UNH Sweeps Weekly Awards as #AEMSOC Teams Continue Non-League Dominance

UNH Sweeps Weekly Awards as #AEMSOC Teams Continue Non-League Dominance

Bookmark and Share

BOSTON - Conference play in men's soccer begins on Saturday and figures to be ultra-competitive after teams have combined to go 43-14-12 (.710) in non-conference play thus far in 2016. Three teams- UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and Vermont- have been ranked in at least one national poll this year and all three appear in this week's College Soccer News' Top 30 with the Catamounts at #16, the River Hawks #22 and the Wildcats #30. 

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 .710 non-conference winning percentage is second only to the ACC.
  • America East is joined by the ACC on the only conferences with five programs ranked in the top 50 of the RPI:
    • #25 - UMass Lowell
    • #36 - Albany
    • #38 - Vermont
    • #45 - New Hampshire
    • #46 - UMBC

Here are the week #5 award winners: 

Player of the Week
Chris Arling, New Hampshire - So., Forward, Windham, N.H.

  • Racked up nine points on four goals and an assist in leading New Hampshire to a pair of wins last week.
  • Scored twice in the Wildcats' 3-0 win over Northeastern Wednesday.
  • Factored in on all three UNH goals in a 3-0 win over Yale Saturday with two goals and an assist.

Rookie of the Week
Jack Dickson, New Hampshire - Fr., Midfielder/Forward, Bournemouth, England

  • Tallied six points last week, totaling three in each of New Hampshire's two wins last week.
  • Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 victories against both Northeastern and Yale.
  • This is Dickson's second-straight Rookie of the Week honor. 

Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 29 - Player of the Week: Benard 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

- #3Pillars – Building the Complete Student-Athlete -