GNAC Men's Soccer Report: Week 7

(FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 8-14)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Brett Mattos, Saint Joseph's (Maine) (Senior, F - Mahopac, N.Y.)

Mattos enjoyed a productive week with three goals and a pair of assists for eight total points in two GNAC victories. The senior forward registered a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win at Norwich University on Wednesday and tallied two goals and an assist in a lopsided win at Albertus Magnus College on Saturday.

GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK

Jesse Bonilla, Regis (Mass.) (Sr., GK - Ramona, Calif.)

Bonilla started all three wins in net for the Pride, not allowing a goal while stopping all nine shots he faced. Bonilla made three saves in the first half against a Pine Manor squad that entered Monday's match with a 7-2-1 record. Wednesday, he played the entire match at Rivier, making three saves as he notched his third shutout of the season. Saturday, he once again played the first half for the Pride, making three saves without allowing a goal to give his offense a chance to establish the lead. Bonilla has not allowed a goal in his last 226:22 of action on the field. 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Campbell Shealy, Emmanuel (Mass.) (Fr, M - Lexington, S.C.)

Shealy scored a huge goal for the Saints, evening up the score against Norwich at 1-1 after EC fell behind early on. The goal proved to be enough for the teams to play to a draw, marking just the fourth time in program history Emmanuel has picked up a point against the Cadets in GNAC action.


WEEK 7 HONOR ROLL
Fabyanno Furbino, Regis (Mass.) (So., F - Port St. Lucie, Fla.) - The team's second-leading scorer last season, Furbino finally found his scoring touch, scoring game-winning goals in all three of Regis' wins last week. Monday, against Pine Manor, Furbino broke a scoreless tie by scoring with 4:51 remaining in regulation to give Regis a 1-0 victory. He also scored the game-winners in a 6-0 win over Rivier and a 5-0 win over Becker. 

Jordan Casey, Suffolk (Sr., M - East Hampton, Conn.) - Led Suffolk back to the win column with a lone-goal in the 78th minute against Anna Maria.


GNAC MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY ARCHIVE (2018-19)

WEEK PLAYER GOALKEEPER ROOKIE
1 Riley McNicholas, JWU Blake Mullen, SJC  Amerle Nemeye, NOR
2 Brett Mattos, SJC Brendan Germano, NOR Leonardo Acosta, SUF
3 Bienfait Badibanga, NOR  Tom Bennett, SUF  Bienfait Badibanga, NOR
4 Cody Elliott, SJC   Anes Gadun, USJ Amerle Nemeye, NOR (2) 
5 Bienfait Badibanga, NOR (2) Jonathan Ferrarini, EC  Bienfait Badibanga, NOR (2)
6  Noah Robinson, SJC  Brendan Germano, NOR (2) DeAnte Anderson, USJ
7 Brett Mattos, SJC (2) Jesse Bonilla, REG Campbell Shealy, EC

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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