6 CBA Seniors Commit to D1 Soccer

LINCROFT, NJ – Six seniors from Christian Brothers Academy signed their commitments to play college soccer at the Division I level this month. Aedan Boriotti (Rutgers University), Thomas Judge (James Madison University), Ryan Nigro (NJIT), Ryan O’Connor (Loyola University Maryland), Matt Thorsheim (Bucknell University) and Andrew Venezia (Lafayette College) donned their future school’s colors during a ceremony in the CBA Quinn Library.

Five of the seniors – Boriotti, Judge, Nigro, O’Connor and Thorsheim – were catalysts in the Colts’ run to winning both the Shore Conference Championship and the NJSIAA Non-Public State Championship. CBA, who lost just once all season, was ranked number 12 in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com and number one in the state by NJ.com and multiple other publications.

Thorsheim, who was named a National Coaches All-American for the second straight year, notched 14 goals and adding 21 assists in 2016. The 21 assists matched his own program record from his junior season and led the Shore Conference. Thorsheim broke a 73-minute long scoreless tie with a strike to push Christian Brothers to a 1-0 win over Seton Hall Prep in the state championship.