Men's Soccer | 12/10/2024 2:00:00 PM

BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - Two members of the Bloomsburg men's soccer team combined to receive three All-America distinctions for the 2024 season, as revealed by multiple bodies Tuesday afternoon.

Patrick Walsh (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) becomes the first Huskies men's soccer athlete in program history to make a Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America squad by placing on the Third Team. Walsh is the second to receive D2CCA All-America recognition, with former defender Matt Zima receiving an Honorable Mention nod in 2014.

The senior had a standout final campaign for the Huskies, leading the team in goals (7) and points (14) and being named the first PSAC East Defensive Athlete of the Year in program history. Those two tallies were also the best marks among defenders in the Atlantic region. Walsh additionally received first-team All-Atlantic recognition from the D2CCA and All-PSAC East honors from the conference coaches. Walsh is a two-time All-PSAC East honoree, having received second-team all-conference honors in 2022. 

Walsh's historic campaign coincided with the winningest season in Bloomsburg men's soccer history. The Huskies set a program record with 15 wins and captured the first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) championship in the team's 50 seasons of competition. The Huskies added to the history with their fourth NCAA Tournament appearance for Bloomsburg, marking the first back-to-back postseason campaigns in team history. 
 

D2CCA All-America Honors
Name	Year	Honor
Patrick Walsh (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus)	2024	Third Team
Matt Zima	2014	Honorable Mention

 

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In addition to Walsh's D2CCA nod, the senior defender and graduate goalkeeper Brady Rimple (Cherryville, Pa./Northampton Area) earned spots on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America®
teams. Walsh earns a bid on the First Team, as Rimple receives a bid on the Second Team. The two student-athletes are the 52nd and 53rd Academic All-Americans at Bloomsburg. They are the fourth and fifth men's soccer student-athletes to make Academic All-America squads and the first since 2021. The Bloomsburg men's soccer program has received seven CSC commendations since 2011. 

Walsh earns a spot on the first team following a tremendous season on the field. The Business Management major holds a 3.70 grade point average. Rimple's selection to the second team comes from his stellar efforts on and off the field. The Macungie, Pa. native wraps up his career as a two-time All-PSAC East honoree, recording 13 goals and six assists for 32 points across 61 career games and 49 starts. Walsh is a one-time CSC Academic All-District selection.

In goal, Rimple earned All-PSAC East First Team honors for leading the top defense in the PSAC. The graduate student finished the season with a .752 goals against average, having made 57 saves across 20 matches with a .792 save percentage. Rimple recorded nine solo shutouts and one combined shutout to break the Bloomsburg men's soccer single-season (9.5) and career records (20.5). The Cherryville, Pa. native is additionally the only goalkeeper in program history to have three seasons with at least five shutouts. Off the field, Rimple received the PSAC Champion Scholar award for his academic achievements, with a 3.93 grade point average as an undergraduate student before pursuing his MBA. Rimple is a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree.

Across 59 games and 5296 minutes played, Rimple ends his career with a 0.99 goals against average with 204 stops for a .779 save percentage. Rimple holds a career record of 38-13-8 for a .712 career winning percentage in net. 

The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America® program.
 

CSC Academic All-America Honors
Name	Year	Honor
Patrick Walsh (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus)	2024	First Team
Brady Rimple (Cherryville, Pa./Northampton Area)	2024	Second Team
Carter Luckenbaugh	2021	First Team
Josh Smith	2016	First Team
Josh Smith	2015	First Team
Bryce Shaffer	2012	First Team
Bryce Shaffer	2011	FIrst Team