Men's Soccer's Leandro Avila And Marlon Montanella Selected To 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Teams
Duo Helped The Purple Knights Post An 11-5-2 Overall Mark This Season
Kansas City, Mo.-University of Bridgeport senior men's soccer standouts forward Leandro Avila (Panama City, Panama) and defender Marlon Montanella (Cannes, France) have been selected to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Team. Avila earned a spot on the Second Team All-East Region squad, and Montanella was named to the Third Team All-Region group.
Both players earned First Team All-East Coast honors this season helping the Purple Knights to an 11-5-2 overall record, and both earned Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) accolades, as Marlon place on the First Team, and Leandro to home Second Team honors.
Avila finished the 2019 season as one of the East Coast Conference's leading scorers 25 points on 11 goals and three assists, and Montanella helped anchor a Bridgeport defense that allowed only 15 total goals in 18 matches played.
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