JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bellarmine University junior forward
Johan Nissen-Lie and sophomore defender
Gavin Crowe earned second-team All-ASUN acknowledgment, the league announced Thursday while unveiling its men's soccer postseason awards.
In addition, Bellarmine had 10 players meet the plethora of requirements for Academic All-ASUN Team status. They were Nissen-Lie,
Martin Cadagan,
Teddy Franke,
James Gardev,
Sawyer Gribble,
Tudor Iordan,
Jackson Jones,
Jimmy McCamey III,
Tate McCrery and
Sam Safly.
Nissen-Lie garnered All-ASUN laurels for the second straight season after landing first-team recognition in 2025, when he was also the ASUN co-Player of the Year. The native of Asker, Norway, was a 2026 Preseason All-ASUN Team selection and was cited by the United Soccer Coaches as a Player to the Watch at forward for the Hermann Trophy watch list. Nissen-Lie has registered three goals and one assist while the league's coaches were almost certainly also acknowledging the wealth of attention he commands from defenses.
Crowe delivered a breakout sophomore campaign for Bellarmine. The center back and native of Marietta, Georgia, was a two-time ASUN Defensive Player of the Week who has been instrumental in the Knights posting a league-best 0.87 goals-against average. Crowe has also made his presence known on set pieces, delivering a pair of goals, including the game-winner against Evansville, while assisting on the game-winner against Stetson.
Bellarmine has now had two All-ASUN selections or more in six of its seven years in the conference. The Knights have never missed the ASUN Tournament.
Central Arkansas had a pair of ASUN superlative award winners in Vaclav Kozeny (Player of the Year) and Merrick Cook (Goalkeeper of the Year). Others receiving ASUN superlative awards were North Florida's Rafa Rios (Defensive Player of the Year), Stetson's Junior Essengue (Freshman of the Year), West Florida's Bill Elliot (Coach of the Year) and Jacksonville's Iver Skovre (Scholar-Athlete of the Year).
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