Bede is the program's first two-time All-NEWMAC first team selection for men's soccer. (PHOTO BY Jacob Halsema)

BOSTON, Mass. (November 13, 2025) – A program-record four members of the Emerson College men's soccer program have earned spots on the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference teams as selected by the NEWMAC's nine head coaches the league announced today.

Senior back Daniel Bede leads the four from Emerson to earn All-NEWMAC honors with a spot in the first team for the second-straight year, while first year midfielder Cade Lagerwey was named the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year and also collected All-NEWMAC second team honors. Joining Lagerwey on the All-NEWMAC second team are senior midfielder Thomas Pelino and sophomore forward Carlo Carson. The foursome give the Lions multiple All-NEWMAC selections for the second-straight year and just the third time since joining the Conference in 2013 with the record four All-NEWMAC picks overall besting the previous high of three in 2022.

Bede	Lagerwey
Pelino	Carson

Bede is the program's first two-time All-NEWMAC first team selection, giving the program four All-NEWMAC first team picks all-time, while Lagerwey is Emerson's second NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, joining Cade Mallett, '26 who earned the award in 2022. Emerson has now collected three Rookie of the Year awards all-time, dating back to its time in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). The Emerson men's soccer program has now collected 14 All-NEWMAC selections since 2013.

Bede earns All-NEWMAC first team honors for the second-straight year after starting 18 of Emerson's 19 matches in his senior year. He anchored a Lions defense that ranks third in the Conference by allowing just 1.00 goals per match and second with eight shutouts. Bede earned NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors once this fall and scored a goal in the Lions season-opening 2-0 win at Wentworth. He has started all 56 of 57 matches over his three seasons at Emerson since transferring from Ithaca College, netting two career goals and bolstering the Lions defense in that time.

Lagerwey earns All-NEWMAC honors for the first time and is the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year after making an immediate impact for Emerson as a member of the backline, while also getting forward and contributing on attack. Lagerwey started all 18 matches in his first collegiate season for the Lions and finished third on the team with his five goals scored, including three matchwinners, and ten points to finish tied for second among NEWMAC leaders for gamewinning goals and sixth in goals. He also was a key member of a defensive backline that ranks third in the Conference by allowing just 1.00 goals per match and second with eight shutouts. Lagerwey earned NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week accolades once this fall.

Lagerwey is the second Emerson men's soccer student-athlete to earn NEWMAC Rookie of the Year honors (PHOTO BY Andrew Monson)

Pelino earns All-NEWMAC honors for the first time in his career with his spot on the second team. He appeared in all 19 matches in his senior season with 18 starts and finished tied for third on the team with five goals and ten points, ranking tied for sixth among NEWMAC leaders in goals scored. Pelino netted the matchwinner in the Lions 3-2 win at Eastern Connecticut State on September 3 and scored a pair of goals in the win over Lasell University on September 30. He was named the NEWMAC's Offensive Player of the Week once this fall.

Pelino started 46 of 58 matches played over his four-year career at Emerson and finished with 14 goals, including five matchwinners, and two assists for 30 career points. He is a two-time NEWMAC Academic All-Conference member.

Carson rounds out Emerson's All-NEWMAC selections with his first appearance as a member of the second team. He started all 17 matches played and shares the NEWMAC lead with a team-high eight goals scored, including three matchwinners to rank second in the Conference, adding two assists for a team-best 18 points, ranking second among NEWMAC scoring leaders. Carson earned NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors once this fall and recorded multiple goals twice. He posted a career-best five points with two goals and an assist in the Lions 3-3 draw with Salve Regina on October 14.

Carson has started 32 of 36 matches played over his first two seasons at Emerson, totaling 11 goals and three assists for 25 points in that span. Four of his 11 goals are matchwinners over his two seasons with the Lions.

Emerson wrapped up its 2026 season with a 9-6-4 record overall, including 2-3-2 in NEWMAC play to finish fifth in the regular season standings to earn a spot in the NEWMAC Tournament for the second-straight year. The Lions earned regional rankings from the United Soccer Coaches three different weeks over the course of the fall.

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