Albany, UMass Lowell, UNH Earn #AEMSOC Wins, Week #7 Awards Announced
BOSTON – #AEMSOC league play continued last weekend with Albany, UMass Lowell and New Hampshire all picking up three points with wins. The Great Danes are the only unbeaten team in conference play and sit atop the standings with six points two weeks in.
#AEMSOC teams have compiled a .593 non-conference win percentage thus far, the third-best rate in Division I, trailing only the ACC and BIG.
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Here are the conference's week seven award winners:
Player of the Week
Danny Vitiello, Albany – Jr., Goalkeeper, Massapequa, N.Y.
- Made eight stops in Albany’s 1-0 win over Vermont Saturday.
- The eight saves tied Vitiello’s season high and resulted in his fourth shutout of the season.
- This is Vitiello’s first #AEMSOC Player of the Week honor of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Josh Bauer, New Hampshire – R-Fr., Defender, Bedford, N.H.
- Scored twice in New Hampshire’s 3-0 win over Hartford Saturday.
- This is Bauer’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
Oct. 9 – Player of the Week: Danny Vitiello, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire
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