Malango Named to 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-New England Region Second Team

SALEM, MASS. - Forward Mayele Malango (Lowell, Mass.) was named to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-New England Region Second Team in an announcement on Wednesday afternoon. Malango became the 28th Salem State player to earn selection to the All-New England Region Team and is the first since Eryk Fernandez in 2012.

The freshman standout led Salem State to its first Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship and NCAA berth since 2010. The MASCAC Player of the Year, finished the season with 17 goals and nine assists, leading the conference in goals scored and points. Including his post-season totals, he tallied the third most goals and second most points (43) by a freshman in Salem State history. He also topped the MASCAC with five game-winning goals and had two games this season where he registered five points.

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2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-New England Region Teams

First Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Stevie Van Siclen	Sr.	Bowdoin College	Carlisle, Mass.
D	Riley Bubb	Sr.	Bowdoin College	Fort Wayne, Ind.
D	Conor Coleman	Sr.	Tufts University	Phoenix, Ariz.
D	Dalton Gaumer	Jr.	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Corona, Calif.
M	Tyler Kulcsar	Sr.	Tufts University	Wayne, N.J.
M	Ben Manoogian	Jr.	Connecticut College	Peabody, Mass.
M	Moctar Niang	Jr.	Bowdoin College	New York, N.Y.
M	Josh Ocel	Sr.	Brandeis University	North Attleboro, Mass.
F	Brett Mattos	Jr.	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Mahopac, N.Y.
F	Troy Remillard	Sr.	Western New England University	Palmer, Mass.
F	Amara Sesay	Sr.	Wheaton College (Mass.)	Bronx, N.Y.
F	Denali Sexton	Sr.	Colby-Sawyer College	Barrington, R.I.

Second Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Blake Mullen	Jr.	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Manchester, Conn.
D	Connor Couchot	Sr.	Endicott College	Mason, Ohio
D	Marcelo Cunha	Sr.	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Goiania, Brazil
D	Harry Davis	Sr.	Springfield College	Merrick, N.Y.
D	Jordan Elster	Jr.	Salve Regina University	Sutton, Mass.
D	Austin Read	Sr.	United States Coast Guard Academy	Takoma Park, Md.
M	Emmett Basaca	Sr.	Wentworth Institute of Technology	San Diego, Calif.
M	Joshua Cochran	Sr.	Gordon College	Bellville, Ohio
M	Danny Murphy	Sr.	Springfield College	Old Saybrook, Conn.
M	Luke Nguyen	Jr.	Amherst College	Old Lyme, Conn.
M	Daniel O'Grady	Jr.	Middlebury College	New York, N.Y.
F	Drew Goulart	So.	Middlebury College	Weston, Mass.
F	Seraphin Iradakunda	Fr.	Castleton University	Burlington, Vt.
F	Mayele Malango	Fr.	Salem State University	Lowell, Mass.
F	Nate Merchant	Sr.	Bates College	Los Angeles, Calif.
F	Michael Skarbelis	Sr.	New England College	North Andover, Mass.

Third Team

Pos.	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Ben Woodhouse	Sr.	Brandeis University	Suffield, Conn.
D	Shane Bierfeldt	Sr.	Western Connecticut State University	Torrington, Conn.
D	Tobias Muellers	Sr.	Williams College	Burlington, Vt.
D	Sam Vinson	Sr.	Brandeis University	Lauderhill, Fla.
D	Sterling Weatherbie	Jr.	Tufts University	Cape Elizabeth, Maine
D	Matthew Zinner	Sr.	Tufts University	Raleigh, N.C.
M	Xavi Arroyo	Jr.	Springfield College	Concord, Mass.
M	Denis Martinez	Jr.	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Chelsea, Mass.
M	Brendan Nemes	Sr.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Kingston, Mass.
M	Tevin Reid	Sr.	Thomas College	Dorchester, Mass.
M	Dennis Vasquez	Jr.	Rhode Island College	Providence, R.I.
F	Paul Beatty	So.	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Halifax, Mass.
F	Evan Couchot	So.	Endicott College	Mason, Ohio
F	Komla Dogbey	Sr.	Rhode Island College	Providence, R.I.
F	Nick Rutherford	Sr.	Plymouth State University	Sydney, Australia
F	Mark Sisco-Tolomeo	Sr.	Williams College	Franklin Lakes, N.J.