Week 3 - September 22, 2025
NE10 Player of the Week
Guillermo Avendaño, Franklin Pierce
Senior | Forward | Luanco, Esp.
Avendano scored four goals in the team's 6-1 win over Daemen, Wednesday. The output came in under 40 minutes of field time and equaled the best single-game performance across Division II this season.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Leonard Riby-Williams, American International
Senior | Defense | Montpilier, Vt.
One of two Riby-Williams in the NE10, Leonard was the backbone of an AIC defense that allowed just one goal in two games, going 1-0-1 in the last of nonconference action. Not only did he help keep the Lions off the board (AIC shutout Molloy), he scored a clutch header in the 86th minute to win the game for the Yellow Jackets as well.
NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week
Javier Sola-Martinez, American International
Freshman | La Vall d'Uixó, Spain
Solá Martínez was brilliant in net in a 1-0-1 week for the Yellow Jackets. He helped AIC to a 1-1 draw with the College of Staten Island, with his lone goal against coming when AIC was playing with only 10 players. He then posted a seven-save shutout at Molloy for his first NCAA win and clean sheet, winning a game for the Yellow Jackets that saw the team manage just one shot until the game-winning goal in the 86th minute.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Guillermo Rios, Franklin Pierce
Freshman | Forward | Asuncion, Paraguay
Rios contributed two assists in the team's offensive, 6-1 win over the Daemen Wildcats, Wednesday. He broke through vs. Felician on Sunday with eight shots after taking just one in the season's first two games. That burst carried into this past week's game when he fired off six shots and planted his first two career scores.
Season Awards History
Player of the Week
Week 1: Philipp Herrmann, SNHU
Week 2: Philipp Herrmann, SNHU
Week 3: Guillermo Avendano, Franklin Pierce
Def. Player of the Week
Week 1: Pietro Carvalho, Pace
Week 2: MacKinnon Owen, Bentley
Week 3: Leonard Riby-Williams, AIC
Goalie of the Week
Week 1: Javier Sola Martinez, AIC
Week 2: David Hood, St. Anselm
Week 3: Javier Sola Martinez, AIC
Rookie of the Week
Week 1: Thiago Lugo, Pace
Week 2: Jason Xintaropolous, St. Anselm
Week 3: Guillermo Rios, Franklin Pierce
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