Offensive Player of the Week
Ziv Dahan, Manhattan
So., Kadima, Israel, Hapoel Machane Yehuda
 
Manhattan striker Ziv Dahan scored three goals across his two appearances for the Jaspers this past week. Dahan scored twice on the set piece in Manhattan's 4-2 win over Quinnipiac and stayed hot by scoring the game-winning goal in the Jaspers' 2-0 win at Niagara. Dahan now leads the MAAC with seven goals this season and has the most points-per-game (1.36) of any player in the conference. 
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Adam Salama, Rider
Jr., Ramle, Israel, Orthodox
 
In Rider’s lone contest of the week, goalkeeper Adam Salama recorded a 1-0 shutout win over Siena on Saturday. Salama made five stops in the net, posting his sixth clean sheet of the year.
 
Rookie of the Week
Fernando Schmelz, Iona
Fr., Lisbon, Portugal, CAISL
 
Fernando Schmelz picked up back-to-back clean sheet wins last week, earning 1-0 wins over Marist and Quinnipiac. Schmelz made two saves against Marist on Wednesday and recorded one save in the second half against Quinnipiac. Schmelz ranks third in the MAAC with three shutouts and a 1.143 goals against average this season.
 
The 2024 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship is an eight-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 10-17, 2024. Each match during the championship will be hosted by the higher seed and all rounds of the championship will reseed. The quarterfinals will take place on Sunday, November 10, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 14, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 17. For all information regarding the 2024 MAAC Men’s Soccer Championship, please visit maacsports.com/msoc.
 
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 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist College, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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