Five members of Waubonsee Community College’s men’s soccer team were honored for their outstanding play by both the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) and the NJCAA’s Region 4 Division II committee. The Chiefs’ Lincoln Lillwitz and Juan Noyola both were named All-ISCC first team and All-Region for this season. Defender Benedicte Ndjibu was selected to the All-ISCC second team, and Daniel Avila and goal-keeper Dana Brisbon Jr. were chosen ISCC honorable mention.
A speedy sophomore forward, Lillwitz led the Chiefs in scoring for the second straight year. The Aurora Central Catholic High School graduate scored 10 goals on the season, including three game-winning scores. Lillwitz was credited with five assists and his 25 total points were best on the team. Noyola, a Yorkville High School alumnus, did a little bit of everything for the Chiefs from his midfielder position. The sophomore finished the season with four goals and six assists. Ndjibu, originally from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, helped anchor a Chiefs defense that recorded five shutouts on the season and allowed only 26 goals in 18 matches.
A freshman from Oswego, Avila booked seven goals and had two assists on the season. The forward was a key part of a Waubonsee offense that tallied 47 goals, tying for 26th nationally among NJCAA Division II teams. Brisbon, a freshman from Oswego East High School, finished the season with a 1.26 goals-against-average to rank 22nd among all Division II keepers. Known as Xavier to his teammates, Brisbon registered 85 saves on the way to recording a dozen victories in net.
Waubonsee finished the season with a 13-4-1 record overall, and fell in the first round of the Region 4 Tournament to Triton College. Ranked as high as 17th nationally late in the season, head coach Brett Suhayda’s Chiefs took third in the ISCC with a 5-2 record.
—Waubonsee Community College