Albany, UMBC, Vermont Start #AEMSOC Play 1-0, Week #6 Honors Handed Out
BOSTON – #AEMSOC league play got underway Saturday with Albany, UMBC and Vermont all picking up three points via 1-0 wins. Binghamton and Stony Brook each earned a point after playing to a scoreless draw.
UMBC handed #12 New Hampshire its first loss of the season just four days after playing #3 Maryland to a 1-1 tie. #AEMSOC teams have compiled a .600 win percentage through 70 non-league games thus far.
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Here are the conference's week six award winners:
Co-Player of the Week
Sammy Kahsai, UMBC – Sr., Midfielder, Hyattsville, Md.
- Tallied three points as UMBC went 1-0-1 against a pair of top-12 opponents.
- Set up the Retrievers’ goal in a 1-1 tie vs. #3 Maryland Tuesday.
- Scored just the second goal allowed by UNH all season in a 1-0 win over the #12 Wildcats, their first loss of the year.
- This is Kahsai’s first #AEMSOC Player of the Week honor of his career.
Co-Player of the Week
Ivar Orn Arnason, Vermont – So., Back, Akureyri, Iceland
- Scored his first two goals as a Catamount, finding the back of the net in each of Vermont’s wins last week.
- Had a goal in Vermont’s 2-0 win over Harvard Tuesday, its first win in Cambridge since 2002.
- Tallied the game winner in the 90th minute to give UVM a 1-0 win over Hartford in its conference opener Saturday.
- This is Arnason’s first #AEMSOC Player of the Week honor of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Ciaran O’Loughlin, UMBC – Fr., Goalkeeper, Birkenhead, England
- Stopped 11 of 12 shots he faced to lead UMBC to a tie vs. #3 Maryland and a win over #12 New Hampshire last week.
- Made seven saves in a 1-1 tie vs. #3 Maryland Tuesday.
- Stopped all four shots he saw in a 1-0 win over #12 New Hampshire Saturday.
- This is O’Loughlin’s first career #AEMSOC Rookie of the Week award.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 28 - Player of the Week: Geo Alves, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Noah Luescher, Binghamton
Sept. 5 - Player of the Week: Afonso Pinheiro, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Alex Popovich, Vermont
Sept. 11 - Player of the Week: Vince Erdei, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Noah Luescher, Binghamton
Sept. 18 - Player of the Week: Jakov Basic, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Owen Fingar, Albany
Sept. 25 - Player of the Week: Haris Brkovic, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Adam Malekos, Albany
Oct. 2 – Co-Players of the Week: Sammy Kahsai, UMBC & Ivar Orn Arnason, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Ciaran O’Loughlin, UMBC
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