FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University had three soccer players, one woman and two men, named to the 2014 All-Sunshine State Conference teams, as announced Thursday.
Sierra Lelii (Jr., Seminole, Fla.),
Nicola Brivio (Jr., Gallarate, Italy) and
Andrea Giombetti (Sr., Rome, Italy) were all named to the conference second team.
Lelii earns her first SSC honor after leading the Sharks with 10 goals this season, doubling her previous career high. She scored game-winners against Palm Beach Atlantic and Flagler and also added three assists. She finished the year with a 60 percent shots-on-goal percentage.
Brivio makes his third straight appearance on the All-SSC squad in 2014. Brivio, listed as a defender, played multiple positions this year and assisted on a pair of goals. He's amassed 10 assists in his career and has also been a standout academic student. He was recently named Academic All-District and is up for Academic All-America later this season.
Giombetti was honored for the first time by the conference after making 55 saves and completing an illustrious career. Over the course of his career, Giombetti has played in over 4,700 minutes, more than any other goalkeeper during the Sharks' SSC era. His 202 saves ranks him fourth all time at NSU and he's one of three keepers in school history to record 15 shutouts in a career.