BURNABY – SFU men's soccer players Mark Talisuna, Conrad Cheng, and Simone Masi have been selected to the 2021 NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) All-West Region Team it was announced today.

Burnaby natives Cheng and Masi, and Talisuna, from Kampala, Uganda, were unanimous GNAC All-Conference selections earlier this year by conference coaches. Cheng was also GNAC Newcomer of the Year.

Cheng transferred to SFU after playing with the University of New Hampshire and with Skeid in Norway's Second Division. A dangerous and creative midfielder, he scored three goals and was second on SFU with 22 shots while appearing in 14 games.

"We have a long history of having very exciting wingers who love going one vs one with players and Conrad is exactly that," said SFU head coach Clint Schneider. "When healthy, we think Conrad can take over games and really cause problems for the opposition and we saw that this season."

A sophomore midfielder, Talisuna started all 10 games he played, was third with 21 shots on goal and dazzled fans with his footwork. "We are very fortunate to have a player of Mark's quality in possession," said Schneider.  "He has a very high ceiling and we look forward to working with him and helping him to reach his full potential."

Masi started all 16 games as a freshman and was the ony freshman selected to the GNAC All-Conference First Team. Masi helped SFU achieve a 1.25 goals against average, second best in the conference, a .737 save percentage and just 4.75 shots against on average per game.

"Simone is a tremendous talent with all of the skills to continue to develop into a big time centre back in his career at SFU, and we look forward to what is to come from him in the future," said Schneider.
 

First Team
Pos    Name                           School                            Yr        Hometown              
GK     Alvaro Unanua               Cal State LA                     Jr.        Pamplona, Spain
F        Gustavo Ferrari              San Francisco State           Jr.        Alberta, Canada
F        Paul Henschke               Cal Poly Pomona              So.       Berlin, Germany
F        Alex Mejia                     Seattle Pacific                   Sr.        Seattle, Wash.
F        Parker Scalzo                 Point Loma                      Jr.        Murrieta, Calif.
MF     Gregoire Diep                Azusa Pacific                    Jr.        Munich, Germany
MF     David Elizaga ^(2019-1)        Cal State LA                     Sr.        Madrid, Spain
MF     Eduardo Faria ^(2019-1)        Cal Poly Pomona              Sr.        Porto Alegre, Brazil
MF     Drew Farnsworth            Western Washington        Sr.        Auckland, New Zealand
D       Morten Bjoershol ^{(2018-2, 2019-1)}                                 Cal State LA        Sr.      Oslo, Norway
D       Nik Reierson                  Seattle Pacific                   Sr.        Duvall, Wash.
D       Gonzalo Talavera            Cal State LA                     Sr.        Madrid, Spain
D       Izaac Zausch                  Biola                               Jr.        Liberty Hill, Texas
 
Second Team
Pos    Name                           School                            Yr        Hometown              
GK     Jeremy Zielinski              Hawai'I Pacific                  Sr.        Sunnyvale, Calif.
F        David Kwinn                  Azusa Pacific                    Sr.        Alta Loma, Calif.
F        James Ndubueze            Azusa Pacific                    Sr.        Paderborn, Germany
F        Marco Silveira                Humboldt State                Sr.        Salvador, Brazil
F        Halil Yilmaz                    Montana State Billings      Jr.        Wiesbaden, Germany
MF     Conrad Cheng               Simon Fraser                    Jr.        Burnaby, B.C. (Canada)
MF     Theo Le Calve                Biola                               Jr.        Bayeux, France
MF     Adrian Rebollar              Cal State Monterey Bay     Sr.        Watsonville, Calif.
MF     Mark Talisuna                Simon Fraser                    So.       Kampala, Uganda
D       Lawrence Kwazema        Biola                               Jr.        Owerri, Nigeria
D       Joseph Macpherson        Azusa Pacific                    So.       Aberdeen, Scotland
D       Simone Masi                  Simon Fraser                    Fr.        Burnaby, B.C. (Canada)
D       Cesar Ruvalcaba             Cal Poly Pomona              Fr.        South Gate, Calif.
 
West Region Player of the Year:  Morten Bjoershol (Sr., D, Cal State LA)
 
*Numbers in parentheses indicate previous D2CCA All-West Region selection - Season-Team (1=1^st Team, 2=2^nd Team)