CAA Men's Soccer Weekly Awards - Oct. 31
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Oct. 31, 2022) – Hofstra junior
Oliver Svalander, Northeastern redshirt junior
Colby Hegarty, and Hofstra freshman
Owen Barnett have been selected as CAA weekly award recipients in men’s soccer for their performances over the past week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Oliver Svalander, Hofstra
Junior | Forward | Stockholm, Sweden / Young Business Creatives
Svalander recorded his first career hat trick in a win at Lafayette and tallied an assist in the victory over Charleston. The Swede scored the Pride’s first two goals in the 21
st and 25
th minutes and added his third in the 66
th minute of a 4-0 victory Tuesday in the Lehigh Valley. Svalander helped on
Owen Barnett’s first career goal in the 56
th minute in Hempstead on Saturday.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Colby Hegarty, Northeastern
Redshirt Junior | Goalkeeper | Upton, Mass. / Nipmuc
Hegarty notched a season-high seven saves in a shutout win at Delaware to propel Northeastern to qualify for the CAA Championship. The keeper from Massachusetts earned his second shutout of the year in a 3-0 victory that not only got the Huskies into the tournament field but up to the No. 4 seed in Thursday’s first round.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Owen Barnett, Hofstra
Freshman | Forward/Midfield | Wellington, New Zealand / Scots College
Barnett scored his first career goal in Saturday’s regular season finale as Hofstra earned the No. 3 seed in the CAA Championship. The freshman from New Zealand scored in the 56
th minute with an assist from
Oliver Svalander in Hofstra’s 5-0 victory.
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
Oct. 10: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra
Oct. 17: Scott Vatne, Elon
Oct. 24: Mason Duval, Elon
Oct. 31: Oliver Svalander, Hofstra
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
Oct. 10: Edmond Kaiser, Stony Brook
Oct. 17: Stephen Cahill, Charleston
Oct. 24: Adam Vik, Delaware
Oct. 31: Colby Hegarty, Northeastern
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
Oct. 10: Jon Jelercic, Stony Brook
Oct. 17: Lucas Caldas, William & Mary; Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Oct. 24: Morris Matthews, Northeastern
Oct. 31: Owen Barnett, Hofstra
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