The Big East announced the postseason awards for men’s soccer on Wednesday morning, one day before the league’s conference tournament semifinals are contested at the Maryland SportsPlex in Boyds, Maryland. It was a pretty successful announcement from the Marquette points of view, as three Golden Eagles were included on the all-conference teams. Freshman forward Tomiwa Adewumi was voted to the All-Big East First Team, junior forward Mads Konrad Horgøien earned a spot on the Second Team, and redshirt
senior Mateo Stoka landed on the Third Team.
Let’s go to the Marquette press release for details on what these guys have been up to this season, seeing as the league release is focused on the major award winners instead.
First, for Tomiwa Adewumi:
Adewumi became the first Marquette freshman to earn First Team All-BIG EAST honors since the program joined the league in 2005, and is just the second freshman to be selected to the Fiirst Team since at least 2013, joining Georgetown’s JT Marcinkowski (2015). The freshman forward finished the regular season with a team-high 10 goals and 23 points. Adewumi ranked fourth in the conference in both goals and points and was fourth in goals per game at 0.67.
10 goals by Adewumi is the most by any Golden Eagle since Luka Prpa put up 10 in 2016, and no one has scored more than that since Chris Lee had 14 in 2003. His 23 points are the most by a Marquette player since Prpa’s 10 goals pushed him to 26 points in the 2016 campaign.
And for Mads Konrad Horgøien:
Horgøien earned his first career all-conference selection after finishing second on the team with eight goals and 21 points. The junior forward recorded four game-winning goals during the regular season and formed one of the conference’s top attacking duos alongside Adewumi. Horgøien ranked sixth in the BIG EAST in points, tied for fifth in goals and was sixth in points per game (1.24).
Only four players have had more than four game winning goals in a Marquette season, none since C. Nortey had five in 2013.
And for Mateo Stoka:
Stoka was recognized with Third Team All-BIG EAST honors after directing Marquette’s attack from the midfield. The graduate student led the Golden Eagles with seven assists, tying for fifth in the conference in assists and ranking eighth in assists per game (0.41). He also added two goals and totaled 11 points on the season.
Stoka’s seven assists are the most by a Marquette player since Edrey Caceres had seven in 2022, and no one has had more than that since — wait for it — Luka Prpa had 10 helpers in 2016.
This is the first time since 2021 that Marquette has had three all-Big East honorees in the same season. It’s also the seventh time while the Golden Eagles have been in the Big East that they have had at least three all-conference honorees.
I did notice something interesting in Marquette’s press release on the all-conference honors. Check this out, emphasis mine:
Marquette closed the regular season with a 10-6-1 overall record, reaching double-digit victories for the first time since 2013. The Golden Eagles scored 37 goals during the regular season, the program’s highest total since 2001.
Huh. Let’s reconvene on Thursday to unpack that a bit.
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