Resch Named Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of The Year, All-BIG EAST in Preseason Coaches’ Poll

South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer team center back Agustin Resch (Arata, Argentina) was selected Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team in the BIG EAST Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, the conference announced Tuesday. Resch was one of three players unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST Team.

Additionally, the Pirates were picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST Eastern Division with a total of 30 points awarded. Georgetown took the top spot in the poll for the East Division with 65 points and 10 first place votes, while Akron topped the Midwest Division with the same points tally. Both teams will travel to South Orange to face the Pirates this season, with Georgetown visiting on October 3 and Akron on October 17.

The master in the middle of the Pirates' backline, Resch's 6-foot-6-inch frame has scared defenders out of the box and forced them into difficult shots during his tenure at The Hall. Last year, Resch served as a central part of a Pirates' defense that ranked top 30 nationally in both goals allowed average (1.000) and shutout percentage (.444), earning the then-junior an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection at season's end. Alongside his stifling defensive efforts last season, he logged 1450 minutes, the second-most on the team, along with one goal and 15 shots, the third-most on the team.

This is the first Preseason All-BIG EAST selection for the Pirates since CJ Tibbling and Luca Dahn in 2021, as well as the first Preseason Defensive Player of the Year since Dahn that same season.

BIG EAST Preseason Men's Soccer Coaches' Poll
East Division
(first-place votes)
1. Georgetown (10)        65
2. Providence (2)            56
3. St. John's                    45
4. Connecticut                 34
5. Seton Hall                   30
6. Villanova                     16

Midwest Division
(first-place votes)
1. Akron (10)                      65
2. Creighton (2)                  57
3. Xavier                             41
4. Marquette                       34
5. DePaul                           26
6. Butler                            23

Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Noeh Hernandez, Jr., M, DePaul

Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Agustin Resch, Sr., D, Seton Hall

Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Mitch Budler, R-Sr., GK, Akron

Preseason All-BIG EAST Team
Mitch Budler, R-Sr., GK, Akron *
Josemir Gomez, Sr., F, Butler
Noah Hernandez, Jr., M, DePaul *
Mitch Baker, So., F, Georgetown
Tate Lampman, So., D, Georgetown
Matthew Van Horn, Jr., M, Georgetown
Zach Zengue, Sr., M, Georgetown
Bruno Rosa, Sr., F, Providence
Diego Batista, Sr., M, Providence
Antonio Biggs, Gr., D, St. John's
Agustin Resch, Sr., D, Seton Hall *

*Unanimous Selection