WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Assumption University student-athletes earned Northeast 10 Conference weekly honors, with
Manny Cox named Football Defensive Player of the Week and
Luke Liborio named Football Special Teams Player of the Week.
Kaylin Hebert took home Women's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week honors, as announced Monday afternoon.
Football Defensive Player of the Week
Manny Cox, Assumption
Sophomore | Defensive Line | Windsor, Conn.
Cox totaled eight tackles, 3.5 for a loss, 3.0 sacks, and two forced fumbles in a 25-14 win over Southern Connecticut. He headlined an Assumption defense that held SCSU to 168 total yards, the lowest output for the Owls since Stonehill held them to 111 on Nov. 13, 2021.
Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Luke Liborio, Assumption
Junior | Kicker | Scottsdale, Ariz.
Liborio was a perfect 5-for-5 kicking on Saturday, in Assumption's 25-14 win at Southern Connecticut. After going 2-for-2 on extra points, the junior transfer was 3-for-3 on field goals (32, 30, 22).
Women's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week
Kaylin Hebert, Assumption
Junior | Goalkeeper | Norton, Mass.
Hebert lowered her goals-against average by nearly 0.40 points this week, posting two shutouts for Assumption. She opened the week with a seven-save clean sheet against the reigning NE10 Champions, Saint Anselm College (3-0), then capped it with five more stops in a 1-0 shutout at Pace.
Up Next
- Football (4-2, 3-0 NE10) has a short week as they enter the national spotlight, as they head to New Hampshire to take on Saint Anselm College on Thursday, October 22nd, with kickoff on Amazon Prime at 6:00 pm.
- Women's Soccer (4-4-3, 2-2-2 NE10) return home to host American International College on Tuesday, October 20th at 4:00 pm, before returning to the road to take on Southern New Hampshire on Saturday, October 24th at 4:00 pm.
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