Each week during the academic year, the NE10 honors
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.
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OWEN FITZGERALD
ASSUMPTION I FOOTBALL
The Greyhounds battled to the bitter end with No. 23 Frostburg State on the road, falling 24-19. Fitzgerald hauled in 15 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, and one QBH.
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SELIN GULER
AIC I VOLLEYBALL
Guler earned a spot on the 2026 IVHOF East Region Clash All-Tournament Team after an outstanding weekend where she hit .360 with 41 kills on 86 swings and added six aces and 34 digs in 13 sets to help lead AIC to a 4-0 record and tournament title.
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ABI HENNESSEY
BENTLEY I SOCCER
Hennessey had a hat trick, plus one assist, in Bentley's 6-2 win over Daemen in its home opener on Sunday. The win continued the team's unbeaten start to the season at 5-0. She has at least one point in all five games.
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ZOE NOORLAG
FRANKLIN PIERCE I FIELD HOCKEY
Noorlag faced 34 shots and 12 corners against No. 6 Bloomsburg, posting a shutout through regulation. She made 17 saves in the eventual 1-0 defeat. Noorlag is the career saves leader in Franklin Pierce hockey history.
K&K
KEANA CRISCUOLO & KAIYA MERCIER
SCSU I FIELD HOCKEY
Criscuolo had four goals and three assists in two games last week and now has seven goals in her last three games as one of the premiere scorers in the NE10. Mercier posted a seven-point game against Molloy with two goals and three assists.
T&L
TRAY MAUNEY & LUKE PORCARO
PACE I FOOTBALL
The reserve QB for the Setters, Porcaro entered in the second half vs. Monroe and proceeded to toss three touchdowns, including an 89-yard strike. He averaged 21.7 yards per play - No. 1 in the NE10 in a single game this season for a skill player.
Mauney, meanwhile, threw an 80-yard TD of his own and eclipsed 200 yards passing in half a game. He also tossed three TDs and leads the NE10 in the category this fall.
Weekly HONOREES
WEEK 3
Week 2
Owen Fitzgerald, Assumption Football
Selin Guler, AIC Volleyball
Abi Hennessey, Bentley Soccer
Zoe Noorlag, Franklin Pierce Field Hockey
Keana Criscuolo & Kaiya Mercier, SCSU Field Hockey
Tray Mauney & Luke Porcaro, Pace Football
Marta Brzoska, Assumption Field Hockey
Madeline Burke, Saint Anselm Volleyball
Kayleigh Goodrich, Adelphi Soccer
Will McNamara, Assumption Football
Javier Sola Martinez, AIC Soccer
Week 1
Carissa Michel, AIC Volleyball
Kayleigh Goodrich, Adelphi Soccer
Gui Rios, Franklin Pierce Soccer
Daniel Santos, Pace Soccer
Joe Zweben, Pace Soccer
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