Both the Stony Brook men's and women's soccer teams were handed preseason recognition this week ahead of their regular season opening games.
Men's forward Jonas Bickusd was named to the Preseason All-CAA team, while defender Bas Beckhoven was recognized as an Honorable Mention. Beckhoven led the team to a third place finish last season.
Overall as a team the Seawolves were voted to finish sixth in the 2024 CAA Men's Soccer Preseason Poll but they can get much higher behind the reigning Coach of the Year, Ryan Anatol, as he enters his 14th season with the program.
Bickus, who was also named to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards Watch List this offseason. He is a two-time All-CAA honoree and America East Rookie of the Year, Bickus led Stony Brook last season with 17 points on eight goals and one assist while ranking fifth in the CAA in goals, sixth in shots (34) and seventh in points. He finished in the top-50 in all Division I men's soccer with .53 goals per game.
Beckhoven earned all-conference last season and the team captain has appeared in every game, making all 17 starts and totaling 1,473 minutes on the pitch.
On the women's side both forward Reilly Rich and midfielder Linn Beck earned preseason all-conference recognition. Like the men's squad the Seawolves were selected to finish sixth in the 2024 CAA Women's Soccer Preseason Poll.
Rich earns preseason All-CAA recognition for the first time in her Stony Brook career as she enters her third season with the program. Last season she led the Seawolves with six goals scored and 12 total points. She was responsible for two game-winning goals, good for third best in the league and finished with the eighth-most goals in the conference.
Beck finished tied with Rich for the team-lead in points in 2023, finishing with 12 points on four goals and four assists. Her four assists were also tied for a team-high a season ago, while her four goals scored were tied for the second most on the squad.
The Stony Brook women began play last week against Colgate and the men's team begin their season on the road at LIU on August 22.