Three Ravens Selected to All-HCAC Team

Three Anderson University men's soccer players have been selected to the all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) team, which was announced by the conference on Thursday.

Drew Vaughn garnered first-team all-HCAC honors while Jaxon Gillig received second-team all-HCAC recognition and Dalton Grubbs received all-HCAC Honorable Mention. All three players started on the defensive line that ranks third in the HCAC for conference-only goals against average (0.89) and overall goals against average (1.15). Anderson has posted eight shutouts this season, which is one shy of tying the school record of nine.

Drew Vaughn (Senior Defender; Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek)

• HCAC Defensive Player of the Year (2023)
• First-Team All-HCAC (Fall 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• All-HCAC Honorable Mention (Spring 2021)
• Raven/Quaker Classic Defensive MVP (Fall 2021)
• Raven/Quaker Classic All-Tournament Team (Fall 2021)
• Conference-Only Stats – 9 Matches Played, 9 Matches Started, 1 Goal, 2 Points
• Overall Stat Totals – 20 Matches Played, 20 Matches Started, 39 Steals (Leads Team), 54 Intercepts (Tied for Team Lead), 2 Goals, 1 Assist, 5 Points
• Overall Averages Per Match – 1.95 Steals, 2.7 Intercepts
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – Where do you start with this young man? Drew has rewritten the records book and will leave as one of the most decorated players in our history. As a consistent conference performer, his leadership on and off the field will be missed. I am so proud of him and continued hard work to always be a top performer on the field. Another first-team selection is a great way to finish his career.

Jaxon Gillig (Senior Defender; Carmel, Ind./Carmel)

• Second-Team All-HCAC (2024)
• Conference-Only Stats – 9 Matches Played, 9 Matches Started
• Overall Stat Totals – 20 Matches Played, 19 Matches Started, 26 Intercepts, 18 Steals
• Overall Averages Per Match – 1.3 Intercepts, 0.9 Steals
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – I am so proud of Jaxon and this honor from the conference coaches. Jaxon is a young man that shows up every day and outworks everyone. He has been a four-year cornerstone of our defense.

Dalton Grubbs (Senior Defender; Carmel, Ind./Carmel)

• All-HCAC Honorable Mention (Fall 2021, 2024)
• HCAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/6/2023)
• HCAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/2021)
• Raven/Quaker Classic Defensive MVP (2023)
• Raven/Quaker Classic All-Tournament Team (2023)
• Raven/Spartan Classic All-Tournament Team (2023)
• Conference-Only Stats – 9 Matches Played, 9 Matches Started, 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 4 Points
• Overall Stat Totals – 20 Matches Played, 20 Matches Started, 3 Goals, 7 Assists, 13 Points, 31 Intercepts, 18 Steals
• Overall Stat Averages – 0.35 Assists (1st in HCAC), 1.55 Intercepts, 0.9 Steals
• Coach Scott Fridley's Comments – Dalton has had a great career as a four-year starter and main contributor and captain for our team.  He has been versatile and always puts the team first. Moving into the midfield this year proves he is "Team First" as we needed his leadership there. We will miss Dalton.