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CNE Announces Weekly Award Winners for Oct. 27

The Conference of New England announced their weekly awards for Oct. 27 on Monday afternoon, with multiple schools represented across six sports. In all, 17 student-athletes were recognized for their efforts this past week. The winners are:

Men's Soccer
Offensive - Francisco Valck, Suffolk
Defensive - Ethan Harrison, Endicott
Rookie - Aidan Jennings, RWU

Women's Soccer
Offensive - Rebecca Opdenbrouw, Hartford
Defensive - Lexi Smardon, Curry
Rookie - Anastasia Nerney, Hartford

Field Hockey
Offensive - Maddy Dengler, Endicott
Defensive - Faith Minickene, Endicott
Rookie - Lily Gibson, Nichols

Women's Tennis
Player - Charis Vogler, Nichols
Rookie - Megan Bache, RWU

Football
Offensive/Rookie - Bryan Ferreira, Endicott
Defensive - Mike Perez, UNE
Special Teams - Markys Bridgewater, Endicott

Volleyball
Libero - Abby Downs, Endicott
Player - Hadley Helenbrook, Endicott
Rookie - Sydnee Smith, Wentworth

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 11 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 21 intercollegiate sports.