2007 NE-10 Men's Soccer

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September 10, 2007

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Northeast-10 Player of the Week

Chris Charles, American International (Sr., F, Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Earned five points in two games this past week. Tallied a goal and an assist in a 2-2 tie against Bridgeport while also adding the lone goal in a 1-1 tie against Saint Rose.

Northeast-10 Goalkeeper of the Week

Rob Pedra, Merrimack (Jr., GK, South Hamilton, Mass.) – Went 2-0-0 on the week recording a shutout against Le Moyne. Also made two saves in a 3-1 win over Stonehill.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Michael Nikiforov, Bentley (Fr., GK, Framingham, Mass.) - Posted a 1.63 goals against average and .800 save percentage in a 1-1 week. Made six saves against Queens and did not allow a goal in 76 minutes, combining on a shutout with teammate Adam Kilpatrick.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Derrick Ofori, American International (Sr., D, Pawtucket, R.I.) - Tallied the game-tying goal against Bridgeport. Also assisted on the lone goal in 1-1 tie against St. Rose.

Jimmy Alexander, Bentley (So., F, Hanover, N.H.) - Scored a goal in each of the Falcons' two games last week against Bryant and Queens.

Mike Crepeau, Bentley (Sr., MF, Reading, Mass.) - Recorded two goals against Queens.

Matt Brown, Bryant (So., F, South Easton, Mass.) - Posted a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Bentley.

Tom Madden, Bryant (Sr., GK, Saco, Maine) - Stopped five shots in two games, while picking up two victories in as many matches this past week. Posted a shutout in a 1-0 victory over Southern New Hampshire.

Bisharra Ettienne, Franklin Pierce (Sr., D, East Elmhurst, N.Y.) - Earned the annual Jeff Burstein Man-of-the-Match award in leading the team to a 1-0 victory over UMass Lowell. Scored the lone goal in the 74th minute.

James Thorpe, Franklin Pierce (Sr., GK, East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Made two saves to preserve a 1-0 victory over UMass Lowell. Both of the saves came in the final 11 minutes of regulation to protect the one goal victory.

Ryan Richards, UMass Lowell (So., GK, Holden, Mass.) - Stopped four shots and earned a shutout in a 1-1 week. Tested only once in a 2-0 victory at New Haven, while making three saves in the 1-0 loss at Franklin Pierce.

Tokelo Gugushe, Merrimack (Sr., F, Stoughton, Mass.) - Scored two goals in a win over Stonehill and picked up an assist in a win over Le Moyne.

Jon Cournoyer, Saint Anselm (Sr., MF, N. Granby, Conn.) - In a 1-1 week, netted two goals in the 3-2 win over Assumption.

Tim Hubbard, Saint Anselm (Sr., MF, Marshfield, Mass.) - Scored the game winner against Assumption and also added an assist.

Yoshikazu Ishii, Saint Michael's (Sr., F, Tokyo, Japan) - Scored two unassisted goals in a 2-0-1 week.

Tim Williamson, Saint Michael's (Sr., GK, Wakefield, R.I.) - Recorded a shutout with a 0-0 tie at Southern Connecticut stopping nine shots in the game. Had 16 saves for the week.

Brendan Lawless, Southern Connecticut (Sr., GK, Orleans, Mass.) – Made four saves to record a shutout in a 0-0 draw with Saint Michael’s

Weekly Notes:

SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Senior GK Dan Pelc (Hamilton, ONT) moved into sole possession of third place on Southern New Hampshire’s career shutout list with his 20th career shutout against Saint Anselm Wednesday.

FRANKLIN PIERCE:Senior All-America defender Bisharra Ettienne was named the Jeff Burstein Man-of-the-Match for his efforts in Saturday night’s 1-0 victory over UMass Lowell. The award is given to Franklin Pierce’s top player in its annual regular season match with UMass Lowell in memory of the 1998 Walter Peterson Male Student-Athlete of the Year who perished in an automobile accident near his hometown of Beachwood, N.J., on July 26, 2001. The former Ravens goalkeeper and standout baseball player, inducted into Franklin Pierce’s Athletics Hall of Fame in May, served as an assistant coach at UMass Lowell for two years after graduating from Franklin Pierce.