Men's Soccer

#12 UNH, Vermont Stay Unbeaten in #AEMSOC

BOSTON – America East’s men’s soccer teams continued their collective strong start to the 2021 season by going 7-5 over the weekend. Overall this season, #AESOC clubs are 17-9-4, a .633 win percentage.

UNH, which moved up to #12 in the latest United Soccer Coaches' Top 25 released Tuesday, and Vermont each won their lone games of the week to stay perfect at 3-0-0. UAlbany, UMBC and Stony also each enjoyed perfect weeks.
    
The preseason poll was announced on August 9.
 
Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of #AEMSOC this season. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.

Follow the @AEDigitalNet Twitter account to stay up-to-date on America East men’s soccer news all season long and use #AEMSOC to join the conversation.
 
#AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners – Sept. 7
Offensive Player of the Week
Ryan Becher, UMBC – Sr., Midfielder/Forward, Hummelstown, N.J.
  • Tallied a league-best five points (2 G, 1A) in leading UMBC to a perfect 2-0 week.
  • Scored the game-tying goal and set up the game winner against La Salle on Friday.
  • Had the game winner against Iona on Sunday.
  • This is Becher’s first career Offensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Carlos Tofern, UAlbany – Sr., Goalkeeper, Hamburg, Germany
  • Stopped all six shots he faced in leading UAlbany to a 1-0 win over Villanova on Thursday.
  • This is Tofern’s first career Defensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Rookie of the Week
None Awarded
 
2021 #AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 31 - Offensive Player of the Week: Rene White, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Nathan Silveira, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Jonas Bickus, Stony Brook
Aug. 31 - Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Becher, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Carlos Tofern, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: None awarded
 
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