Offensive Player of the Week
Brandon Balcaceres, Farmingdale State
Senior, Forward; Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale
Balcaceres (above) led the Rams to two wins to wrap up non-conference play, collecting eight points (3g, 2a), one GWG and one GW assist … He registered his first career two-goal showing at Brooklyn, scoring the first two goals of the contest, including the game-winner, while dishing out one assist … Against Baruch, he assisted on the game-winning tally in the first half on a through ball before finding the back of the net soon after halftime.
Defensive Player of the Week
Benjamin Brener, Yeshiva
Senior, Keeper; Aventura, Fla./Scheck Hillel
Brener (above) earned a shutout victory over Maritime College … The keeper also made seven saves to propel Yeshiva to a key Skyline win over Mount Saint Mary as the Macs went 2-0 on the week.
Rookie of the Week
Luca Li Vigni, Purchase
Freshman, Forward; Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville
Li Vigni (below) scored three goals in a 2-0 week for Purchase, including the game winner during a 4-0 win over Brooklyn College … For the week, he finished with 13 shots, seven on goal.
Honor Roll
USMMA freshman
Will Ferry had an unbelievable night against Medgar Evers, scoring five goals and adding one assist in a 10-0 win over the Cougars … Yeshiva senior
Ethan Fettaya led the Macs to a 2-0 Skyline record on the week, with a goal and two assists against Maritime, and a goal and an assist against Mount Saint Mary … Manhattanville junior
Luis Granados totaled 14 saves, including six against No. 2 Amherst and a season-high eight stops at Drew … USMMA freshman
Clayton Ecalono scored three times for the Mariners in their two home wins last week.
Previous Weekly Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
September 7 - Josh Ziarno, Yeshiva
September 13 - Augustus McGiff, College of Mount Saint Vincent
Defensive Player of the Week
September 7 - Denton Henry, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 13 - Caesar Martinez, Mount Saint Mary
Rookie of the Week
September 7 - Augusto Lebron, Maritime
September 13 - Marco Mazzarelli, Mount Saint Mary