Golden West College's Nathan DaRosa was named the Orange Empire Conference Most Valuable Player as eight Rustlers earned spots on this year's All-OEC team, as selected by the conference's coaches at their annual postseason meeting on Monday night.
DaRosa – a 5-foot-11 midfielder out of Kennedy HS – notched 11 goals and nine assists, helping guide the Rustlers to the 2014 Orange Empire Conference title, their second title in three years. DaRosa notched at least one point in 14-of-20 regular-season matches for GWC and notched four game-winning goals.
DaRosa was just one of eight Rustlers who earned all-conference honors, including first-team selections William Lane, Alex Duarte, Alex Velazquez and Fernando Perez. Lane and Perez helped anchor a Rustler defense that allowed just nine goals against conference opponents in 2014. Velazquez notched seven goals and 10 assists for the season, while Duarte (two goals, two assists) provided strong, two-way play for the Rustlers.
Conference runner-up Santiago Canyon had six players earn All-OEC honors, including first-team selections Andrew Sanders, Christopher Martinez and Alexander Rosales. Sanders and Rosales were the anchors of the SCC defense, while Martinez allowed just 14 goals with 48 saves (a 1.73 goals-against-average) in 14 OEC contests.
Listed below is this year's All-Orange Empire Conference Men's Soccer Team.
All-Orange Empire Conference – 2014
Most Valuable Player – Nathan DaRosa, Golden West
Coach of the Year – Alex Gimenez, Golden West
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First Team |
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Name |
College |
Grade |
Position |
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William Lane |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Alex Duarte |
Golden West |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Alex Velazquez |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Forward |
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Fernando Perez |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Andrew Sanders |
Santiago Canyon |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Christopher Martinez |
Santiago Canyon |
Sophomore |
Goalkeeper |
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Alexander Rosales |
Santiago Canyon |
Freshman |
Defender |
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Brian Jaquez |
Fullerton |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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William Rodriguez |
Fullerton |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Armando Corral |
Fullerton |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Dennis Hernandez |
Santa Ana |
Freshman |
Goalkeeper |
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Jesus Lopez |
Santa Ana |
Freshman |
Defender |
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Nathan Brown |
Orange Coast |
Sophomore |
Goalkeeper |
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Blake Mooney |
Orange Coast |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Riccardo Antonelli |
Irvine Valley |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Kevin Yep |
Irvine Valley |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Aaren Lewis |
Cypress |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Ramon Hernandez |
Norco |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Second Team |
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Name |
College |
Grade |
Position |
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Justin Funes |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Tommy Osorio |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Jonathan Canales |
Golden West |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Hugo Cobian |
Santiago Canyon |
Sophomore |
Forward |
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Arturo Fragoso |
Santiago Canyon |
Freshman |
Defender |
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Carlos Moreno |
Santiago Canyon |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Manuel Nuñez-Gonzalez |
Fullerton |
Sophomore |
Midfielder |
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Kenny Cruz |
Fullerton |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Francisco Vasquez |
Santa Ana |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Gary Carbajal |
Santa Ana |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Carlos Valencia |
Orange Coast |
Freshman |
Forward |
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Marco Randozzo |
Orange Coast |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Tony Scimeca |
Irvine Valley |
Freshman |
Defender |
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Cole Leveque |
Irvine Valley |
Freshman |
Defender |
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Sergio Avila |
Cypress |
Freshman |
Midfielder |
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Shawn Hansen |
Cypress |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Jose Hernandez |
Norco |
Sophomore |
Defender |
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Carlos Uribe |
Norco |
Freshman |
Midfielder |