CCC ATHLETES OF THE WEEK FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 17- OCT. 23
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Freshman forward Evan Couchot (Mason, Ohio) and senior goalkeeper Nick Weinstein (Trumbull, Conn.) swept the Commonwealth Coast Conference's (CCC) men's soccer weekly awards for the first time this season as announced today by the conference office.
CCC OFFENSIVE/ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Couchot netted his second career two-goal match with tallies in the the 62nd and 80th minutes as the Gulls rode a second half surge off the foot of their leading scorer to halt Wentworth's unbeaten streak at 12 straight matches.
Couchot paces the Gulls with 18 points (eight goals, two assists) on the season, which also ranks seventh in points and tied for fourth in goals in the conference. Couchot's points numbers are just second among rookies to Matt Chartier of Gordon College and is tied with Chartier for most goals scored by a rookie this season to date.
CCC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Weinstein made nine saves, including a season-high six in conference play at Wentworth, to snap the Leopards' 12-match unbeaten streak. Weinstein and the Gulls' back line earned their CCC-leading 10th clean sheet of the season, good for the fourth time with back-to-back shutouts on the year.
Weinstein (10-5-2, 7-1-0 CCC) currently boasts the second-best goals against average among all CCC goalkeepers this season (0.74), though he has started all 17 matches, whereas Wentworth's Schallmo (0.48) has started seven of eight matches he has appeared in this season.
The Gulls return to action on Tuesday, October 25 at Gordon for the final match of the regular season at 7:00 p.m. in Wenham, Mass.