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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 10/28/07

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ken Hussey, Ramapo College Junior, Forward Parsippany, NJ/Parsippany
Hussey becomes the second different Roadrunner to earn NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading Ramapo to the semifinals of the 2007 NJAC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. In the Roadrunners’ first round match at Rutgers-Camden, he netted the game-winning goal in the 54th minute off of a 25-yard direct kick to propel Ramapo to a 2-0 win. With the victory, fifth-seeded Ramapo will advance to a semifinal match-up with top-seeded NJCU on October 31. In 17 matches played for Ramapo on the season, Hussey has accumulated eight goals and four assists for 20 points.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kevin Nuss, Rowan University Senior, Goalkeeper Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional
Nuss earns NJAC Player of the Week honors after leading the Profs to a pair of victories over NJAC rival TCNJ in a span of three days. He first collected five saves while surrendering just one goal in Rowan’s 2-1 NJAC victory over the Lions which clinched the sixth-seed in the 2007 NJAC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. Two days later, he notched four saves in the Profs’ 1-0 first round shutout of the Lions in Ewing. With the victory, sixth-seeded Rowan will advance to a semifinal match-up with second-seeded Montclair State on October 31. Nuss currently ranks fifth in the NJAC in total saves (75).
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Aytac Malta, Montclair State University Freshman, Forward Lake Hiawatha, NJ/Parsippany
Malta becomes the second different Red Hawk to earn NJAC Rookie of the Week honors after tallying both goals in MSU’s 2-0 NJAC road win at Ramapo which clinched the second seed and a first round bye in the 2007 NJAC Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament. After re-entering the scoreless game with just 7:18 remaining in regulation, he tallied the game-winning goal and added a second score just two minutes. The second-seeded Red Hawks will host sixth-seeded Rowan in a semifinal match-up on October 31. In 15 matches played on the season for Montclair, Malta has tallied five goals and one assist for 11 points.


PREVIOUS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - FALL 2007
	Offensive Player	Defensive Player	Rookie
Week 1	Dave Marin Ramapo	Nick Mele Montclair State	Rafael Duarte Richard Stockton
Week 2	Edison Bilbao NJCU	*Nick Mele Montclair State	Rafael Duarte Richard Stockton
Week 3	*Cristhian Acuna NJCU	Brian Miles Montclair State	Turgut Kilicoglu Rutgers-Camden
Week 4	*Cristhian Acuna NJCU	James Fiorani Rutgers-Camden	Gary Barrell William Paterson
Week 5	*Pat Tolomeo Richard Stockton	*Ian Tighe Ramapo	Daniel Coviello Rowan
Week 6	Kevin Luber TCNJ	*Chris Amato Rutgers-Camden	Chris Edelschein Montclair State
Week 7	*Tom Gannon Rowan	*Andre Viola NJCU	Giuseppe Trani Ramapo
Week 8	Andrew Dorsey Rutgers-Camden	*Ian Tighe Ramapo	Chris Edelschein Montclair State
Week 9	*Ken Hussey Ramapo	*Kevin Nuss Rowan	Aytac Malta Montclair State