Men's Soccer

#AEMSOC Week 9: Vermont Takes Over First Place

BOSTON – #22 Vermont earned its highest scoring output since 2019, while #24 New Hampshire, Bryant and UAlbany also came away with impressive victories to highlight the action this past weekend.
 
It was all about second-half scoring as UVM, UNH and Bryant each tallied four goals in the final 45 minutes to break open close contests. With the win, the Catamounts moved into first place in the #AEMSOC standings with a 3-1 record. The Wildcats are now unbeaten in last eight contests, but secured just their first conference win. Bryant and UAlbany earned their first conference victories as well.
 
On Monday morning the NCAA released its RPI rankings of 2023, which is used to rank teams based on their overall success. The America East was ranked sixth nationally as a conference in RPI behind the Pac-12, ACC, Sun Belt, WCC and Big Ten. The America East currently has three teams in the top-25 of RPI, with Vermont 8th, New Hampshire 15th and Bryant close behind at 23.
 
It's the last full week with non-conference action as six teams are in action on Tuesday, including UNH, UVM and NJIT. This weekend Vermont hosts UMBC with first place on the line, while the Wildcats welcome NJIT as they seek to make a playoff push. Binghamton travels to UMass Lowell and Bryant hosts UAlbany at 7 p.m.
   
The preseason poll was announced on August 9

2023 #AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners – Oct. 16
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Yaniv Bazini, Vermont – RS-Jr., Forward, Beit Hanan, Israel
  • Registered one goal and one assist in a 5-0 shutout of Binghamton.
  • Finished with four shots as UVM won its third conference game.
  • This is Bazini’s second #AEMSOC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Co-Offensive Player of the Week
Taig Healy, New Hampshire – So., Midfield, South Hampton, N.H.
  • Totaled one goal and one assist in a 4-1 win over UMBC.
  • Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 75th minute and added an assist on an insurance goal two minutes later.
  • This is Healy’s first #AEMSOC Offensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Antreas Hadjigavriel, Bryant – Sr., Goalkeeper, Nicosia, Cyprus
  • Posted a pair of shutout victories with eight saves.
  • Earned seven saves in a clutch 1-0 victory over Northeastern
  • Made a single save in a 5-0 shutout of NJIT to give Bryant its first #AEMSOC win.
  • This is Hadjigavriel’s first #AEMSOC Defensive Player of the Week honor.
 
Rookie of the Week
Austin Bush, New Hampshire – Fr., Midfielder, Southampton, Mass.
  • Scored the game-winning goal in UNH’s 4-1 win over UMBC.
  • After UMBC scored to tie it, Bush tallied the game-winner in the 76th minute to put the Wildcats in front for good and secure their first conference win of 2023.
  • This is Bush’s second #AEMSOC Rookie of the Week honor.
 
2023 #AEMSOC Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 28 – Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Calheira, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Talabi Abdel, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Nick Lockermann, Vermont
Sept. 5 – Offensive Player of the Week: Goncalo Franco, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Owen Jack, Vermont; Rookie of the Week: Daniele Mastroianni, UMass Lowell
Sept. 11 – Offensive Player of the Week: Vicente Valor Martinez, Bryant; Defensive Player of the Week: Tiago Dias, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Nick Lockermann, Vermont
Sept. 18– Offensive Player of the Week: Maximus Barboto, NJIT; Defensive Player of the Week: Javier Soler Gandia, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Austin Bush, New Hampshire
Sept. 25 – Offensive Player of the Week: Yaniv Bazini, Vermont; Defensive Player of the Week: Jack Root, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Nick Lockermann, Vermont
Oct. 2 – Offensive Player of the Week: Vicente Valor Martinez, Bryant; Defensive Player of the Week: Joseba Incera, New Hampshire; Co-Rookie of the Week: Sydney Wathuta, Vermont; Co-Rookie of the Week: Sebastian Sunol, NJIT
Oct. 9 - Offensive Player of the Week: Alek Wroblewski, UMBC; Defensive Player of the Week: Samuel Reisgys, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Randazzo, Binghamton
Oct. 16 – Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Yaniv Bazini, Vermont; Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Taig Healy, New Hampshire; Defensive Player of the Week: Antreas Hadjigavriel, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Nick Lockermann, Vermont
 
The America East is one of the best men’s soccer conferences in the country. The conference has received multiple bids to the NCAA tournament in four of the past eight seasons, with Vermont and New Hampshire reaching each of the past two years. Overall, four different teams have reached the third round of the NCAA tournament since 2014, highlighted by UMBC getting all the way to the College Cup in 2014.

Fans will once again be able to watch nearly every #AEMSOC contest 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 America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.

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