GREENSBORO, N.C. – Forward Kristo Strickler and midfielder Daniel Pereira of the Virginia Tech men's soccer team (9-5-3, 2-4-2) were named as members of the 2019 ACC All-Conference Teams, as announced by the league office on Wednesday.
Strickler, who was named a 2019 preseason All-ACC and was announced as a member of the 2019 All-ACC Second Team, continued his ascension into one of the top point-scorers in the conference. Starting in all 17 games on the season, the Hilliard, Ohio native tallied a team leading 21 points (9 goals, 3 assist). His 21 points rank eighth in the league, while he sits tied for fifth in goals.
On the season, the junior forward was credited with three game-winning goals and recorded two multi-goal games, including the first hat trick of his career in Tech's 4-0 win over Gardner-Webb (Oct. 1).
Pereira was named to the Freshman Team after contributing five goals and three assists for a total of 13 points on the season. The Roanoke, Virginia native was a crucial member for the Hokies' squad as he started every game and played a team-high 1,502 minutes.
Pereira came on strong late in the season, scoring a goal in matches against Duke (Nov. 1), Louisville (Nov.6) and Wake Forest (Nov.10).
The Hokies await their opponent in the NCAA Tournament, with the 2019 bracket to be revealed on Monday, Nov 18.
A fourth consecutive appearance in the tournament would be the longest streak in program history.
2019 Men's Soccer All-ACC Team
Offensive Player of the Year – Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Defensive Player of the Year – Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Midfielder of the Year – Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Freshman of the Year – Philip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Coach of the Year – Mike Noonan, Clemson
First Team
Philip Mayaka, Fr., M, Clemson
Malick Mbaye, Sr., D, Clemson
Robbie Robinson, Jr., F, Clemson
Kimarni Smith, Jr., F, Clemson
Daniele Proch, Sr., M, Duke
Mauricio Pineda, Sr., M, North Carolina
Edward Kizza, Jr., F, Pitt
Ryan Raposo, So., M, Syracuse
Joe Bell, Jr., M, Virginia
Colin Shutler, Jr., GK, Virginia
Bruno Lapa, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Second Team
Grayson Barber, So., F, Clemson
Tanner Dieterich, Sr., M, Clemson
George Marks, So., GK, Clemson
Cherif Dieye, Sr., M, Louisville
David Loera, Jr., M, NC State
Jeremy Kelly, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Skahan, Sr., M, North Carolina
Jack Lynn, So., F, Notre Dame
Daryl Dike, So., F, Virginia
Henry Kessler, Jr., D, Virginia
Kristo Strickler, Jr., M, Virginia Tech
Third Team
Stefan Sigurdarson, Fr., F, Boston College
Felicien Dumas, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Veljko Petkovic, Fr., M, Pitt
Sito Sena, Jr., D, Pitt
Robin Afamefuna, Sr., D/M, Virginia
Irakoze Donasiyano, Jr., F, Virginia
Andreas Ueland, Fr., D, Virginia
Machop Chol, Jr., F, Wake Forest
Alistair Johnston, Sr., D, Wake Forest
Andrew Pannenberg, So., GK, Wake Forest
Isaiah Parente, So., M, Wake Forest
All-Freshman Team
Amos Shapiro-Thompson, M, Boston College
Stefan Sigurdarson, F, Boston College
Victor Souza, D, Boston College
Oskar Ågren, D, Clemson
Philip Mayaka, M, Clemson
Valentin Noel, M, Pitt
Arturo Ordonez, D, Pitt
Veljko Petkovic, M, Pitt
Andreas Ueland, D, Virginia
Daniel Pereira, M, Virginia Tech
Calvin Harris, F, Wake Forest
