GREENSBORO, N.C. (TheACC.com) – Clemson earned four season awards to highlight the 2019 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Soccer Team, which was released Wednesday following a vote by the league’s 12 head coaches.
 
Clemson junior forward Robbie Robinson was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, while teammates Malick Mbaye and Philip Mayaka earned Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year laurels, respectively. Clemson head coach Mike Noonan was named ACC Coach of the Year for the first time.
 
Virginia junior Joe Bell earned ACC Midfielder of the Year honors.
 
Clemson and Virginia, currently ranked No. 1 and 2 in the nation this week with identical 15-1-1 records, led all teams with seven All-ACC honorees apiece. The Tigers boasted a league-high four first-team selections. Seventh-ranked Wake Forest placed five on the All-ACC Team.
 
Four of the ACC’s first-team honorees also earned the distinction in 2018: Daniele Proch (Duke), Mauricio Pineda (North Carolina), Edward Kizza (Pitt) and Bruno Lapa (Wake Forest).
 
Robinson leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally with 15 goals this season and is tied for the conference lead and sixth nationally with nine assists. He twice this season has been named the ACC Player of the Week.
 
Mbaye leads Clemson in minutes played this season (1,530) and has played a major role in the Tigers' nine shutout performances. The lone senior on Clemson’s back line, Mbaye has helped the Tigers allow their fewest goals (15) since 1998. He also has scored three goals.
 
Bell has scored three goals and assisted on four others for the Cavaliers. He also has played a vital role in UVa’s stout defense that has allowed just six goals, which is tied for the fewest nationally this season. Bell is UVa’s first ACC award winner since Tony Tchani earned Freshman of the Year honors in 2008.
 
Mayaka has scored a pair of goals and also owns eight assists this season. He is tied for fourth in the ACC in assists. Both of his goals were game-winning scores.
 
The semifinals of the ACC Men’s Soccer Championship will be contested Wednesday. No. 3 seed Wake Forest (13-3-2) will travel to No. 2 seed Virginia (15-1-1) for a 4 p.m. match, while No. 4 seed Pitt (9-6-2) visits top-seeded Clemson (15-1-1) at 6 p.m. Both matches will air on ACCN. The advancing teams move on to the championship match, which is slated for noon Sunday at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The title game will air on ESPNU.
 
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