BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Lee University men's soccer team had four players on the all Gulf South Conference teams as announced by the league on Monday. Jesse Thompson was on the First Team while Andreas Aspris, Max Rode, and Charles Carriglitto were on the second team.
Thompson is the first player on the first team since Marc Ehman for the Flames in 2024. Trevecca Nazarene had three of the four major awards. Chris Douglas was the offensive player of the year, Hunter Walker was the defensive player of the year, and Danny Leavy was the coach of the year. Florian Laot from West Alabama was the freshman of the year.
Jesse Thompson has been the starting center back for Lee this season. He has played every minute of every game so far with 1530 minutes. He has helped the Flames give up the fewest goals in the GSC at 12 and the best goal against average as well at 0.71. He has taken double digit shots on the season.
Charles Carriglitto has been excellent in goal this year for Lee. He has helped the Flames give up the fewest goals in the GSC at only 12. He also has the second most shutouts in the GSC with seven. Carriglitto has the best save percentage in the GSC at .857 and the best goal against average as well at 0.63. He is at almost 3.75 saves a game.
Andreas Aspris has been a dynamic midfielder for Lee this year. He has multiple goals and has taken the most shots on the season for Lee with over 30. He is in the top eight in the GSC in that category. He has helped the Flames take the fourth most corner kicks in the GSC and the fifth most shots on the season. He has one game winning goal and a couple of assists. He has played and started every game this year for Lee.
Max Rode has been a strong attacker for Lee. He has multiple goals and an assist for the Flames. He has helped the Flames take the fourth most corner kicks in the GSC and the fifth most shots on the season. He has taken over 15 shots in the campaign.
Head Coach Derek Potteiger is proud of what his four players have done this year. "All four of these guys deserve this recognition- they all had great seasons and were important in what we have done as a team. I've always said that individual awards follow collective success and so as a team we will celebrate this together. I'm really proud of so many guys this season and I'm hoping those four, and the rest of the group, can capture something special at Championship weekend in Huntsville!"
2026 GSC Men's Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Douglas, Trevecca Nazarene
Defensive Player of the Year: Hunter Walker, Trevecca Nazarene
Freshman of the Year: Florian Laot, West Alabama
Coach of the Year: Danny Leavy, Trevecca Nazarene
2026 Men's Soccer First Team All-GSC ‡
GK: Hunter Walker, Trevecca Nazarene
GK: Jakob Buhrkuhl, AUM
D: Alan De Paula, AUM*
D: Jesse Thompson, Lee
D: Oisin Griffin, West Alabama*
D: Gage Sorey, Mississippi Christian^
D: Haden Brown, Trevecca Nazarene
M: Jack Franklin, Trevecca Nazarene
M: Alexander Mueller, Montevallo
M: Donovan Pruitte, UAH
M: Florian Laot, West Alabama
F: Chris Douglas, Trevecca Nazarene
F: Oli Orzechowski, UAH*#
F: David Nunez, West Alabama^
F: Joaquin Wladdimiro, Montevallo
2026 Men's Soccer Second Team All-GSC
GK: Charles Carriglitto, Lee
D: Luke Butcher, AUM
D: Oliver Rigby, UAH
D: Wesley Atoyebi, UAH
D: Lucas Atria, Montevallo
M: Jesper Bakli, West Alabama
M: Andreas Aspris, Lee
M: Hayden Mulrooney, Mississippi Christian
M: Dakota Hart, Montevallo
F: Benjamin Hoffmann, AUM
F: Daniel Shiel, Trevecca Nazarene
F: Max Rode, Lee
F: Judah Jones, Trevecca Nazarene
^ 2025 First Team All-GSC
* 2025 Second Team All-GSC
# 2024 Second Team All-GSC
‡ Voting resulted in expanded roster
