{"id":12120,"date":"2018-01-19T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=12120"},"modified":"2018-01-19T13:35:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:35:52","slug":"defender-tomas-hilliard-arce-selected-2nd-overall-la-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2018\/01\/19\/defender-tomas-hilliard-arce-selected-2nd-overall-la-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce Selected 2nd Overall by LA Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 19, 2018)<\/strong> – In the first round of the 2018 MLS SuperDraft, the LA Galaxy selected defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce second overall. Hilliard-Arce played college soccer at Stanford University. <\/p>\n

Defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce Selected 2nd Overall by LA Galaxy<\/h1>\n

Hilliard-Arce spent the last four seasons at Stanford. He was a regular his final three seasons there, in which Stanford won three straight NCAA National Championships. In those College Cup competitions, he was named 2016 College Cup All-Tournament Team and was named the 2017 College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player. <\/p>\n

The 22-year-old was a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist this year and was a First Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year his junior and senor season. He played 87 games at the college level, recording 13 goals and five assists. <\/p>\n

Per the club, here is the full list of accomplishments for defender Tomas Hilliard-Arce at the college level:<\/p>\n

2017<\/strong>
\nMAC Hermann Trophy finalist
\nUSC First Team All-American
\nPac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
\nCollege Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year
\nUSC First Team All-Far West Region
\nFirst Team All-Pac-12
\nPac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention<\/p>\n

2016<\/strong>
\nCollege Cup All-Tournament Team
\nUSC First Team All-American
\nPac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
\nUSC First Team All-Far West Region
\nFirst Team All-Pac 12
\nPac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
\n
\n2015<\/strong>
\nSecond Team All-Pac-12
\nPac 12 All-Academic Honorable Mention<\/p>\n

2014<\/strong>
\nUSC Third Team All-Far West Region
\nSecond Team All-Pac 12 Conference<\/p>\n

SuperDraft Selection:<\/strong> LA Galaxy select Tomas Hilliard-Arce with the 2nd pick in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft<\/p>\n

Name:<\/strong> Tomas Hilliard-Arce
\nPosition:<\/strong> Defender
\nHeight:<\/strong> 6\u20191\u201d
\nWeight:<\/strong> 175 lbs.
\nBorn:<\/strong> November 22, 1995
\nAge:<\/strong> 22
\nLast Club:<\/strong> Stanford
\nBirthplace:<\/strong> Matthews, North Carolina
\nNationality:<\/strong> United States<\/p>\n

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