By Steven M. Glassman

Director of Sports Information

November 21, 2025

NEWTOWN, PA–Eastern States Athletic Conference (ESAC) Postseason Champion Manor College (14-5-2 overall, 4-2-2 ESAC) sophomore forward Moussa Cherif (Philadelphia, PA/Father Judge), freshman forward Sekou Sylla (Philadelphia, PA), sophomore midfielder Jallah Murvee (Philadelphia, PA/Upper Darby), and senior goalkeeper Aiden Holman (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton) were voted to the All-ESAC Men's Soccer First Team.  Defensemen Umut Akin (freshman) (Philadelphia, PA), Mamadou Ba (senior) (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Towne Charter), and Lucas Dolchanczyk (junior) (Philadelphia, PA/Franklin Towne Charter) were voted to the second.  Murvee was voted ESAC Player of the Year.

Murvee played and started in all ESAC matches.  He was tied for second in assists (five), third in goals (seven), tied for third in points (19), fourth in shots on goal (18), and fifth in overall shots (24).  He became the second player to win ESAC Player of the Year, joining Eddie Fortescue Jr in 2023.  Murvee also joins Fortescue Jr (2023 ESAC), Emmanuel Caire (2017 Eastern Pennsylvania Athletic Division I), and Mark Colville (2012 and 2013 EPAC and 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIX Division III) as Players of the Year.

Cherif played and started in all eight ESAC matches, leading in assists (eight).  He was also second in points (20) and shots on goal (18) and third in goals (6) and overall shots (33).  Cherif was voted 2024 All-ESAC Second Team.

Sylla played and started in all ESAC matches, leading in points (21) and shots on goal (23) and second in overall shots (36).  He was tied for first in goals (8) and tied for second in assists (5).

Holman played and started in all ESAC matches, leading in fewest goals allowed (eight) and wins (four).  He was second in goals against average (1.38), save percentage (0.778) and minutes (522:20).  Holman was third in saves (28).  He was voted 2024 All-ESAC First Team.

Akin played in all eight conference matches, starting seven.

Ba and Dolchanczyk started and played in all eight conference matches.  Ba scored a goal and contributed two assists for four points.  He also added three overall shots (all on goal).  Dolchanczyk contributed an assist.  Ba was voted 2022 and 2024 All-ESAC First Team.  Dolchanczyk was voted 2023 All-ESAC Second Team.

Manor Head Coach John Dempster on this year's All-ESAC team: "I am glad that my defense got the recognition they did, because without them, we aren't even close to winning another ESAC Championship. Yes, we had three USCAA First Team All Americans (they all played offense), I don't want to take anything away from that great feat, but so many times defenders don't get the attention they deserve. Mamadou Ba, played every minute of every game, he never came out, not once!  He was the best defender in the region and the best in the ESAC."

Since 2022, Manor has had the following 15 different players selected to the All-ESAC Men's Soccer Team:

• Akin (2025 Second Team)
• Ba (2022 and 2024 First Team and 2025 Second Team)
• Abubakkar Bangura (2023 First Team)
• Maximo Chavez (2023 and 2024 Second Team)
• Cherif (2024 Second Team and 2025 First Team)
• Adan Crispin-Morales (2023 Second Team and 2024 First Team)
• Dolchanczyk (2023 and 2025 Second Team)
• Gabriel Elliott (2023 First Team)
• Kounda Doucoure (Philadelphia, PA/Benjamin Franklin) (2023 First Team)
• Fortescue Jr (2022, 2023, and 2024 First Team)
• Holman (2024 and 2025 First Team)
• John Levy (2022 First Team)
• Murvee (2025 First Team)
• Zulkefal Shakir (2024 Second Team)
• Sylla (2025 First Team)

The Blue Jays finished its 34th season overall (fifth in the USCAA and fourth in the ESAC) and 15th under Dempster.

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