CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Conference play crossed the midway point for the majority of America East's men's soccer teams last week. Three squads, UMBC, Vermont and UMass Lowell, are currently tied atop the standings with seven points. In all, just four points separate all eight teams in the league standings. Here are this week's America East award winners.
Co-Player of the Week
David MacKinnon, Hartford, So., Goalkeeper, Easton, Mass.
- Did not allow a goal in leading Hartford to two shutout victories last week.
- Stopped three shots in a 1-0 win over Stony Brook Wednesday.
- Made one save in a 2-0 victory over UNH Saturday to earn his 17th career shutout.
Co-Player of the Week
Conor Leland, Vermont, Sr., Goalkeeper, Richmond, Vt.
- Let Vermont to an unbeaten week by not allowing a goal in 218 minutes of action.
- Made two stops to earn his team a point in a scoreless tie at UMass Lowell Wednesday.
- Stopped five shots in a double-overtime 1-0 win at Binghamton
- This is Leland's second career honor as he also earned Player of the Week recognition on Sept. 10, 2012.
Rookie of the Week
Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell, Fr., Goalkeeper, Indiana, Pa.
- Allowed just one goal while recording a .933 save percentage in leading UMass Lowell to an unbeaten week.
- Made eight saves, including three in the second overtime period of Wednesday's scoreless tie with Vermont.
- This is Kroll's second honor of the season.
Notes
- Hartford was the lone America East team to go a perfect 2-0 last week as the Hawks posted shutout wins over Stony Brook and UNH.
- Five of the Hawks' seven wins this season have been clean sheets.
- Vermont and UMass Lowell each went 1-0-1 and are tied for first place in the league standings with seven points along with UMBC.
- UMBC, which has a game in hand over both the Catamounts and River Hawks, tied Albany, 1-1, Saturday to extend its unbeaten streak to four games.
- The Retrievers are also unbeaten in their last 15 conference games (12-0-3).
Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 2 - Player of the Week: Kay Banjo, UMBC; Co-Rookies of the Week: Jake Barros, Albany; Andre Morrison, Hartford
Sept. 8 - Player of the Week: Brad Cole, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Eamonn Kitson, Vermont
Sept. 15 - Player of the Week: Brian Wright, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Afonso Pinheiro, Albany
Sept. 22 - Player of the Week: Fazal Nabi, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Afonso Pinheiro, Albany
Sept. 29 - Co-Players of the Week: Duff Thomson, New Hampshire/Martin Giordano, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell/Thibault Duval, Stony Brook
Oct. 6 - Player of the Week: Tim Allen, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tom McMahon, Stony Brook
Oct. 13 - Player of the Week: Brian Wright, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Scott McKirgan, Hartford
Oct. 20 - Co-Players of the Week: David MacKinnon, Hartford/Conor Leland, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell