Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Shawn Richardson (D'Youville)
Jr., M, Gothenburg, Sweden, Rossall
Richardson was a key member of the offense in Wednesday's 5-0 win against Daemen. The junior recorded two penalty kick goals, the first of which put the Saints ahead 1-0 and served as the game-winning goal.
Defensive Player of the Week
Aiden Ambeau (Roberts Wesleyan)
Jr., D, Rochester, NY, Greece Athena High School
Junior defender Aiden Ambeau anchored a solid defensive effort as Roberts posted a 2-0 win over Bloomsburg in the midweek game and the only game last week for the Redhawks.
Goalkeeper of the Week
Dante Muntane (St. Thomas Aquinas)
So., GK, Rosario, Argentina, Instituto La Inmaculada School
Dante Muntane went 1-0-0 on the week, with a 3-0 shutout victory against Queens. The sophomore goalkeeper stopped all six shots fired his way by the Knights to earn his third clean sheet of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Mason Simmons (Roberts Wesleyan)
Fr., GK, Chili, NY, Churchville-Chili High School
Freshman Mason Simmons moved into the starting lineup after an injury to senior Juan Espinsoa and delivered a shutout victory over Bloomsburg in the lone game of the week for Roberts. Simmons finished with five saves in the 2-0 win at home Wednesday night.
Weekly Honor Roll
Lorenzo Herrera (District of Columbia)
Fr., GK, Alexandria, Virginia, Hayfield Secondary School
Hererra led the Firebirds to an undefeated week in Conference play, making 12 saves while only allowing two goals over two games. In the Firebirds tie against Mercy, Herrera made a game high seven saves, coming up with some big saves down the stretch to hold Mercy to just one goal. In the tie against Molloy he made a game-high five saves.
John Hollis (Mercy)
Sr., M, Bradford, England, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Hollis scored a goal and had an assist in Mercy's 3-1 win at Staten Island on Saturday.
Jalen Moni (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Sr., F, Hillsborough, N.J., Hillsborough
Moni tallied a goal in each of the Spartans contests with Queens and Millersville last week. The senior forward also recorded five total shots, with three balls going on frame in that same span.
Matthew Solorio (D'Youville)
Jr., GK, Kansas City, MO, Oak Park
Solorio recorded the Saints sixth clean sheet of the season on Wednesday at Daemen in the Saints 5-0 win.
Aalon Wilson-Wright (Mercy)
Jr., M, Aranguez, Trinidad & Tobago, Tiffin University
Wilson-Wright scored the game-tying goal in Mercy's 1-1 draw at UDC on Wednesday and recorded an assist in the Mavericks' 3-1 win at Staten Island on Saturday.
2026 ECC Men’s Soccer Weekly Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31 – Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen (Mercy)
Sep. 7 – Tommy Gunn (Queens)
Sep. 14 – Jacob Darwesh Lund-Iversen (Mercy) (2x)
Sep. 21 – Bradyn Brown (Queens)
Sep. 28 – Jack Veletanga (Molloy)
Oct. 5 – Omar Daoudi (D'Youville)
Oct. 12 – Shawn Richardson (D'Youville)
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 31 – Tommy Wagner (Queens)
Sep. 7 – Philip Hauge (Mercy)
Sep. 14 – Anton Mand (Queens)
Sep. 21 – Anton Mand (Queens) (2x)
Sep. 28 – Pau Ramon (Mercy)
Oct. 5 – Philip Hauge (Mercy) (2x)
Oct. 12 – Aiden Ambeau (Roberts Wesleyan)
Goalkeeper of the Week
Aug. 31 – Matthew Solorio (D'Youville)
Sep. 7 – Harry Cooke (Mercy)
Sep. 14 – Matthew Solorio (D'Youville) (2x)
Sep. 21 – Carlos Romero Astacio (Staten Island)
Sep. 28 – Dante Muntane (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Oct. 5 – Sean Green (Mercy)
Oct. 12 – Dante Muntane (St. Thomas Aquinas) (2x)
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 31 – Lorenzo Herrera (District of Columbia)
Sep. 7 – Stian Haugland (Queens)
Sep. 14 – Ewan Brodie (D'Youville)
Sep. 21 – Stian Haugland (Queens) (2x)
Sep. 28 – Dylan Meadows (Staten Island)
Oct. 5 – Dylan Meadows (Staten Island) (2x)
Oct. 12 – Mason Simmons (Roberts Wesleyan)
2026 ECC Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll
1. Queens - 80 points (8 first-place votes)
2. Roberts Wesleyan - 71 points (1 first-place vote)
3. Mercy - 56 points
4. St. Thomas Aquinas - 54 points
5. District of Columbia - 44 points
6. Molloy - 39 points
7. D'Youville - 30 points
8. Staten Island - 20 points
9. Daemen - 11 points
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Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: Daemen University (Amherst, N.Y.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); D'Youville University (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mercy University (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy University (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan University (Rochester, N.Y.); College of Staten Island (Staten Island, N.Y.); and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). The ECC also is home to 13 associate members in the sports of women’s bowling (3), men’s and women’s indoor track & field (3), men's volleyball (2), field hockey (1), and men’s lacrosse (1).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; women's bowling; men’s and women’s cross country; field hockey; men’s and women’s lacrosse; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; softball; and men's and women’s volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.