Men's Soccer | 11/9/2021 10:20:00 AM

TROY, N.Y.  – The Liberty League has announced its year-end award winners from men's soccer and seven student-athletes have been recognized. Trevor Bisson, Josh Gaudiano, Michael Harten and Paul Silva were all-league First Team selections, with Billy Chissoe and Joe Di Miceli picked to the Second Team and Luke Brezak earning Honorable Mention.

A senior centerback and captain from Baton Rouge, La., Bisson becomes the first player in league history to earn both Rookie of the Year, which he claimed in 2017, and Defensive Player of the Year. Playing all 18 games for the Engineers this season, he led a back line that surrendered just 0.83 goals per game on just 3.94 shots on goal per contest. RPI kept nine clean sheets this year, including six in Liberty League play. Offensively, Bisson scored one goal on 26 shots, including nine on target. Averaging 89.8 minutes per match, he played in every minute of RPI's nine Liberty League contests, collecting 10 shots (3 on target).

A United Soccer Coaches National All-America Third Team selection in 2019, Bisson concludes his Engineers career with 76 games played – all starts. He scored 17 goals and had one assist for 35 points. The former Episcopal High School standout totaled 91 shots (30 on goal), with eight game-winning tallies.

A junior striker from Manhattan Beach, Calif., Gaudiano paced the Engineers offensively with seven goals and three assists for 17 points. He also led the team in shots (67), shots on goal (30), game-winning goals (3) and penalty kicks converted (1). The ECAC North DIII Player of the Month in both September and October, he had two goals and three assists for seven points in nine league games, with 40 shots (21) and one game-winning marker.

Through 41 career games at RPI, including 34 as a starter, Gaudiano has 23 goals and eight assists for 54 points. A graduate of Mira Costa High School, he has 150 shots (43 on goal), with eight game-winning goals, while going 6 for 7 from the penalty spot.

A graduate student from Merrick, N.Y., Harten started all 18 games in the midfield for the Engineers this season in a holding role. Averaging 86.4 minutes per match, he netted one goal on 10 shots (6 on target), with a game-winning tally against Keene State on September 17.

Harten played in 69 games for the Engineers, including 59 as a starter. The former Sanford H. Calhoun High School standout had four goals and 12 assists for 20 points, with 48 shot attempts (15 on goal). Three of his tallies went for game-winners.

Silva, a senior midfielder out of Wayne, N.J., started all 18 games for the Engineers this season, finishing fourth in scoring with seven points on two goals and three assists. Registering 24 shots (8 on goal), he had one goal in Liberty League play.

In 60 career games for the Engineers, Silva netted six goals and dished out seven assists for 19 points. The Seton Hall Prep graduate had 78 shots (25 on goal), with two game-winning goals.

A senior winger from Gig Harbor, Wash., Chissoe started all 18 games for the Engineers this season, finishing second on the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists. Recording 36 shots (18 on goal), he was tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals, including two in Liberty League play.

Chissoe played in 40 games in his three seasons at RPI, including 30 as a starter. He led the Engineers with 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist) in his freshman season of 2018 and notched 9 goals in four assists for 22 points in his career. The former Charles Wright Academy standout had 65 shots (14 on goal), with four game-winning goals.

A fifth-year senior centerback from Oceanside, N.Y., Di Miceli played in 17 of the team's 18 games this season, helping anchor a back line that allowed 0.83 goals per game. Offensively, he added two goals and two assists for six points, while registring 10 shots (4 on goal).

Di Miceli played in 72 career games at RPI, including 70 as a starter. He netted seven goals and had five assists for 19 points. The Oceanside High School graduate posted 48 shots (14 on goal), with one game-winning goal to his credit.

A senior goalkeeper out of Camano Island, Wash., Brezak started all 18 games for the Engineers this season, going 11-5-2, with a 0.78 goals against average and .791 save percentage. Keeping nine clean sheets, he made 53 saves in 1615 minutes, earning ECAC DIII North Goalkeeper of the Month in September.

In 44 lifetime games at Rensselaer, Brezak posted a 25-8-6 record, with a 0.74 goals against average and an .815 save percentage with 19 shutouts. A standout at The Overlake School standoute, he concludes his career with 137 total stops in 3770:13 minutes.

The Engineers went 11-5-2 this season, including a 7-2-0 mark in Liberty League play. RPI fell to St. Lawrence in the conference semifinals.