ECC Men's Soccer Report - Week Six

Posted: Oct 09, 2023

	Offensive Player of the Week Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Mercy (Sophomore, Forward - Aalesund, Norway) Hanken Tjostheim scored a team-high three goals across two matches last week. The Mavericks sophomore had two goals, including the match-winning goal, in Mercy's 4-0 win over regionally-ranked Millersville and ended the week with Mercy’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw at St. Thomas Aquinas; the point from that draw puts Mercy atop the ECC standings.
	Defensive Co-Player of the Week *Eirik Elvestad, Mercy (Junior, Goalkeeper - Oslo, Norway)* Elvestad went 1-0-1 in goal with seven saves, a .875 save percentage, and a 0.50 goals against average across two matches last week. The junior opened the week with one save to earn the shutout in Mercy's win over Millersville, setting a new school record with his 16th career shutout in the win. The goalkeeper ended the week with a match-high six saves vs. just one goal allowed in the 1-1 draw at St. Thomas Aquinas; that point puts Mercy atop the ECC standings.
	Defensive Co-Player of the Week Dennis Mejia, Molloy (Senior, Goalkeeper - Oyster Bay, N.Y.) Mejia made 15 saves in a 1-0-1 week for Molloy. The senior stopped seven shots to secure a 1-1 draw at Assumption before making a season-high eight saves in a 2-1 win over Daemen to earn the team its critical first conference win of 2023.
	Rookie of the Week *Isaiah Daniel, District of Columbia (Freshman, Midfielder - Rochester, Kent, England)* Daniel headed in the equalizer (24') in UDC's 2-1 victory over regionally-ranked Queens to give the Firebirds their second ECC win of the season.

ECC Weekly Honor Roll

Sergio Becerra, District of Columbia (Junior, Goalkeeper - Barakaldo/Vizcaya/Spain)
Becerra made five saves in UDC's 2-1 win over Queens. His only goal allowed on the day was a penalty earlier in the first half, after which he held the Knights scoreless for the remainder of the match.

Kevon Evans, St. Thomas Aquinas (Junior, Forward - Ossining, N.Y.)
Evans continued his impressive season with a goal and assist in two matches last week, scoring in St. Thomas Aquinas’ 3-2 win over GCU and assisting on the Spartan’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw against Mercy.

Santiago Gordillo Martinez, District of Columbia (Junior, Forward - Lima, Peru)
Gordillo Martinez assisted on the equalizer and scored the match-winning goal in the Firebirds’ 2-1 victory over regionally-ranked Queens to move up to third place in conference standings.

Adolfo Martinez Paquet, Queens (Senior, Midfielder - Sevilla, Spain)
Martinez Paquet recorded a five-point week with two goals and one assist. In the comeback draw against American Invitational in regional play, Paquet began the rally with a goal before finishing the night with a key assist off a corner kick. Against District of Columbia, Martinez Paquet scored for his third goal of the year.

Mathias Schilbred-Eriksen, Mercy (Sophomore, Back - Bergen, Norway)
Schilbred-Eriksen recorded an assist off a corner kick in Mercy's win over Millersville on Wednesday and helped lead a Mercy backline that allowed just one goal across two matches against regionally-ranked teams in the Mavericks’ 1-0-1 week.

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
10/2	Johannes Hanken Tjostheim, Mercy	Julian Holland, Mercy Calle Olle Petter Gunnarsson, St. Thomas Aquinas	Tommy Gunn, Queens
10/9	Johannes Hanken Tjostehim, Mercy	Eirik Elvestad, Mercy Dennis Mejia, Molloy	Isaiah Daniel, District of Columbia

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	10-2-5	0.735	40	17	7-0-3	Tied 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	6-7-7	0.475	27	29	3-3-4	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