Two UNC Wilmington men honored by TopDrawerSoccer

WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington junior defender Indy Smith and freshman midfielder Etienne Boulanger were named to TopDrawersoccer.com’s Teams-of-the-Season on Thursday. Smith earned honorable mention accolades while Boulanger was named to the All-Rookie team.

Smith, who was named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association, anchored the Seahawks defense again as a junior. UNCW has allowed just 12 goals this season entering their first-ever NCAA tournament game on Thursday at Charlotte. Defensively, the Seahawks rank seventh nationally with a 0.57 goals against average. UNCW has not allowed a goal in its last four outings, including both games of the CAA Championship tournament when it blanked Old Dominion and Northeastern by identical scores of 1-0.

Boulanger made an immediate impact and was named second-team All-Rookie by the website. Boulanger is tied for the club lead with five goals and is second with 11 points. Two of his five goals have provided the winning margin with game-winners against Alabama A&M and Virginia Commonwealth.