CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Unbeaten in its last five games, UMass Lowell's men's soccer team sits tied atop the conference standings with UMBC, the league's lone unbeaten team. Both teams have 10 points. Check out the conference weekly award winners:
Player of the Week
Wuilito Fernandes, UMass Lowell, So., Midfield/Forward, Praja, Cape Verde
- Tallied four points in leading the River Hawks to a pair of wins last week.
- Scored in a 3-1 win over NJIT on Wednesday.
- Assisted on both scores in a 2-1 win over Binghamton Saturday as UMass Lowell improved to 3-1-1 in America East play.
Rookie of the Week
Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell, Fr., Goalkeeper, Indiana, Pa.
- Stopped seven of nine shots he saw last weekend and recorded two wins.
- Made six stops in his team's win over NJIT Wednesday.
- Needed to make only one save against Binghamton but it came on a breakaway with the game tied one apiece.
- This is Kroll's second straight honor and third of the season.
Notes
- Hartford, UMBC, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook won league games last week.
- UMBC (3-0-1) and UMass Lowell (3-1-1) sit tied atop the conference standings with 10 points apiece.
- The Retrievers, who beat UNH, 2-0, Saturday, are unbeaten in their last 20 games (16-0-4) against America East teams.
- The River Hawks, who beat Binghamton, 2-1, Saturday, are unbeaten in their last five games overall (4-0-1).
- Stony Brook snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-2 win over Albany Friday while Hartford beat Vermont, 1-0, on the road Saturday.
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
Oct. 27 - Players of the Week: Wuilito Fernandez, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell