UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University men's soccer team is set to host the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference semifinals on Friday at Braddock Field.

The GLIAC announced its postseason awards on Thursday, with several Cardinals receiving awards from the conference.

SVSU was led by Jonathan Monney, who was named the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year and to the All-GLIAC First Team. Monney led the dynamic SVSU offense in his first season after transferring from Contestoga College. The sophomore scored 15 goals and added four assists for the Cardinals. He netted six game-winning goals for SVSU, which enters the GLIAC Postseason Tournament unbeaten with a record of 12-0-4. The native of Kitchener, Ont., led the GLIAC in goals and was second in assists in 2022. Nationally, Monney ranked sixth in total goals scored this season. Monney dominated the GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week Awards this season, winning four times, including three in a row in September.

Benjamin Adamson earned GLIAC Defensive Player of the Year and All-GLIAC First Team honors. SVSU defense was stifling all season, surrendering 17 goals in 16 games. The Cardinals had six shutouts, including a run of four straight games without allowing a goal in the middle of the season. Adamson led the SVSU defense all season, starting in all 16 games for the Cardinals on the backline. The sophomore from Hull, England, added three goals on just five shots this season as he continued to be a threat to score on set pieces all season. Adamson is now a three-time All-GLIAC Honoree (Two First Team awards, One Second Team).

The GLIAC Coach of the Year was awarded to Louis Barrow, who led the Cardinals to their first unbeaten regular season in program history with a mark of 12-0-4 overall and 9-0-3 in the GLIAC. In four seasons as the head coach of the Cardinals, Barrow is 43-12-10 overall. This season, the Cardinals led the GLIAC in goals scored with 40 and were second in the league allowing just 17. The Cardinals also had the highest shot percentage in the conference at .194. The GLIAC Coach of the Year award is the second for Barrow.

Joining Monney and Adamson on the All-GLIAC First Team were Phila Dlamini, Robbie Baker, and Jayden Cameron. SVSU had three student-athletes on the All-GLIAC Second Team, including Brady Walker, Nick Kay, and Chidie Nnolim. The SVSU representative on the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team was Anthony Waller.

SVSU is the No. 1 seed in the GLIAC Tournament and will take on No. 4 seed Purdue Northwest at 12 pm on Friday at Braddock Field.