League Play Begins This Weekend; Week #4 #AEMSOC Awards Announced
BOSTON – After again faring strong in non-conference play, #AEMSOC league play begins this weekend with four league games on the slate. UMass Lowell tops the standings at 5-1-2 while New Hampshire is 5-1-1 and Vermont is 5-2-0. The River Hawks and Catamounts were both nationally-ranked last week making America East one of just six conferences with multiple teams ranked.
#AEMSOC Games – Friday/Saturday, Sept. 21-22
Friday: Stony Brook at Albany, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Vermont at UMass Lowell, 5 p.m. (AE.TV)
Hartford at Binghamton, 5 p.m. (ESPN3)
UMBC at New Hampshire, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
The majority of #AEMSOC conference games will appear 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. Several contests will air on ESPN3, home to over 55 America East school-produced events this fall. Full #AEMSOC Schedule/Results
Here are the conference's week #4 award winners:
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Serge Gamwanya, Stony Brook - Sr., Midfielder, Trondheim, Norway
- Scored the game-winner in Stony Brook’s win over Bryant Sunday.
- This is Gamwanya's second-straight #AEMSOC Offensive Player of the Week award of the season and second of his career.
Defensive Player of the Week
Josh Bauer, New Hampshire – So. Defender, Bedford, N.H.
- Led a back line that allowed only one goal in a 1-0-1 week for the Wildcats.
- Scored in a 3-1 win over Iona.
- This is Bauer’s first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Manuel Camara, Vermont – Fr., Midfielder, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel
- Scored his first career goal vs. Colgate Sunday.
- This is Camara’s first #AEMSOC Rookie of the Week award of his career.
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
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