WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army West Point head men's soccer coach Russell Payne announced his six-player Class of 2019 on Monday. The six freshmen will join the Black Knights for the upcoming 2015 season.

 

"This incoming class is an exciting group of young players," Payne said. "They all possess the high character qualities that the coaches and returning players expect of new team members and we are all eager to get them integrated into the team in the weeks ahead. There is a hunger in this team to push ourselves past last season's finish and our newest teammates will play an important role in us achieving our desired outcomes."

 

The class includes players who competed at some of the top club leagues in the country, including three members who played in the United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA). Two members of the men's soccer Class of 2019 come to the team from Florida, while the four others hail from Arizona, California, Idaho and Virginia.

 

The lone goalkeeper in the class, Luc Barbe enters West Point after playing for Placer United of the NorCal Premier Soccer League. A native of Loomis, Calif., Barbe attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Calif., where he finished with 51 career shutouts and earned NSCAA All-America, all-city and all-league honors as a senior. Included in his 51 shutouts were a school and California state-record 23 clean sheets that he recorded as a sophomore.

 

Brett Becia comes to West Point from Boise, Idaho, where he played for the Boise Nationals Soccer Club. Becia gained additional soccer experience at the high school level on the Capital High School team. He was a member of two state championship teams at Capital and earned NSCAA All-America recognition as a senior. Becia also garnered all-state and all-conference praise following his junior and senior campaigns.

 

A native of Weston, Fla., Martin Lasprilla comes to the Academy after successfully completing a year at the United States Military Academy Preps School. At the club level, Lasprilla competed for the U16 and U18 team for Weston FC of the USSDA. Lasprilla brings high school experience following four years at Cypress Bay High School in Weston.

 

Christian Lue Young also comes to Army West Point from Weston FC of the USSDA. A product of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., he played high school soccer at Cardinal Gibbons High School and earned team MVP and all-county honors following his senior season. Prior to competing for Weston FC, Lue Young was a member of the successful Parkland Predators soccer club.

 

Hailing from Scottsdale, Ariz., Grayson Naquin most recently played on the Sereno Soccer Club '97 Boys White club team. Naquin was also a three-sport athlete at Notre Dame Preparatory High School in Scottsdale, playing soccer, football and lacrosse. He served as Notre Dame Prep's team captain in 2014 and 2015 and captained the Sereno squad during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Naquin was named Notre Dame Prep's team MVP as a junior and earned all-state honors after his sophomore and junior seasons. Most recently, Naquin spent time with Arizona United of the United Soccer League (USL).

 

Ibrahim Seye arrives at West Point following a successful career with the DC United Academy team of the USSDA, where he served as a co-captain of the U16 squad during the 2013 season. Seye helped his DC United U16 and U18 teams qualify for the USSDA playoffs in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons. A native of Fairfax, Va., Seye also competed on the soccer team at Fairfax High School. In 2011, Seye was a member of the Virginia State team that won the Olympic Development Program Region 1 Championship.

 

Army West Point kicks off its 2015 regular season with back-to-back road matches, as it heads to Colorado to face Air Force (Aug. 29) and Denver (Aug. 31). The Black Knights welcome Hofstra in their home opener on Sept. 4 at Clinton Field for a 12:30 p.m. start.