Week 8 - October 20, 2025
NE10 Offensive Player of the Week
Kieran Falzon, Southern Connecticut
Junior | Running Back | Hazlet, N.J.
In a 35-34 come-from-behind win at Pace, Falzon had 23 carries for a career-best 181 yards and two touchdowns on runs of 57 and 53 yards. Falzon averaged 7.9 yards per carry and currently leads the NE10 with 96.2 rushing yards per game.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Jason Paganis, Saint Anselm
Sophomore | Linebacker | Billerica, Mass.
Paganis had a breakout performance for the Hawks in their 27-14 victory over AIC, recording eight total tackles with three sacks. His three sacks totaled 21 yards lost for the Yellow Jackets' offense. Previously this season, Paganis had just three tackles to his credit.
NE10 Special Teams Player of the Week
Elijah Temple, Pace
Sophomore | Wide Receiver | Albany, N.Y.
Temple electrified the home crowd with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on the game’s opening play, giving Pace an early lead. He finished with 172 kickoff return yards on four attempts, averaging an impressive 43.0 yards per return. Temple’s performance marked one of the longest returns in the NE10 this season and provided a major spark for the Setters’ special teams unit.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Imanuel Cox, Assumption
Freshman | Defensive Line | Windsor, Conn.
Cox had a breakout game in Assumption's 63-27 win at Post. He recorded four tackles, while adding 2.5 tackles for a loss, including a half of a sack.
Season Awards History
Offensive Player of the Week
Week 1: Drew Forkner, Saint Anselm
Week 2: Jay Kastantin, Assumption
Week 3: Tyler Phommachanh, Post
Week 4: Adrian Parker, Franklin Pierce
Week 5: Jay Kastantin, Assumption
Week 6: Drew Forkner, Saint Anselm
Week 7: Luke Warnock, Bentley
Week 8: Kieran Falzon, SCSU
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1: Imeer Johnson, Post
Week 2: Henry Schouten, Bentley
Week 3: Will Gomes, Franklin Pierce
Week 4: Tindell Frick, Assumption
Week 5: Owen Fitzgerald, Assumption
Week 6: Geno Facchetti, Franklin Pierce
Week 7: Tindell Frick, Assumption
Week 8: Jason Paganis, Saint Anselm
Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 1: Jhamier Howard, Pace
Week 2: Decker McNally, Pace
Week 3: Israel Hiraldo, Post
Week 4: Daniel Benzi, SCSU
Week 5: Massimo Sgambati, Assumption
Week 6: Damir Stone, Franklin Pierce
Week 7: Decker McNally, Pace
Week 8: Elijah Temple, Pace
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Jazaire Aurelus, Post
Week 2: Matthew Slojkowski, AIC
Week 3: Israel Hiraldo, Post
Week 4: Alexis Ruiz Ortiz, Assumption
Week 5: Domingo Meade, Saint Anselm
Week 6: Domingo Meade, Saint Anselm
Week 7: Domingo Meade, Saint Anselm
Week 8: Imanuel Cox, Assumption
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