ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) released its 2025 men's soccer awards Wednesday and Bethany was represented by seven individuals on the All-Conference teams.
Ted Tendaie (Fy., Kinshasa, Dominican Republic), Jamie van Wijland (Jr., Hoorn, Netherlands), and Miguel Goncalves (Fy., Ourem, Portugal) were selected First-Team All-UMAC, while Santiago Rios (Sr., Bogota, Columbia), Diogo Cavalcanti (So., Cascais, Portugal), Guilherme Gancho (So., Lisbon, Portugal), and Goncalo Nolasco (Fy., Viana do Castelo, Portugal) earned Second Team honors. William Shade (Sr., Thornton, Colo.) was recognized as All-Sportsmanship.
Tendaie led the Vikings offense this season with 22 points on eight goals and six assists. He posted a team-high 29 shots on goal with two game-winning goals. He was named UMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 23.
van Wijland, a three-time UMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week honoree this season, helped limit opponents to 1.29 goals per game, which ranked second in the conference. Primarily playing center back, van Wijland tallied two goals and an assist for five points. This is van Wijland's second appearance on the All-UMAC team after earning Second Team honors last season.
Goncalves led the team with 10 assists this season, which was second most in the UMAC. He also had five goals and 20 points - third most on the team. He was named UMAC Defensive Athlete of the Week on Oct. 14.
Rios started in all 21 games with six points on six assists. Cavalcanti ranked fourth on the team with 17 points on five goals - two game-winners - and seven assists. Cavalcanti earns his second consecutive All-UMAC honor after earning honorable mention last season. Gancho, who missed seven games due to injury, finished second on the team with 20 points on eight goals and four assists. Gancho also garners his second straight All-Conference honor after being in the Second Team last year. And Nolasco started in all 21 games with seven goals (two game-winners) and two assists for 16 points.
