Catch up on the CAA men's soccer weekly news, notes and awards.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Tuesday, Sept. 27
William & Mary 3, George Mason 0
Monmouth 2, Saint Joseph’s 0
Charleston 3, UNC Asheville 0

Wednesday, Sept. 28

Elon 0, High Point 0

Friday, Sept. 30
Monmouth 3, Stony Brook 0 *

Saturday, Oct. 1
Hofstra 3, Delaware 1 *
UNCW 1, Northeastern 0 *
Elon 3, Drexel 0 *

Sunday, Oct. 2
William & Mary 2, Charleston 2 *

Tuesday, Oct. 4
UIW at Charleston (FloFC), 7 p.m.
Hofstra at Columbia (ESPN+), 7 p.m.
Northeastern at Brown (ESPN+), 7 p.m.
Drexel at Lehigh (ESPN+), ppd., weather
Monmouth at Princeton (ESPN+), ppd., weather

Wednesday, Oct. 5

Elon at UNCG (ESPN+), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 8
Charleston at Stony Brook * (FloFC), 12 p.m.
Monmouth at Northeastern * (FloFC), 4 p.m.
Drexel at Delaware * (FloFC), 4 p.m.
Hofstra at UNCW * (FloFC), 7 p.m.
William & Mary at Elon * (FloFC), 7:30 p.m.

WEEKLY AWARDS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Chris Elliott, Charleston
Freshman | Forward | London, England / Glyn School

Elliott scored four goals in two games for Charleston last week to move into the CAA scoring lead with seven goals. 

The freshman from London contributed two goals in the second half of Tuesday’s win over UNC Asheville, before adding a brace in Sunday’s draw against William & Mary.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Myson Darden, Elon
Senior | Defender | Raleigh, North Carolina / Leesville Road

Darden helped Elon improve on its national lead in shutouts with two more in a 1-0-1 week, while also contributing on the score sheet. 

The senior from Raleigh played 74 minutes of a scoreless draw against High Point on Wednesday, before playing all 90 minutes and tallying a goal and an assist in Saturday’s win over Drexel.

CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Eryk Dymora, Monmouth
Redshirt Freshman | Goalkeeper | Clifton, New Jersey / Clifton

Dymora provided two shutouts in a 2-0-0 week for Monmouth that included the Hawks’ first CAA victory. 

The New Jersey native stopped four Saint Joseph’s shots on Tuesday, before turning aside both Stony Brook attempts on Friday.

CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Ethan Newsome, UNCW
Freshman | Midfield | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina / Myrtle Beach

Newsome’s 86th minute strike lifted UNCW to a 1-0 win at Northeastern. The goal was the first in Newsome’s collegiate career and secured the Seahawks three points on the road to stay within one point of first-place Elon.

2022 CAA MEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Offensive Player of the Week

Aug. 29: Diba Nwegbo, William & Mary
Sept. 5: Kameron Blaise, Stony Brook
Sept. 12: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra
Sept. 19: Leonardo D’Ambrosio, Charleston
Sept. 26: Harrison Coron, Drexel
Oct. 3: Chris Elliott, Charleston

Defensive Player of the Week

Aug. 29: Ryan Bilichuk, Elon
Sept. 5: Olly Marshall, Charleston; Gabriel Perrotta, UNCW
Sept. 12: Vemund Hole Vik, Elon
Sept. 19: Kasper Lehm, Elon
Sept. 26: Wessel Speel, Hofstra
Oct. 3: Myson Darden, Elon

Rookie of the Week

Aug. 29: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth
Sept. 5: Fraser Brown, Northeastern
Sept. 12: Webb Kosich, William & Mary
Sept. 19: Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Sept. 26: Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Oct. 3: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth; Ethan Newsome, UNCW

Elliott Scores Two Goals to Lead Cougars Past Bulldogs https://t.co/r8u4WKpMMM

— Charleston Soccer (@COFCSoccer) September 28, 2022

NEWS AND NOTES

TRIPLE-DOUBLE

Three teams have reached 10 points in the CAA standings through five weekends, with Elon (12) just ahead of UNCW (11) and Hofstra (10).

UNCW is undefeated (3-0-2) through five CAA contests, while Elon and Hofstra have not lost conference games since their openers on Sept. 3.

AT THE TOP? DEFENSE

The conference’s top two defenses - and two of the nation’s best - are the top teams in the CAA standings through four Saturdays.

Elon’s seven shutouts in 10 games is tied with Syracuse for the most nationally, with the 70% shutout percentage, just ahead of UNCW, which ranks third at 66.7% (6-of-9).

UNCW’s Gabriel Perrotta ranks eighth nationally with an .868 save percentage, while Elon’s Ryan Bilichuk is 11th at .862.

