STATESBORO, Ga. - Four Georgia Southern student-athletes earned Sun Belt Conference honors with today's release of the 2017 All-Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Awards. The Eagles had one first-team selection and three second-team selections, while junior Javier Carbonell was named the Newcomer of the Year and Aldair Cortes was named the Freshman of the Year.
Carbonell was also selected as the Eagles' lone first-team honoree. The Madrid, Spain, native led the Sun Belt Conference and currently ranks 11th in NCAA Division I in assists per game (0.53), with his eight total assists leading the league as well.