Offensive Player of the Week
Nicholas Fajardo, Sarah Lawrence
Senior, Forward,
San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines
Fajardo (above) scored twice, once to secure SLC's 2-0 win over Medgar Evers and again as the Gryphons drew against Maritime over the weekend … The senior totaled 10 shots on the week as he pressured opposing defenses in each of SLC's games on his way to the weekly honor – his first of the fall.
Defensive Player of the Week
Sean Gordon, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Junior, Defense; Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst
Gordon (above) helped guide the Golden Eagles to a 1-0 week … He scored the first goal in a 3-1 victory over Skyline Conference opponent Farmingdale State … The defender also led a backline which allowed just one goal to FSC to help the Golden Eagles stay undefeated in conference play.
Rookie of the Week
Devin Seara, St. Joseph’s-Long Island
Freshman, Forward; Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst
Seara (below) paced the Golden Eagles, securing one goal in a 3-1 league victory over Farmingdale State … The freshman totaled six shots with four on goal and found the back of the net for the third Golden Eagles strike in a key conference win.
Honor Roll
Manhattanville grad student keeper
Luis Granados made seven saves on the week; he logged a pair of saves against No. 15 Amherst and then stopped five shots in the team’s 3-1 victory over Skyline foe St. Joseph's-Brooklyn … U.S. Merchant Marine Academy sophomore keeper
Ethan Howell made seven saves and did not allow a goal in 135 minutes of action over two games for Merchant Marine; he earned a shutout victory after making four saves in the Mariners' 3-0 home Skyline win over Old Westbury and followed that up with a three-save performance in the first half of USMMA's 1-0 road loss at WestConn to close the week … Maritime freshman forward
Alex Arriola scored the equalizer in the 74th minute of the team’s 2-2 draw with Sarah Lawrence; he came up the left side and pounded a blast that went off a defender's leg and past the keeper for his third goal of the season – he had a last-second attempt at a game-winning goal, but it was blocked and the Privateers settled for their second straight tie.
Previous Weekly Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
September 4 - Marco Mazzarelli, Mount Saint Mary
September 10 - Patrick Novotny, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 17 - Jean Mejia, Farmingdale State
September 24 - Anthony Bileddo, Farmingdale State
October 2 - Victor Naci, St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn
Defensive Player of the Week
September 4 - Augusto Lebron, Maritime
September 10 - Caesar Martinez, Mount Saint Mary
September 17 - Daniel Rivas, Farmingdale State
September 24 - Luis Granados, Manhattanville
October 2 - Luis Granados, Manhattanville; Ethan Howell, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Rookie of the Week
September 4 - Colin Robertson, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
September 10 - William Sornin, Mount Saint Vincent; Henrik Ropstad, Old Westbury
September 17 - Javier Trujillo, Mount Saint Vincent
September 24 - Amos Bignotti, Mount Saint Vincent
October 2 - Jack Pulisic, St. Joseph’s-Long Island