Bilichuk is fourth in the nation with a 0.400 goals-against average and Elon has earned Defensive Player of the Week in four of the season’s first six weeks thanks to four players - Bilichuk, Vemund Hole Vik, Kasper Lehm, and Myson Darden.

KEEPING THINGS CLEAN

Five CAA goalkeepers have produced at least four clean sheets in 2022.

Elon’s Ryan Bilichuk leads the nation with seven shutouts, while Monmouth’s Eryk Dymora and UNCW’s Gabriel Perrotta are tied for sixth with five each. Drexel’s Alessandro Capogna and William & Mary’s Danilo Nikcevic have each recorded four this fall.

TEAM NOTES

CHARLESTON
3-3-3, 2-1-2 CAA
@CofCSoccer
Last Week: UNC Asheville (W, 3-0); William & Mary (T, 2-2)
This Week: UIW (H, Tue); Stony Brook (A, Sat)

•   Chris Elliott leads the CAA and ranks seventh nationally with seven goals, while placing 18th in Division I and tied for the conference lead with 15 points.

•   Leonardo D’Ambrosio leads CAA freshmen with five assists, good for 23rd nationally.

DELAWARE
2-6-2, 0-4-1 CAA
@DelawareMSOC
Last Week: Hofstra (L, 1-3)
This Week: Drexel (H, Sat) 

•   Sam Donnellan’s five goals are good for the top mark among CAA freshmen this fall.

•   Adam Vik leads the CAA and is in the top 30 nationally with 4.30 saves per game.

DREXEL
4-3-3, 2-2-1 CAA
@DrexelMSoccer
Last Week: Elon (L, 0-3)
This Week: Lehigh (A, Tue - ppd.); Delaware (A, Sat)

•   Harrison Coron’s four goals in the win over Charleston matched the CAA single-game record set in 2017.

•   Drexel’s 17 goals lead the CAA.

ELON
7-2-1, 4-1-0 CAA
@ElonMSoccer
Last Week: High Point (T, 0-0); Drexel (W, 3-0)
This Week: UNCG (A, Wed); William & Mary (H, Sat) 

•   Elon’s +12 goal differential is good for 25th nationally, while its .750 winning percentage places 23rd.

•   The Phoenix leads the nation with seven shutouts in 10 games, while Ryan Bilichuk is first in the country with seven shutouts.

HOFSTRA
6-2-1, 3-1-1 CAA
@HofstraMSOC
Last Week: Delaware (W, 3-1)
This Week: Columbia (A, Tue); UNCW (A, Sat) 

•   Hofstra is unbeaten in its last six games with a 5-0-1 record in those contests.

•   Eliot Goldthorp’s four game-winning goals is tied for second nationally.

MONMOUTH
5-4-0, 1-4-0 CAA
@MonmouthSoccer
Last Week: Saint Joseph’s (W, 2-0); Stony Brook (W, 3-0)
This Week: Princeton (A, Tue - ppd.); Northeastern (A, Sat)

•   Monmouth is one of two Division I members with a men’s (Eryk Dymora) and women’s (Cassie Coster) goalkeeper in the top 10 nationally in shutouts.

•   The Hawks outshot Stony Brook 16-5 to earn their first CAA victory on Friday night.

UNCW
4-1-4, 3-0-2 CAA
@UNCWMensSoccer
Last Week: Northeastern (W, 1-0)
This Week: Hofstra (H, Sat)

•   UNCW is tied for third nationally in shutout percentage (.667) and ninth in goals-against average (0.556).

•   The Seahawks are the last remaining unbeaten team in conference play.

NORTHEASTERN
3-4-3, 2-2-1 CAA
@GoNUMSoccer
Last Week: UNCW (L, 0-1)
This Week: Brown (A, Tue); Monmouth (H, Sat)

•   Each of Northeastern’s first 10 games in 2022 have been decided by one goal or less.

•   The Huskies outshot UNCW 10-4 but fell in last Saturday’s contest.

STONY BROOK
3-7-0, 1-4-0 CAA
@StonyBrookMSOC
Last Week: Monmouth (L, 0-3)
This Week: Charleston (H, Sat) 

•   Edmond Kaiser has made at least five saves in all three of his appearances for the Seawolves this fall.

•   Stony Brook alum Stephen Turnbull became the fourth program alum to reach an MLS roster with a callup to NYCFC last month.

WILLIAM & MARY
3-2-5, 2-1-2 CAA
@WMTribeMSOC
Last Week: George Mason (W, 3-0); Charleston (T, 2-2)
This Week: Elon (A, Sat)

•   The Tribe leads the CAA with 20 assists in 2022, good for 28th in Division I, while Diba Nwegbo is first in the conference and eighth in the nation with six.

•   William & Mary’s 14 yellow cards in 2022 are five fewer than any other CAA program and in the bottom 50 nationally.