4 More Teams Clinch #AEMSOC Bids, Week #10 Awards Announced
BOSTON – Four teams -UMBC, UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and Vermont- joined Stony Brook as squads that have qualified for the 2018 #AEMSOC Championship, which begins Saturday. The Seawolves sit in first place with 15 points and have secured at least a share of the league’s regular season title. Vermont follows in second with 12 points, UNH is third (10), UMBC and UMass Lowell each have nine, UAlbany and Binghamton are both at six and Hartford, which has been eliminated from consideration, is at four. The championship bracket will be announced following games on Wednesday evening.
#AEMSOC Results – Fri., Oct. 26/Sat., Oct. 27
Friday: at New Hampshire 2, UMass Lowell 0
Friday: Stony Brook 6, at Hartford 0
Saturday: Vermont 1, at Binghamton 0
Saturday: at UAlbany 2, UMBC 0
#AEMSOC Schedule – Wed., Oct. 31
Binghamton at UAlbany, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Hartford at UMass Lowell, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
New Hampshire at Vermont, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
UMBC at Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
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Here are the conference's week #10 award winners:
Offensive Player of the Week
Serge Gamwanya, Stony Brook – Sr., Midfielder, Trondheim, Norway
- Had a goal and as assist in Stony Brook’s win over Hartford.
- This is his third #AEMSOC Offensive Player of the Week award this season (9/10, 9/17).
Defensive Player of the Week
Clay Thomas, Vermont – So., Goalkeeper, Purcellville, Va.
- Earned a shutout win over Binghamton by stopping all four shots he faced.
- This is Thomas’ second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season (10/1).
Rookie of the Week
Christian Miesch, Stony Brook – Fr., Goalkeeper, Brig, Switzerland
- Earned his fourth shutout of the year in a win over Hartford Friday.
- This is Miesch’s first Rookie of the Week award of the season.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 27 – Offensive Player of the Week: Nico Solabarrieta, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Zach Rowell, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Jackson Becher, UMBC
Sept. 4 – Offensive Player of the Week: Trevor Colazzo, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Mikel Kabala, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Jackson Becher, UMBC
Sept. 10 – Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Serge Gamwanya, Stony Brook & Justin Freitas, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Chris Shutler, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Sergi Martinez, Hartford
Sept. 17 – Offensive Player of the Week: Serge Gamwanya, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Manuel Camara, Vermont
Sept. 24 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jack Doherty, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Patrik Gujac, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Renato Kauzlaric, UMass Lowell
Oct. 1 – Offensive Player of the Week: Noah Luescher, Binghamton; Co-Defensive Players of the Week: Jimmy Slayton, Hartford & Clay Thomas, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Rondell Payne, UMass Lowell
Oct. 8 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Justin Freitas, Vermont; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Martieon Watson, Stony Brook; Defensive Player of the Week: Lars Huxsohl, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Quantrell Jones, UMBC
Oct. 15 – Offensive Player of the Week: Nico Solabarrieta, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Christian Miesch, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Hugo Guerra, UAlbany
Oct. 22 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jon Arnar Barðdal, Vermont; Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week: Quantrell Jones, UMBC
Oct. 29 – Offensive Player of the Week: Serge Gamwayna, Stony Brook; Defensive Player: Clay Thomas, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Christian Miesch, Stony Brook
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