Week 11 - November 10, 2025
NE10 Offensive Player of the Week
Isaiah Decias, Bentley
Graduate Student | Wide Receiver | Ozone Park, N.Y.
Decias had 153 receiving yards on six catches, which included a 43-yard touchdown catch, to help Bentley win the NE10 title with a 20-17 win over No. 24 Assumption. He came up just four yards shy of matching his career-high in receiving yards.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Henry Schouten, Bentley
Senior | Linebacker | Englewood, Fla.
Schouten had a game-high 15 tackles and recovered a fumble to help lead Bentley to the NE10 title on Saturday with a 20-17 win over No. 24 Assumption.
NE10 Special Teams Player of the Week
Alex Benitez, Franklin Pierce
Senior | Running Back | Belle Meade, N.J.
Benitez made a key impact on special teams for Franklin Pierce against SCSU, recording three punt returns for 61 yards, including a long return of 28 yards - in a 38-7 victory over the Owls.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Israel Hiraldo, Post
Freshman | Wide Receiver | Providence, R.I.
Hiraldo had a breakout game against Saint Anselm over the weekend in the 41-35 win for Post. Hiraldo tallied 132 all-purpose yards, with 44 of them coming on kicks, 84 receiving yards and four rushing yards, leading to two touchdowns.
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
Week 9: Kieran Falzon, SCSU
Week 10: Jay Kastantin, Assumption
Week 11: Isaiah Decias, Bentley
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
Week 9: Owen Fitzgerald, Assumption
Week 10: Henry Schouten, Bentley
Week 11: Henry Schouten, Bentley
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
Week 9: Massimo Sgambati, Assumption
Week 10: Matt Richardson, Bentley
Week 11: Alex Benitez, Franklin Pierce
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
Week 9: Kyle Scott, SCSU
Week 10: Andres Perez, AIC
Week 11: Israel Hiraldo, Post
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