Ybarra Earns First Team All-B1G Honors; Evans, Bucknor Garner All-Freshman Nods
11/5/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Fifth-year senior Marc Ybarra of the University of Michigan men's soccer team earned his fourth All-Big Ten honor, a first-team selection, while Jason Bucknor and Hayden Evans earned All-Freshman Team honors as announced by the conference Friday (Nov. 5).
Ybarra's repeats as a first-team recipient after earning the distinction last season. He also was named to the all-conference second team in 2019 and the All-Freshman Team in 2017. The Ann Arbor native is the only player to start all 16 matches this season for Michigan, playing 1,482 minutes as a midfielder. He scored three goals, to tie for second on the team, and had two assists for 12 points. In Big Ten play, Ybarra scored one goal and added two assists, with his goal coming on the road at Penn State. Ybarra is the all-time leader in games played (89) and games started (88), while ranking second in career assists (24).
Bucknor helped anchor the backline in his first season as a Wolverine, appearing in 14 matches with 12 starts, missing two games due to injury. The defender has totaled 815 minutes and has added one assist this season as a Wolverine, while helping Michigan to one shutout.
Evans earned the starting role in net halfway through the season, starting every Big Ten Conference match. The freshman keeper has made 11 starts and carries a .750 save percentage. Evans has made 42 saves this season, including a career-high eight at No. 8 Maryland, while making six saves in his first career shutout against Wisconsin.
Senior Kevin Buca was Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner after starting 14 games and leading the Wolverines with 12 points (five goals, two assists). The U-M midfielder recorded a hat trick in the Wolverines' 3-1 victory over Northwestern and has played 985 minutes this season.
Michigan earned the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will host No. 5-seeded Wisconsin on Sunday (Nov. 7) at U-M Soccer Stadium. First kick is set for 1 p.m., and the match will be streamed on B1G+.
2021 Big Ten Men's Soccer Awards
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year:Â Peter Mangione, Penn State
Big Ten Midfielder of the Year:Â BEN BENDER, MARYLAND
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year:Â Daniel Munie, Indiana
Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year:Â Roman Celentano, Indiana
Big Ten Freshman of the Year:Â Joshua Bolma, Maryland
Big Ten Coach of the Year: JEFF COOK, PENN STATE
All-Big Ten First Team*
Forward
Farai Mutatu, Michigan State
Justin Weiss, Northwestern
Peter Mangione, Penn State
Midfield
BEN BENDER, MARYLAND
Joshua Bolma, Maryland
Marc Ybarra, Michigan
Jack Beck, Michigan State
Laurence Wootton, Ohio State
Defense
Daniel Munie, Indiana
Brett St. Martin, Maryland
Brandon Hackenberg, Penn State
Goalkeeper
Roman Celentano, Indiana
All-Big Ten Second Team
Forward
Victor Bezerra, Indiana
Jackson Temple, Rutgers
Midfield
Herbert Endeley, Indiana
Seth Kuhn, Penn State
Andrew Privett, Penn State
Pierre Reedy, Penn State
Defense
Spencer Glass, Indiana
Vince Borden, Rutgers
Moritz Kappelsberger, Wisconsin
Goalkeeper
Niklas Neumann, Maryland
All-Big Ten Freshman Team*
TOMMY MIHALIC, INDIANA
Sam Sarver, Indiana
JOSHUA BOLMA, MARYLAND
William Kulvik, Maryland
CADEN STAFFORD, MARYLAND
Jason Buckner, Michigan
Hayden Evans, Michigan
COLLIN MCCAMY, NORTHWESTERN
Nathan Demian, Ohio State
Anthony Samways, Ohio State
MATT ACOSTA, RUTGERS
Joey Zalinsky, Rutgers
Adir Raphael, Wisconsin
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Joey Maher, Indiana
Justin Gielen, Maryland
Kevin Buca, Michigan
Farai Mutatu, Michigan State
Deng Deng Kur, Northwestern
Xavier Green, Ohio State
Alex Stevenson, Penn State
Ola Maeland, Rutgers
Tim Bielic, Wisconsin
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
* - Additional honoree due to ties
