Week 3 - September 18, 2023

NE10 Player of the Week

Philipp Herrmann, Southern New Hampshire
Sophomore | Forward | Bruckmuehl, Germany

Herrmann scored two goals during a 1-0-1 week for the Penmen. Both goals came in a 2-0 victory over Adelphi in the NE10 opener Saturday. Herrmann opened the scoring with a penalty kick goal late in the eighth minute and struck again in the 23rd minute.

NE10 Defensive Player of the Week

Rafa Escobedo, Southern New Hampshire
Graduate Student | Defense | Santander, Spain

Escobedo played a big role on the back line during a 1-0-1 week for SNHU. The defense limited opponents to just one goal one nine shots, highlighted by a 2-0 victory against Adelphi in which the Penmen outshot the Panthers, 19-0. Escobedo also collected an assist on the second goal against Adelphi.

NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week

Lucas Morales-Fernandez, American International
Senior | Goalkeeper | Amherst, Mass.

Morales-Fernandez was a wall for AIC in a pair of nine-save showings, conceding just one goal across two games. He had to be that strong as AIC itself only scored once. Among his ties was a 0-0 shutout against Mercy, the 11th of his career. 

NE10 Rookie of the Week

Ronnie Riby-Williams, Saint Michael's
Freshman | Forward | Montpelier, Vt.

Riby-Williams made his college debut with a goal and an assist on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Assumption. After providing the primary assist on a ninth-minute tally, Riby-Williams scored an insurance goal in the 24th minute.

NE10 Weekly Honor Roll  

Augustus McGiff, New Haven (So., M/F - Brookhaven, N.Y.)
McGiff finished a two-game week for the Chargers with three points, adding his second goal of the season and assisting on one other. He opened up the week with a first half goal in a non-conference game at Jeffereson and then added his first point in NE10 play when he provided the pass on the equalizing goal scored by Sean Lane-Turnbull against Saint Anselm in the NE10 opener.

Zach Verow, Saint Anselm (Sr., F - Bedford, N.H.)
Verow tallied three points for the Hawks on the week, recording an assist against Maine-Fort Kent and scoring his first goal of the 2023 season in a 2-2 draw with New Haven. In six starts this season the senior has tallied five points on a goal and three assists.

Liam Barrett, Saint Michael's (Sr., GK - Saugus, Mass.)
Barrett turned in a 0.67 GAA with a .900 save percentage last week, stopping nine shots and yielding one goal in 135 minutes. During a second half of relief on Tuesday at Saint Thomas Aquinas, Barrett made four saves on five shots on goal before turning in a five-save shutout of Assumption, 2-0, on Saturday.  

Devin Juan, Southern Conn. St. (Jr., GK - Meriden, Conn.)
In the Owls' NE10 opener at Saint Rose, Juan stopped all four of the Golden Knights' shots on goal in a 1-0 win. For the week, Juan stopped six of eight shots in a 1-1 slate against Queens and Saint Rose.

Preston Neal, Southern N.H. (Jr., G - Windham, N.H.)
Neal stopped three of the four shots he faced during a 1-0-1 week for the Penmen. Neal made three saves in Wednesday's 1-1 tie with Bridgeport and then did not need to make a save in Saturday's 2-0 shutout of Adelphi.

NE10 Weekly Winners

• Sept. 11 - Men's Soccer Report: Week 2
• Sept. 4 - Men's Soccer Report: Week 1

2023 NE10 MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS

	Conference				Overall
-	GP	W-L	PCT	GP	W-L	PCT
Franklin Pierce	2	2-0	1.000	5	5-0	1.000
New Haven	2	1-0-1	0.750	5	3-1-1	0.700
Saint Anselm	2	1-0-1	0.750	7	2-3-2	0.429
American Int'l	1	1-0	1.000	6	1-1-4	0.500
So. New Hampshire	2	1-1	0.500	7	4-1-2	0.714
Saint Michael's	2	1-1	0.500	6	2-3-1	0.417
So. Connecticut	2	1-1	0.500	6	2-3-1	0.417
Adelphi	1	0-1	0.000	7	3-3-1	0.500
Bentley	1	0-1	0.000	5	2-3	0.400
Saint Rose	1	0-1	0.000	6	1-3-2	0.333
Assumption	2	0-2	0.000	5	1-4	0.200