CAA Men's Soccer Weekly Awards - Sept. 5

CAA Men's Soccer Weekly Awards - Sept. 5

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Miles McQuiggan

RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 5, 2022) – Stony Brook senior Kameron Blaise, Charleston freshman Olly Marshall, UNCW senior Gabriel Perrotta, and Northeastern freshman Fraser Brown have been selected as Colonial Athletic Association weekly award recipients in men’s soccer for their performances over the past week.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kameron Blaise, Stony Brook
Senior | Forward | Coram, N.Y. / Longwood
Blaise’s game-winner in the 77th minute propelled Stony Brook to a 2-1 win over CAA preseason favorite RV/No. 15 Hofstra in the first Battle of Long Island as CAA foes. It was the second goal of the week for the Seawolves forward, who scored in Stony Brook’s 4-1 win over Saint Peter’s on Monday.
 
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Olly Marshall, Charleston
Freshman | Newcastle, England / John Spence Community
Marshall earned his first career win and shutout in Charleston’s 2-0 win over Delaware on Saturday. The freshman from England turned aside five Blue Hen shots as the Cougars opened CAA play with a clean sheet for the first time as conference members.
 
CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gabriel Perrotta, UNCW
Senior | Asuncion, Paraguay / Colegio Internacional
Perrotta’s clean sheet helped earn UNCW a 2-0 win at Monmouth to begin its CAA slate. The senior from Paraguay recorded his 22nd career shutout and second in three games to begin 2022 while making three saves.
 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Fraser Brown, Northeastern
Freshman | Wellington, New Zealand / Tawa Intermediate School
Brown scored the game-winner in the 47th minute to lift Northeastern to a 2-1 victory at Elon in a rematch of a 2021 CAA Semifinal. The freshman from New Zealand weaved between three defenders to score his first collegiate goal in the Huskies’  conference opener.
 
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
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 29: Ryan Bilichuk, Elon
Sept. 5: Olly Marshall, Charleston; Gabriel Perrotta, UNCW
 
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 29: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth
Sept. 5: Fraser Brown, Northeastern
 
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