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NEC Player of the Week: Jamie Leddy, FDU
NEC Rookie of the Week: Jahmali Waite, FDU
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NEC MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jamie Leddy, Fairleigh Dickinson
Sr., D, Bateman’s Bay, Australia/Sussex CC
Leddy helped the defensive-minded Knights to victories over Saint Francis U and Robert Morris this past weekend. The center back led an FDU back line that surrendered only one goal in 196:12 of action. The senior defender also scored the game-winning goal on a header off a Diego Arribas corner in FDU’s 1-0 win over RMU on Sunday. Leddy has played every minute of every game at center back for the Knights this season.

NEC MEN’S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jahmali Waite, Fairleigh Dickinson
Fr., GK, Philadelphia, PA/YSC Academy
Waite earned two victories in net for the Knights, surrendering just one goal in 196:12 of action. The freshman netminder earned his first clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win over Robert Morris on Sunday. He helped to preserve the win by diving to deflect a hard shot over the crossbar early in the second half. Waite also made five saves in FDU's 2-1 come-from-behind overtime victory over Saint Francis U on Friday.

NEC  PRIME PERFORMERS

Saint Francis U graduate midfielder Andres Vega (Managua, Nicaragua/Colegio Centro America) scored the game-winning goal on a header, in a 1-0 double overtime win over Bryant on Sunday.

CCSU junior midfielder Andres Albino (Sevilla, Spain/I.E.S. Miguel Servet) scored the only goal in CCSU’s 1-0 win over SHU on Sunday.

LIU Brooklyn sophomore midfielder Chris Solbakken (Baerums, Norway / Norges Toppidrettsgymnas) scored his first goal of the season in game-winning fashion for the Blackbirds. Solbakken headed home the golden goal in LIU’s 3-2 double OT win over CCSU on Friday.