NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - It's been an historic soccer season for the Northeast 10 this fall, with the Southern New Hampshire men and Franklin Pierce women playing in the NCAA semifinals this week. The men continued to add to mantel this week, earning eight of 11 All-Region First Team selections from the United Soccer Coaches. The conference saw 13 student-athletes named All-Region by either United Soccer Coaches or the D2 Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA).
Bentley's Luke Mollenhauer, the 2025 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year, Michael Haikal, the NE10 Player of the Year, and SNHU's Gabi Castro and Alex Pons were both named All-Region First Team by both organizations. Mollenhauer started all 15 Bentley games this fall, helping to lead the Falcons to the NE10 regular season championship for the first time since the 1990's. Pons and Castro continue to play this fall, with SNHU in the national semifinals. Castro, the Rookie of the Year in the league last fall, has scored six times in 2025. Pons has anchored the Penmen defense that hasn't allowed a goal in the NCAA tournament thus far.
Other student-athletes to be named First Team All-Region by either organization includedFranklin Pierce's Guillermo Avendano, Joao Araujo, Julen Martin and Stepan Fiker. SNHU's Philip Herrmann was named to the first team by United Soccer Coaches along with teammate Martin Fuentes. Both were second team D2CCA selections. Bentley also earned honors for Logan Veloria.
The full list of All-Region selections follow below:
D2CCA
First Team
Guiellermo Avendano, Franklin Pierce
Michael Haikal, Bentley
Gabriel Castro, SNHU
Luke Mollenhauer, Bentley
Alex Pons, SNHU
Second Team
Philip Herrmann, SNHU
Martin Fuentes, SNHU
Joao Araujo, Franklin Pierce
Logan Veloria, Bentley
Julen Martin, Franklin Pierce
Stepan Fiker, Franklin Pierce
Cam Hall, Bentley
UNITED SOCCER
First Team
Cam Hall, Bentley
Michael Haikal, Bentley
Gabriel Castro, SNHU
Luke Mollenhauer, Bentley
Alex Pons, SNHU
Philip Herrmann, SNHU
Martin Fuentes, SNHU
Julen Martin, Franklin Pierce
Second Team
Joao Araujo, Franklin Pierce
Guiellermo Avendano, Franklin Pierce
Stepan Fiker, Franklin Pierce
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