GNAC Men's Soccer Report: Week 8

Norwich's Amerle Nemeye had a nine-point week as Norwich extended its winning streak to nine games.

October 25, 2021

( FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 18 - 24 )

	PLAYER OF THE WEEK *Amerle Nemeye, Norwich* (Sr., F - Burlington, Vt.) - Nemeye scored four goals with an assist for a team-high nine points in two wins over NVU Lyndon and Rivier. Nemeye tallied a hat trick and an assist in a Senior Day win over NVU Lyndon on Monday before scoring a second-half goal in a 3-0 win over Rivier to stretch Norwich's winning streak to nine straight games.
	GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK Lucas Boetsch, Colby-Sawyer (Sr, GK - Rockport, Maine) - Boetsch impressed in a pivotal week for the Chargers, stopping 14 of 15 shots for a 0.50 goals-against average and .933 save percentage as CSC went 1-1. Boetsch started the week with a four-save shutout victory against Lasell before a 10-save performance in a 1-0 road setback to Saint Joseph's of Maine.
	ROOKIE OF THE WEEK *Gus Ford, Saint Joseph's (Maine)* (Freshman, F - Falmouth, Maine) - Ford scored a goal and added an assist in a 5-1 victory at Colby-Sawyer College on Wednesday.

HONOR ROLL

Kelvin Cortez, Albertus Magnus (Jr., M - Meriden, Conn.) - Cortez led the Falcons last week with three points on one goal and one assist in the team's dominant 6-0 triumph over Regis (Mass.) on Wednesday. Cortez also a helped the Falcon defense secure its fifth shutout of the season.

Hezekiah Adeyeye, Anna Maria (Jr., F - Woonsocket, RI) - The GNAC leader in assists, Adeyeeye had two more in a 1-1 week, tallying one apiece in games against Saint Joseph's of Maine (5-1 L) and Lasell (2-1 W).

Musa Jiana, Elms (Sophomore, F) - Jiana registered three goals for six points in a 1-1 week.

Vincent Conelli, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Sr, GK - West Hartford, Conn.) - Conelli posted a brilliant .917 save percentage over 180 minutes of action for the Saints, making 11 saves on 12 shots en route to recording a 0.50 goals against average over two matches. The senior made six saves in his fourth shutout of the season in a 2-0 victory over Dean after making five saves on the road against USJ.

Alec Erskine, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Jr, M - Coventry, Conn.) - Erskine netted two goals on the week to run his season total for the Saints to 12, a new Emmanuel single-season program record. The Coventry, Conn. native scored both goals including the game-winner on Saturday's 2-0 GNAC victory over Dean to mark his third multi-goal game of the campaign.

Nick Gutekunst, Johnson & Wales (RI) (Sr., M - East Northport, N.Y.) - Playing in three games this week, Gutekunst scored three goals to help Johnson & Wales to victory. In a non-conferenc tilt against Roger Williams, Gutekunst scored the game winning goal in a 2-1 victory. Against Dean in GNAC action, he scored both goals, including the game winner in double overtime. Nick had five shots on goals in ten shots with two game winners this week.

Jose Miguel Garcia Martin, St. Joseph (Conn.) (So., GK - Madrid, Spain) - Garcia Martin helped power the Blue Jays to a 1-1 week in GNAC action. Martin was stout between the pipes, registering nine saves on the week with a .900 saves percentage in 180 minutes of time. Martin opened the week by making three saves in a 1-0 shutout of Emmanuel at home on Wednesday before stopping six in a 1-0 setback at home on Saturday to Johnson & Wales.

Kuma Onyejose, Saint Joseph's (Me.) (Senior, F - East Greenwich, R.I.) - Onyejose tallied a goal and an assist in a 2-0 conference week for the Monks. The senior forward recorded all three of his points in a 5-1 triumph at Colby-Sawyer on Wednesday.

GNAC WEEKLY ARCHIVE

WEEK	PLAYER	GOALKEEPER	ROOKIE
1	Musa Jiana, ELMS	Bryce Antoch, DEAN	Musa Jiana, ELMS
2	Amerle Nemeye, NOR	Freddie Beckmann, REG	Jacob Freitas, REG
3	DeAnte Anderson, USJ	David Walbridge, SJC	Arian Bobi, AMC
4	Joel Agbetossou, USJ	Vincent Conelli, EMM	Luis Agudelo, AMC
5	Joseph Thongsythavong, NOR	David Walbridge, SJC	Dane Stephens, USJ
6	Joseph Thongsythavong, NOR (2)	Jacob Friedman, JWU	Mamadi Jiana, NOR
7	Joseph Thongsythavong, NOR (3)	David Walbridge, SJC (2)	Dane Stephens, USJ (2)
8	Amerle Nemeye, NOR (2)	Lucas Boetsch, CSC	Gus Ford, SJC

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