#AEMSOC Regular Season Winds Down, Week #10 Awards Handed Out
BOSTON – Vermont took control of the #AEMSOC standings over the weekend, moving into first place with a 2-0 win over Binghamton. With just one regular-season date remaining, the Catamounts have locked up a share of the regular-season title the first time since 2012. New Hampshire and UMass Lowell are tied for second place with 12 points, just three back of UVM. The River Hawks stunned the Wildcats with a 1-0 double overtime win Saturday. Those three teams, along with Albany (10 pts), have clinched America East Championship bids. The other four programs all remain alive for the final two bids: UMBC (7 pts.), Binghamton (5), Hartford (4) Stony Brook (3) and Hartford (1) all remain alive for the championship berths. The top six teams in the #AEMSOC standings will qualify for the 2017 America East Men’s Soccer Championship, which takes place Nov. 4, 8 and 12 at the highest seed in each round.
#AEMSOC teams compiled a .598 non-conference win percentage in non-conference play this season, the third-best rate in Division I, trailing only the ACC and BIG. New Hampshire was ranked 17th in the nation and had the 13th-best RPI last week.
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Here are the conference's week 10 award winners:
Player of the Week
Justin Freitas, Vermont – Jr., Forward, North Attleboro, Mass.
- Scored both goals in Vermont’s 2-0 win over Binghamton Saturday.
- The win clinched at least a share of the #AEMSOC regular-season title for the Catamounts.
- This is Freitas’ first-ever #AEMSOC Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Ryan Innes, Hartford – Fr., Forward/Midfielder, North Babylon, N.Y.
- Scored the lone goal in Hartford’s 1-0 win over UMBC Saturday keeping the Hawks’ #AEChamps hopes alive.
- This is Innes’ 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
Oct. 9 – Player of the Week: Danny Vitiello, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
Oct. 16 – Player of the Week: Geo Alves, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Jack Muller, Binghamton
Oct. 23 – Player of the Week: Robin Schmidt, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Roko Prsa, UMass Lowell
Oct. 30 – Player of the Week: Justin Freitas, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Ryan Innes, Hartford
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