NE10 Men's Soccer Report: Week 5

MSOC Oct 2 Players of the Week

Posted: Oct 02, 2023

Week 5 - October 2, 2023

NE10 Player of the Week

Victor Castel, Adelphi
Senior l Forward l Valencia, Spain

Castel netted back-to-back braces in a pair of league contests. Victor also accounted for both game-winners, as the Panthers have now won three in a row and five of six. On Saturday, Castel tallied the equalizing goal in the 57th minute as the 'Cats trailed 1-0 at the half to Saint Michael's. He volleyed home the game-winner with 8:09 left in the match.

NE10 Defensive Player of the Week

Aitor Cuenca Retuerto, Franklin Pierce
Graduate Student | Defense | Bilbao, Spain

Cuenca made an impact for the Ravens over the last two games in both the defensive and offensive zones. In the matchup against Bentley, Cuenca pitched in a goal that contributed to the 5-2 victory. In the matchup against New Haven, Cuenca led the Ravens defense in the 3-0 shutout while also dumping in a goal and an assist.

NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week

Iver Sjavag, Assumption
Freshman | Goalkeeper | Alesund, Norway

Sjåvåg returned to the starting lineup on Sunday, recording eight saves in the 0-0 tie against Saint Anselm for his first collegiate shutout.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Ali Taleb, AIC
Freshman | Forward | Glastonbury, Conn.

Taleb scored all three goals for AIC in a two-game week. He notched a clutch game-tying goal with under five minutes to play to steal a point from Saint Michael's, then scored both of AIC's goals at Georgian Court.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll

Younes Addar Khanoussi, Franklin Pierce (Gr., F - Castellon, Spain)
Younes had a four-goal week, including a hat trick against Bentley that helped elevate the Ravens offensive firepower. He also had the game-winning goal vs Bentley. Younes now has 13 goals in 2023.

Diego Montoya Casillas, Franklin Pierce (So., GK - Cuernavaca, Mexico)
Diego played all 180 minutes in two games last week, allowing two goals in a pair of wins. FPU is now 8-0-0 on the season and 5-0 in conference. He registered three saves, including a pair in the shutout win of New Haven.

Augustus McGiff, New Haven (So., M/F - Brookhaven, N.Y.)
The Chargers sophomore midfielder doubled his goal total for the season in just one game when he led the Chargers with a pair of goals in a 4-3 win over Assumption. His second goal of the night which came unassisted in the 79th minute went in the books as the game winner when he broke the 3-3 stalemate. His first goal of the afternoon was the second for the Chargers, putting the score at 2-0, as he received some help from junior Adam Lindstrom to complete that scoring opportunity.

Drew Kull, Saint Michael's (So., B - Rochester, N.Y.)
Kull keyed the Purple Knights allowing only three goals in an 0-1-1 week. During a 1-1 draw at AIC on Tuesday, Kull scored the 85th-minute go-ahead strike before recording a team save on Saturday to keep his team up 1-0 in an eventual 2-1 loss to regionally-ranked Adelphi.

Daniele Bottazzo, Saint Rose (So., D - Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Bottazzo's third-minute goal put the Golden Knights ahead for good in Tuesday's 2-0 triumph versus Saint Anselm. In addition to his go-ahead strike, Bottazzo also provided a full 90 minutes for the Saint Rose back line in the shutout effort.

NE10 Weekly Winners

2023 NE10 MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Franklin Pierce	10	10-0	1.000	23	21-0-2	0.957
Bentley	10	5-3-2	0.600	16	7-7-2	0.500
Adelphi	10	5-5	0.500	18	9-8-1	0.528
Saint Rose	10	4-4-2	0.500	17	6-7-4	0.471
Saint Anselm	10	4-4-2	0.500	18	6-9-3	0.417
So. New Hampshire	10	4-5-1	0.450	20	10-6-4	0.600
So. Connecticut	10	4-5-1	0.450	17	6-8-3	0.441
Saint Michael's	10	3-4-3	0.450	15	5-6-4	0.467
American Int'l	10	3-4-3	0.450	18	3-6-9	0.417
New Haven	10	2-6-2	0.300	15	6-7-2	0.467
Assumption	10	2-6-2	0.300	16	4-8-4	0.375

Individual Leaders

Offensive Leaders

Goals	#
Y Addar Khanoussi Franklin Pierce	21
A Sanchez Sanchez Franklin Pierce	11
A Lampreia Lima Franklin Pierce	10
H Halldorsson Saint Rose	10
M Schwarz American Int'l	8
Complete leaders

Assists	#
A Rey Mira Franklin Pierce	10
R Escobedo So. New Hampshire	8
A Cuenca Retuerto Franklin Pierce	7
L Drahos Bentley	6
R Parafita Bestilliero Franklin Pierce	6
Complete leaders

Points	#
Y Addar Khanoussi Franklin Pierce	46
A Sanchez Sanchez Franklin Pierce	25
A Lampreia Lima Franklin Pierce	24
H Halldorsson Saint Rose	24
J Ferrando Ferri Franklin Pierce	20
Complete leaders

Shots	#
Y Addar Khanoussi Franklin Pierce	93
N Gonzalez So. New Hampshire	49
I Perez So. New Hampshire	46
J Sundgot Assumption	46
A Sanchez Sanchez Franklin Pierce	43
Complete leaders

Goalie Leaders

Saves	#
L Morales-Fernandez American Int'l	86
L Barrett Saint Michael's	69
I Sjavag Assumption	67
D De La Heras Adelphi	66
L Dufaut Saint Rose	64
Complete leaders

Save pct	#
K Vernet Franklin Pierce	.800
D Juan So. Connecticut	.787
L Morales-Fernandez American Int'l	.775
D De La Heras Adelphi	.767
L Barrett Saint Michael's	.767
Complete leaders

Goals against	#
K Vernet Franklin Pierce	5
D Montoya Casillas Franklin Pierce	8
N Maldarella Bentley	14
J Griffin Bentley	14
P Neal So. New Hampshire	15
Complete leaders

Goals-against average	#
K Vernet Franklin Pierce	0.63
D Montoya Casillas Franklin Pierce	0.66
P Neal So. New Hampshire	0.99
D Juan So. Connecticut	1.00
D De La Heras Adelphi	1.29
Complete leaders