Nov. 20, 2014
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State Aztec men's soccer senior defender Evyn Hewett (La Palma, Calif.) and freshman forward David Olsen (Fircrest, Wash.) each earned all-Pac-12 honorable mention honors, the conference announced on Thursday afternoon.
Hewett, who was the Aztecs' team captain in 2014, started all 19 contests and played every minute of every match while leading SDSU's defense on the back line this season. In addition, the four-year letterwinner made 58 career starts and appeared in 68-consecutive matches to close his Aztec career, and was named to the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Aztec Soccer Tournament all-tournament team on Sept. 7.
Olsen led the Aztecs this season with seven goals, 15 points, 29 shots attempted and 12 shots on target. He finished his freshman campaign by leading the Pac-12 with four game-winning goals, while he was also tied for sixth in goals scored, tied for ninth in goals per match (0.37) and tied for ninth in points.
A four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer upon arrival on Montezuma Road, Olsen was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Aztec Soccer Tournament on Sept. 7, and was subsequently earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors on Sept. 8 after scoring three goals - including two game winners - in Aztec victories over No. 25 Clemson and No. 19 Denver.
The duo led the Aztecs to seven home victories this season, which tied for the most wins at SDSU Sports Deck since 2006 (8). The Aztecs went 6-3 in non-conference play, and are now 18-5-2 in non-conference home matches since the beginning of the 2010 season.
SDSU (7-12, 1-9 Pac-12) finished the 2014 campaign with 12 contests against teams who qualified for the 2014 NCAA Tournament, claiming three victories over those teams. The Aztecs also played five matches against teams ranked in the top 10 of the NSCAA Coaches Poll, and 13 contests against teams who were ranked at some point this season.
The Pac-12 sent five of its six teams to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, and concluded the season as the No. 1 RPI conference in Division I. The conference owned with the top winning percentage (.619), the best road winning percentage (.563) and the best strength of schedule based on opponents winning percentage (.588) in the country.