Ferraro, Fernandez Busto Collect NECC Men’s Soccer Weekly Awards

MANSFIELD, Mass.- Senior Joaquin Ferraro (Seville, Spain) and freshman Ignacio Fernandez Busto (Madrid, Spain) of the Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team earned New England Collegiate Conference Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week accolades, respectively, announced the league office Monday.

Ferraro picked up his second-straight NECC Player of the Week nod after netting a first-half hat trick with three goals while also adding one assist in the opening frame as the Lions cruised to a 9-0 victory over Lesley on Senior Night. This season, Ferraro paces the squad with eight assists and ranks second with five goals.

Fernandez Busto tallied one goal and chalked up a pair of assists in Eastern Nazarene's 9-0 win over Lesley. This fall, he has notched two goals and two assists in 11 matches.

Eastern Nazarene concluded the regular season with a 6-6-5 overall record. The Lions captured the NECC regular-season title and No. 1 seed in the NECC Tournament for the second-straight year.

Top-seeded Eastern Nazarene will host No. 4 seed Lesley November 2 in the NECC semifinals.