Offensive Player of the Week
Lucas Almeida, Siena
Jr., West Hartford, CT, UConn/Hall High School
Lucas Almeida tied a Siena single-match record with four assists in the team's 4-0 win over Canisius on Oct. 1. In assisting on each goal of the match, he also set a new MAAC single-match high for the 2025 season. Additionally, the junior scored the Saints' first goal against Rider on Oct. 4 to spark a second half comeback in a 3-3 draw.
Defensive Player of the Week
Evan Chomow, Fairfield
Fr., Green Township, NJ, NJIT/Blair Academy
Evan Chomow allowed one goal in each of his two starts last week as the Stags posted a 1-0-1 mark. Against 17th-ranked Marist, Chomow faced 17 shots and made seven saves in anchoring the Stags defense. Five of his seven saves came in the second half. He followed up with an eight-save performance in a 1-1 draw against Iona, registering six stops over the final 45 minutes. For the week, he posted a 1.06 goals against average with a .882 save percentage (15 total saves).
Rookie of the Week
Alex Vaz, Fairfield
Fr., Trumbull, CT, Trumbull
Alex Vaz scored a pair of goals including the game winner in the Stags 5-1 win over previously unbeaten Marist last Wednesday. He also tallied the team's third goal, both coming in the first four minutes of the second half to break open a 1-1 tie at the half. Vaz also started against Iona which ended in a 1-1 draw. Vaz raised his scoring total to a team-high five goals and 10 points.
The 2025 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship is a six-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 9-16, 2025. Each match during the championship will be hosted by the higher seed and all rounds of the championship will reseed. The first round will take place on Sunday, November 9, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 13, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 16. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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