Catch up on the CAA men's soccer weekly news, notes and awards.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

Tuesday, Oct. 18
UNCW 1, George Mason 1
Drexel 1, Penn 1
Northeastern 2, Boston University 1
Winthrop 1, Charleston 0
Elon 3, North Carolina 0
Temple 2, Stony Brook 0
Hofstra 1, Virginia 1
NC State 2, William & Mary 1
American 3, Delaware 2

Saturday, Oct. 22
Northeastern 2, William & Mary 1 *
Elon 3, Charleston 2 *.
Hofstra 2, Drexel 2 *
UNCW 1, Stony Brook 0 *
Delaware 1, Monmouth 0 *

Tuesday, Oct. 25
Drexel 1, Lehigh 0
North Carolina 3, William & Mary 0
Charleston 0, North Florida 0
Monmouth 6, Hartford 0
Maryland 4, Delaware 1
Hofstra 2, Lafayette 1
UNCW 1, Campbell 1

Saturday, Oct. 29
Charleston at Hofstra * (FloFC), 1 p.m.
Northeastern at Delaware * (FloFC), 4 p.m.
Monmouth at William & Mary * (FloFC), 4 p.m.
Drexel at Stony Brook * (FloFC), 4 p.m.
Elon at UNCW * (FloFC), 7 p.m.

WEEKLY AWARDS

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Mason Duval, Elon

Senior | Forward | George Town, Cayman Islands

Duval scored in both Elon wins last week, as he contributed a goal in victories over North Carolina and Charleston. 

The game-winner on Tuesday gave Elon its first win over the Tar Heels in program history, while Saturday’s strike – his seventh of the year – helped the Phoenix to a home semifinal in the CAA Championship.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Adam Vik, Delaware

Redshirt Freshman | Goalkeeper | Nesoddtangen, Norway / Norwegian High School of Elite Sports

Vik recorded his third shutout of 2022 to keep Delaware’s season alive Saturday in a 1-0 win over Monmouth. 

The Norwegian goalkeeper stopped four Hawk shots to earn the Blue Hens their second straight CAA victory. 

The clean sheet was Vik’s first in league play after blanking Mount St. Mary’s on opening night and George Washington in September.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Morris Matthews, Northeastern

Freshman | Midfield | Cambridge, Mass.

Matthews assisted on three of four Northeastern goals in a 2-0-0 week for the Huskies. 

The midfielder from across the Charles in Cambridge tallied an assist in Tuesday's crosstown win over Boston University, before helping on both goals of Northeastern’s win over William & Mary on Saturday.

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▪️ Mason Duval, @ElonMSoccer
▪️ Adam Vik, @DelawareMSOC
▪️ Morris Matthews, @GoNUmsoccer

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2022 CAA MEN’S SOCCER WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

Offensive Player of the Week

Aug. 29: Diba Nwegbo, William & Mary
Sept. 5: Kameron Blaise, Stony Brook
Sept. 12: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra
Sept. 19: Leonardo D’Ambrosio, Charleston
Sept. 26: Harrison Coron, Drexel
Oct. 3: Chris Elliott, Charleston
Oct. 10: Eliot Goldthorp, Hofstra
Oct. 17: Scott Vatne, Elon
Oct. 24: Mason Duval, Elon

Defensive Player of the Week

Aug. 29: Ryan Bilichuk, Elon
Sept. 5: Olly Marshall, Charleston; Gabriel Perrotta, UNCW
Sept. 12: Vemund Hole Vik, Elon
Sept. 19: Kasper Lehm, Elon
Sept. 26: Wessel Speel, Hofstra
Oct. 3: Myson Darden, Elon
Oct. 10: Edmond Kaiser, Stony Brook
Oct. 17: Stephen Cahill, Charleston
Oct. 24: Adam Vik, Delaware

Rookie of the Week

Aug. 29: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth
Sept. 5: Fraser Brown, Northeastern
Sept. 12: Webb Kosich, William & Mary
Sept. 19: Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Sept. 26: Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Oct. 3: Eryk Dymora, Monmouth; Ethan Newsome, UNCW
Oct. 10: Jon Jelercic, Stony Brook
Oct. 17: Lucas Caldas, William & Mary; Sam Donnellan, Delaware
Oct. 24: Morris Matthews, Northeastern

NEWS AND NOTES

DECISION DAY

The final two spots in the 2022 CAA Championship will be decided Saturday in an exciting final day of the regular season, while one of two host sites for the tournament’s opening weekend still is to be determined.

Elon, UNCW, Hofstra and Drexel are into the field, with three of Saturday’s five games including at least one team playing to get into the field.

Elon has secured hosting rights for a semifinal next weekend and would be the No. 1 seed with a win or draw against UNCW on Saturday, while a Seahawks win would secure the top spot with a victory. Hofstra also is in contention to host an opening weekend site.

POWER BALL

Elon’s win over North Carolina last Tuesday was the CAA’s second in as many weeks against the CAA, after William & Mary defeated then-No. 10 Wake Forest the previous Tuesday.

Charleston (NC State) and Hofstra (No. 18 Virginia) earned draws against the ACC in the last two Tuesdays, while Drexel was level with No. 15 Penn.

RESUME WORKSHOP

Elon’s RPI of 31 leads the CAA, as the Phoenix aim to make the tournament field either via the automatic qualifier or as an at-large. Hofstra also is in the top 50 at 43 and looks to improve its standing entering November.

The CAA has two wins and three draws in nine matchups with the ACC this fall and is 6-1-5 vs. the Atlantic 10.

BRICK WALLS

CAA defenses and goalkeepers have been among some of the nation’s best in 2022.

UNCW’s Gabriel Perrotta ranks fifth nationally entering the week with a .848 save percentage.

Elon’s Ryan Bilichuk is 10th in the nation with a 0.600 goals-against average.

Bilichuk ranks second in Division I with nin shutouts, Perrotta is seventh with seven, and the duo is joined in the top 30 by Monmouth’s Eryk Dymora (6) and William & Mary’s Danilo Nikcevic (5).

ELIOT GOAL-THORP

Hofstra’s Eliot Goldthorp is tied for second in the nation in goals (12) and game-winning goals (5) and third in points (29).

Goldthorp’s first goal in a Hofstra uniform was an opening-night game-winner at 89:59 that earned a spot on SportsCenter.