SAN ANTONIO -- Midwestern State's Mere Escobar repeated as Lone Star Conference Player of the Year with the release of the league's annual postseason Thursday night.

The senior from Austin capped a another brilliant campaign by leading the league with 17 goals, eight assists, and double the runner-up in with 36 total points.

Escobar, who was also tabbed as the LSC's Midfielder of the Year for the second time in his career, is on 58 career goals which matches the program's all-time high previously set by Alvin Alexander from 1975-78 and matched by Kris Henderson from 1987-90.

Merito accounted for multiple goals in five matches this season, including a hat trick against Texas A&M International and braces in wins over MSU Denver, Fort Hays State, Southern Nazarene, and Lubbock Christian.

During his career, the Mustangs are an astounding 39-0-2 when Escobar scores.

Escobar earned first-team All-LSC honors following each of the last four campaigns, was the LSC Forward of the Year in 2023 and was also the league's top midfielder in 2022.

Escobar was joined in the first team by senior defenders Tristian Adams and Juan Galindo and senior forward Samuele Muroni.

The first-team accolades is Adams' second of his career. The Mustangs posted an 8-0-2 mark in his 10 matches this season and he scored goals in both wins over the LSC champion St. Mary's Rattlers.

Galindo earned all-league honors for the third time in his career after gaining LSC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2023, while Muroni finished as the team's second-best scoring option by scoring seven goals.

MSU senior midfielder Liam Pritchard was named to the second team, while senior forward Max Gonzales, junior midfielder Jarrod McKechnie, and junior goalkeeper Daniel Robles garnered third-team accolades.

The Mustangs also boasted four student-athletes on the LSC All-Freshman Team, including midfielder Cooper Tea, forward Liam Kervick, as well as twin defenders Ethan and Skyler Krchnak.

Midwestern State takes on St. Edward's in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament semifinals Friday night at Sigma Beta Chi Field on the St. Mary's campus. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The winners moves on to the finals against either St. Mary's or Dallas Baptist on Sunday.
 

2024 LSC Men's Soccer All-Lone Star Conference Awards

First Team

Player	Team	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Hunter Dierlam	Dallas Baptist	MF	Sr.	Sacramento, Calif.
Peyton Voelker	Dallas Baptist	F	Sr.	Timnath, Colo.
Tristian Adams	Midwestern State	D	Sr.	San Diego, Calif.
Mere Escobar	Midwestern State	MF	Sr.	Austin, Texas
Juan Galindo	Midwestern State	D	Sr.	Dripping Springs, Texas
Samuele Muroni	Midwestern State	F	Sr.	Olbia, Italy
Joep Classen	Oklahoma Christian	MF	Sr.	Deurne, Netherlands
Arthur Souza	St. Edward's	F	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Sofian Maghouz	St. Mary's	MF	Sr.	London, England
Luke Mulkey	St. Mary's	D	Jr.	Parker, Texas
Lewis Nohar	St. Mary's	D	Sr.	Cumnock, Scotland
Johnny Thurbin	St. Mary's	GK	Jr.	Lingfield, England

Second Team

Player	Team	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Evan Lupo	Dallas Baptist	D	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
Evan Pustejovsky	Dallas Baptist	MF	So.	Allen, Texas
Liam Pritchard	Midwestern State	MF	Sr.	Hartlepool, England
Pepe Hinterschuster	Oklahoma Christian	GK	Fr.	Neustrelitz, Germany
Ethan Nakolo	Oklahoma Christian	F	Fr.	Yukon, Okla.
Irvin Abarca	St. Edward's	D	Sr.	Del Valle, Texas
Shunji Watanabe	St. Edward's	MF	Jr.	Tokyo, Japan
Adam Aboohamidi	St. Mary's	MF	Jr.	Wolfforth, Texas
Andrick Ferrer	St. Mary's	D	Sr.	Buffalo, N.Y.
Gael Gallegos	St. Mary's	F	So.	Laredo, Texas
Pau Mateu-Deya	St. Mary's	D	Sr.	Marratxi, Spain
Matteo Landais	West Texas A&M	F	Jr.	Vitre, France

Third Team

Player	Team	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Geofroy Letienne	Lubbock Christian	D	Jr.	Auxerre, France
Justin Martinez	Lubbock Christian	F	Fr.	Pampa, Texas
Mani Nunez	Lubbock Christian	MF	Jr.	Murcia, Spain
Max Gonzales	Midwestern State	F	Sr.	Dripping Springs, Texas
Jarrod McKechnie	Midwestern State	MF	Jr.	Wellington, New Zealand
Daniel Robles	Midwestern State	GK	Jr.	Tyler, Texas
Pablo Zavala	St. Edward's	D	Fr.	Austin, Texas
Cooper Stephens	St. Mary's	MF	Sr.	Richardson, Texas
Danny DeMarias	UT Tyler	MF	Jr.	Wylie, Texas
Oscar Sosa	UT Tyler	D	Jr.	El Paso, Texas
Daniel Burton	West Texas A&M	D	Sr.	St. Clement, Jersey
Gabriel Nevarez	West Texas A&M	F	Jr.	Gainesville, Texas

LSC All-Freshman Team

Player	Team	Pos	Yr	Hometown
Justin Martinez	Lubbock Christian	F	Fr.	Pampa, Texas
Cooper Tea	Midwestern State	MF	Fr.	Rowlett, Texas
Liam Kervick	Midwestern State	F	Fr.	Waterford, Ireland
Ethan Krchnak	Midwestern State	D	Fr.	Pearland, Texas
Skyler Krchnak	Midwestern State	D	Fr.	Pearland, Texas
Pepe Hinterschuster	Oklahoma Christian	GK	Fr.	Neustrelitz, Germany
Ethan Nakolo	Oklahoma Christian	F	Fr.	Yukon, Okla.
David Pepple	Oklahoma Christian	D	Fr.	Leicester, England
Izaiah Garza	St. Edward's	MF	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
Christian Mezas	St. Edward's	F	Fr.	Austin, Texas
Pablo Zavala	St. Edward's	D	Fr.	Austin, Texas
Diego Cruz	UT Tyler	MF	Fr.	Dallas, Texas
Sharif Mohammed	West Texas A&M	MF	Fr.	Port St. Lucie, Fla.

LSC All-Academic Team

Player	Team	Pos	Yr	Major	Hometown
Chase Turcotte	Dallas Baptist	MF	So.	Pre-Physical Therapy	Mansfield, Texas
Peyton Voelker	Dallas Baptist	F	Sr.	Business Administration	Timnath, Colo.
Pablo Nodar	Eastern New Mexico	D	Jr.	Business Administration	Chantada, Spain
Saimon Gjeci	Lubbock Christian	F	Sr.	Management	Brescia, Italy
Connor Pettigrew	Lubbock Christian	GK	Sr.	Accounting	Frisco, Texas
Arthur Souza	St. Edward's	F	Sr.	Master of  Business Administration	Houston, Texas
Bradley Greene	St. Mary's	D	Sr.	Exercise & Sport Science	Essex, England
Johnny Thurbin	St. Mary's	GK	Jr.	Finance & Risk Management	Lingfield, England
Lewis Coates	Sul Ross State	MF	Jr.	Kinesiology & Human Performance	Harrogate, England
Sid Cleofe	UT Tyler	MF	Jr.	Kinesiology	Tyler, Texas
Matteo Landais	West Texas A&M	MF	Sr.	Sociology	Vitre, England