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The 2007 New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and one of only two Gothic Knights to ever win the league’s top honor, Acuna was the standout forward on NJCU’s 2005 and 2007 NCAA Division III Sweet 16 Teams and one of the top players during the greatest four-year stretch of success in school history from 2005-08.
The 2004 New Jersey Player of the Year coming out of Harrison High School was arguably the biggest recruit to commit to NJCU in school history and he never disappointed. A 2007 NSCAA/adidas Men’s NCAA Division III All-America Third Team selection, Acuna was a three-time First-Team All-NJAC selection in 2006, 2007 and 2008. As a junior he was tabbed to the 2007 NCAA Division III NSCAA All-Metro Region First Team and the 2006 NCAA Division III NSCAA All-Metro Region Second Team the previous year. He was a two-time D3Kicks.com NCAA Division III First-Team All-Metropolitan Region (2006 and 2007) pick. Acuna is still NJCU’s all-time leader in assists with 35—four more than any other player—and ranks second in school history in career points with 107. The balanced playmaker had almost as many assists as goals, finishing with 36 tallies—currently fourth in school history.
“I feel very proud of this accomplishment and hard work has certainly paid off,” said Acuna. “I am very thankful to my teammates and coaches. If it wasn’t for the team, who I played with and for, I would never have achieved this. I am proud of the legacy we have left for NJCU men’s soccer teams to follow.”
NJCU went a combined 63-23-8 (.713) during his career and 21-11-3 in the NJAC, winning the 2007 NJAC regular season championship. NJCU was a four-time qualifier for the NJAC Tournament, reaching back-to-back championship games in 2006 and 2007. The Knights qualified for the NCAA or ECAC Tournament all four years he wore the Green and Gold.
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