Lipscomb's Gulden and Spicer Earn All-American Honors
Lipscomb's Gulden and Spicer Earn All-American Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (lipscombsports.com) – Lipscomb Men's Soccer's Noah Gulden and Tyrese Spicer have been named United Soccer Coaches All-Americans, the organization announced Friday. Gulden is honored as a First Team All-American while Spicer is a Third Team All-American.
Gulden and Spicer are two of 35 athletes that received All-American recognition.
Gulden is the first Lipscomb Men's Soccer Athlete and just the third ever Bison to be named an All-American as one of 12 First Team selections. He joins Shane Streich and Jonathan Schwind of Track & Field who were named First Team All-Americans in the 800m in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Gulden earns United Soccer Coaches national recognition for the second year in a row after being named a 2021 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American.
Spicer earn All-American honors for the first time in his career and becomes the first Third Team selection in program history.
Gulden, who was named a MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist earlier this week had yet another impressive year for the Purple and Gold to cap off arguably the most impressive career that Lipscomb Men's Soccer has ever seen. The Drammen, Norway native played and started in every game for the Bisons, never coming off the pitch. He helped to anchor a back line that posted nine shutouts, the most in the ASUN. The squad also had the 14th best shutout percentage in the country. Helping Lipscomb to be one of the strongest defenses in the league and the nation, Noah helped Lipscomb to hold opponents to just 14 goals on the season, also the best mark in the league. The defender was also a contributor offensively with a goal and 10 assists, the best mark in the ASUN. Not only was he at the top of the ASUN, but he ranked top-20 in the nation in assists per game and ninth in the country in total assists. He broke the Lipscomb record for career assists with his third of the season, now holding the Lipscomb record with 25 total assists. Gulden was once again the most decorated member of the ASUN this postseason. After boasting a 4.0 GPA while studying for a Masters of Business Administration. He was named Scholar Athlete of the Year for the third-consecutive year and earned a spot on the All-Academic team for the fourth-consecutive season. The graduate student was the Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career and was one of two unanimous selections to the ASUN First Team All-Conference. He landed a spot on the First Team All-Conference squad for the fifth-consecutive year, finding himself on the team every year of his career. He was also recently named a member of the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region First Team for the second time in his career.
Spicer earns All-American honors after playing in 18 matches for Lipscomb as a threat on the wing. The ASUN Preseason Player of the Year dished out seven assists, a top-five mark in the ASUN and second-most on the Lipscomb squad. He also notched four goals on the season for 15 points. He ranked top-five in the ASUN in shots and shots on goal. He scored one game-winner for the Bisons and was an ASUN All-Conference selection for the second-consecutive year and a United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region First Team honoree after earning Second Team honors last season.
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