NEC Co-Players of the Week: Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, FDU & Zach Simmons, HU
NEC Rookie of the Week: Naim Robinson, HU
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NEC MEN'S SOCCER CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, Sr., M, FDU
Llavaneres, Barcelona, Spain/INS Llavaneres (Central Connecticut)
Rabassa Guillamon played an instrumental role in FDU’s 5-0 win at Stonehill to help the Knights remain the NEC’s last unbeaten team in conference play. Just before halftime, the senior midfielder rifled the ball into the bottom right corner off a pass from Takuto Nishide to make it a 3-0 FDU advantage after 45 minutes. Rabassa Guillamon made it a brace in the 68th minute on a swift counter for the Knights. Chipping the ball over the scrambling Stonehill defense, he made it a 4-0 lead. This was the Spain native’s first multi-goal game of the season and he ranks second in the league’s golden boot race with five goals on the year. FDU improved to 4-0-1 in conference play. Rabassa Guillamon was previously named NEC Co-Player of the Week on September 8. 

Zach Simmmons, So., M, Howard
Rockwall, TX/Rockwall HS
Simmons tallied four points in a 2-0 week for Howard. In the 39th minute against undefeated Saint Francis, the sophomore midfielder found the back of the net to give the Bison a 1-0 advantage that they hold onto for the win on Sunday. Simmons also assisted on two of Howard’s goals in its 4-1 Thursday night victory over Chicago State. Howard improved to 3-3 against conference opponents and the Bison sit in third place in the league standings with nine points. Simmons became Howard’s first NEC Player of the Week honoree since Mason Christian won the award on September 30, 2024, while Simmons claimed NEC Rookie of the Week laurels in that same week.

NEC MEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Naim Robinson, R-Fr., M, Howard
Detroit, MI/Blue Valley North HS
Earning his second NEC Rookie of the Week on the year, Robinson scored one goal and dished out two assists in a 2-0 week for the Bison. On Thursday night, the redshirt freshman tallied three points in Howard’s 4-1 win against Chicago State. Robinson provided the assist on Jude Spallinger’s score to put the Bison up 2-0 late in the first half, then iced the match with the final goal in the 73rd minute. The Detroit native also produced the assist on Simmons’ game-winning goal against Saint Francis on Sunday afternoon. Robinson is tied for second in the NEC with four assists. He's also the first Howard player to be named NEC Rookie of the Week multiple times in a season.
 
NEC PRIME PERFORMERS
Jaime Barbero, Sr., F, FDU
Totaled three points off a goal and an assist in FDU's 5-0 win at Stonehill. 

Takuto Nishide, Sr., M, FDU
Scored a goal and dished an assist for three points in the Knights' 5-0 victory over the Skyhawks. 

Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, Sr., M, FDU
Tabbed NEC Co-Player of the Week for the second time this season. 

Liam Keiller, R-So., GK, HU
Stopped nine shots in 180 minutes of play during a 2-0 week for the Bison. Posted a .900 save percentage and a .500 GAA last week. Made five saves in a 1-0 shutout against SFU. 

Naim Robinson, R-Fr., M, HU
Garnered NEC Rookie of the Week accolades for the second time in 2025. 

Zach Simmons, So., M, HU
Named NEC Co-Player of the Week. 

Wyatt Dupell, Jr., GK, LEM
Made three saves in a 1-0 shutout victory for Le Moyne against Mercyhurst.  

Christian Blank, R-So., D,  LIU
Netted the game-winning goal (85') during LIU's 2-1 win at CCSU. 

Alex De Nittis, Jr., F, SFU
Scored twice and added an assist during first place SFU's 5-1 win over regionally ranked New Haven on Thursday. 

Diego Graciarena, Jr., GK, SFU
Registered a .818 save percentage and 1.00 GAA during a 1-1 week for SFU. Made nine saves on the week, including seven against the Chargers. 

Álvaro Planas, Jr., F, SFU
Tallied four points off a pair of goals during the Red Flash's 5-1 victory against New Haven.

2025 NEC MEN'S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

NEC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Aug. 25: Ryan Kipness, NHVN
Sept. 2: Lukian Lawro, NHVN
Sept. 8: Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, FDU & Shane Fonseca, STO
Sept. 15: Alessandro Bizzini, NHVN
Sept. 22: Niklas Thanhofer, LIU
Sept. 29: Eric Dlabal, FDU
Oct. 6: Jaime Barbero, FDU & Thero Mitchell III, SFU
Oct. 13: Niklas Thanhofer, LIU & Nate Monteiro, STO
Oct. 20: Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, FDU & Zach Simmons, So., M, HU

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 25: David Ivascu, FDU
Sept. 2: Guilherme Meira, NHVN
Sept. 8: Andrew Marotta, LIU
Sept. 15: Santiago Marin Gutierrez, CCSU
Sept. 22: Naim Robinson, HU
Sept. 29: Andrew Marotta, LIU
Oct. 6: Thero Mitchell III, SFU
Oct. 13: Andrew Marotta, LIU
Oct. 20: Naim Robinson, HU