Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Men’s Soccer Has Three Receive CSC Academic All-District Honors
11/19/2024 6:56:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Fujita, Okiyoshi, Silva honored by CSC
CHAMPIONSHIP FUND
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Men's Soccer's Takahiro Fujita, Taimu Okiyoshi and Marco Silva were named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team, as announced by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.50 GPA and have either started in 66 percent or played in 90 percent of their team's matches.
A stalwart on the backline, Fujita saw action in all 16 matches with 10 starts playing in 954 minutes. The native of Nara, Japan, played on a defensive backline that produced seven clean sheets and gave up just 13 goals, the fewest in the conference. The sophomore tallied assists against Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 22) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 23) with a goal at Georgia State (Oct. 27).
Okiyoshi is the lone player on the squad who started all 19 matches playing in 1,657 of a possible 1,730 minutes, the most on the team, seeing action as a midfielder and center back. The native of Kobe, Japan, registered four assists this season, tied for 8th in the SBC and team lead with all four coming in SBC play with one against JMU (Oct. 4), two at Georgia State (Oct. 27) and one at Kentucky (Nov. 1).
Silva has seen action in all 19 of Marshall's matches making 11 starts. The redshirt sophomore sits second on the team with nine points on four goals and an assist. Of Silva's four tallied this season, he registered the game winner against Old Dominion on September 29.
The 13th-seeded Herd are back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. Marshall awaits the winner of the North Carolina Tar Heels and Furman Paladines for its 2024 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round match.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall men's soccer, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall men's soccer team.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's soccer, follow @herdmsoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
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---HerdZone.com---
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Men's Soccer's Takahiro Fujita, Taimu Okiyoshi and Marco Silva were named to the 2024-25 Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team, as announced by the College Sports Communicators on Tuesday.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must maintain a 3.50 GPA and have either started in 66 percent or played in 90 percent of their team's matches.
A stalwart on the backline, Fujita saw action in all 16 matches with 10 starts playing in 954 minutes. The native of Nara, Japan, played on a defensive backline that produced seven clean sheets and gave up just 13 goals, the fewest in the conference. The sophomore tallied assists against Cal State Fullerton (Aug. 22) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 23) with a goal at Georgia State (Oct. 27).
Okiyoshi is the lone player on the squad who started all 19 matches playing in 1,657 of a possible 1,730 minutes, the most on the team, seeing action as a midfielder and center back. The native of Kobe, Japan, registered four assists this season, tied for 8th in the SBC and team lead with all four coming in SBC play with one against JMU (Oct. 4), two at Georgia State (Oct. 27) and one at Kentucky (Nov. 1).
Silva has seen action in all 19 of Marshall's matches making 11 starts. The redshirt sophomore sits second on the team with nine points on four goals and an assist. Of Silva's four tallied this season, he registered the game winner against Old Dominion on September 29.
The 13th-seeded Herd are back in action on Sunday at 2 p.m. Marshall awaits the winner of the North Carolina Tar Heels and Furman Paladines for its 2024 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament Second Round match.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall men's soccer, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall men's soccer team.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's soccer, follow @herdmsoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
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