Matt Pachniuk (Wheaton College men’s soccer) – The senior goaltender matched Wheaton College’s men’s soccer program’s career shutout mark of 26 as the Lyons battled nationally-ranked Wesleyan University to a 0-0 overtime draw last week. He has played and started 11 games this year for the 7-3-3 Lyons and has accumulated 56 saves and a 1.04 goals-against average in that time.

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Marcus Tracy (Wake Forest men’s soccer) – Scored the lone goal in #7 Wake Forest’s 2-1 loss to #6 Maryland on September 23. The goal came just 2:04 into the contest, off an assist from Michael Lahoud, but the Terrapins rallied with two late second half goals to win … Through 13 games for the 10-2-1 Demon Deacons, Tracy has four goals (tied for second on the team) and an assist.

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Casey Frobey (Fairfield University women’s soccer) – Was named Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Rookie of the Week after leading the Lady Stags to a 2-1-0 week and a championship at the BAE Systems Tournament in West Point, New York, September 15-18 … Through 12 games for the 4-4-4 Lady Stags, the freshman has a team-high six goals with two assists.

Diana Grimaldi (Emmanuel College women’s volleyball team) – The freshman middle hitter has played in 37 games (15 matches) for the 5-10 Lady Saints and has accumulated 53 kills (1.43 per game) with 14 service aces, 18 digs and 18 blocks.

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Ryan Tracy (University of Pennsylvania men’s soccer) – Through 10 games for the 7-2-1 Quakers, Tracy has a team-high four goals with two assists … scored a goal in the Quakers’ 3-2 loss to LaSalle on September 20.

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Nicole Sieber (Western Connecticut State University women’s soccer) – Has four goals and five assists for the 13-0-0 Lady Colonials … scored two goals and added an assist as WCSU crushed Albertus Magnus, 14-0, on October 5 … scored a goal to help lead the undefeated Lady Colonials to a 3-1 win over Worcester State on September 26 … notched an assist as WCSU blanked the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, 4-0, on September 23 … notched an assist in a 5-0 win over Johnson & Wales on September 20 … scored a goal and assisted on another as the Lady Colonials hammered Wentworth Tech, 5-0, on September 14 … notched an assist in a season-opening 2-1 win over Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Tom Ryan (Worcester Polytechnic Institute football) – Has 10 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown through five games for WPI … made two grabs for 26 yards and a touchdown in WPI’s 33-14 loss to Merchant Marine on September 22. After Merchant Marine took a 13-0 lead, Ryan caught a 17-yard strike from Rob Pantalone with 12:10 left to play in the second quarter for WPI’s first score of the day … made three grabs for 29 yards in WPI’s 28-27 loss to Union last weekend.

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Chris Hoagland (Castleton State men’s soccer) – Came off the bench to score a goal and notch an assist as Castleton defeated Lesley, 5-2, on October 7 … through 13 games for the 6-6-1 Spartans, Hoagland has two goals and two assists for 10 points.

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Kim Allen (Castleton State women’s soccer) – Has played 1,040 or a possible 1,310 minutes in the net for the Lady Spartans, registering 93 saves and a 1.30 goals-against average with two shutouts. Her personal record is 5-4-2 while the Lady Spartans are 7-5-2.

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Tara Gaston (Gettysburg College women’s soccer) – Scored her first career goal against Ursinus on September 16 and in a 1-0 loss to Messiah on September 20 Gaston helped cover for sophomore goaltender Danielle St. Pierre, who had rushed out of position to try and stop a charge. When Messiah passed the ball and unleashed a hard shot on net, Gaston was there to stop it.

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Alex Konneker (Manhattan College women’s soccer) – Through 13 games has three goals and two assists for the 8-4-1 Lady Jaspers … scored in a 3-1 win over Marist on October 8.

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Chelsea Morin (Ursinus College women’s soccer) – Has been coming off the bench for 4-5-0 Ursinus and through nine games has registered an assist with 16 shots (four of those on goal).

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Allison Frobey (Plymouth State women’s soccer) – The co-captain has played in 10 games, starting nine, for the 4-5-1 Lady Panthers … has notched one assist.

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Mike Troy (Fairfield University men’s soccer) – The senior defender scored his first goal of the season in a 3-1 win over Siena College on September 29.

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Rachel Bolmer (Western Connecticut State University field hockey) – Through 10 games, has registered four goals for the 1-9-0 Lady Colonials … scored a goal in WCSU’s 3-2 loss to Southern Maine on October 7.

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Nick Mentessana (University of Missouri at Rolla men’s soccer) – Has played  in all 15 games for the 7-7-1 Miners with 11 shots (three of those on goal.

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Brian Miles (Montclair State men’s soccer) – Notched an assist as Montclair defeated Hunter College, 7-2, on September 25, and notched another assist as the Red Hawks stopped Rutgers University at Newark, 6-1, on September 27 … has played in 12 games and has registered three assists along the way.

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Brendan Cavanaugh (Roger Williams University men’s soccer) – Scored a goal at the 25:24 mark to help lead the Hawks to a 5-0 win over Eastern Nazarene of Bristol, Rhode Island, on September 23 … notched an assist as the Hawks nipped Nichols College, 2-1, on September 18 (the goal tied the game at 1-1) … notched an assist on the lone goal in Roger Williams’ 1-0 win over Endicott … has a goal and two assists for the 4-4-2 Lyons while starting all 10 games.

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Stephanie Logan (Quinnipiace University volleyball) – The Lady Bobcats remain winless at 0-17, but Logan has remained an integral part of the team. She has played in 45 games and 14 matches, registering 65 kills, five service aces, 28 digs and 19 blocks.

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On other collegiate fields, courts or pools around the country are Derek Miles (Eastern Connecticut State University men’s soccer), Carolyn Brennan (Princeton University women’s cross country), Benja Tirigall (Eastern Connecticut men’s soccer), Abby Atkinson (Bucknell University swimming & diving), Chris DeRoo (Colby College cross country), Matt Taylor (Franciscan University men’s soccer), Ryan Keogler (Franciscan University men’s soccer), Alex Meisel (Bucknell University men’s soccer), Dan Cascone (University of Wisconsin football), Brennan Coakley (Penn State football), Bobby Pattison (Ithaca College football), Marc Doherty (University of South Florida men’s soccer), Amy Robinson (University of Vermont swimming & diving), CJ Maurer (St. Bonaventure swimming & diving), Mary Ober (University of Connecticut women’s rowing), Josh Rouse (Michigan State University football).

 

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