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Coaches Tab Seahawks Third in Preseason Poll

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – UNCW's Pep Casas headlines three Seahawks who have garnered Preseason All-Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer accolades as voted on by the league's 11 head coaches.

Casas, a midfielder from Barcelona, Spain, appears on the Preseason All-CAA Team while midfielder Colton Pleasants and defender Jake Shannon earned Honorable Mention distinctions.

UNCW was projected to finish in third place, behind two-time defending league champion Hofstra and Elon, in the CAA Preseason Poll. The Seahawks received one first-place vote.

Casas enters his second season in the Port City after starting 15-of-17 games in 2022. The 5-10 senior attempted nine shots and logged an assist while playing 1,211 minutes for UNCW.

Pleasants, a 2020-21 All-CAA First Teamer, has appeared in 31 contests (26 starts) since joining the Seahawks in 2019. The Raleigh, N.C., native has tallied four career goals and collected an assist.

The 5-8 Pleasants was a CAA All-Rookie performer when he helped the Seahawks to their fifth regular season title in 2019.

Shannon begins his sophomore campaign after cementing himself as one of the country's top freshmen one year ago. The 6-2 durable defender was an All-CAA Third-Team and All-Rookie pick after playing every minute of the 2022 campaign.

A native of Apex, N.C., Shannon was also ranked 20th in TopDrawerSoccer.com's Year-End Freshman Top 100 List.

The Seahawks open the 2023 regular season at home vs. American on Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. Individual game and season ticket packages are available at UNCWSports.com/BuyTickets or by calling the ticket office at (910) 962-3233.

2023 CAA Men's Soccer Preseason Poll
  School (1st) Points
1. Hofstra (9) 98
2. Elon (1) 89
3. UNCW (1) 83
4. Campbell 72
5. Northeastern 61
6. William & Mary 53
7. Drexel 46
8. Charleston 36
9. Delaware 27
10. Monmouth 26
11. Stony Brook 14
 
2023 Preseason All-CAA Men's Soccer Team
Name School Cl. Pos. Hometown
Ryan Carmichael * Hofstra Sr. F Armagh, Northern Ireland
Sam Donnellan Delaware So. F Newcastle, Australia
Chris Elliott Charleston So. F London, England
Federico Tellez Northeastern Sr. F Miami, Fla.
Pep Casas UNCW Sr. M Barcelona, Spain
Eliot Goldthorp * Hofstra Jr. M Leeds, United Kingdom
Scott Vatne Elon Jr. M Klepp, Norway
Ben Zakowski Monmouth R-Sr. M Glen Rock, N.J.
Bissafi Dotte Campbell R-Sr. D Paris, France
Franc Gamiz Quer * Elon Gr. D Sabadell, Spain
Youri Senden Drexel Jr. D Voerendaal, Netherlands
Wessel Speel Hofstra Sr. GK Utrecht, Netherlands
 
2023 CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra

* Received at least one vote for Preseason Player of the Year
There was a tie in the voting, hence the 12-player team
 
Honorable Mention: Alfredo Bozalongo, M, William & Mary; Leonardo D'Ambrosio, M, Charleston; Eryk Dymora, GK, Monmouth; Luca Erhardt, F, Elon; Cole Knapp, D, William & Mary; Tiago Lopez, M, Campbell; Majaliwa Msabaha, M, Elon; Colton Pleasants, M, UNCW; Jake Shannon, D, UNCW
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Colton Pleasants

#10 Colton Pleasants

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5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Pep Casas

#11 Pep Casas

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5' 10"
Junior
Jake Shannon

#15 Jake Shannon

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6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Colton Pleasants

#10 Colton Pleasants

5' 8"
Redshirt Junior
M
Pep Casas

#11 Pep Casas

5' 10"
Junior
M
Jake Shannon

#15 Jake Shannon

6' 1"
Freshman
D