ATLANTA, Ga. (November 1, 2023) – Oglethorpe forward Ben Alram and Rhodes standout Eli Pilcher were named players of the year to highlight the 2023 All-SAA men's soccer teams. The duo joins Newcomer of the Year John Palomino of Centre as part of 57 student-athletes named all-conference. Oglethorpe's Jon Akin was voted SAA Coach of the Year for the seventh time in his decorated career.
 
Defensive Player of the Year Eli Pilcher (Junior/Charlotte, N.C.) anchored a Rhodes defensive backline that surrendered just two goals in league play and eight all season. Pilcher guided the Lynx to shutouts in nine matches, including five clean sheets in conference play. The junior started every game and was second among Rhodes field players in playing time, recording 1272 minutes of action. Pilcher was first team All-SAA each of the last three seasons and marks the second-straight Rhodes SAA Defensive Player of the Year with Michell Fenton earning the award in 2022.  

Voting for All-SAA awards was conducted among the conference's eight head coaches.
 
Offensive Player of the Year – Ben Alram, Oglethorpe
Defensive Player of the Year – Eli Pilcher, Rhodes
Newcomer of the Year – John Palomino, Centre
Coach of the Year – Jon Akin, Oglethorpe
 
First Team All-SAA
GK – James Leone, Hendrix
D – Daniel Amah, Oglethorpe
D – Eli Pilcher, Rhodes
D – Tyler Scott, Sewanee
M – Luke Grant, Rhodes
M – Sota Ippongi, Centre
M – Adrian Levy, Oglethorpe
F – Ben Alram, Oglethorpe
F – JR Cozine, Oglethorpe
F – Tyler Cozzie, Sewanee
At-Large – Jesus Tadeo, Rhodes
 
Second Team All-SAA
GK – Nate Slota, Rhodes
D – Luke Ferrari, Oglethorpe
D – Andy Guzman, Berry
D – Max Sosa-Haemmerli, Rhodes
M – Alessandro Junior, Birmingham-Southern
M – Jake Locklear, Oglethorpe
M – Tracy Moon, Berry
F – John Palomino, Centre
F – Cristian Median, Oglethorpe
F – Ben Novello, Rhodes
At-Large – Everett Hauser, Centre
 
Honorable Mention:
Berry – Dylan Bloch, Jose Palacios, TJ Tracy
Birmingham-Southern – Pirmin Blattmann, Cesar Hurtado, Trey Kirksey, Caleb Pruett, Vopicelli Vittorio
Centre – Jacob Camacho, Drew Davidson, Alec McAlister, Taylor Nelson, Finnegan Deem-Ranzetta
Hendrix – Holt Bliss, Will Kelton, Austin Pettigrew
Millsaps – Jacks Dowdy, Michael Hamauei, Nicolas Nieto
Oglethorpe – Dylan Bapst, Carolos Cavallaro, Javier Martinez, Nicolas Mejia, Nicolas Sciarra
Rhodes – Wes Adams, Rhys Hourmont, Brendan Kane, Jeffrey Mason, Pierce Miller
Sewanee – Connor Dail, David Edge, Payne Gridley, Will Hawgood, Stokes McConnell, Christopher Rives