The Conference of New England announced their weekly awards for the week of Nov. 11-17 on Monday afternoon, with multiple schools represented across five sports. In all, 14 student-athletes were recognized for their efforts this past week. The winners are:
Football
Offensive - Brady Lafferty, WNE
Defensive - Tyron Gomes, UNE
Special Teams - Jack Niland, UNE
Rookie - Paul Gorry, WNE
Men's Hockey
Player - Andrew Kurapov, Endicott
Goalie - Nick Anderson, Nichols
Rookie - Luca Ricci, Nichols
Women's Hockey
Player - Alexa Paoli, WNE
Goalie - Kayla Ireland, WNE
Rookie - Grace Adams, JWU
Men's Basketball
Player - Keenan Robertson, Suffolk
Rookie - Marcus Montagnino, Endicott
Women's Basketball
Player - Faye Veilleux, UNE
Rookie - Woynitu Ciccarello, Gordon
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND
Originally founded in 1984 as the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), and reconstituted as the Conference of New England (CNE) in 2024, the CNE is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and five associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The Conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.