Posted with permission, article and pictures, courtesy of University of Hawaii Hilo
No Vulcans were voted to the All-PacWest Preseason Team.
HILO, Hawai’i – The Hawai’i Hilo men’s soccer team was slotted at the No. 8 spot in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll released Monday morning.
No Vulcans were selected to the All-PacWest Preseason Team.
Three-time defending champion Azusa Pacific was tabbed at the top spot, receiving seven No. 1 votes. Point Loma Nazarene followed with the remaining four first-place votes.
The Vulcans finished 2021 with a 6-7-1 overall record and a 4-5-1 conference mark for a seventh-place finish in the PacWest.
Graduated senior Luca Lippert (Langen, Germany / Northern Michigan) was the lone Vulcan to receive All-PacWest honors, landing on the Second Team.
First-year head coach Garrett Estrin will have 13 returnees and 11 newcomers to work with after the departures of 17 players from a season ago.
First match is set for Sunday, Sept. 4 against Cal Poly Humboldt with PacWest Conference play starting Monday, Sept. 26 against Dominican at home.
2022 PacWest Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
| NO. | SCHOOL | NO. 1 VOTES | TOTAL POINTS | 2021 CONFERENCE RECORD |
| 1 | Azusa Pacific | 7 votes | 114 pts | No. 1 (8-1-1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 4 votes | 108 pts | No. 2 (8-2-0) |
| 3 | Biola | – | 101 pts | No. 3 (7-3-0) |
| 4 | Concordia Irvine | – | 89 pts | No. 5 (5-3-2) |
| 5 | Hawai’i Pacific | – | 69 pts | No. 4 (6-2-2) |
| 6 | Fresno Pacific | – | 62 pts | No. 6 (4-5-1) |
| 7 | Dominican | – | 58 pts | No. 8 (3-6-1) |
| 8 | Hawai’i Hilo | – | 40 pts | No. 7 (4-5-1) |
| 9 | Holy Names | – | 34 pts | No. 9 (3-7-0) |
| 10 | Chamiande | – | 31 pts | No. 11 (1-9-0) |
| 11 | Academy of Art | – | 20 pts | No. 10 (2-8-0) |
2022 All-PacWest Men’s Soccer Preseason Awards
Player of the Year
Gregoire Diep, Sr, Azusa Pacific
Defender of the Year
Izaac Zausch, Sr, Biola
Goalkeeper of the Year
JD Gunn, Jr, Biola
2022 All-PacWest Men’s Soccer Preseason Team
| POS | NAME | SCHOOL | YEAR | 2021 All-PacWest Honors |
| GK | JD Gunn | Biola | Junior | Second Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Seth Ketterer | Point Loma Nazarene | Senior | Third Team |
| D | Izaac Zausch | Biola | Senior | Defender of the Year + First Team |
| D | Joseph Macpherson | Azusa Pacific | Senior | First Team |
| D | Matthew Abangan | Point Loma Nazarene | Junior | First Team |
| D | Dalton Kinney | Point Loma Nazarene | Senior | – |
| F | Parker Scalzo | Point Loma Nazarene | Senior | Player of the Year + First Team |
| F | Marco Astorga | Azusa Pacific | Sophomore | Third Team |
| F | Kristian Colaci | Biola | Junior | – |
| F | Alex Perez | Concordia Irvine | Senior | First Team |
| MF | Gregoire Diep | Azusa Pacific | Senior | First Team |
| MF | Theo Le Calve | Biola | Senior | Newcomer of the Year + First Team |
| MF | Corey Lundeen | Point Loma Nazarene | Senior | First Team |
| MF | Aidan Hill | Biola | Senior | Third Team |
