#AEMSOC Teams go 6-3 on Opening Weekend, Duo Nets Week #1 Awards
BOSTON – After a strong 2016 season, America East men’s soccer teams picked up where they left off last season with a solid start to the 2017 campaign. #AEMSOC squads combined to go 6-3-0 on opening weekend with Binghamton, UMBC, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire, Stony Brook and Vermont posting wins.
Here are the conference's week one award winners:
Player of the Week
Geo Alves, Vermont - Jr., Forward, Sao Filipe, Cape Verde
- Tallied seven points on three goals and an assist in a pair of games last week.
- Scored twice and had an assist in Vermont’s season-opening 4-1 win at Hartwick Friday.
- Had the Catamounts’ lone goal in a 2-1 loss to San Diego State Sunday.
- This is Alves’ first-career #AEMSOC Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Noah Luescher, Binghamton – Fr., Midfielder/Forward, Meisterschwanden, Switzerland
- Had a goal and an assist in Binghamton’s 4-0 win over Atlantic 10 foe George Washington on Friday, his collegiate debut.
- Set up the game’s first goal in the fourth minute and scored in the 56th minute to give the Bearcats a 3-0 lead.
- This is Luescher’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
Sixteen more America East men’s soccer games take place this week, including 10 on AmericaEast.TV, the place to watch free live content on any device, including the network's Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV OTT channels.
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