Liao earned his second NEC Rookie of the Week award after grinding out two tough victories in Binghamton's 6-1 win over Colgate on Thursday. He battled to a 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1) win in the No. 3 spot against Colgate's Witt Bulger, recording his ninth singles win of the year in the process. Liao teamed with Ronin Lotlikar in the No. 1 match to defeat Colgate's duo of Aidan Chung and Tim Viding, 7-6 (7-2). The duo of Liao and Lotlikar are now 8-4 on the season.