CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Junior
Brando Bedolla highlighted Longwood's 2026 Big South men's soccer honorees garnering a spot on the first team, the league announced on Tuesday.
Bedolla became the fifth All-Big South First Team selection in program history, while freshmen
Pau Garcia and
Levon Saribekyan earned a spot on the league's all-freshman team. Garcia was also an honorable mention All-Big South pick, while sophomore
Youssef Shafei was named to the Big South All-Academic Team.
Bedolla has been one of the top playmakers in the country this season and enjoyed one of the most historic campaigns in program history. The junior forward leads the country in total assists (13) and assists per game (0.93), while ranking fifth in points per game (2.07). He tops the Big South in points per game as well.
The Greenville, S.C., native has totaled 29 points on eight goals and 13 assists in 2026. His points and assists totals are both Division I program records, while his goals total is fifth. Bedolla has recorded a point in each of the last four matches and was twice named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week. He took home the
Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week honor on Oct. 20 after tallying two goals and an assist in a win at Winthrop.
Garcia and Saribekyan were two of 10 players selected to the Big South All-Freshman Team. Longwood was one of only three programs, along with High Point and Gardner-Webb, to have multiple selections.
Garcia started 12 of 16 matches this season, including all seven in Big South play. He has two goals and four assists on the season. Most recently, he assisted on the Lancers' opening goal in a road win at Presbyterian.
One of the top goal scorers in the Big South, Saribekyan topped all Big South rookies with seven goals and 16 points. He tallied a pair of goals in conference play, scoring vs. USC Upstate and Radford. Saribekyan was named the Big South Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 after tallying a hat trick in a win at ETSU.
Shafei was honored for his efforts in the classroom with a spot on the Big South All-Academic Team. On the year, he ranks third on the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Shafei owns a goal and three assists in Big South play. In the win at Winthrop, he tallied a goal and an assist. He was named the Big South Offensive Player of the Week in the first week of the season, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, at William & Mary.
The Lancers qualified for the Big South Championship for the second time in the last three years. Longwood travels to Winthrop on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.
