BEVERLY, Mass. — A run from the Suffolk Rams en route to a conference championship one year ago headlines the storylines for the upcoming 2025 Conference of New England (CNE) men’s soccer season. Let’s take a look as we preview each squad for the upcoming 2025 season.
 
Curry College
Curry is once again led by head coach, Dr. Pete Mendel, who enters his 19th season at the helm of the Colonels. He will look to bring the Colonels back to the playoffs, after a 6-10-4 record last year. With only two players graduating from last year’s team, the Colonels will look to rely on their experience this season. After sitting out almost all of last season due to injury, the Colonels will get graduate student Lucas Drons back on the field. With 33 career goals, he sits third in program history, just five behind the all time leading goal scorer Drew Lalor ‘97. Drons has scored 14 and 13 goals in his last two healthy seasons, being named to the conference’s 2nd and 1st team in those two seasons. He won’t be alone in scoring this year, as he will have a running mate in sophomore Aiden Watts, a CNE first team selection last year as a freshman. He tallied 11 goals last year, and should form a strong pair with Drons. In net the Colonels return senior Brendan Cunningham, who ranks in the top five in program history in career GAA (1.66) and save percentage (.788). His save percentage last season of 0.861 was the second highest in Curry history. Curry begins their season at UMass Dartmouth on Friday, before hosting their home opener against Lesley on Sunday at 11am.
Additions: Nick Silvia, Aiden Grafton, Damian Flores, Joseph Ruffino, Jose Comella, Cole Palillo, Claudio Laquale, Nathan Stoltz, Jayden Cruz, Jacob Nance, Micah Aigner, Gabriel Codjoe, Lukas Dambauskas, Matthew Drons
Graduated: Gio Martins, Naytik Vora, 
 
Endicott College
The captains of this year's squad are seniors Jason Ferrandino (Upton, Mass.), Konrad Krysztoforski (Bydgoszcz, Poland), Conor Rooney (Monroe, Conn.), and Tim Lynch (Groton, Conn.). The Gulls return six All-Conference of New England (CNE) honorees to this year's squad, highlighted by reigning CNE Goalkeeper of the Year Brady O'Toole (Concord, Mass.) and reigning Defensive Player of the Year Tim Lynch (Groton, Conn.). Endicott posted a perfect in-conference record last season. This season's CNE play begins on Friday, September 5 at 4 PM in a home match against Roger Williams, who defeated the Gulls in an overtime CNE semifinal match at Hempstead Stadium last season. Senior forward Matt Misiaszek (Londonderry, N.H.) returns from injury to bolster Coach Calabrese's offense in 2025. The senior made the transition from back to forward last season, and in his one game played prior to injury, he netted a goal up top for the Gulls. The Blue and Green have captured the CNE Regular Season title in three of the last four seasons. They set out to win their first Conference Championship since 2017 this season.
Additions: Andrew Genovese (Fr.), Drew McClay-Ward (Fr.), Nick Ferrara (Fr.), Carter Leonard (Fr.), Aidan Antonelli (Fr.), Caden Hansen (Fr.), Benji Watts (Fr.), Kyle Atkin (Fr.), Garrett Scagliarini (Fr.), Declan Donagher (Fr.), Jackson Mercieri (Fr.), Graham Butterworth (Fr.), Ethan Nunes (Fr.), Ethan Harrison (Gr.), Tyler Walser (So.), Phillip DeLima (So.)
Graduates: Matt Duarte, Cole Fergusson, Codan Foley, Cam Rigney, Max McCurdy, Kyle Rosa, Tiago Frazao, Hayden Laske, Max Karkos, Joe Cusack
 
Gordon College
Gordon is led by third-year head coach Kellen Kasiguran and returns 19 veterans for the 2025 campaign. The Fighting Scots finished with an overall record of 6-5-8 to go with a 2-2-5 mark in league matches last fall. Gordon fell to No. 3 seed Western New England in penalty kicks in the first round of the CNE Tournament.
Benny Simpson earned All-CNE third team honors after ranking second on the team with 11 points last season, scoring three goals and dishing out five assists. Luke Lindas also collected All-CNE third team accolades last fall as he added three goals and one assist. Max Cardone tallied for goals last season while Cortez Cardone chipped in with two goals and one assist. Goalkeeper Isaiah Diaz posted a 4-1-2 record a year ago in seven starts.
Gordon kicks off the 2025 season August 29 at home against Thomas.
Additions: Riley Calemmo, Andrew Lazich, Cameron Vavala, William Adamson, Sylver Godines, Oliver Wilker, John Dean, Jaitin Maganti, Landen Lonesky 
Graduated: Joe Paccione, Adrian Chiang, Noah Martin, Cole Levis, Benji Wright
 
