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Who Was Among This Week's Faces in the Crowd?

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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.
 
Brady Gaudet
School
: Franklin Pierce
Sport: Soccer

Gaudet made his first career appearance in the biggest possible moment.  The sophomore entered during PK's in the second round of the NCAA Championship, stopping the fifth and final Wilmington shot to help secure FPU's advancement into the Sweet 16.

Dom Santiago
School
: Assumption
Sport: Football

Assumption's backup quarterback all season, Santiago has stepped in during the last two weeks with excellence.  The QB threw for 271 yards and accounted for three total scores in Asssumption's NCAA Championship win vs. Indiana (PA). 

Elena Coban
School
: Bentley
Sport: Volleyball

Coban racked up 14 kills with only two errors for the Falcons during the NE10 Championship.  She was also a part of nine blocks, helping push Bentley to the school's first conference crown since 2019.

Olivia Crespo
School
: Franklin Pierce
Sport: Soccer

The senior scored the deciding goal in the second round of the NCAA Championship, lifting FPU over a ranked Mercy squad for the second time this fall.  Crespo's goal came in the final minute.  The Ravens are the lone remaining NE10 women's soccer program in the 2025 bracket.

Will Davies
School
: Saint Anselm
Sport: Basketball

Davies has dished out 10 assists - most in the NE10 - in two games already this season.  The point guard handed out 10 helpers against both Molloy and Saint Michael's College in the last week.
 
This Year's Faces in the Crowd

Week 1
Anna Daggatt, Saint Michael's Volleyball
Dillon Labonte, SNHU Cross Country
Jakkai Stith, AIC Football
Jenni Huttunen, Franklin Pierce Soccer
Taylor Leckey, SCSU Field Hockley

Week 2
Alice Bender, Pace Volleyball
Annie Lorenz, Bentley Field Hockey
Isabel Hughes and Claudia Keith, SNHU Soccer
Reese Swanson, Franklin Pierce Field Hockey
Connor Dietz, AIC Football
Jay Kastantin, Assumption Football

Week 3
Dillon Labonte, SNHU Cross Country
Elizjah Lewis, Pace Football
Grace Almeida, Saint Michael's Volleyball
Lana Mignon De Wet, Adelphi Field Hockey
Paola Soto Burgos, AIC Volleyball

Week 4
Brennah Abilheira-Cargill, Assumption Volleyball
Kerrigan Habing, SCSU Volleyball
Drew Forkner, St. Anselm Football
Khais Milligan, Pace Soccer
Madeline Krepelka, Bentley Field Hockey

Week 5
Connor Dietz, AIC Football
Elizjah Lewis, Pace Football
Kaylise McClure, Mercy Field Hockey
Mackenzie Casey, Adelphi Volleyball
Michael Guarnieri, St. Anselm Football

Week 6
Andrew Surprenant, SNHU Men's Golf
Isaiah Osgood, Bentley Football
Jessica Evans, Mercy Field Hockey
Sarah Henault, SCSU Volleyball
Sydney DeRoche, Bentley Women's Soccer

Week 7
Faith Kosiba, Saint Michael's Soccer
Grace Presswood, Assumption Volleyball
John Giller, SCSU Football
McKenzie Carey, Bentley Field Hockey
Ruby Harrington, Saint Michael's Field Hockey

Week 8
Avery Frommer, Bentley Field Hockey
Billy Gould, Assumption Football
Kerrigan Habing, SCSU Volleyball
Maya Fisher, SCSU Cross Country
Quinlyn Moll, AIC Field Hockey

Week 9
Isaiah Decias, Bentley Football
Jessica Evans, Mercy Field Hockey
Milagros Zanatelli, AIC Field Hockey
Ryan Rosario, Franklin Pierce Women's Soccer
Sasha Luzina, Bentley Volleyball

Week 10
Connor Smith, Assumption Football
Jake Croce, Saint Anselm Football
Madeline Chaapel, Adelphi Volleyball
Maggie Burchill, Saint Anselm Field Hockey
Riley Mastowski, Franklin Pierce Hockey

Week 11
Ana Carolina Westerich, Adelphi Volleyball
Dayshawn Walton, Adelphi Basketball
Taeya and Rheyna Steinauer, SCSU Basketball
Will Gomes, Franklin Pierce Football
Amelia Hohos, Saint Anselm Soccer

Week 12
Brady Gaudet, Franklin Pierce Soccer
Dom Santiago, Assumption Football
Elena Coban, Bentley Volleyball
Olivia Crespo, Franklin Pierce Soccer
Will Davies, Saint Anselm Basketball
 
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