Offensive Player of the Week
Sebastiano Musu, Manhattan
Sr., Santa Giusta, Italy, Campbellsville/Itis Othoca

Sebastiano Musu kicked off a 4-0 scoring spree against Canisius to open up MAAC play. He scored the game-winning goal in the 19th minute to lift Manhattan to its first win of the season. In the 30th minute he received a cross from James Cotter and laid the ball nicely on for his second goal of the game. The goals were the first and second of the season for Musu.
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Salama, Rider
So., Ramle, Israel, Ottawa/Orthodox
 
Salama posted a pair of clean sheets as the Broncs played Penn to scoreless draw and defeated Siena, 1-0. Salama made one save as the Broncs blanked a Quakers team coming off a 3-0 win over nationally-ranked No. 14 Penn State, before stopping four shots to blank the Saints.
 
Rookie of the Week
Junee Lee, Mount St. Mary's
Fr., Daejeon, South Korea, GVCS
 
Lee was terrific in the Mount's 2-1 victory over Fairfield, tallying a goal and an assist.  He gave the Mount the lead in the 19th minute when he collected a long pass in the box, and made a deft touch past the keeper for his first collegiate goal.  He picked up an assist on the Mount's game-winner with 48.5 seconds left, heading a ball toward the goal that was finished by teammate Ammit Bhogal.
 
The 2023 MAAC Men's Soccer Championship will take place from November 5-12. The six-team, single-elimination championship will be hosted by the higher seed of each match. The opening round will take place on Sunday, November 5, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 9, and concluding with the championship match on Sunday, November 12. For all information regarding the 2023 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit maacsports.com/msoc.
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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