Five Men's Soccer Players Score All-Conference Honors
Coaches voted Allan Hancock College men's soccer star Jorge Guzman to the All-Western State Conference First Team. The sophomore forward was one of five Bulldogs to receive postseason recognition. Freshmen Migel Gomez and Joseph Goryance were named to the Second Team, while Carlos Paredes and Federico Baldan, both sophomores, earned honorable mention.
Guzman led the Bulldogs and finished second in the conference with 11 goals, the most by a Hancock player in six years. Guzman scored two goals in a game twice this season. The Righetti High School graduate finished his Hancock career with 17 career goals and five assists.
Gomez, a Cabrillo High School graduate, ranked ninth in California with 11 assists. The freshman forward scored 10 times, including three game-winning goals for the Bulldogs. Goryance, a freshman, helped anchor the Hancock defense.
Both Paredes and Baldan finished the season on high notes. Baldan scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over L.A. Mission in the final match of the season. The Nipomo High School graduate had two goals and two assists this season, and three goals in his Bulldog career. Paredes scored three times this season, including twice in the team's 4-1 win over Moorpark. The Pioneer Valley High School graduate ended his Hancock career with four goals and one assists.
Hancock won two of its final three games of the season to finish 5-14-2 overall and 3-7 in conference action.
Jorge Guzman Migel Gomez Joseph Goryance
