NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 4, 2026) – University of Bridgeport sophomore Kristians Prieditis has been selected as the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year. Prieditis, who was also named to the All-CACC First Team at forward, headlines the all-conference teams and major award winners announced tonight by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara. The voting was conducted by the conference’s 11 head coaches.
Bridgeport freshman Loic Forsterling was voted the 2026 CACC Men’s Soccer Rookie of the year. The other three major awards all went to Felician University. Golden Falcon junior Vittorio Bellesi was chosen the Defensive Player of the Year, and senior teammate Mathias Kristoffersen was named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Felician head coach Brandon Levine was voted the 2026 Athletic Solutions CACC Coach of the Year by his peers. Bellisi and Kristoffersen joined Prieditis on the All-CACC First Team, while Forsterling was a Second-Team honoree at forward.
Prieditis, from Ikskile, Latvia, was the CACC Rookie of the Year in 2025. This season, his 45 points lead all of Division II, and his 18 goals are tied for the top spot nationally. A two-time national player of the week, Prieditis owns five multi-goal games, including a pair of hat tricks. He already has three goals and two assists in the CACC Tournament heading into Saturday’s championship final.
Forsterling has scored five goals on the year, including one each in a victory over nationally-ranked Franklin Pierce University and a tie with nationally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University. The Munich, Germany, native was the CACC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 12.
Bellesi and Kristoffersen were key parts of a Felician defense that posted a 1.10 goals-against average and nine shutouts. The Golden Falcons allowed only two goals in their 10 regular-season CACC matches. Bellesi, of Breno, Italy, was a two-time league Defensive Player of the Week.
Kristoffersen was 6-4-7 on the season with nine solo shutouts. He leads the CACC with a 0.73 GAA, and is among the top five keepers in the country in save percentage at .848. The Skovby, Denmark, resident held a 0.20 GAA and turned in eight shutouts in conference play.
Levine completed his sixth season at Felician. He guided the Golden Falcons to an undefeated CACC regular season (5-0-5) and the No. 3 seed for the conference playoffs. Felician improved by seven points in the standings over a year ago. This year’s Golden Falcon squad was 6-5-8 overall.
The complete list of 2026 All-CACC Men’s Soccer Teams and major award winners is below. Also listed is the inaugural CACC Men’s Soccer Sportsmanship Team, which contains the member of each conference team who, as selected by the coaches, best represented the spirit of class, character, and sportsmanship in practice, in competition, and off the field.
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kristians Prieditis (University of Bridgeport)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Loic Forsterling (University of Bridgeport)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Vittorio Bellesi (Felician University)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR
Mathias Kristoffersen (Felician University)
2026 ATHLETIC SOLUTIONS CACC MEN'S SOCCER COACH OF THE YEAR
Brandon Levine (Felician University)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
GK - Mathias Kristoffersen (Felician University)
F - Dane Bodziak (Chestnut Hill College)
F - Samuel Macy (Wilmington University)
F - Cole McEvoy (Thomas Jefferson University)
F - Kristians Prieditis (University of Bridgeport)
F - Gijs van Eif (Georgian Court University)
M - Eliass Elfasoukhi (Post University)
M - Miles Hood (Thomas Jefferson University)
M - Haruto Horii (Felician University)
M - Akira Itadani (Wilmington University)
M - Joao Miranda (University of Bridgeport)
M - Matthew Yi (Wilmington University)
D - Vittorio Bellesi (Felician University)
D - Mylan Le Baut (Wilmington University)
D - Ricardo Paniccia Giraldez (Holy Family University)
D - Isaak Simic (Wilmington University)
D - Pedro Vercosa (Post University)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
GK - Nick Kormann (Wilmington University)
GK - Bruno Mestres (Holy Family University)
F - Sam Ball (Goldey-Beacom College)
F - Vaughn Clement (Wilmington University)
F - Loic Forsterling (University of Bridgeport)
F - Ever Maradiaga (Holy Family University)
F - Roy Torjman (Caldwell University)
M - Yanis Achouri (Georgian Court University)
M - Michel Bose (Felician University)
M - Lucca Saad (Holy Family University)
M - Emmanuel Sampson (Chestnut Hill College)
D - Stone Campbell (Thomas Jefferson University)
D - Andre Cunha (Felician University)
D - Samuel Dundas (University of Bridgeport)
D - Sam Harrison (Wilmington University)
D - Noah-Maxim Kleiser (Georgian Court University)
D - Marcos Sevilla (Felician University)
2026 CACC MEN'S SOCCER SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Aidan De Collibus (University of Bridgeport)
Bilel Mahamadou (Caldwell University)
Brady Adams (Chestnut Hill College)
Alexander Pichardo (Dominican University)
Mathias Kristoffersen (Felician University)
Tim Wilk (Georgian Court University)
Matt Porto (Goldey-Beacom College)
Jackson Kiss (Holy Family University)
Andy Petito (Post University)
Stone Campbell (Thomas Jefferson University)
Matthew Yi (Wilmington University)
Founded in 1961, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference has been affiliated with NCAA Division II for 21 years. Conference institutions compete for championships in 18 sports – seven for men, 10 for women, and one co-ed. The CACC contains 11 full members in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Membership includes the University of Bridgeport, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Dominican University New York, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Post University, Thomas Jefferson University, and Wilmington University.