ECC Men's Soccer Report - Week Four

Posted: Sep 25, 2023

	Offensive Player of the Week Tamas Nagy, Roberts Wesleyan (Senior, Forward - Czar, Hungary) ECC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Nagy totaled six points across two non-conference wins last week. In Roberts Wesleyan’s 3-1 win over Seton Hill, Nagy converted a pair of PKs and assisted on the Redhawks’ other goal for the five-point performance. In the 1-1 draw against Slippery Rock, Nagy recorded the equalizing assist with just 43 seconds remaining in regulation. The honor marks Nagy's second of the season after being tabbed the ECC Offensive Player of the Week last week.
	Defensive Player of the Week *Eirik Elvestad, Mercy (Junior, Goalkeeper - Oslo, Norway)* Preseason Defensive Co-Player of the Year Elvestad made a match-high six saves vs. one goal allowed in Mercy's 3-1 win at regionally-ranked Queens on Saturday. The junior recorded his 100th career save in the victory. The honor marks Elvestad's second of the season after being tabbed the ECC Defensive Player of the Week on 9/11.
	Rookie of the Week Tommy Gunn, Queens (Freshman, Forward - Buenos Aires, Argentina) Making the most of his playing time off the bench, Gunn recorded his first career brace in Queens’ 5-3 victory over Holy Family. The freshman recorded his first career goal late in the first half (38’) to give the Knight’s a 4-1 lead before opening the second half with his second goal of the match (48’).

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Axel Gamez, District of Columbia (Sophomore, Midfielder - Rockville, Md.)
Gamez scored the equalizer in UDC’s 1-1 draw with Molloy to keep the Firebirds undefeated in conference play.

Brendan Maguire, Staten Island (Junior - Forward, Centereach, N.Y.)
Maguire finished last week with three points on a goal and an assist. The junior assisted on the match-winning goal in CSI’s 2-1 victory over regionally-ranked Bridgeport and scored the Dolphins’ lone goal against Daemen.

Adolfo Martinez Paquet, Queens (Senior, Midfielder - Sevilla, Spain)
Martinez Paquet recorded four points on one goal and two assists across two matches last week. In Queens’ 5-3 win over Holy Family, the senior assisted on the first goal of the match before converting a PK for his first goal of the year. Against Mercy on Saturday evening, Paquet recorded his team-leading fourth assist of the season.

Luis Silva, Mercy (Junior, Forward - Esposende, Portugal)
Silva scored the match-winning goal in the 31st minute in Mercy's 3-1 win at regionally-ranked Queens.

ECC Men's Soccer Players of the Week

Date	Offensive	Defensive	Rookie
9/5	Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Mercy	Amari Thompson, Staten Island	Elijah Douglas, Daemen Miguel Espinosa, Staten Island
9/11	Kevon Evans, St. Thomas Aquinas	Eirik Elvestad, Mercy	Marius Pignat-Larsen, Mercy
9/18	Tamas Nagy, Roberts Wesleyan	Juan Cruz Laudino, Queens	Calle Olle Petter Gunnarsson, St. Thomas Aquinas
9/25	Tamas Nagy, Roberts Wesleyan	Eirik Elvestad, Mercy	Tommy Gunn, Queens

Standings

	-	Conference					Overall
-	PTS	GP	Record	Win %	PF	PA	GP	Record	Win %	GF	GA	Last 10	Streak
St. Thomas Aquinas	22	8	7-0-1	0.938	20	2	17	10-3-4	0.706	40	17	7-1-2	Lost 1
Mercy	18	8	5-0-3	0.813	22	6	18	9-4-5	0.639	40	21	5-3-2	Lost 1
Dist. Columbia	13	8	3-1-4	0.625	13	7	20	7-7-6	0.500	27	29	4-3-3	Lost 1
Queens (N.Y.)	12	7	4-3	0.571	12	10	18	9-7-2	0.556	41	31	5-4-1	Won 2
Roberts Wesleyan	11	8	3-3-2	0.500	19	17	16	5-7-4	0.438	29	29	4-4-2	Lost 2
Staten Island	9	8	2-3-3	0.438	10	11	14	4-6-4	0.429	21	21	3-4-3	Won 2
Molloy	7	8	2-5-1	0.313	6	12	17	3-11-3	0.265	15	29	2-6-2	Lost 2
Daemen	6	8	2-6	0.250	10	22	15	3-11-1	0.233	19	42	2-8	Lost 1
D'Youville	0	7	0-7	0.000	3	28	12	0-12	0.000	5	57	0-10	Lost 12