Men's Soccer

NE10 Men's Soccer Report: Week 1

SNHU Goes 1-0-1 vs. Top ECC Foes to Open Season

Northeast 10 Men's Soccer

Players of the Week

Player of the Week
Week 1
Inigo
BURUSCO
SNHU / 5th Year / Forward/ Bio
Burusco notched three goals during a 1-0-1 week for SNHU. The Spaniard buried a pair of goals in Thursday's 3-0 season-opening win at St. Thomas Aquinas, before posting the lone Penmen tally in a 1-1 draw at Queens (N.Y.) on Saturday.  Both opponents are picked in the top half of the ECC, with Queens the preseason favorite to win their conference.
3 GOALS
6 POINTS
12 SHOTS
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1
Niall
RODGERS
Pace / Sophomore / Defense/ Bio
Rodgers played all 180 minutes during Pace's 2-0 opening week, helping the Setters surrender just one goal and earn a shutout against Daemen. He also made an impact offensively with two assists in the 3-1 season-opening victory over Goldey-Beacom.
1 SHUTOUT
180 MINUTES
2 ASSISTS
Goalkeeper of the Week
Week 1
Josh
HANCOCK
SNHU / Sophomore / Keeper/ Bio
Hancock stopped all three shots he faced to register a clean sheet in his first collegiate appearance, as SNHU defeated St. Thomas Aquinas, 3-0, in Thursday's season opener.
3 SAVES
1 SHUTOUT
1 WIN
Rookie of the Week
Week 1
Alessandro
BACABAC
SCSU / Sophomore / Midfielder/ Bio
In his second collegiate game, Bacabac scored his first two career goals in a 2-2 draw at University of Bridgeport. Bacabac's two-goal outing was the second in the NE10 on the young season and the first by a conference player on the field for the first time in their careers. 
3 Statistic
2 Statistic
2 Statistic
The Season

2026 Winners.

Week 01
Player of the Week
Inigo Burusco
SNHU
Defensive Player
Niall Rodgers
Pace
Goalkeeper
Josh Hancock
SNHU
Rookie
Alessandro Bacabac
SCSU
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