Week 5 - September 29, 2025
NE10 Offensive Player of the Week
Jay Kastantin, Assumption
Junior | Quarterback | Needham, Mass.
Kastantin accounted for 355 yards of total offense (241 passing, 114 rushing) as the Greyhounds posted a 28-26 road triumph at Franklin Pierce. He completed 18-of-28 pass attempts and threw for a trio of touchdowns (4, 13, 80) while directing Assumption on a game-winning field goal drive in the final minute of play. He also earned the Division II/III New England Football Association Gold Helmet Award.
NE10 Defensive Player of the Week
Owen Fitzgerald, Assumption
Junior | Linebacker | Auburn, Mass.
Fitzgerald continues to lead the NE10 in tackles as he added 13, with two for a loss, in Assumption's last-minute 28-26 win at Franklin Pierce.
NE10 Special Teams Player of the Week
Massimo Sgambati, Assumption
Senior | Kicker | Farmington Hills, Mich.
Sgambati drilled a 49-yard field goal with 30 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, lifting Assumption past Franklin Pierce, 28-26. He also added a 26-yarder to put the Greyhounds up 17-7 in the second quarter, while adding six kickoffs totaling 392 yards and five touchbacks.
NE10 Rookie of the Week
Domingo Meade, Saint Anselm
Freshman | Wide Receiver | Bristow, Va.
Meade recorded four receptions for 122 total yards with a long of 52 yards in Saturday's 31-29 win over Pace. A 36-yard hookup with Forkner on the final drive put the Hawks in field goal range.
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
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
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
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
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