Box Score John Dettori currently leads the NCAA's Division III with 22 goals in 16 games. He is ranked second in goals per game (1.375) and points per game (3.125) as of 10/16/11.
Men's Soccer Players of the Week (For the Period Ending October 16, 2011)
Division III - Metro
Offensive Player of the Week
John Dettori – St. Joseph's College (Long Island)
Junior, Forward, Bay Shore, N.Y.
Dettori scored in all three contests, collecting six goals in a 3-0 week for St. Joseph's College. He found the net twice in a 4-2 win over Mount St. Mary College, added a goal and an assist in a 4-2 victory over Farmingdale State and topped the week off by collecting a hat trick in a 5-2 triumph over College of Staten Island.
Defensive Player of the Week
Jonathan Frances – University of Rutgers – Newark
Junior, Goalkeeper, Chandler, Ariz.
Frances collected 16 saves and two shutouts to lead Rutgers-Newark to a 1-0-1 week. He recorded six saves in a 1-0 victory over New Jersey City University and then added 10 saves in a 0-0 draw against Rowan University to earn his sixth shutout of the season.
Division III – New England Region
Offensive Player of the Week
Rafael Santos – Salem State University
Senior, Forward, East Boston, Mass.
Santos compiled five goals and an assist in a 2-0-0 week for Salem State. He scored four goals in a 5-1 victory over Daniel Webster College, and added a goal and an assist in a 4-1 victory over Westfield State University.
Defensive Player of the Week
Malcolm Cheney – Keene State College
Sophomore, Goalkeeper, Hopkinton, Mass.
Cheney had 17 saves and as shutout en route to a 2-0-0 week for the Keene State Owls. He made a career-high 11 stops in a 2-0 victory over Rhode Island College. He added six saves in a 4-2 victory over Gordon College.
Division III – Upstate
Offensive Player of the Week
Pat Shaughnessy – SUNY Plattsburgh
Senior, Forward, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Shaughnessy played a role in six of Plattsburgh's seven goals in a 2-0-0 week for the Cardinals. He tallied a goal and two assists in a 4-1 win over SUNY Fredonia. The senior forward then added two goals and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Buffalo State.
Defensive Player of the Week
Brian Abernathy – St. Lawrence University
Senior, Goalkeeper, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Abernathy recorded seven saves and his ninth and 10th shutouts of the season in a 2-0-0 week for St. Lawrence University. He made two stops in a 2-0 victory over Union College and then posted five saves in a 1-0 triumph over RPI. His consecutive shutout streak now stands at 857 minutes and 15 seconds.
