MELBOURNE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern men’s soccer standouts Michael Lawrence, Milos Christoforou, and Farid Sar-Sar have been honored as All-Sunshine State Conference members, announced by the league office on Wednesday. Lawrence and Christoforou were named to the All-SSC First Team, while Sar-Sar tabbed a spot on the second team.
Voting was conducted among the league’s coaches.
After being selected to the All-SSC second team in 2019, Lawrence made significant strides during his 2022 campaign to garner a spot on the All-SSC first team. The Miramar native appeared in 14 games for the Sharks, and started in 12. The forward matched with a team-high seven goals, including two games with multi-goal performances, across a combined 976 minutes. Lawrence found his stride as SSC play began, scoring six goals in the final nine matches of the regular season.
Christoforou followed up his stellar 2021 season with another successful campaign in 2022, starting in all but two games for the Sharks. The Spaniard tied with Lawrence for the most goals on the team, one multi-goal game performance, including three-game winners, which was also a team lead. Christoforou closed out the regular season by scoring four goals over the Sharks final six games.
Sar-Sar makes his second straight All-SSC team, playing a vital role in the success of the Sharks defense. The senior started in all 16 games for the Sharks, leading NSU in total minutes played with 1402 combined minutes, almost 200 more than any other Shark. Sar-Sar’s key defensive presence was pivotal for the Sharks, helping lead NSU to four shutouts on the season.
2022 Sunshine State Conference Awards
Player of the Year: Juancho Fernandez, Tampa
Offensive Player of the Year: Georgios Koliniatis, Rollins
Defensive Player of the Year: Luis Tovar Romero, Florida Tech
Freshman of the Year: Nicolas Villalobos, Barry
Coaching Staff of the Year: Florida Tech
2022 Men’s Soccer ALL-SSC First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
F Georgios Koliniatis* Rollins Jr. Athens, Greece
F David Polanco Barry So. Key Biscayne, Florida
F Henri Tophoven Florida Southern Gr. Brüggen, Germany
F (AL) Michael Lawrence~ Nova Southeastern Gr. Miramar, Florida
M Juancho Fernandez^ Tampa Gr. Oviedo, Spain
M Milos Christoforou Nova Southeastern Gr. Barcelona, Spain
M Jari Polm Rollins Jr. Muenster, Germany
M Daniel Schaal Barry Sr. Bonn, Germany
D Iker Berruezo Barry Jr. Garinoain, Spain
D Sjur Drechsler Florida Tech So. Stavanger, Norway
D David Bauer Lynn Gr. Rain am Lech, Germany
GK Luis Tovar Romero Florida Tech Sr. Seville, Spain
2022 Men’s Soccer Second Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
F Federico Serra Palm Beach Atlantic Sr. Cagliari, Italy
F Omar Thali^‡ Tampa Gr. Zug, Switzerland
F Fabio Amaral Florida Tech Gr. Salvador, Brazil
M Tommy Shepherd Eckerd So. Hertfordshire, England
M Tomas Casas Florida Tech So. La Calera, Argentina
M Sean Quinn* Tampa Jr. Dublin, Ireland
D Farid Sar-Sar* Nova Southeastern Sr. San Martin, Argentina
D Jordi Ramon Barry Sr. Valencia, Spain
D Albert Morales Tampa Gr. Barcelona, Spain
GK Maximillian Obermeier~ Rollins Jr. Munich, Germany
GK Adam Forster^† Tampa Gr. Bath, England
^ = 2021 First Team All-SSC
* = 2021 Second Team All-SSC
† = 2021 Defensive Player of the Year
‡ = 2021 Offensive Player of the Year
~ = 2019 Second Team All-SSC
(AL) = At Large Selection
NSU travels to Miami Shores, Fla. to face Barry, Thursday, November 3rd at 6:00 P.M. in the SSC semifinals. To stay up-to-date with the Sharks, follow them on Instagram and Twitter at @NSU_Msoccer.
