GREENVILLE, S.C. – Eight Lees-McRae men's soccer student-athletes were named to the All-Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer this morning and three Bobcats garnered major awards. Conor O'Gorman, Andrea Marrazzo, and Taylor Morton recorded offensive player of the year, freshman of the year, and coach of the year honors.
O'Gorman, a Sophomore Forward from Dublin, Ireland, was named the Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Year after scoring nine goals and four assists this season in 17 matches. O'Gorman also earned first team honors and finished the regular season with 22 total points in 13 league matches.
Marrazzo, a Freshman Forward from Olbia, Italy, was voted as the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year after recording seven goals and seven assists in 17 matches. Marrazzo finished the conference season with five goals and five assists for the Bobcats.
In his fifth season as the head coach of the Bobcats, Taylor Morton earned Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year honors for the first time after leading the Bobcats to an overall record of 13-1-3 and posted a Conference Carolinas mark of 9-1-3. Morton and Lees-McRae men's soccer also earned the second seed in the 2026 Conference Carolinas Northwest Division title and were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches rankings the majority of the season.
Adam Condron, a Junior Defense from Dublin, Ireland, led the Bobcat backline with 1,454 total minutes and was named to the first team all-conference.
Jonathan Kienle, a Senior Goalkeeper from Heidenheim, Germany, earned first team honors after securing 11 shutouts and only conceding nine goals in 17 matches.
Rui Cardoso, Conor Hart, Marrazzo, and Nils Schulze were named to the second team honors. Cardoso joined Condron on the backline for the Bobcats and made 13 starts in his freshman season. Hart registered two goals and two assists this season at his midfield position. Schulze anchored the Bobcats with two assists in 1,231 total minutes on the pitch.
Oskar Lindegard, a Senior Defense from Stockholm, Sweden, was voted to the third team on Defense after 17 match starts and 1,283 total minutes this season on the field.
Lees-McRae men's soccer enters the conference tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 North Greenville tomorrow afternoon at 6:30 p.m. on Tate Field.
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