EDISON, NJ - Senior forward
Dominic Laws and senior captain
Jordan Jowers have earned All-MAAC honors once again, as both players have been named to the 2020-21 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men's Soccer All-MAAC Team, as announced by the league office this morning. Additionally, Laws has been named the 2020-21 MAAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the conference's head coaches.
"It is an outstanding achievement for both the players and the program," said Saint Peter's head coach
Julian Richens. "Jordan has consistently been named as all-conference in all his four years here. His statistics and performances speak for themselves and has been the focal point for our attack." Richards continued, "To be named as the Offensive Player of the Year two hyears running is pretty special. Dom has scored goals, added assists to his game, and can do a bit of everything the modern day center forward needs to do. They have both led by example on and off the field and have been a credit to themselves and our program."
Laws is now the first Peacock in program history to earn back-to-back Player of the Year honors, after receiving the award following the 2019 season. The senior is also just the second player in MAAC history to accomplish the feat, joining Loyola's Jamie Darvill, who won the award in both the 2008 and 2009 season. Jowers has now earned consecutive All-MAAC Team honors over the course of his career after earning distinctions in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Laws earns his second consecutive MAAC Offensive Player of the Year award following another impressive season on the pitch, finishing tied for first in the league in goals scored with five, as well as finishing tied first in goals per game at .714. The Sunderland, England native also led the MAAC in shots on goal per game, proving to be the most efficient striker in the conference with 1.71 shots on goal per game. Laws finished the year with 11 points, and finished second among all league players in points per game with 1.56, placing second only to his classmate and teammate Jowers. Laws also earned MAAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors on April 6, 2021, following his three-goal, one-assist performance during the prior week.
Jowers enjoyed a highly successful year in his own right during 2020-21, placing first on the MAAC leaderboards in points per game with 1.71. Jowers finished tied for first among the league's assist leaders, tallying four helpers on the year. The senior also tied fifth in goals on the year, scoring four goals through seven games this season. The Middlesbrough, England native was a constant threat on offense this year, tallying 24 shots on the season, which places him second in the MAAC standings in shots taken. Additionally, Jowers finished the year with one golden goal, scoring the game winner against Fairfield in the team's 4-3 win over the Stags in Jersey City on March 26.
