CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The last weekend of non-conference action before the start of America East play in men's soccer saw New Hampshire, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook pick up wins. Four players three teams to wins last week and are the conference's weekly award winners for the week ending Sept. 28:
Co-Player of the Week
Duff Thomson, New Hampshire, So., Midfielder, Greenfield, N.H.
- Scored the lone goal, the first of his career, in UNH's 1-0 win over UMass on Sunday.
- Sent one a one-timer off a feed from Will Rasid in the 45th minute.
Co-Player of the Week
Martin Giordano, Stony Brook, Jr., Weston, Fla.
- Scored a goal in each of Stony Brook's games last week.
- Buried a late breakaway in the Seawolves' win over Sacred Heart and found the back of the net on a volley in a loss to Northeastern Sunday.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Austin Kroll, UMass Lowell, Fr., Goalkeeper, Baltimore, Md.
- Made eight stops, one shy of his career high, in UMass Lowell's 2-0 win over Sacred Heart Saturday.
- The shutout was the second his career.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Thibault Duval, Stony Brook, Fr., Grace Hollogne, Belgium
- Tallied six points (2G, 2A) in Stony Brook's 4-2 win over Sacred Heart on Wednesday.
- The six points were the most for a Seawolf since Chris Megaloudis had eight against Philadelphia in 2005.
Notes
- New Hampshire extended its unbeaten streak to three games (1-0-1) with a tie against Marist and a win over UMass last week.
- UMass Lowell snapped a five-game losing skid with a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart Saturday.
- Stony Brook beat Sacred Heart, 4-2, on Wednesday behind six points from Thibault Duval.
- UMBC's Kay Banjo and Vermont's Brian Wright are tied for the conference lead with 12 points apiece.
- Wright leads in goals (5) while Banjo paces the way in assists (4).
- UMBC's Mamadou Kansaye and Marquez Fernandez are both candidates for the Senior CLASS Award, given to a senior who excels in community, classroom, character and competition.
- Conference play kicks off this weekend with Albany hosting Vermont, Stony Brook entertaining New Hampshire, UMass Lowell visiting UMBC and Hartford playing host to Binghamton.
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