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University of Massachusets Athletics
Two Minutemen Garner Summit League Postseason Accolades
November 08, 2025 | Men's Soccer
Matt Cence was named to the First Team All-League, while JP Mbuthia was selected as an All-League Honorable Mention and All-Newcomer Team member.
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's soccer senior midfielder Matt Cence and graduate student forward JP Mbuthia earned postseason honors, as announced by the Sumit League on Saturday morning.
Cence was selected to the First Team All-League, while Mbuthia was an All-League Honorable Mention and a member of the All-Newcomer Team.
Cence, a Farmington, Connecticut, native, started in 15 of 17 games played this season, accumulating 1,420 minutes on the pitch. The senior tallied 16 points on five goals and six assists, while scoring the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over Denver. He produced 46 shots, placing 20 on frame.
In the conference, Cence ranks third in assists with six, seventh in points with 16 and 10th in goals with five. He ranks fourth in both shots (46) and shots on goal (20).
Mbuthia, a Mooresville, North Carolina, native, recorded 799 minutes over 12 contests, while getting the start in 10. He produced a team-leading 18 points, with a team-best eight goals and two assists. He also had a team-high two game-winning goals on the year. The graduate student took 21 shots, as 11 were on goal.
Mbuthia's eight goals place him fourth in the Summit League, while ranking fourth in points with 18. In the conference, he also ranks sixth in game-winning goals with two.
Summit League Men's Soccer Individual Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year: Kyle McGowan, Denver
Midfielder of the Year: Rich Monath, Delaware
Defensive Player of the Year: Trevor Wright, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year: Isaac Nehme, Denver
Newcomer of the Year: Bryce Outman, Kansas City
Coach of the Year: Ryan Pore, Kansas City
First Team All-League
Matt Cence (Farmington, Conn./Farmington), MF, UMass
Jeremy Francou, F, Kansas City
Kyle McGowan, F, Denver
Rich Monath, MF, Delaware
Guille Munoz, D, Kansas City
Isaac Nehme, GK, Denver
Bryce Outman, MF, Kansas City
Jan Schroeder, D, Delaware
Marius Stenner, F, Delaware
Bryce Willoughby, F, Denver
Trevor Wright, D, Denver
Second Team All-League
Joackim Betina, D, Kansas City
Luke Chatten, D, Delaware
JoJo Elliott, Jr., GK, Delaware
Bryson Gosch, D, Kansas City
Mathis Guffroy, MF, St. Thomas
Freddy Jeffreys, MF, Delaware
Mikey Johnson, F, Delaware
Raphael Kistmann, F, Kansas City
Simon Klevberg, D, St. Thomas
Yanis Lakhlifi, F, St. Thomas
Luke Schultz, MF, Denver
All-League Honorable Mention
Dylan Akau, D, Denver
Miguel Fernandez, MF, Kansas City
Enzo Gindro, D, Oral Roberts
Eli Kisoka, F, Kansas City
Grant Lund, D, Denver
JP Mbuthia, F, UMass
Joao Mesquita, GK, Oral Roberts
Timothy Ospina, MF, Kansas City
Maguire Perkins, D, Omaha
Aidan Semelsberger, MF, Denver
Jake Smith, MF, Denver
All-Newcomer Team
Joackim Betina, D, Kansas City
Emilio Cazares, F, Oral Roberts
Erik Collins, MF, Denver
JoJo Elliott, GK, Delaware
Mathis Guffroy, MF, St. Thomas
Freddy Jeffreys, MF, Delaware
Yanis Lakhlifi, F, St. Thomas
Grant Lund, D, Denver
JP Mbuthia, F, UMass
Bryce Outman, MF, Kansas City
Gabriel Verona, D, St. Thomas
