OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its men's soccer All-America Teams on Monday and after leading the MACU men's soccer program to its first undefeated season in program history (17-0-2), Jack Price and Kareem Williams garnered the esteemed honors.
Price, a senior forward from London, England earned First Team honors after leading the team offensively with 12 goals to go with six assists for 30 points. His 12 goals finished in a tie for ninth in MACU's NAIA Era (2007-present) record book with Raphael Bonelle (2015) and Gleydson Neri (2015) while his 30 points also match Bonelle's ninth-best mark in the MACU record book.
On-top of his goal-scoring efficiency, Price netted six game-winning shots on the year, matching Dominik Tajak (2017) for the second-most in one season.
As a result of his great season, Price was selected as the Sooner Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year.
Price put together a remarkable three-year career with the Evangels, finishing in the top 10 in every statistical category, including: goals (27, 3rd), assists (16, 4th), points (70, 3rd), shots (119, 6th), shooting percentage (.227, 3rd), shots on-goal (67, 4th), shots on-goal percentage (.563, 6th) and game-winning goals (10, 2nd).
Williams, a senior defender from Kingston, Jamaica, was an impact player from all over the field for the Evangels, serving as the captain of 16th-best scoring defense in the NAIA as the team allowed just 0.81 goals per game. Williams logged the most minutes on the squad this season at 1726 at the left center-back and left back positions as he was tabbed as the SAC Defensive Player of the Year.
On top of his defensive prowess, Williams also finished his season with two goals and five assists for nine points.
In two seasons with Evangels, Williams started all 43 games he played while wrapping up his career with 3631 minutes logged while netting four goals and tallying five assists. In those two years, Williams was a crucial piece of two of the best defensive teams in program history, setting a program-record best 0.40 goals allowed average in 2022 and the third-best rate of 0.81 in 2023. The Evangels also recorded a program-record best 15 shutouts in 2022 and pitched the fourth-most shutouts (9) in the 2023 campaign.
The MACU men's soccer program has been one of the best in the nation over the last three years, marking the third-straight year the Evangels notched two or more All-American student-athletes. During that three-year stretch, the Evangels have amassed a 55-3-7 (.900) overall record that includes three consecutive SAC Championships and SAC Tournament Championships.
