LOUDONVILLE, NY – For the fourth time in program history, a member of Siena Men's Soccer has been honored as the MAAC Rookie of the Year. Freshman Jacob Sandun Arachchige-Jensen's award as the top newcomer in the league highlighted a total of nine honors given to six freshmen as part of the Fall 2021 MAAC Postseason Awards, as announced by the conference office on Monday morning.
 
Arachchige-Jensen was also given First Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Rookie Team honors, while defender Henrik Winkelmann was named a Second Team All-MAAC selection. Forwards Zach Gardner and Thomas Storodegard, midfielder Erik Reis, and defender Jesper Schone Vogtengen rounded out a program record six nods on the MAAC All-Rookie Team. The team's nine total honors match 2012 as the season with the most postseason honors in program history, with a Saint earning First Team honors for the first time since 2017.
 
A two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week honoree in 2021, Arachchige-Jensen is the first freshman in program history to earn a First Team All-MAAC nod, and was the only underclassman in the conference to gain the award this year. The Svendborg, Denmark native led the team in scoring with 17 points by way of five goals and seven assists, and acted as the squad's primary set-piece taker throughout the year. He led the Saints in both shots (30) and shots on-goal (12), and recorded his first collegiate multi-goal performance during the team's 5-1 triumph over Canisius on October 27.
 
Winkelmann played in all but two games on the team's back line, and joined Arachchige-Jensen as the only freshmen to be given a First or Second Team All-MAAC selection. The Ostercappln, Germany product netted one goal and one assist, including the overtime game winner against Saint Peter's on October 6 that led to him taking home MAAC Rookie of the Week honors.
 
Gardner played in 13 matches and started 12, ranking third on the team in scoring by way of three goals and three assists. Two of the Glastonbury, Connecticut native's goals proved to be game-winners, including in the team's 2-1 win over Monmouth in its regular season finale on November 3. He was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on September 20. Storodegard made five starts in 15 total appearances, with two goals and an assist for five total points. The Norway native netted goals in non-conference wins at Bryant and against Brown.
 
Both Reis and Schone Vogtengen proved themselves as secondary contributors for the Saints in 2021, with Reis notching a goal and four assists, and Schone Vogtengen recording a pair of helps. A native of Gothenburg, Sweden, Reis scored his first collegiate goal against the Hawks on November 3 and made 17 starts while playing in all 19 contests. A product of Haslum, Norway, Schone Vogtengen started in 18 of 19 matches on the team's back line.
 
Siena was also heralded for strong academics, with 12 Saints being placed on the MAAC All-Academic Team. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must complete two semesters at his/her institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. A total of 137 student athletes were placed on this year's Men's Soccer All-Academic Team, with the Saints placing double-digit honorees for the third straight season.
 
Senior Greg Monroe earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors for the third time in his collegiate career, while fifth year Jacob Pacheco, redshirt-junior Antonio Linge, redshirt-sophomore Niko Dimkopoulos, junior Luke Ferrari, and junior Mark Sojer were honored for the second time, while senior Birgir Thorsteinsson, junior Antonio La Gamba, junior Svavar Nokkvason, sophomore Cole Hellert, sophomore Salko Kanic, and sophomore Michael Maloney earned MAAC All-Academic Team honors for the first time.