NASHVILLE – Lipscomb Men's Soccer landed four on United Soccer Coaches All-Region Teams.
Malachi Jones,
Tyrese Spicer and
Nick Dang earned First Team All-Region nods while
Ploutarchos Alonefti landed on the Third Team All-Region.
MALACHI JONES – FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Malachi Jones earns the honor for the first time in his career after being named First Team All-ASUN for the second-consecutive season. Jones played and started in all 16 matches this season with five goals and nine assists for 19 points. The forward led the ASUN in total assists and assists per game. He was also fourth in the ASUN in total points (20) and points per game (1.27). On the national stage, Jones ranked 3
rd in the nation in total assists and assists per game. Jones earned an ASUN Player of the Week honor and scored one game-winning goal on the season. Jones scored the third-most goals for the Bisons who had the fourth-best scoring offense in the nation.
TYRESE SPICER – FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Spicer earns First Team All-Region for the second-consecutive season. Spicer was named the ASUN Player of the year and was All-ASUN for the third time in his career. Spicer led the ASUN with 14 goals and added three assists for an ASUN-leading 31 points. He also leads the nation in goals per game, is top-10 in the nation in total goals, total points (29) and points per game (2.23). Sitting at the top of the ASUN in several categories, Spicer was first in the ASUN in goals, points, shots on goal, goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals. Of his 13 goals, six of them and one assist came in ASUN play for 13 points. There was a stretch during the season that he scored in 10-straight matches. The Trinidad and Tobago native contributed to 16 of Lipscomb's goals on the season, the 4
th-best scoring offense in the country and has a point in every match he has played in but one. Twice he scored multiple goals in a match. Spicer was named to the MAC Hermann Watch List, was a Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week honoree and a TSWA Player of the Week selection.
NICK DANG – FIRST TEAM ALL-REGION
Dang earns First Team All-Region honors for the first time in his career. Dang was also named First Team All-ASUN for the first time in his career after being named the 2022 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and 2021-22 Freshman of the Year. The defender never came off the field this season and played and started in all 16 matches for the Bisons. The Brentwood, Tennessee native led the ASUN in total minutes played. He had three goals and three assists this season for nine points with two goals and two assists coming during ASUN play. Consistently winning important tackles at center back, he helped the Bisons to two shutouts on the season.
PLOUTARCHOS ALONEFTI – THIRD TEAM ALL-REGION
Alonefti earned First Team All-Region honors for the first time in his career after being recently named First Team All-ASUN. The midfielder played and started in all 16 matches for the Bisons and notched three goals and 12 assists for 18 points. Two of his goals and seven assists came during ASUN play as he cemented himself as the biggest playmaker for the fourth-best scoring offense in the nation. Alonefti leads the nation and the ASUN in both assists and assists per game as well as fifth in the ASUN in points and points per game. At one point in the season, he had a stretch where he had at least one assist in six-straight matches and had two assists twice. Alonefti earned his first ASUN Player of the Week nod this season and contributed to goals in five of Lipscomb's seven matches.