Johnson & Wales University
The Wildcats carry a rich winning tradition into the Conference of New England, having won 10 GNAC Championships, the most recent coming in 2023. JWU advanced to the conference championship match last season and graduated a lot of firepower, including 2024 GNAC Offensive Player of the Year Aidan Bagley, as well as Conner Elliott, midfielder Brian Miller, back Nolan Sooy, and goalkeeper Decan Caster. Senior Caros Andrade (17 points) and junior Christopher Vargas (13 points) are the top returning scorers for a group which saw 13 different student-athletes find the back of the net in 2024. Head coach David Kulik’s teams are perennially one of the stingiest defensive units in the region and this year should be no different with 11 newcomers in the mix to fill some of the voids left by a graduating class which appeared in three conference championship matches during their time at JWU.
Additions: Ryan Othman, Christopher Wilkins, Kaihler Galvin, Julian Podstupka, Jayden Suriel, Strom de Jong, Miguel Mata, Ethan L’Italien, Carson Merluzzo, Adrian Hernandez, Gabriel Soares
Graduated: Declan Caster, Sean Furtek, Aidan Bagley, Nolan Sooy, Conner Elliott, Brian Miller, Carlos Rivera
 
 
Nichols College
The Nichols Men’s Soccer program has a new look heading into the 2025 season, with Marco DeVito stepping in as the new Head Coach. A wave of fresh talent on the pitch signals an exciting new era for Bison soccer as they gear up for a demanding non-conference schedule and Conference of New England (CNE) play. 
On the pitch, the new-look Bison will see the return of captain William Pugliese-Savage, who in 2023 earned All-CCC Second Team honors, and All-CNE Third Team honors in 2024. The Bison will also introduce three new captains to the program: Mick Tarozzi, Carl Headges-Small, and Ryan Bray. The Bison will open up the season at home on Friday, August 29th against Anna Maria College.  
Additions: Madison Ferrao, Alekos Basley, Evan Giannini, Brody Figiela, Blake Benigni, Riley Blanchard, Ayden Gardner, Jackson Balog, Avery Morse, Kamal Saad, Parker Zynda, Anthony Grguric, Danil McReynolds, Matt De Vito, and Esteban Arbelaez. 
Graduated: Nathan Salamon, Liam Dinnan, Nicholas De Paula, Franco Barreto Santana. 
 
Roger Williams University
Roger Williams comes off their third-straight conference championship match appearance after posting an 11-7-4, 4-3-2 CNE record, upsetting the top seed in last season's tournament on the road in the CNE Semifinals, before ultimately falling in the Championship match in PKs.
The Hawks return 2024 CNE Rookie of the Year Tyler Jastrab (Townsend, Mass.), who was responsible for 21 points, while Senior Liam Blaisdell (Plymouth, Mass.), who tallied 17 points in the 2024 campaign, will look to lead the offense. On the defensive end RWU will look to Brandon Rodriguez (Norwalk, Conn.) and Noah Massotti (Douglas, Mass.) as they stabilized the back end of the Hawks formation. RWU sees Dylan Thomas (Norwalk, Conn.) return after earning Second Team All-Conference honors beside Jastrab in 2024, while Rodriguez was named to the Third Team.
Head Coach James Greenslit enters his 11^th season, posting a career record of 91-61-33 (.581), looking for his second conference title during his tenure with the Hawks.
Additions: Garrett Bushey, Niall Fogarty, Jacob Libby, Michael Ciampolillo, TJ Machowski, Aidan Jennings,
Graduates: Hogan Cain, Jason Salley, John Fogarty, Chase Steenburgh, Jimmy Keane, Jack Wildermann, Sebastian Headrick, Andre Caceres, Zajdele Dulcine
 
Suffolk University
2024 Record: 11-7-4, 6-1-2 CNE / Postseason: CNE Champions, Second Seed, NCAA First Round
Returners: 19 | Graduated: 17 | Newcomers: 18

Suffolk men’s soccer captured its first CNE Tournament Championship a year ago and played its way to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second time in program history.
Nineteen (19) players return from that title team that went 11-7-4 overall including United Soccer Coaches All-Region II Second-Team honorees Nathan Harlow (1.05 GAA, .804 save %) and Francisco Valck (7g). On top of their all-region nods, Harlow and Valck were recognized with all-conference distinction along with Matthew Belluardo (2a) and Ricardo Feliciani, who are back in blue-and-gold as well. 

To compliment the veteran returns, sixth-year head coach Bill Maddock assembled his second-largest recruiting class of 18 newcomers – 13 true freshmen, three sophomores and a pair of juniors.

The 2025 edition of Suffolk men’s soccer begins Friday, Aug. 29 at Dean at 1:00 p.m. 
 
