Men’s Soccer Sweeps NECC Weekly Honors
MANSFIELD, Mass.- Eastern Nazarene College senior Edmilson Centeio (New Bedford, Mass.) has been selected as the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Men's Soccer Player of the Week while freshman Bryan Vargas (San Jose, Costa Rica) was named the NECC Men's Soccer Rookie of the Week, announced the league office Tuesday.
Centeio netted the go-ahead goal and provided an assist on the final tally as the Lions downed Pine Manor 4-2 to extend their program-record winning-streak to 11-consecutive matches.
Vargas collected his first collegiate goal with a first-half strike in Eastern Nazarene's win over Pine Manor.
The Lions sport an 11-1-0 overall record to go with a 3-0-0 mark in the New England Collegiate Conference. Eastern Nazarene has garnered votes in each of the past two D3Soccer.com National Polls.
Eastern Nazarene returns to the pitch October 16 to host Dean on Senior Night.