WASHINGTON – Three members of the Georgetown University men's soccer team earned United Soccer Coaches All-America honors on Thursday.  Named to the first team were junior Giannis Nikopolidis and sophomore Dante Polvara, while senior Rio Hope-Gund was selected to the second team. This is first time two Hoyas have earned a spot on the first team and the second-consecutive season that that the Blue & Gray has boasted three All-Americans in one year. In 2019, three honorees marked a program first for the Blue & Gray.

Giannis Nikopolidis
Jr. | GK
Athens, Greece / Nea Genia Zirdi

• Nikopolidis was a First Team All-East Region selection.
• He was selected the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year for the second-consecutive season and also earned a spot on the BIG EAST First Team.
• Nikopolidis started 12 games with six shutouts in 1,341 minutes in goal.
• The junior had a record of 8-2-1 overall.
• He had 26 saves and a 0.61 goals-against average for the season.
• Nikopolidis was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on 3/15 and 4/12 as well as earning one nod to the weekly honor roll.
• Nikopolidis is currently ranked fourth on the program's all-time shutout list.
• This is his first-career All-America honor.

Dante Polvara
So. | M
Pleasantville, N.Y. / Brunswick

• The midfielder was a First Team All-East Region award winner
• Polvara was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, the 2020 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year as well as a First Team All-BIG EAST selection.
• He started all 14 games for the Blue & Gray and led the team in scoring with eight goals and two assists for 18 points.
• Two of his goals were game winners against Seton Hall and at St. John's.
• He was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on 3/1 and also earned two nods to the weekly honor roll this season.
• This is his first-career All-America honor.

Rio Hope-Gund
Sr. | D
New York, N.Y. / Friends Seminary

• Hope-Gund was a First Team All-East Region honoree.
• He was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and earned a nod to the BIG EAST First Team.
• Hope-Gund appeared in eight games with as many starts.
• His season was cut short as he was called into preseason camp with Orlando City of Major League Soccer.
• In his final week on the Hilltop he earned his first-career weekly award after two nods to the honor roll.
• Earlier this year, Hope-Gund was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week.
• This is his first-career All-America award.