NEC Player of the Week: Colin Milliken, STO
NEC Rookie of the Week: Nate Monteiro, STO
Previous NEC Releases: September 3 | August 26 | NEC Preseason Poll

NEC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colin Milliken, Sr., M, Stonehill
Easton, MA/Oliver Ames (Southern New Hampshire)
In a 2-0 week, Milliken tallied six points on two goals and two assists. In a 2-1 victory against Iona on Saturday, the senior midfielder rifled the game winner off his right foot into the left side of the goal in the 73rd minute, while also assisting on the Skyhawks' first goal of the match. Additionally, Milliken found the back of the net in the 13th minute to put Stonehill up 2-0 early at Fairfield and assisted on the de facto game winner in the 78th minute to secure a 3-2 triumph over the Stags on Wednesday. The Easton, MA native leads the league in assists (three) and his seven points are tied for second in the NEC.

NEC MEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Nate Monteiro, Fr., F, Stonehill
Brockton, MA/Cardinal Spellman
Monteiro hit a career milestone as he netted his first collegiate goal in a 3-2 triumph at Fairfield last Wednesday. The freshman forward buried the ball into the back left corner in the second minute to give the Skyhawks an early lead. During the week, Monteiro tallied five shots with two coming on goal.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Zane Brown, Fr., F, CCSU
Scored his first career goal with a second half strike during a 2-1 setback against Connecticut.

Mason Christian, Gr., F, HU
Notched four points on two goals in a 4-3 road setback to George Mason.

Jakob Priestman, R-Jr., F, LEM
Buried a 25-yard free kick to give Le Moyne a 2-1 lead against Delaware, which ended in a 2-2 draw for the Dolphins. It was his first goal of the season.

Luis Felipe Santos, Jr., A, MU
In Mercyhurst's first Division I victory, Santos netted a deflected ball off the back line into the net to give the Lakers an early 1-0 lead at Cleveland State. Merychurst won, 2-0. 

Joschi Schelb, So., M, SFU
In a 3-0 road win against Bucknell, Schelb scored a goal and added an assist. His assist came on the first goal, and he doubled the score just 20 minutes later.

Fabian Wagner, So., F, SFU
Scored the equalizing goal in a 2-1 setback at Robert Morris on an impressive volley, then tallied the opening strike in the victory at Bucknell. 

Tiago Lima-Bittencourt, So., F, STO
Dished an assist in a 3-2 win on the road against Fairfield along with also scoring the opening strike in a 2-1 win over Iona. 

Colin Milliken, Sr., M, STO
NEC Player of the Week.

Tyler Sloan, So., GK, STO
In 180 minutes of play, Sloan made 14 saves and allowed just three goals in two wins last week. The sophomore posted a .824 save percentage on 37 shots faced. 
 
2024 NEC MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 26: Joschi Schelb, SFU
Sept. 3: Wyatt Dupell, LEM
Sept. 9: Colin Milliken, STO

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 26: Stephane Njike, LIU
Sept. 3: Daniil Kaban, HOW
Sept. 9: Nate Monteiro, STO