Abrahm Tiburcio was named as the Goalkeeper of the Year in the conference as the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference released the postseason awards for the men's soccer season.

Tiburcio was also named First Team All-NACC along with Jakub Kasiak. Krystof Cicha grabbed Second Team All-NACC honors while Nick Smith collected a slot on the honorable mention team.

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Tiburcio, a junior, started 15 of Benedictine's 19 games this season in goal, accumulating a 7-3-5 record with a 1.034 goals-against average, 63 saves, an .808 save percentage and five shutouts. Following a 1-2 start in his first three games in goal, Tiburcio allowed just eight goals while posting a 6-0-5 mark in the next 11 games he played as the Eagles posted a 5-1-6 record in league play. Four of his five shutouts came against NACC competition, including two scoreless draws and a 2-0 win over Illinois Tech in the quarterfinals of the NACC Tournament.

Tiburcio currently shares the league lead in shutouts, sits second in save percentage and goals-against average, and is fourth in total saves and fifth in minutes played (1305:00) and saves per game (4.20).

In league play, Tiburcio led all NACC goalkeepers in save percentage (.857) and ranked third in goals-against average (.80) and saves per game (4.80).

Tiburcio is the first Benedictine student-athlete to be named NACC Goalkeeper of the Year, and the first to earn a predominantly defensively award since Yusuf Sahin was named NACC South Division Defensive Player of the Year during the Spring 2021 season.