NEC Co-Players of the Week: Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, FDU & Shane Fonseca, STO
NEC Rookie of the Week: Andrew Marrotta, LIU
Previous NEC Releases: September 2 | August 25 | NEC Preseason Poll

NEC MEN'S SOCCER CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, Sr., M, FDU
Llavaneres, Barcelona, Spain/INS Llavaneres (Central Connecticut)
FDU continued its hot start into week three as the Knights remain unbeaten following a 1-0-1 week on thef road last week. In a 2-1 victory at Siena, Rabssa Guillamon gave FDU a 2-0 cushion in the 54th minute of the match. The senior midfielder won possession from the Saints’ goalkeeper in front of the box and fired the ball into an open net for the eventual game-winning goal. The Spain native totaled five shot throughout the week, including three chances in a 1-1 draw at Sacred Heart. Rabassa Guillamon leads the NEC in points so far this season with five.

Shane Fonseca, Sr., F, Stonehill
Framingham, MA/Saint John's
In a road contest against Navy on Saturday, the Skyhawks were locked in a scoreless draw up until Fonseca strick in the 36th minute. After fending off a corner kick from the Midshipmen, Owne Burke led the Stonehill charge down the field as he fired a shot to the lower left corner which was blocked by the Navy keeper. Fonseca ambushed the box and found the back of the net off the rebound to provide all the offense the Skyhawks needed a 1-0 shutout win. The senior forward is tied for the league lead with two goals on the year.

NEC MEN'S SOCCER ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Andrew Marrotta, R-Fr., GK, LIU
Upper Brookville, NY/Chaminade
Making his third career start, Marotta posted his second shutout of the season in LIU’s scoreless draw against Manhattan on Saturday. The redshirt freshman stopped three shots on his way to his second consecutive clean sheet. Marotta’s .333 GAA is the best in the NEC, while his .889 save percentage ranks second among the league’s goalies. The Sharks remain unbeaten on the year with a 2-0-2 mark.

NEC PRIME PERFORMERS

Takuto Nishide, Sr., M, FDU
Totaled three points off a goal and an assist in an unbeaten week for FDU last week. Nishide's goal came in the Knights' 1-1 draw at Sacred Heart. 

Arnau Rabassa Guillamon, Sr., M, FDU
Selected NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Noah Reuscher, Sr., GK, FDU
Making his first two starts of the year in goal, Reuscher made eight saves in 180 minutes of play to finish the week with a .800 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA. 

Andrew Piccolo, So., D, LEM
Netted the game-winning goal in the 70th minute of Le Moyne's 2-1 victory over St. Bonaventure. 

Andrew Marrotta, R-Fr., GK, LIU
Named NEC Rookie of the Week. 

Shane Fonseca, Sr., F, STO
Tabbed NEC Co-Player of the Week.

Tyler Sloan, Jr., GK, STO
Recorded his first clean sheet of the season in a 1-0 win at Navy. Made a pair of saves to finish with a perfect 1.000 save percentage. 

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

NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aug. 25: David Ivascu, FDU
Sept. 2: Guilherme Meira, NHVN
Sept. 8: Andrew Marrotta, LIU