CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Men's soccer conference play began with four one-goal contests as Albany, Binghamton, UMBC and Stony Brook all won their league openers by a single-goal margin Saturday. Here are this week's award winners:
Player of the Week
Tim Allen, Albany, Sr., Goalkeeper, Brisbane, Australia
- Recorded a 0.45 GAA and a .938 save percentage in two games last week.
- Made two stops and recorded a shutout in a scoreless tie against reigning NEC champion St. Francis Brooklyn on Tuesday.
- Made a career-high 11 saves in Albany's 2-1 win over Vermont Saturday.
Rookie of the Week
Tom McMahon, Stony Brook, R-Fr., Goalkeeper, Nassau Bay, Texas
- Earned his second career shutout in Stony Brook's 1-0 win over New Hampshire Saturday.
- Stopped two shots to give the Seawolves a win in their league opener.
Notes
- Albany, Binghamton, UMBC and Stony Brook all won their league openers Saturday.
- The Great Danes' conference-opening victory over Vermont was its first since 2008 and first in Trevor Gorman's tenure.
- Binghamton snapped a six-game losing skid with a 1-0 win over Hartford Saturday on Steve Celeste's goal in the 12th minute.
- Kay Banjo found the back of the net 75th minute to give UMBC a 2-1 win over UMass Lowell.
- The Retrievers are unbeaten in their last 17 games against America East foes (14-0-3).
- Stony Brook won for the second time in three games, a 1-0 triumph over New Hampshire.
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, UMass Lowell
Oct. 6 - Player of the Week: Tim Allen, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tom McMahon, Stony Brook