NEW YORK - The 2025 CUNY Athletic Conference men's soccer All-Conference awards and teams were announced Friday morning.
Brooklyn College senior Nikala Metreveli was named the conference's Player of the Year, while teammate Andrew Gavrilov was selected as Rookie of the Year. First-year Bulldog head coach Nathan Bell was named the Coach of the Year, while York's Ernest Bawilliam was named the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
Player of the Year: Nikala Metreveli, Brooklyn (Sr., F, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Metreveli is the first Bulldog to earn Player of the Year honors since Valentyn Kharko in 2016 and the third overall.
Metreveli, a three-time CUNYAC Player of the Week, has six goals and nine assists for 21 points on the season. His nine assists lead the conference and he ranks No. 3 in Division III in assists per game and inside the top 20 in total assists. His nine assists are the most by a CUNYAC player since 2023.
Rookie of the Year: Andrew Gavrilov, Brooklyn (Fr., F, Staten Island, N.Y.)
Gavrilov is the second Brooklyn player to win Rookie of the Year in the last three seasons, with George Koufos earning the honor in 2023.
Gavrilov leads the conference in scoring, having totaled 15 goals and an assist for 31 points. A three-time CUNYAC Rookie of the Week, Gavrilov has the most goals by a CUNYAC player since 2018. Nationally, Gavrilov ranks third per game in goals per game, second in game-winning goals with six and in the top 20 in total goals.
Coach of the Year: Nathan Bell, Brooklyn
Bell is Brooklyn's first Coach of the Year selection in men's soccer since Rawle Hensford in 2012.
In his first season at the helm of the Bulldogs, Bell has guided Brooklyn to a 10-6-1 overall record and the program's first conference regular season title since 1981 with a 5-1-1 record. The Bulldogs have five players recognized as All-Conference selections. Brooklyn's 10 wins are its most since the 2013 season.
2025 CUNYAC Men's Soccer All-Conference
Player of the Year: Nikala Metreveli, Brooklyn
Rookie of the Year: Andrew Gavrilov, Brooklyn
Coach of the Year: Nathan Bell, Brooklyn
Sportsmanship Award: Ernest Bawilliam, York
Sportsmanship Team: Joseph Mignone (Baruch), Asatullaev Navruz (Brooklyn), Milton Pingarron (CCNY), Conor Sullivan (Hunter), Davio Rossilevin (John Jay), Gabriel Arful (Lehman), Aljae Douglas (Medgar Evers)
First Team All-Conference
F: Andrew Gavrilov, Brooklyn
F: Nikala Metreveli, Brooklyn
M: Derick Aboagye-Frimpong, York
M: Sekou Sheriff, John Jay
M: Cameron Dennis, Lehman
M: Rayan Vukovic, Baruch
M: Ailey Dawson, Baruch
D: Lance Brdaric, Lehman
D: Silver Jared Bijslma, Baruch
D: Patrick Irving, Hunter
GK: Dzmitry Piatrashka, Baruch
Second Team All-Conference
F: Andreas Kotronis, Baruch
F: Ashraf Abubakar, Lehman
M: Eden Haftzadi, John Jay
M: Adam Moharam, Brooklyn
M: Bejhon Alerte, Hunter
M: Yassin Hairane, Brooklyn
M: Aliou Ndiaye, CCNY
D: Navruz Asatullaev, Brooklyn
D: Kerneil Melius, CCNY
D: Conor Sullivan, Hunter
GK: Andres Barajas, Lehman
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