Men's Soccer

Adam Savill Named 2021-22 America East Man of the Year

BOSTON – New Hampshire’s Adam Savill has been honored as America East Man of the Year, as announced the by conference on Thursday afternoon.
 
Savill is the second UNH student-athlete to earn Man or Woman of the Year honors from the America East and the first to be named Man of the Year. He is the second men’s soccer athlete to win the award, joining Alejandro Fritz from Stony Brook in 2016.
 
This award recognizes the conference's senior male student-athlete who has best distinguished himself throughout his collegiate career in the areas of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership.
 
Savill spent the spring 2021 and fall 2021 seasons with the Wildcats, helping to anchor the best defense in the nation this past fall. He started all 19 games for UNH, led them to the NCAA Round of 16 and was a part of a school-record 17 wins. The Wildcats were ranked as high as No. 4 during the year and finished the season ranked 9th nationally. Savill was honored as the America East Defensive Player of the Year after helping the UNH defense lead the nation with an impressive 0.46 GAA. The team also was second nationally in goal differential, finishing +37. Individually, Savill recorded three assists, including one in the team’s NCAA victory over North Carolina. In the spring of 2021 he helped lead the Wildcats to their third consecutive America East Championship and an 8-1-1 record overall.
 
Academically, Savill earned his undergraduate degree from Hofstra and his MBA from UNH this past May with a 3.76 GPA. He was selected as a First-Team Scholar All-American, named to the America East All-Academic Team, and honored as the conference Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

"Adam has been a tremendous role model in his short time as a captain here at New Hampshire and we are very proud of his accomplishment, said Head Coach Marc Hubbard. "At New Hampshire we always try, every day, to be the best person and player we can be and this award proves our ability to do that. Adam signifies what it means to be the complete student-athlete and we hope he can inspire others to strive for self-improvement and a better world.”
 
Savill was also active in the community, assisting in highway cleanup and also working with the Oyster River Youth Association to set up soccer equipment. This past season he also served as a team co-captain with the Wildcats.
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America East began honoring a Woman of the Year in 2006 and introduced the Man of the Year award in 2015. All-Time America East Man & Woman of the Year Award Listing.

 

About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic