Lakeland University Head Men's Soccer Coach Kyle Quintell received high honors from the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference when he was named the conference's Coach of the Year as part of postseason awards announced by the league Thursday afternoon.

A record-setting season for the Muskies included Quintell receiving honors plus five Lakeland student-athletes receiving honorable mention all-conference recognition. Aaron Cortez (Fr.-Sheboygan, Wis.), Jordan Davis-Troller (Sr.-Cottage Grove, Wis.), Ali Faiad (Fr.-Alexandria, Egypt), Woodlens Frederic (Fr.-Green Bay, Wis.) and Isai Gil (Jr.-Beaumont, Calif.) all were named honorable mention picks after a season in which the Muskies finished 11-6-4 overall and placed sixth in the NACC with a 5-3-4 mark.

Quintell was named NACC Coach of the Year for the first time in his career and is the first Muskies men's soccer coach to receive the award since the conference began competition in 2006. The third-year head coach received the honor after Lakeland set a school single-season record for wins, breaking a 32-year old school record for wins in a season.

Along with assistant coaches Tony Pierce, Paul Griffin, Andres Gonzalez and Aba Phutin, the Muskies qualified for the NACC Tournament for the first time in 17 years. Lakeland also tied a school record for goals in a season with 51 and set a new school season record with 38 assists.

Davis-Troller was named all-conference for the second straight year after being named a second team pick last year. Played more in the midfield this year after playing mostly as a forward last year, he finished with seven goals and three assists for 17 points, finishing third on the team in goals and assists and fourth in points scored.

Davis-Troller also is tied for eighth in the NACC in goals. He finished a distinguished career with 24 goals and 13 assists for a total of 61 points, numbers that rank fourth in program history all-time in all three categories.

Frederic was one of the top freshmen in the NACC this year and came on once moving into a starting role after the season-ending injury to forward Dunia Wangu (Jr.-Tanzania). Frederic finished with eight goals and two assists for 18 points, finishing second on the team in goals and third in points

Frederic also tied for seventh in the conference in goals, and he scored all but two of his goals in NACC play, including five goals in a five-match span from Sept. 30 through Oct. 14.

Gil was another impact newcomer in his first season after transferring from College of the Desert (Calif.) junior college. As a forward he finished with five goals and nine assists for 19 points, leading the team in assists and ranking second in points and third in goals.

Gil set a new school record for assists in a season and is tied for the NACC lead in assists. He also is among the NCAA Division III leaders in that category, tied for 18th nationally in assists.

Cortez started all 20 games he played in as another newcomer making a big contribution in his first year. The Sheboygan native scored three goals and added two assists for eight points while playing in the midfield. Cortez also saved his most productive work on the scoreboard for conference play, posting all three of his goals and both assists in conference matches.

Faiad started all 21 matches as a freshman goalkeeper, finishing with a 10-6-4 overall record. From Tampa, Fla., via his home country of Egypt, he registered 66 saves with a 1.78 goals against average and posted four shutouts.

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