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The Big Ten Conference announced the 2021 men’s soccer All-Big Ten teams and individual honors Friday as selected by a vote of the head coaches. Penn State, the 2021 Big Ten Champion, claimed a pair of honors as Peter Mangione was named Offensive Player of the Year and Jeff Cook was voted Coach of the Year. Maryland’s Ben Bender was a unanimous selection as Midfielder of the Year and teammate Joshua Bolma earned Freshman of the Year accolades. Indiana’s Roman Celentano was selected as Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive season, while fellow Hoosier Daniel Munie was named the Defensive Player of the Year.
Mangione tied for second in the conference with three game-winning goals in all contests as he was named Offensive Player of the Year. He is the third Nittany Lion to earn the award since it was created in 2009 and the first since Connor Maloney in 2014.
Bender led the Big Ten with 21 points this season while tying for the goal-scoring lead with eight on his way to a unanimous selection as Midfielder of the Year. He becomes the second Terrapin to be named Midfielder of the Year and the first since Eryk Williamson in 2017.
Munie was voted Defensive Player of the Year after tallying three goals and two assists while starting all 17 contests for Indiana. He is the fourth Hoosier to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors and the first since Jack Maher in 2019.
Celentano was named the Goalkeeper of the Year for the second consecutive season after posting an .809 save percentage and eight shutouts, both of which paced the Big Ten. He becomes the first men’s soccer standout to be named Goalkeeper of the Year in back-to-back seasons.
Bolma led Maryland with three game-winning goals and ranked second on the team in both goals (four) and points (12). He is the first Terrapin to be named Big Ten Freshman of…
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