CLEVELAND -- The North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) named its men's soccer All-NCAC teams and players of the year award winners on Wednesday afternoon. Among the honorees were seven Kenyon talents, with first-year Luca Bilotto being named both NCAC Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year,
Andrew Adams earning Midfielder of the Year and the Kenyon coaching staff earning Coaching Staff of the Year.
Bilotto lit up the stat sheet for the Owls this fall, topping the chart for the Owls with a total of 23 points off of eight goals and seven assists. Those 23 points in 19 matches took him to the top of the table in the NCAC for points per game. In addition to his special conference awards, he also notched top honors with a spot on the All-NCAC first team.
Andrews, the next major award winner for the Owls, was also an All-NCAC first team selection. He was elite from the midfield, picking up 14 points off of five goals and four assists. He scored two game-winners for the Owls and captained the Gambier side to an NCAC Tournament Final appearance and a ranking as high as eighth in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III rankings.
Head coach Travis Wall and the Kenyon coaching staff made up of Billy Castro, Liam Vance and Ryan Walters, also garnered top recognition from their NCAC peers. The Coaching Staff of the Year award is Wall's second at Kenyon. The Owls posted a record of 14-3-0 (7-1-0 NCAC) and claimed the NCAC Championship. Currently, the Owls sport one of the highest powered attacks in the nation, sitting fourth in the country in assists per game (2.89), ninth in points per game (8.37), 13th in goal differential (52-16) and 18th in goals per game (2.74).
Among Kenyon's other honorees, Lucas de Alarcon picked up his second All-NCAC honor, while contributing in a major way to the Kenyon offensive. The junior forward found 21 points on the field in 2026 with eight goals and five assists. His eight goals tied Bilotto for the second most in the conference. His 33.3 percent conversion rate on 24 shots was an Owl best for the fall.
A pair of sophomores, Joey Nigro and Jack Commandeur each earned a selection to the All-NCAC second team. The selection is the second of Nigro's young career as an Owl after earning second-team honors the year previous. Nigro picked up 11 points with three goals and five assists, with 10 of those points coming in conference play. Commandeur anchored a strong backline, ripping four goals on the year and picking up his second All-NCAC selection in two years. Commandeur was elite, helping the Owls to nine clean sheets with consistent communication to support a strong defense.
The final Owls to earn All-NCAC positions were Mathis Elissaint and Kevin Farina. Both were named to the third team, playing well throughout the season. Elissaint earned his first selection in his first season as an Owl. He appeared in every match for Kenyon and made 13 starts. His consistent passing and heads-up play was essential. A selfless player, Elissaint picked up an assist and played a menacing role in the midfield. Farina earned his first All-NCAC selection of his career in a season where he started every match and piled up 1,395 minutes, the most out of any defender for the Owls. Farina's 10 points also totaled the most by a Kenyon defender with three goals (two game winners) and four assists.
The Kenyon team now travels to the University of Lynchburg for its first-round match in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Owls will take on the Polar Bears of Ohio Northern University on Friday at 3 pm. Tickets for the match can be purchased online using this link.
