AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference has announced its annual year-end awards with the University of North Georgia (UNG) placing five players on the All-Conference team and head coach Anel Lilic being voted the league's Coach of the Year.

Lilic led UNG to its first-ever PBC regular season title in program history and is the first Nighthawk to be named PBC men's soccer Coach of the Year. The third-year coach guided the Nighthawks to a 9-4-5 overall record, and an 8-2-2 record in the PBC. The team's .639 overall winning percentage, and .750 conference winning percentage is the highest in both categories for the Nighthawks since 2004.
 
Jorge Sandoval, Isaac Calderon and Vukašin Lukovic each garnered first team All-Conference honors, while Maxwell Mitchell and Santiago Cano were each voted second team All-Conference.

The top-seeded Nighthawks host the semifinals of the PBC Tournament next Wednesday, Nov. 12 against the winner of fourth-seeded Clayton State and fifth-seeded Georgia Southwestern.
 
PBC Men's Soccer All-Conference First Team
 
F - Christian Hatley, Lander
F - Jorge Sandoval, North Georgia
F - Cesar Rubio-Amaya, Georgia Southwestern
F - Gonzalo LaChica, Clayton State
M - Isaac Calderon, North Georgia
M - Callum Stokes, Lander
M - Ryosuke Tanaka, Lander
M - Axel-Ambroise Gravel, Georgia Southwestern
D - Vukašin Lukovic, North Georgia
D - Filip Hornburg, Flagler
D - Charlie Bell, Lander
GK - Ryan Rivas, Flagler
 
PBC Men's Soccer All-Conference Second Team
 
F - Giacomo Sartori, Lander
F - Maxwell Mitchell, North Georgia
F - Finn Weigelt, Flagler
F - Santiago Cano, North Georgia
M - Gustav Moberg, Flagler
M - Rafael Kawata, USCA
M - Alex Alexandrou, Flagler
M - Camilo Velez, Clayton State
D - Daniel Becerra, Flagler
D - Josh Murray, Lander
D - Othmane Chagour, Clayton State
GK - Conrad Knight, Lander
 
Offensive Player of the Year, Presented by College Ave: Christian Hatley, Lander
Defensive Player of the Year, Presented by College Ave: Filip Hornburg, Flagler
Freshman of the Year, Presented by College Ave:  Filip Hornburg, Flagler
Coach of the Year, Presented by College Ave: Anel Lilic, North Georgia
Select Sport Gold Ball Award: Cesar Rubio Amaya, Georgia Southwestern
Elite 18 Award: Charlie Bell, Lander