OCCAC Men's Soccer Headlines
For the third year in a row, Cuyahoga Community College has earned the OCCAC’s All-Sports Award as the conference’s best performing institution. Leading the Triceratops’ charge was Anthony Franklin, the 2025-26 Michael Rickard OCCAC Athletics Director of the Year.
Nearly 50 programs representing all nine conference institutions placed student-athletes on the OCCAC All-Academic Team for Spring ’26.
Nearly 50 programs representing all nine conference institutions placed student-athletes on the OCCAC All-Academic Team for Fall ’25. A 3.30 grade-point average with 12 completed credit hours is required to receive the honor.
A dozen student-athletes have been selected by the league's head coaches to earn the honor of 2025 All-OCCAC for men's soccer. In addition, the OCCAC annual awards have also been announced.
Kyan Martin stood tall between the posts for the Express, recording seven saves in a pair of shutouts — earning himself OCCAC Player of the Week honors in the process.
Jayden Kuhlman, a freshman forward for Owens Men’s Soccer, racked up a half dozen goals last week — earning OCCAC Player of the Week honors. He scored at least one goal in all three matches, including a hat trick in the 6-4 road win at Muskegon.
Diakaria Sy found the back of the net three times in Owens’ 5-0 blanking of Terra State. The latest OCCAC Player of the Week also assisted on two goals in addition to his hat trick for a total of eight points across three matches.
Sophomore midfielder Byron Perez tallied seven points (three goals, one assist) during a 1-0-1 week for Lakeland Men’s Soccer to earn OCCAC Player of the Week honors for Sept. 22-28. This is the second such honor of Perez’s career, winning the nod as a freshman on Oct. 7, 2024.
Cuyahoga Men’s Soccer ascended to the top of the conference standings with a pair of victories over Terra State and Owens. Sophomore midfielder Stefan Trmcic fueled the success with a total of four goals and an assist — earning OCCAC Player of the Week recognition.
Cuyahoga and Terra State men’s soccer played to a 2-2 draw early in the week, and then both teams were represented in the OCCAC co-Players of the Week announced to end the week. Amit Mahat (Cuyahoga) and Owen Powell (Terra State) combined to score nine points on the pitch to earn the conference recognition.