Men's Soccer

NEWMAC Men's Soccer Weekly Report #9 - November 2

November 2, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Men's Soccer Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 1, 2026: Paco Polo of Wheaton and Asa Roberts of Emerson. The NEWMAC's weekly awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 Sports Bar & Grill in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Weekly Honors

Men's Soccer Athletes of the Week

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Offensive Athlete of the Week

Paco Polo

Wheaton

Sophomore • Back • Madrid, Spain

5Points in two NEWMAC Games for Wheaton

Helped Wheaton secure #2 seed in this week's conference tournament.

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In three games, Paco Polo factored into three of Wheaton's four goals with a pair of goals and an assist. The sophomore netted the lone goal in a 1-1 tie with visiting Babson College on October 28. Polo capped the week with a goal and an assist on the game-winning tally in a 3-1 victory over host Springfield College on October 31.

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Defensive Athlete of the Week

Asa Roberts

Emerson

Sophomore • Goalkeeper • Guilford, Connecticut

7Total saves in NEWMAC Wins over WPI & MIT

Piloted Emerson into the NEWMAC Tournament as the five seed

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Asa Roberts averaged 3.5 saves per match, stopping seven of the eight shots on goal he faced in a 2-0 week the Lions had to have to earn a spot in this week's NEWMAC Tournament. Posted a 0.50 goals against average and .875 save percentage while playing all 180-minutes in the Emerson goal for the week. Made two vital late saves to preserve Wednesday's 1-0 triumph over WPI, both stops coming with less than three minutes to play. Added five stops in Saturday's 3-1 triumph at regionally-ranked MIT to sew up a postseason berth for the third-straight year, including four after halftime to preserve the two goal lead.

Around the League

Results From October 26-November 1

Matchup Final Game Details
October 28
Babson at Wheaton Babson 1, Wheaton 1 Box Score
Springfield at Coast Guard Coast Guard 1, Springfield 0 Box Score
Bridgewater State at MIT MIT 4, Bridgewater State 0 Box Score
WPI at Emerson Emerson 1, WPI 0 Box Score
Salve Regina at Clark Salve Regina 0, Clark 0 Box Score
October 31
Wheaton at Springfield Wheaton 3, Springfield 1 Box Score
Coast Guard at Babson Babson 2, Coast Guard 0 Box Score
Emerson at MIT Emerson 3, MIT 1 Box Score
WPI at Salve Regina WPI 1, Salve Regina 1 Box Score

Through november 1

NEWMAC Men's Soccer Statistical Leaders

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Goals
  1. Ty FerrisSalve Regina8
  2. Cole MillerCoast Guard8
  3. Carlo CarsonEmerson7
  4. Paco PoloWheaton7
  5. Connor Policarpio
    Springfield
    6
Assists
  1. Nick MirogiannisEmerson5
  2. Alexander YablonovskiyBabson5
  3. Connor PolicarpioSpringfield5
  4. Six TiedGurion (MIT), Motupally (MIT), Davydov (MIT), Cassidy (Emerson), McGann (Wheaton), Hoadley (Wheaton)4
Points
  1. Cole Miller
    Coast Guard
    19
  2. Ty Ferris
    Salve Regina
    18
  3. Connor Policarpio
    Springfield
    17
  4. Carlo CarsonEmerson16
  5. Three Tied
    Yablonovskiy (Babson), Polo (Wheaton), Mirogiannis (Emerson)
    15
Saves
  1. Tommy FentonSpringfield81
  2. Jaime Pedraza
    Clark
    69
  3. Adonis Santiago
    Salve Regina
    63
  4. Savio Ketnouvong
    WPI
    56
  5. Samuel LinkousCoast Guard53
GAA
  1. Nick Phinney
    Wheaton
    0.71
  2. Will DevallBabson0.92
  3. Samuel LinkousCoast Guard0.96
  4. Nicolas Santos-Shin
    MIT
    1.00
  5. Adonis Santiago
    Salve Regina
    1.15
Shutouts
  1. Patrick ButlerWheaton4
  2. Will DevallBabson4
  3. Tommy Fenton
    Springfield
    4
  4. Samuel LinkousCoast Guard4
  5. Two Others TiedSantiago (Salve Regina), Phinney (Wheaton)4

Through november 1

NEWMAC Men's Soccer Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC POINTS
Babson (#1 Seed) 10-2-5 5-0-3 18
Wheaton (#2 Seed) 9-2-6 4-1-3 15
MIT (#3 Seed) 8-5-4 4-2-2 14
Coast Guard (#4 Seed) 8-6-3 3-3-2 11
Emerson (#5 Seed) 9-5-4 2-3-3 9
WPI (#6 Seed) 2-8-6 2-3-3 9
Springfield 5-9-3 2-5-1 7
Clark 3-6-7 1-3-4 7
Salve Regina 4-7-6 1-4-3 6

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2026 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

November 2

Offensive: Paco Polo, Wheaton

Defensive: Asa Roberts, Emerson

October 26

Offensive: Alexander Yablonvskiy, Babson

Defensive: Owen Kane, Wheaton

October 19

Offensive: Carlo Carson, Emerson

Defensive: Lasse Bartsch-Erforth, Emerson

October 13

Offensive: Ben Kane, Wheaton

Defensive: Tommy Fenton, Springfield

October 5

Offensive: Thomas Pelino, Emerson

Defensive: Jaime Pedraza, Clark

September 28

Offensive: Thomas Pelino, Emerson

Defensive: Jaime Pedraza, Clark

September 28

Offensive: Cade Lagerwey, Emerson

Defensive: Savio Ketnouvong, WPI

September 21

Offensive: Connor Policarpio, Springfield

Defensive: Will Devall, Babson

September 14

Offensive: Charlie Cushing, Wheaton

Defensive: Patrick Butler, Wheaton

September 8

Offensive: Connor Hanrahan, Babson

Defensive: Daniel Bede, Emerson