Offensive Player of the Week
Jack Hopson, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Midfielder | Essex, England
Senior Jack Hopson scored both goals for Roberts in a key East Region victory as he led the Redhawks to a 2-1 win against Saint Michael's College in a midweek contest. In the weekend ECC match at STAC, he led a strong defensive effort in a 1-0 road win at Sparkill that clinched one of the top two spots in the final ECC Standings and a first-round bye in the ECC Tournament.
Defensive Player of the Week
Eric Jewson, Roberts Wesleyan
Senior | Goalkeeper | Binghamton, NY
Senior Eric Jewson led the Redhawks to a pair of wins last week and helped Roberts clinch one of the top two seeds in the ECC Tournament. He made eight saves in a 2-1 win over Saint Michaels (ranked 10th in the East Region) in a mid-week game and then turned away nine shots in a huge 1-0 win at STAC on Saturday for his fourth shutout of the season and seventh of his career. He ranks second in the conference in goals-against average and is the conference leader in saves, save percentage, and saves per game.
Rookie of the Week
Alexander Moody-Stuart, District Of Columbia
Freshman | Midfielder | Antigua and Barbuda
Moody-Stuart scored the game-winning goal in the Firebirds’ 1–0 road victory at Staten Island, finishing a perfectly executed sequence off a corner in the 70th minute — his third goal of the season and third game-winner.
ECC Weekly Honor Roll
Sergio Becerra, District of Columbia
Senior | Goalkeeper | Barakaldo/Vizcaya/Spain
Senior goalkeeper Sergio Becerra anchored the Firebirds’ defense in a standout week that saw UDC clinch a postseason berth and extend its unbeaten streak to six matches. Becerra posted back-to-back shutouts in East Coast Conference play, including a 1–0 Senior Day victory over Daemen University and a 1–0 road win at Staten Island earlier in the week. Across both matches, he totaled six saves and commanded a Firebird defense that allowed just eight shots on goal combined.
John Hollis, Mercy
Junior | Midfielder | Bradford, England
Hollis scored a game-high and career-high two goals in Mercy's 4-1 win at STAC on Wednesday.
Brennan Murphy, Molloy
Sophomore | Midfielder | Oceanside, NY
Murphy was a catalyst for the Molloy offense in a 1-0-1 week. The sophomore netted his first goal of the season in Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Queens. On Saturday against D'Youville, Murphy found the back of the net for the second straight game to help lead the Lions past the Saints to clinch a spot in the ECC Tournament. On the week, Murphy tallied four points on two goals, collected four shots with two coming on goal in 180 minutes.
Mateo Sanchez, Mercy
Junior | Goalkeeper | Anderson, SC
Sanchez went 1-0-1 in goal with nine saves, a .900 save percentage, a 0.50 goals-against average, and one shutout. The junior opened the week with seven saves and just one goal allowed in Mercy's 4-1 win at STAC on Wednesday. Sanchez ended the week with two saves to earn the shutout in the Mavericks' 0-0 draw against Staten Island on Saturday.
ECC Men's Soccer Weekly Award Winners
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Ignacio Lopez, District of Columbia
Sept. 15 - Archie Murphy, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 22 - Uhunoma Fredrick-Ilekhuoba, St. Thomas Aquinas
Sept. 29 - Archie Murphy, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Oct. 6 - Bradyn Brown, Queens
Oct. 13 - Brandon Johnson, District of Columbia
Oct. 20 - Danu Kinsella Bishop, Molloy
Oct. 27 - Jack Hopson, Roberts Wesleyan
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Eric Jewson, Roberts Wesleyan
Sept. 15 - Thanasis Shehadeh, Queens
Sept. 22 - Matthew Solorio, D’Youville
Sept. 29 - Thanasis Shehadeh, Queens (2x)
Oct. 6 - Eric Jewson, Roberts Wesleyan (2x)
Oct. 13 - Sergio Becerra, District of Columbia
Oct. 20 - Dante Muntane, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 27 - Eric Jewson, Roberts Wesleyan (3x)
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Sept. 8 - Carlos Villa, Queens
Sept. 15 - Bradyn Brown, Queens
Sept. 22 - Bradyn Brown, Queens (2x)
Sept. 29 - Bradyn Brown, Queens (3x)
Oct. 6 - Eitan Zeitoune, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 13 - Bradyn Brown, Queens (4x)
Oct. 20 - Dante Muntane, St. Thomas Aquinas
Oct. 27 - Alexander Moody-Stuart, District Of Columbia
1. Queens - 80 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Mercy - 70 points
3. District of Columbia - 51 points
4. Molloy - 48 points
5. D'Youville - 47 points (1 first-place vote)
6. Roberts Wesleyan - 43 points
7. St. Thomas Aquinas - 36 points
8. Staten Island - 18 points
9. Daemen - 12 points