University of Delaware Athletics
Delgado Wins Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Award; Six Other Blue Hens Receive All-CAA Accolades
11/12/2014 5:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer
RICHMOND, Va. -- After a season that saw the Blue Hens win the Colonial Athletic Association regular season title for the first time in program history, six University of Delaware men's soccer players received All-Colonial Athletic Association honors Wednesday.
The most notable award went to UD sophomore Guillermo Delgado (left) who was named Colonial Athletic 
Association Player of the Year. Delgado, who won the CAA Rookie of the Year award in 2013, established himself as one of the premier goal scorers in the country last season and continued his strong play during his sophomore campaign.
group has been ranked as a top 25 nationally for most of the 
season and to have achieved this despite so many injuries and to end up with these awards for our school is an achievement they can reflect on with pride. I am also certain that they will want to share these accolades and thank a great group of teammates."Delgado was also named to the All-CAA first team along with seniors Tobias Müller (at right) and Borja Barbero (at left).
Müller (Steinfurt, Germany/Bunsen Gymnasium) scored three goals and tallied one assist in 14 games played this season. He received second team All-CAA honors in 2012 as a sophomore.
Barbero (Valladolid, Spain/Apostolado) registered 47 saves, produced a 1.08 goals-against average, and recorded six shutouts this season. The Blue Hen goalkeeper also received first team All-CAA accolades as a junior last season.
UD junior Joe Dipre (Betchworth, England/London Freemen's School/at left) was the only Blue Hen
named second team All-CAA.
The junior was second on the team with six goals and was tied for the team lead with six assists on the season. Dipre's six-assist season total was tied for second most in the CAA.
Ignacio Martín (La Laguna, Spain/The British School of Tenerife/at right) was named to the All-CAA third team.
The senior started 17 games and tallied two assists for the Blue Hens this season. He was also selected to the All-CAA third team a year ago.
Thibault Philippe (Saint-Brienc, France/Lycee Notre-dame Guingamp/below left) was named to the All-CAA Rookie team. The freshman tallied one goal and one assist in his first season with Delaware.
Junior Ben Sampson (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury/below right) was named to the CAA All-Academic team. On the field, the junior started every game for the Blue Hens and registered one goal and one assist. In the classroom, Sampson maintains a 3.98 grade point average, while majoring in computer 
engineering. Earlier this season he was named to the CoSIDA District II All-Academic team for the second straight season.
Delaware's potent offensive attack fueled the Blue Hens' success this season. UD led the CAA in shots (249), points (110), goals (40), and assists (30). Delaware's 2.22 goals per game average is the best in the CAA and ranks No. 5 in the NCAA.
Delaware's 12 victories in the regular season were the second most in program history (UD won 13 regular season games last season). UD's win total also clinched back-to-back winning seasons for the program for the first time since the 1984 and 1985 seasons.
UNCW's Jacob VanCompernolle won the CAA Defensive Player of the Year award, while Seahawks coach Aidan Heaney won the CAA Coach of the Year citation. Frantzdy Pierrot of Northeastern was awarded with CAA Rookie of the Year honors.
Delaware will return to action this Friday as the No. 1 seed Blue Hens take on the No. 5 seed Northeastern in the CAA Tournament semifinals at 7 p.m. at Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium. 
AGATE:
2014 CAA Player of the Year: Guillermo Delgado, Delaware
2014 CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Jacob VanCompernolle, UNCW
2014 CAA Rookie of the Year: Frantzdy Pierrot, Northeastern
2014 CAA Coach of the Year: Aidan Heaney, UNCW
All-CAA First Team: Colin Bonner, UNCW, Jr., F; Guillermo Delgado, Delaware, So., Fl Maid Memic, Hofstra, Sr., F; Jamie Dell, UNCW, Sr., MF; Joseph Holland, Hofstra, So., MF; Miguel Salazar, Elon, Jr., MF; Bjarki Aðalsteinsson, James Madison, Jr., D; Harri Hawkins, Hofstra, So., D; Tobias Müller, Delaware, Sr., D; Jacob VanCompernolle, UNCW, Sr.; Borja Barbero, Delaware, Sr., GK
All-CAA Second Team: Josh Grant, James Madison, Sr., F; Frantzdy Pierrot, Northeastern, Fr., F; James Brace, Elon, Jr., MF; Joe Dipre, Delaware, Jr., MF; John Grosh, Drexel, Sr., MF; David Sizemore, UNCW, Sr., MF; Simon Cox, Northeastern, Sr., D; Nathan Diehl, Elon, Jr., D; Ambry Moss, Northeastern, Sr., D; Michael Teiman, William & Mary, Sr., D; Nathan Dean, Elon, Sr., GK
All-CAA Third Team: Nico Rittmeyer, College of Charleston, So., F; Jason Waterman, Elon, Sr., F; Chris Albiston, William & Mary, Sr., MF; Jonathan Barden, James Madison, Sr., MF; Brad Fountain, Northeastern, Fr., MF; Troy Peterson, College of Charleston, Sr., MF; Elliott Firth, Hofstra, Sr., MF; Mark Harris, UNCW, Sr., D; Robert Liberatore, Drexel, Sr., D; Ignacio Martín (at left) Delaware, Sr., D ; Kyle Morton, James Madison, So., GK
CAA All-Rookie Team: Toby Appleton, James Madison, Fr., D; Leland Archer, College of Charleston, Fr., D; Jonathan Coleby, Elon, Fr., D; Danny Elliott, Hofstra, Fr., F; William Eskay, William & Mary, Fr., MF; Brad Fountain, Northeastern, Fr., M; Thibault Philippe, Delaware, So., MF; Frantzdy Pierrot, Northeastern, Fr., F; Brayden Smith, UNCW, Fr., D; Mani Walcott, Hofstra, Fr., MF
CAA All-Academic Team: Daniel Arvidsson, Northeastern, Fr.-R, MF; Erik Clark, College of Charleston, So., MF; Alex Harrington, William & Mary, Sr., GK; Robert Liberatore, Drexel, Sr., D; Patric Pray, Hofstra, Jr., GK; Ben Sampson, Delaware, Jr., M; Jamal Umar, James Madison, Sr., F; Jacob VanCompernolle, UNCW, Sr., D; Jason Waterman, Elon, Sr., F
