Each week during the academic year, the NE10 honors
Athletes of the Week for all of its 24 sponsored sports while they are in season. Faces in the Crowd shines a spotlight on outstanding on-field performances that didn't earn Athlete of the Week recognition, while also highlighting academic or community efforts from student-athletes across the league.
Below are this week's
NE10 Faces in the Crowd.
COLETTE MULDERIG
School: Franklin Pierce
Sport: Basketball
Position: Center
Class: Senior
Hometown: Scranton, Penn.
Mulderig went for 15 points and 12 rebounds in an impressive double-double against SCSU. The Owls are the No. 2 team in the NE10 standings and the Ravens pulled off a big upset at home, edging Southern 57-56.
COOPER FARRALL
School: Bentley
Sport: Basketball
Position: Forward
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind.
Bentley's sophomore breakout continues to get hotter as the season progresses. Farrall has scored more than 20 points in four of the last five games, averaging 21.8ppg on 59% shooting over that stretch. Add to the mix that Farrall is averaging 9.4 rebounds during this run.
EVAN PLUNKETT
School: Saint Michael's
Sport: Hockey
Position: Goalie
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
Plunkett has pitched three shutouts in his five most recent games, blocking 99 shots over that span. The Purple Knights have used Plunkett's play to jump up the NE10 standings, now at 11-8-2 (7-5).
ISAAC HESTER
School: SCSU
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Ocean Township, NJ
Hester has been on fire for one of the best three-point shooting teams in Division II lately. The Owls have won four straight games to pull to 5-5 in conference. Hester is 8-14 from three over the last two games to help spur SCSU on.
JAYDEN WILKINS
School: Assumption
Sport: Track & Field
Position: Throws
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Warwick, R.I.
Wilkins has the best weight throw of any underclassmen in the NE10 this winter, marking a 16.01m toss this past weekend, third-best in the NE10 overall.
JENNA SWIST
School: Assumption
Sport: Swimming
Class: Senior
Hometown: Broad Brook, Conn.
The Hounds competed twice last week vs. Saint Michael's and the College of Staten Island. Swist swam four times in each meet, picking up a total of eight event wins across the two events. Swist is ranked fifth in the NE10 in the 100 Free this year.
LEIGHTON WIELGOSZINSKI
School: Bentley
Sport: Swimming
Class: Junior
Hometown: Madison, Ind.
Wielgoszinski swam in both Bentley meets last week, winning the 1,000m Free in both, including against defending NE10 champion SCSU. The Falcons knocked off the Owls head-to-head. Wielgoszinski ranks second in the conference in the event.
RYAN KAYSER
School: SNHU
Sport: Hockey
Position: Defense
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Kayser helped the Penmen skate to a 3-2 overtime win against defending NE10 Champion Assumption. The Rookie scored the game-winning-goal with 44 seconds remaining in overtime.
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