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Men's Soccer Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Four Golden Knights Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region Teams

Orten, Rekka on first team

ERIE, Pa. – The United Soccer Coaches has announced its 2025 Men's Soccer All-Region Teams with Gannon well represented on the 2025 United Soccer Coaches Men's Soccer Division II All-Atlantic Region Team. Four Golden Knights – two on the first team and two on the second – were selected.

The two first-team honorees include Sverre Orten (Orsta, Norway/Aalesund vgs) and Enzo Rekka (Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Gymnasium of the Catholic School Centre "Sveti Franjo"), while Rafa Hyde (São José dos Campos, Brazil/) and Shota Toyama (Kanagawa, Japan/Tama) earned second-team accolades. Gannon's season came to an end last Saturday with a loss at Super Region 1 No. 1 seed Southern New Hampshire in the Elite Eight. Head coach Billy Colton's team ended the year with a 15-3-4 record.

Orten and Rekka were named D2CCA All-Americans a day earlier, with Orten voted the 2025 D2CCA Men's Soccer Player of the Year. Rekka was named to the third team.

A midfielder from Orsta, Norway, Orten is now a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection who went on to earn first team All-American honors. Outstanding in  the classroom, as well, Orten was the 2024 United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year and a first team United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American.

He is also a two-time D2CCA first team All-American, earning the award in 2024 as well. He is a four-time D2CCA Atlantic Region selection after earning first team honors the last three years and second team in 2022.

He previously repeated as the PSAC West Athlete of the Year and was voted a first team All-PSAC West honoree for the fourth time.
Orten put an exclamation point on a career that will go down as one of the best by a Golden Knight. He led the team in goals with 17, the top total in Division II. He added 12 assists, which is seventh nationally, for a total of 46 points. That figure leads Division II by nine points.

Orten has climbed Gannon's career record book through the year and now stands second in career assists (46) and seventh in career points (116).

Rekka was one of an exciting group of freshmen Colton relied upon. A forward from Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, he finished second on the team in scoring with 10 goals and 12 assists for 32 points. Like Orten he is tied for seventh in Division II in assists. He was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Year.

Hyde is a forward from São José dos Campos, Brazil who earned All-Region honors for the first time. The junior was Gannon's third-leading scorer with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 points. He previously was a first team All-PSAC West pick and was the 2023 PSAC West Freshman of the Year.

Toyama enjoyed his finest season as a senior. A first team All-PSAC West selection, the midfielder from Kanagawa, Japan ended the year with five goals and seven assists for 17 points while also playing a key role defensively from his midfield position.
 
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Players Mentioned

Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

F
6' 1"
Junior
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

MF
5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration 
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

MF
5' 9"
Senior
Business
Enzo Rekka

#11 Enzo Rekka

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Rafa Hyde

#9 Rafa Hyde

6' 1"
Junior
F
Sverre Orten

#8 Sverre Orten

5' 9"
Senior
Business Administration 
MF
Shota Toyama

#17 Shota Toyama

5' 9"
Senior
Business
MF
Enzo Rekka

#11 Enzo Rekka

6' 1"
Freshman
F