WASHINGTON – Georgetown University men's soccer players Kenny Nielsen and Kieran Sargeant earned United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America honors on Friday.  They were two of three student-athletes from the BIG EAST Conference to be on the list. Earlier in the week, the two defenders were named First Team All-East Region along with a pair of teammates earning regional honors as well as invitations to the MLS College Showcase.

Kenny Nielsen
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America

• The defender was named First Team All-East Region earlier this week.
• He was the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and a First Team All-BIG EAST honoree.
• Nielsen started all 19 games he appeared in and had one goal and one assist for three points on the season.
• The team captain had the game winner against Pitt.
• On defense, Nielsen organized a backline that posted eight shutouts on the season.
• Nielsen was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on 9/18.
• It was Nielsen's third-consecutive BIG EAST postseason award after earning a spot on the All-BIG EAST Third Team in both 2021 and 2022.
• He was the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and a Preseason All-BIG EAST selection in August.
• This is his first All-America honor.

Kieran Sargeant
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-America

• The defender was named First Team All-East Region earlier this week.
• He was a First Team All-BIG EAST honoree.
• Sargeant started all 19 games he appeared in on the backline.
• He had one goal and seven assists for nine points on the year.
• The junior was part of a defense that posted eight shutouts this year.
• He earned a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on 9/25.
• It was his second-career postseason honor after earning a spot on the third team a season ago.
• Sargeant was a Preseason All-BIG EAST honoree.
• This is his first All-America honor.

Jacob Murrell
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-East Region
MLS College Showcase

• Selected as First Team All-BIG EAST.
• Murrell led the team in scoring with 11 goals and four assists for 26 points on the year.
• He had an impressive six game winners on the season ranking among the top in the BIG EAST and in the nation.
• Murrell had two goals and one assist in the opening match of the season, and had multi-point games on three occasions.
• He started all 19 games for the Blue & Gray this past year.
• Murrell was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on 9/25 and earned spots on the Weekly Honor Roll on both 8/28 and 10/30.
• This is his first-career all-region honor on the Hilltop.

Ryan Schewe
United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region
MLS College Showcase

• Schewe was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year and was a First Team All-BIG EAST selection.
• The goalkeeper started all 14 games he appeared in this season.
• The senior had a record of 9-2-3 with five shutouts on the year.
• He boasted a 0.84 goals-against average and a 0.707 save percentage.
• The goalkeeper had 29 saves this season.
• He was the Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year and a Preseason All-BIG EAST selection in August.
• It was his second-career honor on the Hilltop after being named to the second team a season ago.
• This is his first-career all-region honor on the Hilltop.

United Soccer Coaches All-American

• Nielsen and Sargeant help bring the All-American total to 22 in Georgetown program history and the 21 under Head Coach Brian Wiese.
• This is the fifth-consecutive season that the Blue & Gray has boasted an All-America honoree.