GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro (UNCG) sophomore Theo Collomb continues to earn postseason recognition following his stellar 2021 campaign.
The latest honors for Collomb were being named to the College Soccer News All-America Second Team and the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team. Both honors were announced Tuesday.
Already, Collomb was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year and a First Team All-Region selection by the United Soccer Coaches. In addition, Collomb was chosen to participate in the prestigious MLS Showcase and was named to the United Soccer Coaches 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-America Second Team.
Collomb was second in the country in goals (15), third in goals per game (.086) and points per game (2.06), fourth in points (35), seventh in shots per game (4.00), 11th in shots on goal per game (1.82), and 49th in game-winning goals (three).
After scoring two goals during a 3-1 win over national champion Clemson on Sept. 21, he was named the College Soccer News, TopDrawerSoccer.com, and United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (Sept. 28-30). Collomb was named the SoCon Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 and SoCon Player of the Month for September.
The sophomore had five multi-goal games and three game-winning goals. He registered his first-career hat trick against VMI on Sept. 25. He was tied for third in the SoCon in game-winning goals (three) and tied for sixth in assists (five) and assists per game (0.31).
In winning the Southern Conference regular season, the UNCG finished the season as the national leader in corner kicks per game (8.00), goal differential (38), points per game (8.39), scoring offense (2.89).
UNCG was second in the country in shots per game (17.00) and shots on goal per game (7.50). UNCG's total of 52 goals was third nationally. The Spartans were leading the country in that category at the end of the regular season. With 10 shutouts, including one against Virginia on the road, the Spartans were fourth nationally in shutout percentage (.556).
They were sixth in assists per game (2.61) and points (151). UNCG was 10th in total assists (47), 12th in team goals-against average (.755), and 15th in win-loss percentage (.750). Overall, UNCG was ranked in the top 15 nationally in 13 of the 20 major NCAA statistical categories.