2021 GLIAC MEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
GLIAC – The 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Soccer awards have been announced after voting conducted by the league's coaches.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Danny Barlow, Saginaw Valley St.
In his first season with the Cardinals after transferring from the University of Denver, Barlow scored a team-high 10 goals, the best in the GLIAC. Barlow also added three assists and a team-high 36 shots, starting all nine games for the Cardinals.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Robbie Baker, Saginaw Valley St.
Baker helped lead the Cardinals to a GLIAC regular-season title, as the SVSU defense allowed just seven goals in nine games. Baker added a goal in a crucial early season win over the University of Wisconsin Parkside.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Rafael Pereira, Ashland
Winger Rafael Pereira is Ashland's first GLIAC Freshman of the Year since defender Mitch Deyhle earned the distinction in 2009. Pereira was a dynamic attacking presence in his first season in an AU uniform as the Eagles consistently played through him on the wing. He had a goal and three assists through the GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal game in which he assisted on one of AU's three second-half goals. He also scored and assisted in Ashland's 4-0 win over Davenport in the regular season finale, earning him GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week honors.
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Mason Maziasz, Saginaw Valley St.
Maziasz allowed just seven goals in net this season for the Cardinals, which led the GLIAC. He started all nine games, recorded four shutouts, and finished with 16 saves.
COACH OF THE YEAR - Louis Barrow, Saginaw Valley St.
Barrow led the Cardinals to a perfect regular season, winning the program's fifth GLIAC championship. Through two seasons as the head coach for SVSU, Barrow has an overall record of 21-7-1 and 17-4-0 in the GLIAC.
A complete list of the 2019 All-GLIAC men's soccer teams is below:
| 2021 All-GLIAC Men's Soccer Teams | |||
| All-GLIAC First Team - Forwards | |||
| Name | School | Year | Hometown |
| Danny Barlow | Saginaw Valley St | Sr. | Newcastle, England |
| Rade Novakovich | Parkside | Jr. | Muskego, Wisconsin |
| Amedeo Crovasce | Northwood | So. | West Bloomfield, Mich. |
| All-GLIAC First Team - Midfielders | |||
| Robbie Bruce | Saginaw Valley St. | Sr. | Cullen, Scotland |
| Daire O'Riordan | Davenport | Sr. | Cork, Ireland |
| Max Ludwig | Parkside | Sr. | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Kaffie Kurz | Northern Michigan | Jr. | Painsville, Liberia |
| All-GLIAC First Team - Defenders | |||
| Robbie Baker | Saginaw Valley St. | So. | Brisbane, Australia, |
| Henry Bruer-Schmadalla | Parkside | Jr. | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Martin Murillo | Purdue Northwest | Fr. | Addison, Ill. |
| All-GLIAC First Team - Goalkeeper | |||
| Mason Maziasz | Saginaw Valley St. | Sr. | Troy, Mich. |
| 2021 All-GLIAC Men's Soccer Second Team | |||
| All-GLIAC Second Team - Forwards | |||
| Ryan Palmbaum | Northern Michigan | So. | Rocklin, Cali. |
| Kieran Paterson | Ashland | So. | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Kairo Coore | Saginaw Valley St. | So. | Whitby, Ontario |
| Matt Bahena | Purdue Northwest | Sr. | Alsip, Ills. |
| All-GLIAC Second Team - Midfielders | |||
| Isaiah Nieves | Purdue Northwest | Sr. | Lyons Township |
| Brady Walker | Saginaw Valley St. | Jr. | Heartland, Mich. |
| Edgar Heredia | Parkside | So. | Oshkosh, Wisc. |
| All-GLIAC Second Team - Defenders | |||
| Joseph Renner | Ashland | Jr. | Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. |
| Benjamin Adamson | Saginaw Valley St. | Fr. | Hull, England |
| Niko Scheibal | Northern Michigan | Fr. | Minnetonka, Minn. |
| All-GLIAC Second Team - Goalkeeper | |||
| Alexandre Durand | Parkside | Jr. | Paris, France, |
| 2021 All-GLIAC Men's Soccer - Honorable Mention | |||
| Fred Francis | Ashland | Sr. | Dunmow, England |
| Carter Selvius | Davenport | Gr. | Byron Center, Mich. |
| Alex Weaver | Northern Michigan | So. | Des Moines, Wash. |
| August Hunter | Northwood | Sr. | St. Clair Shores, Mich. |
| Edin Galvez | Purdue Northwest | Jr. | Berwyn, Ill. |
| Lachlan Hepburn | Saginaw Valley State | Fr. | Fenton, Mich. |
| Stan Cargill | Upper Iowa | So. | London, England |
| Marco Fabiano | Parkside | Jr. | Kenosha, Wis. |
