CLAREMONT, Calif. - Samir Bouhamama of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's soccer team earned the SCIAC Newcomer of the Year Award, while five members of the Stags earned spots on the All-SCIAC team, the conference office announced today. 

Senior defender Eric Grossman-Glover, sophomore midfielder Daniel Zhu and sophomore forward Sean Lee captured first-team All-SCIAC accolades, while Bouhamama and senior forward James Gomez earned selections to the second team. 

Bouhamama had a key role in the CMS success this season from his defensive midfielder position. He had a goal on a spectacular individual effort to key a 2-1 comeback win over Occidental, and added an assist against Pomona-Pitzer. He was the only first-year player selected to either of the All-SCIAC teams. 

Grossman-Glover has been an integral part of the CMS defense this year from his starting center back position, and also tallied two goals on the year as well. One of his goals finished off the 2-1 win over Occidental, and he added a late goal to seal a 2-0 win at Caltech. 

Zhu finished the regular season with four goals and four assists, beginning the year with a game-winning goal at UC Santa Cruz, and scoring twice in a span of three minutes in a comeback win at Cal Lutheran. He also scored in a 5-0 win at Occidental, and picked up the assist on the tying goal against Pomona-Pitzer. 

Lee led CMS with 19 points on the year with six goals and seven assists, beginning the year with two goals and an assist in a 3-2 win over UC Santa Cruz to lead a CMS comeback. He also had a stretch where he scored in four straight games, tallying a tying goal against Redlands and ending with a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Caltech. 

Gomez had a late surge to become the team's leading goal scorer with seven, all of which came in a four-game span. He was named the SCIAC Athlete of the Week after a three-goal game in a 5-0 win over Occidental, and then scored twice in a 3-0 win over Cal Lutheran in the CMS home finale. 

CMS opens SCIAC Tournament play tonight as the No. 2 seed, facing third-seeded La Verne at 7 p.m. at Nakasone Field. SCIAC Tournament events are ticketed, but free for anyone with ID from a SCIAC institution. Click the link below to purchase tickets in advance. 

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