Montag Voted CACC Coach of the Year; Soccer Student-Athletes Garner Further Postseason Recognition
Head men’s soccer coach Georg Montag picked up his first career CACC Coach of the Year award, highlighting the league offices releasing postseason honors that saw four Tigers earn their first career All-CACC accolades. Montag led Holy Family to one of its most successful ever seasons as the Tigers set a program record with nine CACC victories, while their 12 overall wins are their most since 2007.
Voted fifth in the preseason poll, Holy Family exceeded expectations to place second in the regular season standings, matching the program record set in 2003. Other Holy Family University soccer honors include:
Men’s Soccer
Joel Richmond ’23 and Sean Touey ’23 were both named All-CACC First Team and United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-East Region Team.
Dakota Taylor ’23 and Nicolloyd Dinham ’24 were both named All-CACC Second Team.
Sean Touey ’23 was voted both USC All-East Region and Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association (PhillySIDA) Academic All-Area.
Women’s Soccer
- Brianna Pudlo ’21 was voted both United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-East Region and Philadelphia Area Sports Information Directors Association (PhillySIDA) Academic All-Area. Pudlo also was honored as Holy Family's third consecutive CACC Goalkeeper of the Year Award and was named All-CAAC Second Team.
- Jacqueline Ziegler ’22 was voted on the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team. Ziegler also was named All-CAAC Second Team.
- Maura Kilkenny ’24 was named All-CAAC Second Team
USC All-Region Teams are voted on by the 35 head coaches in the region, while the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Teams are voted on by the 30 sports information offices in the Philadelphia area. To be eligible for the 11-member PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team, nominated student-athletes must be in at least their second year at their current institution and carry at least a 3.30 grade point average.