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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.
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Below are this week's
NE10 Faces in the Crowd.
Belle Smith
School: Southern Connecticut
Sport: Track & Field
Smith heads into the NE10 Championship on a high note, throwing weight 17.22m to rank second in the conference this season. The throw is bettered only by one of Smith's own from earlier this winter.
Brennan Doran
School: Bentley
Sport: Basketball
Doran scored a career-high 19 points in Bentley's key, four-point win at AIC. The game was her second-straight in double figures and third this season. She got it done on 7-9 shooting from the field.
Josh Morissette
School: Saint Anselm
Sport: Basketball
Saint Anselm put together a 2-0 week to seize control of the top spot in the NE10 heading into the final stretch of regular season play. Over a two-game stretch, Morissette was lights out from beyond the arc, combining to go 9-13 (69.2%) from three, while averaging 21.5 points per contest. Morissette scored 24 points in Saturday's 95-84 win over Franklin Pierce, going 8-12 from the field and 5-7 from long range, while matching his season-highs six rebounds and three steals with three assists.
Jonathan Surrette
School: Assumption
Sport: Ice Hockey
Surrette netted two goals and added an assist in the weekend split of Saint Anselm. With his goal on Friday night in a 4-0 win, he passed Josh Ralph (Saint Michael's – 1999-00) and Rob Pascale (Stonehill – 2002-23) for the most points in a single season in Northeast 10 Conference history. He continued to record chase on Saturday, as he scored one goal, putting him one away from tying Matt Curran of Stonehill (2006-07) for the most goals in a single season in NE10 history.
Michael Reilly
School: Adelphi
Sport: Lacrosse
A rookie for the reigning national champions, Reilly started his career with a bang, winning 24 of 26 faceoffs in the 2026 season opener against Walsh. He is the only DI or DII lacrosse player this early in the season to have won more than 80% of faceoffs they've taken.
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
Week 13
Alvaro Garcia, SNHU Soccer
Jojo Wallace, SNHU Basketball
Kaitlin McDonough, Saint Anselm Basketball
Margaret Montplaisir, Saint Michael's Basketball
Zee McCown, Assumption Basketball
Week 14
Hope Fox, SCSU Basketball
Jodiann Ebanks, AIC Track and Field
Ruzgar Christina Boyle, AIC Basketball
Skyla Lang, Benltey Swimming
Valerii Pidhoretskyy, Adelphi Swimming
Week 15
Gigi Morossi, Pace Swimming and Diving
Jack Hall, SNHU Basketball
Jordan Wheaton, SNHU Track & Field
Makenzie Shean, Franklin Pierce Soccer
Raymond Baka, Franklin Pierce Basketball
Week 16
Braydon Naumann, Saint Michael's Hockey
Cherif Diarra, SCSU Basketball
Chelsea Reeves, American Int'l
Justice Ellison, SCSU Basketball
Teagan Curran, Assumption Basketball
Week 17
Brendan Lynch, SNHU Hockey
Jayla Tyler, Saint Michael's Basketball
Margaret Montplaisir, Saint Michael's Basketball
Rafael Kowal, Saint Michael's Swimming and Diving
Rheyna Steinauer, Southern Connecticut State Basketball
Week 18
Anthony Johnson, Franklin Pierce Track & Field
Cass Yeomans, Bentley Basketball
Jordan Wheaton, SNHU Track & Field
Isac Martins, Saint Anselm Hockey
Skyla Lang, Bentley Swimming & Diving
Week 19
Aguibou Balde, AIC Basketball
Chelsea Reeves, AIC Basketball
Colin Burns, Saint Anselm Track & Field
Juan David Urrea Vargas, Bridgeport
Reese Nicolosi, Saint Anselm Track & Field
Week 20
Cash McClure, Bentley Basketball
Jarnel Rancy, Adelphi Basketball
Jodiann Ebanks, AIC Track and Field
Lily Tedford, Bentley Track and Field
Meghan Gordon, SNHU Basketball
Week 21
DJ Chaudhry, Assumption Track and Field
Hannah Caiola, SCSU Track and Field
Jaden Kealey, Pace Basketball
Lasse Volquardsen, SNHU Lacrosse
Mario Paganini, Franklin Pierce Hockey
Week 22
Belle Smith, SCSU Track and Field
Brennan Doran, Bentley Basketball
Jonathan Surrette, Assumption Ice Hockey
Josh Morissette, Saint Anselm Basketball
Michael Reilly, Adelphi Lacrosse
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