ATLANTA – Aris Briggs of Georgia State University was named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team, the organization announced.

Briggs was one of 22 Division I men's soccer players to earn the Scholar All-American honors, which is awarded to student-athletes who own a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or better throughout their career, started in over half of all games and was a significant contributor to the team, and is a junior or above in academic standing.

Briggs, the 2019 Sun Belt Offensive Player of the year, netted 16 goals for the Panthers and finished tied for seventh in scoring among all players in Division I men's soccer. The Memphis, Tenn., native finished first the conference in total points (33), points per game (1.65), goals (16) and goals per game (0.80). He posted a 3.31 GPA while majoring in exercise science.

Student-athletes on this year's Scholar All-America Teams will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments on the field and in the classroom at the All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at the
Baltimore Convention Center in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention.

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