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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FALL 2007
WEEK ENDING 11/11/07

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rob Gambino, Rutgers University-Camden Senior, Midfielder Marlton, NJ/Cherokee
Gambino earns the final NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honor after notching five points in a 2-0 week for Rutgers-Camden. He recording both game-winning goals in Rutgers-Camden’s hunt for their second straight ECAC Division III Metro Championship title. In a semifinal match-up with Richard Stockton, he netted the game-winning goal in double overtime to earn a 3-2 victory and a spot in the title game. He also contributed an assist on the Raptors’ first goal of that game. He then headed home the game-winning goal to defeat Drew, 2-1 for the championship crown. For his efforts in the tournament, he was named the Most Valuable Player.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Scott Modzelewski, New Jersey City University Senior, Back Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe Township
Modzelewski earns the final NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honor after helping to lead the Gothic Knights to a pair of victories in the NCAA Championship Tournament. He was part of a defense that allowed only 12 shots on goal in two NCAA games. His most important contribution came at 23:35 of the first half of NJCU’s 4-1 win over Hamilton in the NCAA Second Round. Off a free kick cross, he netted a header inside the left post for his second goal of the year and a 1-0 lead. The Gothic Knights did not surrender a goal in his 176 minutes on the field during the two NCAA Tournament games.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Andre Viola, New Jersey City University Freshman, Goalkeeper Clifton, NJ/St. Joseph's-Montvale
A Week 7 Defensive Player of the Week selection, Viola earns the final NJAC Rookie of the Week honor after helping to lead the Gothic Knights to a pair of wins in the NCAA Tournament. In a 2-0 first round victory over Castleton State, he made four saves for his 11^th shutout of the season. One day later in a 4-1 second round win over Hamilton, he stopped six shots, and had a shutout going for 89:18 until it was broken up with NJCU’s starting defense out of the game. Combined in two NCAA Tournament games, Viola posted a 0.50 goals against average and a .909 save percentage.


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
Week 10	Jonathan Bilbao NJCU	Nick Mele Montclair State	Aytac Malta Montclair State
Week 11	Rob Gambino Rutgers-Camden	Scott Modzelewski NJCU	Andre Viola NJCU