NEC Player of the Week: Eric Dlabal, FDU
NEC Rookie of the Week: Andrew Marotta, LIU
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NEC MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eric Dlabal, Gr., M, FDU
Paramus, NJ/Paramus
Dlabal led the league last week with four points off two goals in FDU's split. During the Knights’ non-conference finale at Rutgers, FDU was at a 2-1 deficit before Dlabal found space in the box and fired in a goal to level the match in the 51st minute. In FDU’s conference opening 4-0 win over Central Connecticut on Sunday, the graduate student put an exclamation point on the victory with a goal at the 84:13 mark to extend the Knights lead. Dlabal has scored goals in back-to-back matches for the Knights. The Paramus, NJ native has amassed six points on the season, which is tied for third in the conference. Dlabal became the second Knight to take home NEC Player of the Week laurels this season joining Arnau Rabassa Guillamon (September 8).

NEC MEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Andrew Marotta, R-Fr., GK, LIU
Upper Brookville, NY/Chaminade
Marotta posted his fourth shutout of the season in LIU’s conference opener against Mercyhurst. The redshirt freshman made three stops as the Sharks battled the Lakers to a scoreless draw on Sunday. Marotta also made a trio of saves in a mid-week contest at Drexel for a .750 save percentage and 1.00 GAA in a 1-1 week. The Long Island native leads the conference in GAA (.500), save percentage (.864) and shutouts (four). Marotta has won two of the last four NEC Rookie of the Week awards. This marks the third straight year that a Shark has claimed multiple NEC Rookie of the Week awards (2024: Stephane Njike; 2023: Joshua Saavedra). 

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Johan Rodriguez, Sr., GK, CSU
Made seven stops in Chicago State's 2-0 shutout win against Stonehil on Sundayl. Rodriguez anchored a Cougar defense that faced 12 corner kicks and 22 total shots by the Skyhawks.

Eric Dlabal, Gr., M, FDU
Selected as NEC Player of the Week.

Alex Ferenac, Jr., GK, FDU
Tallied three points in a 1-1 week for the Knights with a goal in FDU's 4-0 win at CCSU and an assist in a 3-2 setback at Rutgers. 

Matheus Franca, Jr., GK, FDU
Made seven saves while allowing just three goals in a 1-1 week. Posted his third clean sheet of the year in FDU's 4-0 NEC win over the Blue Devils, while stopping a penalty kick late in the first half. Recorded a .700 save percentage and a 1.57 GAA on the week. 

Andrew Marotta, R-Fr., GK, LIU
Named NEC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season. 

Gonzalo Onrubia, Sr., GK, MU
Stopped 10 shots last week, including a career-high nine saves in a scoreless draw at LIU to open NEC play on Sunday. Registered a 1.00 GAA and a .833 save percentage over 180 minutes last week. 

Álvaro Planas, Jr., F, SFU
In SFU’s 2-1 win at Le Moyne on Sunday, Planas scored the game-winning goal in the 77th minute and delivered an incredible cross on the Red Flash’s first goal to lift SFU to the NEC victory.

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

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 25: David Ivascu, FDU
Sept. 2: Guilherme Meira, NHVN
Sept. 8: Andrew Marrotta, LIU
Sept. 15: Santiago Marin Gutierrez, CCSU
Sept. 22: Naim Robinson, HU
Sept. 29: Andrew Marotta, LIU