BUIES CREEK, N.C. –
Kemy Amiche of Campbell University has been named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman first team. He has also made the Top Drawer Soccer first team Freshman Best XI squad. Amiche's selection marks the third-straight year that a Camel has earned freshman All-America recognition.
Amiche finished the season ranked fifth in the country in total assists (11) and 17th in assists per game (0.52). He played in all 21 contests and was a first-team all-conference selection. Amiche stood second among Big South leaders in points (25), was T5th in goals (7) and first in assists. The winger dealt three assists and added a goal in Campbell's 7-0 Big South semifinal win over Winthrop and scored in the final against High Point.
A native of Goussainville, France and member of the Big South all-tournament and all-freshman teams, Amiche produced the most assists in a year since Mitchell Cardenas set up 14 goals in the 2012 campaign. He was named second-team All-South Region by the United Soccer Coaches.
After winning the Big South regular season and tournament titles, the Camels (15-4-2, 9-0-1) were ranked No. 29 in the final College Soccer News poll and No. 8 in the South Region ranking. CU finished the season rated second in the country in total goals (55), assists (58) and points (168).
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-FRESHMEN FIRST TEAM
Nelson Pereira | Forward | Stetson | Silveira, Portugal
Bernardo Dos Santos Monteiro | Forward | FIU | Cascais, Portugal
Joshua Bolma | Forward | Maryland | Accra, Ghana
Tucker Lepley | Midfielder | UCLA | Charlotte, N.C
Shakur Mohammed | Midfielder | Duke | Kumasi, Ghana
Kemy Amiche | Midfielder | Campbell | Goussainville, France
Joran Gerbet | Midfielder | Oregon State | Valence, France
Erik Centeno | Defender | Pacific | Stockton, Calif.
Josh Ramsey | Defender | Notre Dame | Plano, Texas
Pietro Grassi | Defender | UCLA | Milan, Italy
Alex Lopez | Goalkeeper | Tulsa | Madrid, Spain
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-FRESHMEN SECOND TEAM
Tommy Mihalic | Forward | Indiana | Skokie, Ill.
Alessandro Arlotti | Forward | Harvard | Monaco
Evan Jones | Forward | Holy Cross | West Hartford, Conn.
Tega Ikoba | Forward | North Carolina | Madison, Ala.
J.C. Ngando | Midfielder | UNCG | Paris, France
Guilherme Feitosa | Midfielder | Pittsburgh | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | Midfielder | Washington | Berkeley, Calif.
Alberto Anaya | Midfielder | Bowling Green | Queretaro, Mexico
Mateo Leveque | Midfielder | Connecticut | Nice, France
Leo Burney | Defender | Penn | Seattle, Wash.
Mason Tatafu | Defender | Hofstra | Perth, Australia
Ruben Mesalles | Defender | Duke | Longboat, Florida
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS ALL-FRESHMEN THIRD TEAM
Matthew Roou | Forward | Notre Dame | Germantown, Wis.
Isak Oystese | Forward | Rhode Island | Oslo, Norway
Jesse Randall | Forward | Northern Kentucky | Wellington, New Zealand
Danny Flores | Midfielder | Virginia Tech | Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Jacob Sandun Arachchige-Jensen | Midfielder | Siena | Svenborg, Denmark
Sander Roed | Midfielder | Louisville | Tranby, Norway
Francesco Montanile | Midfielder | UC Irvine | Phoenix, Ariz.
Diego Castillo | Midfielder | Utah Valley | Mexico City, Mexico
Shion Soga | Midfielder | South Florida | Aichi, Japan
Jordy Luchies | Defender | Loyola Maryland | Emmen, Netherlands
Wilson Eisner | Defender | Cornell | Menlo Park, Calif.
Kevin Bonilla | Defender | Portland | Dallas, Texas
Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI Teams
First Team
F: Joshua Bolma (Maryland), Shakur Mohammed (Duke), Isaiah Parker (Saint Louis)
M: Tucker Lepley (UCLA), Danny Flores (Virginia Tech),
Kemy Amiche (Campbell), Joran Gerbet (Oregon State)
D: Kevin Bonilla (Portland), Joshua Ramsey (Notre Dame), Mason Tatafu (Hofstra)
GK: Alex Lopez (Tulsa)
Second Team
F: Erik Centeno (Pacific), Matthew Roou (Notre Dame), Aboubacar Camara (Louisville)
M: Alberto Anaya (Bowling Green), Luke Hille (NC State), Diego Castillo (Utah Valley), Tommy Mihalic (Indiana)
D: Pietro Grassi (UCLA), Cole Dewhurst (Providence), Frederik Jorgensen (West Virginia
GK: Ben Martino (Virginia Tech)
