SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Thursday, August 25

Northeastern 1, UMass 1

William & Mary 2, George Washington 2

LIU 1, Stony Brook 0

Drexel 2, NJIT 2 ¹

UNCW 0, American 0

Monmouth 1, ^RV/25 St. John’s 0

Delaware 2, Mount St. Mary’s 0

Hofstra 2, Fordham 1

Friday, August 26

Elon 2, Milwaukee 0 ²

UAB 2, Charleston 0

Sunday, August 28

Drexel 2, Binghamton 0 ¹

Elon 3, San Diego 0 ²

Charleston 1, Memphis 1 ³

Coastal Carolina 4, William & Mary 2

UNCG 2, UNCW 0

Monday, August 29

Boston College 3, Northeastern 2

Stony Brook 4, Saint Peter’s 1

Rhode Island 2, Hofstra 0

Loyola Maryland 3, Delaware 0

Tuesday, August 30

Monmouth at Howard.............................................. 7 p.m.

Saturday, September 3

Delaware at Charleston * (FloFC)........................... 1 p.m.

UNCW at Monmouth * (FloFC)................................ 1 p.m.

^RV/15 Hofstra at Stony Brook * (FloFC).................... 2 p.m.

William & Mary at Drexel * (FloFC)........................ 6 p.m.

Northeastern at Elon * (FloFC)................................ 7 p.m.

Monday, September 5

Stony Brook at Columbia (ESPN+)......................... 7 p.m.

WEEKLY AWARDS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Diba Nwegbo, William & Mary
Senior | Forward | Acworth, Ga. / North Cobb
Nwegbo led all CAA players in the season’s opening weekend with two goals and five points as the Tribe earned a draw at George Washington and faced Coastal Carolina. The senior from Georgia collected his first career brace in the opener in D.C. and an assist in Sunday’s 2022 home debut.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ryan Bilichuk, Elon
Graduate Student | Goalkeeper | Greenville, S.C. / George C. Marshall
Bilichuk posted two clean sheets and earned all-tournament honors at the John Rennie Nike Classic in Durham. The grad transfer from South Carolina corralled seven saves on the weekend with three in a 2-0 win over Milwaukee on Thursday and four in a 3-0 victory over San Diego on Sunday.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Eryk Dymora, Monmouth
Redshirt Freshman | Goalkeeper | Clifton, N.J. / Clifton
Dymora made his collegiate debut on Thursday and contributed a clean sheet in Monmouth’s 1-0 win over a St. John’s side receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 25 in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings. The redshirt freshman from New Jersey registered a save in the 71^st minute to keep the Hawks in front in their CAA debut.

2022 CAA MEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 29: Diba Nwegbo, William & Mary

Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 29: Ryan Bilichuk, Elon

Rookie of the Week
Aug. 29: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth

NEWS AND NOTES

NET NEUTRALITY

Elon and Drexel both produced quality showings in neutral-site events to open their 2022 seasons. The Phoenix outscored Milwaukee and San Diego 5-0 at the John Rennie Nike Classic in Durham, while the Dragons went 1-0-1 in a visit to familiar territory in Harrisonburg.

The Phoenix and Dragons are joined by Monmouth among the ranks of the conference’s unbeaten after the Hawks knocked off RV/#25 St. John’s on Thursday night.

BUZZER-BEATER

Hofstra’s Eliot Goldthorp scored the game-winning goal with one second remaining to give the Pride a 2-1 victory over Fordham on Thursday night.

The goal at 89:59 earned a spot on SportsCenter and had been viewed over 135,000 times across the Hofstra, CAA, and NCAA Instagram accounts as of Monday afternoon.

HOFSTRA RACKS UP PRESEASON HONORS

Hofstra was the unanimous selection of the league’s other head coaches to repeat as CAA champions. Hendrik Hebbeker was selected as CAA Preseason Player of the Year and named a Preseason All-America selection along with teammate Ryan Carmichael.

UNCW, Elon, Northeastern, and Drexel were ranked second through fifth and separated by eight points. 

WELCOME!

Stony Brook and Monmouth both made their debuts as CAA members on Thursday. It was announced earlier in August that Campbell - No. 25 in the preseason United Soccer Coaches poll - will join the CAA for the 2023 season. 

TEAM NOTES

CHARLESTON

•   Chris Elliott’s first career goal helped Charleston to a draw against Memphis in Birmingham on Sunday.

•   Saturday’s match against Delaware will be the annual Aaron Olitsky Memorial Game, in memory of the 1997 Charleston alum and to support the Olitsky Memorial Foundation.

DELAWARE

•   Tommy McMenemy won his head coaching debut on Thursday with a 2-0 victory over Mount St. Mary’s.

•   Adam Vik posted a clean sheet in his collegiate debut Thursday. 

DREXEL

•   The Dragons collected a win and a draw in an opening weekend tournament in Harrisonburg.

• Four different Drexel players scored the Dragons’ four goals over the weekend with Kyle Tucker contributing a team-high three points. 

ELON

•   The Phoenix shut out Milwaukee and San Diego in an opening weekend tournament in Durham.

•   Scott Vatne, Ryan Bilichuk, and Franc Gamiz Quer earned all-tournament honors at Duke’s event.

^RV/15 HOFSTRA

•   Eliot Goldthorp’s game-winner with one second remaining earned the Pride a spot on SportsCenter on Friday.

•   Hofstra had a 20-game home unbeaten streak snapped by Rhode Island on Monday.

MONMOUTH

•   The Hawks picked up a 1-0 win over a St. John’s side receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 25 in the Top Drawer Soccer rankings.

• Monmouth is the only team to play two games in the upcoming week with a visit to Howard on Tuesday night.

UNCW

•   Gabriel Perrotta recorded his 21st career shutout in Thursday’s draw at American.

• Captain Colton Pleasants made his return to the pitch against American after missing the 2021 season.

NORTHEASTERN

•   Northeastern’s Starting XI on Monday featured five newcomers.

• The Huskies will play their entire non-conference slate against New England opponents. 

STONY BROOK

•   Jonas Bickus collected his first career brace in a three-goal second half that earned the Seawolves their first victory as a CAA member.

•   Stony Brook and Long Island foe Hofstra will meet for the first time as conference opponents to kick off CAA play on Saturday. 

WILLIAM & MARY

•   Diba Nwegbo tallied two goals and an assist in the opening weekend of the season.

•   Lucas Caldas notched two assists in his first two collegiate games.