BOSTON - Albany, UMass Lowell and Stony Brook all earned shutout victories in conference action over the weekend. The Great Danes and River Hawks are tied atop the league standings with four points apiece two weeks into league action. Here are the week #7 award winners:
Co-Player of the Week
Afonso Pinheiro, Albany - Jr., Forward, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Tallied five points in Albany's 4-0 win over Vermont Friday.
- Scored twice, including the game winner, and had an assist.
- Also helped Albany knock off #3 Syracuse, 2-1, Tuesday.
- This is his second career Player of the Week award (11/2/15).
Co-Player of the Week
Thibault Duval, Stony Brook - Jr., Midfielder, Liege, Belgium
- Scored both goals in Stony Brook's 2-0 win over #25 New Hampshire Saturday.
- The goals came just 2:08 apart late in the first half.
- The win was Stony Brook's first over a ranked foe at home since 2005.
Rookie of the Week
Ivan Abramovic, UMass Lowell - R-Fr., Forward, Zagreb, Croatia
- Scored twice in UMass Lowell's 4-0 win at UMBC Saturday, the program's first-ever win over the Retrievers.
- Found the back of the net in the 12th and 63rd minutes.
- This is his third Rookie of the Week honor of the season (8/29, 9/6).
Need to Know
- America East's conference RPI (4) trails only the ACC, Big East and Pac 12 amongst the 24 Division I conferences that sponsor men's soccer.
- The league's teams are a combined 46-17-12 in non-conference play thus far in 2016. The .708 non-conference winning percentage is second only to the ACC.
- UMass Lowell (#22) and New Hampshire (#25) were both ranked in the NSCAA Top 25 last week, the first time two America East teams have been simultaneously ranked since September 29, 2009.
- Albany beat #3 Syracuse Tuesday. The Orange were the highest-ranked opponent an America East team has beaten since Boston University knocked off #3 St. John's in 2009.
- UMass Lowell has a the ninth-best RPI in the country and is one of just four unbeaten teams (8-0-2).
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 29 - Player of the Week: Bernard Yeboah Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Ivan Abramovic, UMass Lowell
Sept. 6 - Player of the Week: Brian Wright, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Ivan Abramovic, UMass Lowell
Sept. 12 - Player of the Week: Wuilito Fernandes, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Tre Pulliam, UMBC
Sept. 19 - Player of the Week: Andrew Pesci, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Jack Dickson, New Hampshire
Sept. 26 - Player of the Week: Chris Arling, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Jack Dickson, New Hampshire
Oct. 3 - Player of the Week: Andrew Pesci, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week; Rookie of the Week: Jimmy Slayton, Hartford
Oct. 10 - Co-Player of the Week: Afonso Pinheiro, Albany; Co-Player of the Week: Thibualt Duval, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week; Ivan Abramovic, UMass Lowell
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