Nov. 19, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO - Four San Diego State men's soccer players collected Academic All-Pac-12 honors, as announced by the league office Thursday. Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Adam Allmaras and junior midfielder Casey Macias took home second team honors, while redshirt senior defender Casey Phillips and senior defender Mark Revell earned honorable mentions.
This is the second Academic All-Pac-12 nod for Allmaras, who was a first team selection in 2014, and Macias, who garnered honorable mention status last season. Phillips and Revell picked up their first career Academic All-Pac-12 awards.
San Diego State's starting keeper in 2015, Allmaras finished his redshirt sophomore season with the third-most clean sheets (6) and saves (53) in the Pac-12 and the conference's fourth-lowest goals against average (1.30). A mechanical engineering major, Allmaras' final shutout and goals against average marks were personal bests, and he posted a 6-7-3 record in his 16 starts.
One of the team's tri-captains, Macias finished third on the Aztecs with three goals and as many assists for nine points, all career-best marks. Starting 17 of San Diego State's 19 matches, the communications major notched the game-winners against Grand Canyon and UT Rio Grande Valley.
Phillips, another tri-captain, had 13 starting assignments and appeared in an additional four contests. He scored a goal against UNLV and took 11 shots, three of which were in SDSU's season finale against No. 16 UCLA.
A member of the Aztecs' three person senior class, Revell started six of his 17 matches played, logging 720 minutes. The San Diego native took two shots during the season.
San Diego State concluded its 2015 campaign with a thrilling 1-0 double overtime victory over No. 16 UCLA at home, its first over UCLA since 2007. The win helped San Diego State to its best record since 2011 at 8-8-3. Three Aztecs captured All-Pac-12 honors, with forward Rene Reyes collecting second team honors, and Allmaras and defender Travis Nicklaw, who anchored SDSU's backline, picking up honorable mention accolades.