Men's Soccer 9/23/2026 11:00:00 AM

ECC Game of the Week Selections Announced for Sept. 21-27

COLONIA, NJ – For each ECC sport in its conference portion of the season, the league office will determine an ECC Game of the Week to highlight the competitive spirit within the East Coast Conference.

This week's men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball Game of the Week selections for the week of September 21-27 will be streamed on FloCollege. To sign up, please click here.

Men’s Soccer
Molloy at D’Youville – Saturday, September 26
The Molloy Lions travel to face the D’Youville Saints this Saturday at Dobson Field in Buffalo, NY, with kickoff set for 3:00 PM. A Saints defense that has allowed just two goals in its last four matches will go up against a Lions offense that has scored eight goals in its last two outings.

Entering the week, Molloy owns a 3-1-2 overall record (1-0-0 ECC), unbeaten in its last four matches and coming off of a 7-1 conference win over Daemen at home this past Saturday, September 19. ECC Weekly Honor Roll selections sophomore midfielder Jack Veletanga (1g, 1a vs. Daemen) and freshman forward Mael Pierre Paul (1g, 2a vs. Daemen) sit seventh and eighth, respectively, in the conference in total points with seven (2g, 3a) and five (1g, 3a) while ECC Weekly Honor Roll selection senior goalkeeper Anthony Martinez tops the conference with a .900 save percentage and sits second in saves per game (6.00) and goals against average (.67). The Lions will first head to St. Thomas Aquinas for conference play this afternoon at 4:00 PM before facing D’Youville on Saturday.

Entering the week, D’Youville sits at 2-3-3 overall (0-0-1 ECC), unbeaten in three of its last four matches and coming off of a scoreless draw in the ECC opener at Staten Island this past Saturday, September 19. Senior forward Ethan Robinson tops the conference in shots (26) and ranks second in shots on goal (16) along with a DYU-leading three goals on the season, which ties for fifth in the ECC. Junior forward Dylan Danch leads the Saints and ties for ninth in the conference with two assists while junior goalkeeper Matthew Solorio has posted an ECC-leading four shutouts in seven opportunities. The Saints will first host District of Columbia this afternoon at 1:00 PM before facing Molloy on Saturday.

Women’s Soccer
Molloy at D’Youville – Saturday, September 26
The Molloy Lions travel to face the D’Youville Saints this Saturday at Dobson Field in Buffalo, NY, with kickoff set for noon. A Saints defense that has allowed just one goal across two matches last week will go up against a Lions offense that has exploded for three or more goals three times on the season, including 14 across a three-day span against Goldey-Beacom (8-0 W) and Caldwell (6-1 W) back at the start of September.

Entering the week, Molloy owns a 3-4-1 overall record (1-0-0 ECC) with a one-game winning streak after blanking Daemen, 3-0, at home this past Saturday, September 19. ECC Weekly Honor Roll selections senior midfielder Bella Juliano (1g, 1a vs. Daemen) and junior forward Jana Strait (2g vs. Daemen) are two of four Lions who bolster Molloy’s offense as Juliano (12p/4g, 4a), senior midfielder Isabella Muro (9p/3g, 3a), Strait (8p/4g), and freshman midfielder/forward Ysabelle Perillo (8/3g, 2a) sit in the ECC’s top five for total points. Senior goalkeeper Elyse Muñoz ties for second in the conference in shutouts with a pair to go with a 1.50 goals against average. The Lions will first host Pace this afternoon at 4:00 PM before facing D’Youville on Saturday.

Entering the week, D’Youville sits at 3-3-1 overall (1-0-0 ECC) with a two-game winning streak, including a 2-1 win in the ECC opener at Staten Island this past Saturday, September 19. The Saints took home a trio of ECC weekly awards as freshman defender Sophia Hobson was tabbed the Defensive Player of the Week, junior goalkeeper Alegra Black was selected the Goalkeeper of the Week, and freshman forward Emily Stefik was named the Rookie of the Week. Stefik leads DYU with a pair of goals on the year while Black has been solid in net, sitting third in the conference with an .813 save percentage to go with a 1.50 goals against average. The Saints are off until Saturday’s Saints For Saints match-up against Molloy.

Women’s Volleyball
Queens at Molloy – Saturday, September 26
In the only ECC conference match-up of the weekend, the Queens Knights travel to face the Molloy Lions this Saturday at Bob Houlihan Court in Rockville Centre, NY with first serve set for noon. A storyline in this match-up is the veteran vs. the rookie as Molloy senior outside hitter Erin Stanley tops the conference in kills (153) and ranks third in points (165) while Queens freshman outside hitter Zoe Sercu ties for fourth in the conference in total kills (138) and fifth in total points (162).

Entering the week, Queens sat at 2-11 overall, coming off of a 3-2 home win over Georgian Court last Thursday, September 17. ECC Weekly Honor Roll Sercu dropped her third double-double of the season (15k, 13d vs. Georgian Court). The Knights fell at Pace, 3-1, last night but enter this Saturday's match-up led by Sercu, junior libero Asuka Shibue (second in ECC in total digs, 164), and fellow junior libero Olivia Hyman (third in ECC in total service aces, 24).

Entering the week, Molloy sits at 4-8 overall, coming off of a 3-1 home win over Pace this past Saturday, September 19. Stanley leads the way for the Lions with her nine double-digit kill performances so far this season and is coming off of a season-high 18 against Pace. Senior setter Hayden Riddle also tops the conference, in service aces with 28. The Lions are off until Saturday’s match-up against Queens.

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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.