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Posted: Dec 03, 2019

MacDonald, Kelly named All-New England

Salve Regina senior midfielder Evan MacDonald and junior back Casey Kelly were selected to the First Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches.
Salve Regina senior midfielder Evan MacDonald and junior back Casey Kelly were selected to the First Team All-Region by the United Soccer Coaches.

NEWPORT, R.I. (December 3, 2019) - The United Soccer Coaches organization (formerly known as the National Soccer Coaches Association of America – NSCAA)  announced the 2019 All-Region Teams and Salve Regina University senior midfielder Evan MacDonald (Candia, N.H.) and junior back Casey Kelly (Waldwick, N.J.) were selected to the First Team.

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/2019-ncaa-division-iii-mens-all-region-teams/

The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) had a total of five (5) All-Region honorees this year.  Senior striker Evan Couchot from Endicott was also named to the First Team. Endicott sophomore midfielder Arian Pilja was selected to the Third Team as was Western New England back Bryan Doyle.

MacDonald earns his second straight selection to the All-Region squad; Kelly gets the honor for the first time. Both served as tri-captains for the 2019 CCC regular-season and tournament champions along with senior Noah Medeiros (Dartmouth, Mass.).

Salve Regina head coach Craig O'Rourke II -   "I'm very happy to see both Evan and Casey receive this level of recognition from the United Soccer Coaches organization. The All-Region ballot is voted on by the head coaches of your opponents from throughout the season so this award is essentially a tribute to the level of respect that they have both earned from our opponents. These two young men are both cornerstones of our possession-based system. Their diligence, dedication, and year-round commitment to improving themselves as student-athletes, as well as their teammates and roster as a whole, was reflected in our success this season on the pitch, and is what led us to the conference title and a return trip to the NCAA National Championships."