Week 1 - August 29, 2022

NE10 Player of the Week

Victor Castel, Adelphi
Junior | Forward | Valencia, Spain

Castel tallied a point in each scoring play in a season-opening 4-0 win over Wilmington. He scored two goals and assisted on the other two. Two days later, he came off the bench in the second half to provide the deciding goal in the 64th minute against Post University. 

NE10 Defensive Player of the Week

Benedict Klimmek, Le Moyne
Junior | Defense | Kiel, Germany 

He scored once and anchored a defense which posted two shutouts in Le Moyne's 2-0 week. The Dolphins allowed just six shots in a 1-0 win over Caldwell on Thursday. He then scored the game-winning goal in the 63rd minute in a 1-0 victory at Jefferson on Sunday, while leading a defense which allowed only five shots, including only one on target.

NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week

Kosta Maniatis, Franklin Pierce
Senior | Goalkeeper | Montreal, Quebec

Maniatis started in both of the Ravens season-opening games last week, posting back-to-back shutout victories with a compiled eight saves.

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Zico Groenveld, Southern Connecticut
Freshman | Forward | Aalsmeer, Netherlands 

Groenveld kicked off his SCSU career with a goal in both of the Owls' games this weekend. Groenveld scored the Owls' first goal of the season in a 2-0 win at Dominican, which stood as the game-winner, before scoring the game-tying goal off a penalty kick in a 1-1 draw at Bridgeport.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll  

Vaclav Borovicka, Adelphi (Sr., D - Prague, Czech Republic)
Helped the back line lock down two shutouts last week. Made a stunning slide tackle inside the 18 in a scoreless game in the 35th minute to take away an open net for Post. The game went into halftime scoreless as a result and the Panthers scored twice in the second half to pull out. 2-0 victory. 

Daniel De La Heras, Adelphi (Sr., GK - Madrid, Spain)
Posted two clean sheets in his first two games of the season. Stopped all five shots on trget he faced during an impressive 2-0 weekend against teams who received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll. 

Jonas Cervera Anchel, Franklin Pierce (Gr., M/F - Chiva, Spain)
Registered a goal and two assists as a starter in ech of the Ravens two gamese last week, including a two point performance versus Queens (N.Y.) in their season opener. His lone goal across the span was a game-winner for the Ravens on Saturday.

Josh Mahr, Le Moyne (Sr., GK - Fayetteville, N.Y.)
Registered a pair of shutouts and totaled three saves in Le Moyne's 2-0 week. He made two saves in a 1-0 win over Caldwell on Thursday and turned away the only shot he faced in a 1-0 win at Jefferson on Sunday. 

Hilmar Halldorsson, Saint Rose (Sr., F - Akrnes, Iceland)
Scored a goal in each game as Saint Rose opened its season 1-1.