NC State’s Manny Perez earns ACC Freshman of the Year

The ACC revealed their 2017 Men’s Soccer Awards today, along with their All-ACC teams, and 2 NC State players were honored.

Freshman Manny Perez became only the 2nd NC State player ever to earn ACC Freshman of the Year honors.

Perez currently leads the Wolfpack in goals scored (5), match-winning goals (3), and points (14). He ranks second on the team in assists (4). The freshman scored three goals in the first three matches of his college career, two of which were match-winners (Florida Atlantic, No. 3/5 Clemson). He then scored two goals, including the match winner, during NC State’s 3-2 win at No. 5/9 Louisville on October 21. He was named the NCAA Player of the Week on Sept. 12 and earned TopDrawerSoccer National Player of the Week honors on Oct. 24. He also earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors on the same day. (GoPack)

Perez also was named to the All-ACC 2nd Team, and the ACC All-Freshmen Team.

Also, Freshman David Loera was named to the All-Freshmen team along with Perez.

Loera has been an integral piece of NC State’s midfield so far this season, as he leads the team in assists (5) and has scored one goal. He has started all 17 matches of his debut season at NC State and has two multi-assist matches, distributing two helpers in wins over UNC Asheville (Sept. 26) and at No. 5/9 Louisville (Oct. 21). (GoPack)