Four Teams Lock up #AEMSOC Tourney Bids as Regular-Season Winds Down
BOSTON – The six qualifiers for the 2019 #AEMSOC championship are set heading into the final week of #AEMSOC regular-season action. UAlbany, Binghamton, Hartford and UMass Lowell joined a field that already included New Hampshire and Vermont.
UAlbany dealt #14 UNH its first loss of the season on Friday night. The Wildcats still sit atop the conference standings tied with Vermont for first place with 15 points. The two teams square off in a game that will decide the regular-season title on Wednesday. The Great Danes, Hawks and River Hawks will also learn their seeds. The Bearcats will be the #6 seed.
Championship information, including the schedule, can be found at #AEWSOC Championship Central.
Here are the conference's week #10 award winners of the 2019 season:
#AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners – Nov. 4
Offensive Player of the Week
Jon Arnar Barddal, Vermont – Sr. Midfielder, Garðabær, Iceland
- Scored four times in a 2-0 week for Vermont.
- Had three goals in a 5-0 win at Holy Cross on Tuesday and added another score in Saturday’s win over UMBC.
- This is Barddal’s first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.
Co-Defensive Player
Jimmy Slayton, Hartford – Sr. Goalkeeper, Wethersfield, Conn.
- Made a career-high 11 saves in Hartford’s 1-0 win over Binghamton.
- The win secured a championship berth for the Hawks.
- This is Slayton’s fourth Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and also the fourth of his career.
Co-Defensive Player
Aron Runarsson, Vermont – Sr., Goalkeeper, Akureyri, Iceland
- Made a career-high 12 stops in Vermont’s 4-0 win vs. UMBC.
- The 12 saves is the most for #AEMSOC player since 2015.
- This is Runarsson’s second Defensive Player of the Week honor of the season and also the second of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Sancho Maroto Tobias, UMass Lowell – Fr., Defender, Alcobendas, Madrid
- Scored both goals in UMass Lowell’s 2-1 win over Stony Brook on Saturday.
- The win secured the River Hawks a spot in the #AEMSOC tourney.
- This is Tobias’ first-ever Rookie of the Week honor.
2019 Weekly Award Winners
Sept. 3 – Offensive Player of the Week: Noah Luescher, Binghamton; Defensive Player of the Week: Alejandro Robles, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Sept. 9 – Offensive Player of the Week: Donnett Sackie, New Hampshire ; Defensive Player of the Week: None Awarded; Rookie of the Week: Addrian Knights-Browne, Hartford
Sept. 16 – Offensive Player of the Week: Fabian Lutz, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Slayton: Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Sept. 23 – Offensive Player of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Slayton, Hartford: Co-Rookie of the Week: Mats Roorda, Binghamton; Co-Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Sept. 30 – Offensive Player of the Week: Antonio Colacci, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Slayton, Hartford: Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Oct. 7 – Offensive Player of the Week: Bjarki Ragnar, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Patrik Gujic, UMass Lowell: Rookie of the Week: Rasmus Tobinski, Vermont
Oct. 14 – Offensive Player of the Week: Austin DaSilva, UAlbany; Defensive Player of the Week: Aron Runarsson, Vermont: Rookie of the Week: Frosti Brynjolfsson, Vermont
Oct. 21 – Offensive Player of the Week: Antonio Colacci, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Bauer, New Hampshire: Rookie of the Week: Oliver Svalander, Binghamton
Oct. 28 – Offensive Player of the Week: Donnett Sackie, New Hampshire; Defensive Player & Rookie of the Week: P.J. Parker, Binghamton
Nov. 4 – Offensive Player of the Week: Jon Arnar Barddal, Vermont; Co-Defensive Player of the Week: Jimmy Slayton, Hartford & Aron Runarsson, Vermont: Rookie of the Week:
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