas Exner grabs the PSAC Defensive Player of the Year after finishing second in the league in saves (91), tying for second in shutouts (six) and allowing 20 goals in 17 contests.