Six From Men’s Soccer Earn All-Ivy League Awards

L-R: Kalk, McCartney, Baldwin, Salvati, Budnik, Yahalom

Six From Men’s Soccer Earn All-Ivy League Awards

11/20/2019 12:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Salvati, Baldwin, McCartney and Budnik named to Second Team, Kalk and Yahalom tabbed Honorable Mention

By: Mike Miezejeski

HANOVER, N.H. – Six members of the Dartmouth men's soccer team were selected to All-Ivy League teams as announced by the conference office on Wednesday.

On the second team were seniors Henry Baldwin and Braden Salvati, junior Dawson McCartney and sophomore Alex Budnik. Senior Zach Kalk and sophomore Ohad Yahalom earned an honorable mention nod.

Baldwin picked up his second postseason award from the Ivy League and secured his first second team honor. The senior defender started in all 16 matches for the Big Green and was the leader of the back line. From Poulsbo, Washington, Baldwin had his best season offensively. He finished the year with two goals and one assist.

Salvati earned second team recognition from the conference, making it the second All-Ivy honor in his career. The senior started all 15 matches that he played and finished with one goal and two assists. From Del Mar, California, Salvati netted a key goal in a win against Michigan State (9/14) and had assists in victories at Penn (10/19) and at Harvard (11/2).

McCartney continues his streak of being named to an All-Conference team in each of his three seasons with the Big Green. This time he takes home a Second Team nod for the second consecutive season. Starting in all 12 games he played, the junior finished second on the team with three goals and 10 points and was tied for the lead with four assists. From Vorhees, New Jersey, McCartney's goals came against UMass (9/10), Niagara (9/21) and Albany (9/24).

In his first season as the full-time starting goalkeeper for the Big Green, Budnik was voted to the second team by the conference. The sophomore gave Dartmouth a chance to win in every match this season, finishing third in conference with four shutouts against UMass (9/10), Princeton (10/5), Penn (10/19) and Columbia (10/26). From Arlington Heights, Illinois, Budnik was second in the Ivy League with 63 saves and 3.94 saves per game.

A strong conclusion to the season earned Kalk an Honorable Mention honor, his first postseason award of his career. The senior led the Big Green with four goals and was third with three assists to pace Dartmouth with 11 points. From North York, Ontario, Kalk made an impact with the game-winning goal against Michigan State (9/14) and finished the year with a goal in each of the final three matches at Harvard (11/2), against Cornell (11/9) and at Brown (11/16).

Yahalom proved to be one of the best all-around players in the conference and came away with a spot on the Honorable Mention team. The sophomore appeared in 15 matches and started 14 for the Big Green and finished the year with one goal and two assists. From Brookline, Massachusetts, Yahalom put together a three-point game with a goal and an assist at Harvard (11/2).