11/5/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Four members of the College of Charleston men's soccer team earned All-CAA recognition, as announced by the conference on Wednesay, Nov. 5. Matt Lenert was named First Team All-CAA, Stian Bendvold and Henrik Boer earned Third Team honors, and Bemanzi Alibaruho was named to the All-Rookie Team.Â
Senior Matt Lenert earned First Team All-CAA honors for the second time in his career after previously receiving recognition in 2025. Â
Lenert led the Cougars this season in goals (6), points (15), shots (33), shots on goal (19), and game-winning goals (2). He also led the CAA in shot accuracy (0.576), and shots on goal per game (1.46) in just 13 matches played. His shot accuracy ranked 26th nationally.Â
Lenert closes out his senior campaign in the record books, sitting tied for eighth in career goals with 20 and tied for 12th in points with 47.Â
Junior Stian Bendvold earned his first postseason All-CAA honor after receiving preseason All-CAA honorable mention recognition in August. Â
Bendvold recorded five goals for the Cougars this season, ranking second on the team. The junior notched the first two braces of his collegiate career, recording the first in the Cougar's 2-1 victory over then- No. 1Â South Carolina on Sept. 22. He repeated the feat just two weeks later against Furman, scoring both goals in another 2-1 victory. Bendvold recorded the game-winning goal in both matches.Â
Graduate student Henrik Boer earned CAA recognition in his first season with the Cougars after starting and appearing in 15 matches. Â
Boer contributed two goals on the season, finding the back of the net against Elon and Campbell. He also tallied four assists, ranking second on the team, while his 10 points marked the fourth-highest total for Charleston. Â
Redshirt freshman Bemanzi Alibaruho earned All-Rookie team honors after appearing in all 16 matches for the Cougars this season. Â
Alibaruho scored his first collegiate goal against Winthrop on Sept. 8, netting the game-winner. He added his second game-winning goal on Oct. 3 against Campbell, finishing the season tied for second on the team in the category.Â
Charleston will face Elon in the CAA tournament quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 5:00p.m. The match will be streamed on the FloSports Channel on Amazon Prime, with live stats available here.Â
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