Guillermo Garcia Claims NECC Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Week Honors

MANSFIELD, Mass.- Freshman Guillermo Garcia (Leon, Spain) of the Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer team has been named the New England Collegiate Conference Rookie of the Week, announced the league office Monday.

Garcia netted a pair of game-winning goals in a 2-0-1 week for the Lions. In Eastern Nazarene's 3-2 victory, he found the back of the net in the 84th minute to break a 2-2 tie to collect his third tally of the campaign. Garcia buried his fourth marker of the year in the Lions' 2-0 win over New England College.

Garcia ranks second on the team and fourth in the conference with four goals on the year.

Eastern Nazarene concluded the regular-season with a 12-6-1 overall record and clinched the NECC regular-season title with a 5-0-1 league mark. The top-seeded Lions will host No. 4 seed Lesley in the NECC Tournament semifinals November 3 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.