University of Hartford
Coming off a successful double-digit win season in 2024, the University of Hartford men’s soccer team is looking to take the next step in 2025. The Hawks finished 10-5-3 in 2024, securing a home playoff game before falling to Roger Williams. Head Coach Mike Kulas returns for his 2^nd season as the head coach and will look to continue the momentum built last season. Four Hawks graduated and left the program including top-offensive threat Kellijah Morgan, but some of the top important pieces will be coming back with another year of experience under their belt. 2024 CNE Second Team All-Conference selection sophomore Brayden Tahiliani (Whitby, Ontario) is the top returner for Hartford and is set to lead the defense after playing 1256 minutes in his first year. Senior goalkeeper Ryan Lunn (Southington, Conn.) also returns after a solid 2024 where he made 75 saves to go with six shutouts. Sophomore defender Adam Eley (Newington, Conn.) is also poised for a breakout year after 1486 minutes in his freshman season. In the offensive third CNE All-Conference Third Team selection junior Austin Murawski (Rocky Hill, Conn.) returns after tallying 17 points in 2024. Senior Nick Castrovinci (Roxbury, N.J.) will also be crucial after putting together five goals last season. In the midfield senior captain Jack Merrill (Newton, N.J.) returns after playing a team-high 1582 minutes last season. Hartford opens up the 17-game regular season on August 29^th on the road against St. Joseph’s University – Brooklyn. 
Additions: Cameron Tedesco, Tray Cousley, Jaiden Daigle, Nick Malas, Joe Ofori-Mintah, Nikodem Kolc, Matt Dalek, Eddie Hageman, John Hunt
Graduates: Kellijah Morgan, Alex Quinones, Dylan Jessop, Devan Jessop
 
University of New England
The University of New England and 13th-year head coach Peter Ostergaard return seven starters from last season, when the Nor'easters finished just outside the newly-condensed six-team postseason field. 2024 featured the most league wins since 2018, and the squad earned results in four out of nine conference matches for the first time in 10 years. UNE brings back four of its top five goal scorers, including the co-leaders, junior forward Bruno Correia and sophomore forward Haukur Karlsson, as well as the top assister, junior defender Matthew Dewhurst. 
Additions: Jared Beale, Ethan Berry, Austin Byer, Reaves Debin, Hudson Grimes, Connor Miller, Dylan Morris, Kaden Pare, Jakson Pollock, Tyler Welch
Graduates: Matt DeSimone, Ollie Hammond, Sam Higgins, Sean McCarthy, Triston O'Hagan, Patrick Powell, Will Smith
 
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Following a 2024 season that featured a 6-11-2 overall record on the pitch, the Wentworth Institute of Technology men’s soccer team looks to make their first conference tournament appearance since 2022 in 2025. Entering his 14th season at the helm, Leopards Head Coach Connor Erickson returns 26 letterwinners from last year’s squad, including a strong second-year class that had five players place within the team’s top-seven point getters a season ago. Among those returning are Vinny Dentrone, who led the Black & Gold with five goals and 11 points, Younes Henniche, and Michael Liquori. Guided with a strong backfield featuring returners Zachary Redondo, Angel Rojas, and Adam Robertson, along with a talented group of eight newcomers, the Leopards look to reinstall themselves as a threat within the CNE. Wentworth kicks off their season on Friday, August 29, at Colby-Sawyer.
Additions: Isaac Chambass, Brady Erickson, David Lemus, Zachary Bergin, Mustafa Hassan, Owen Piesik, Caiden Flaig, Daniel Perez Betancur
Graduated: Noah Lawless, Christopher Jimenez
 
Western New England University
The Golden Bears’ Men’s Soccer program returns to action with Head Coach Devin O’Neill at the helm for his eleventh season with the team. O’Neill and the Golden Bears look to improve on their .500 record from last season, where they went 9-9-4 overall, with a 5-3-1 record during conference play. WNE sees four of their top six point scorers return to the pitch, with their top point scorer from 2024, sophomore Tyler Lewis, leading that pack. Lewis scored 21 points last season, scoring ten goals and assisting one other goal. Lewis scored the game-winning goal in four of the nine WNE wins last season. Lewis will be joined by Jayden Montagna, Matt Spruill, and Jack Leland, who all landed in WNE’s top six point scorers last season. Spruill and Leland will also anchor the talented defense for coach O’Neill. They return to a defense that accumulated three shutouts last season and welcome back their leader in goal, Braylon Casinghino, who missed the final seven games of the 2024 season. Along with the returners, the blue and gold see eight student-athletes join the 2025 squad for their first time representing the school. The 2025 team will debut on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 4:00 PM in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as they take on MIT. They will then start their home schedule the following Sunday, August 31, 2025, as they host Clark University at 1:00 PM.
Additions: Sam Bakare, Matt Daries, Josh Dipasquale, Marcus Joshi, Nigel Martin, Lucas Ritson, Gavin Stone, and Brady Suomala.
Graduates: Aiden Casinghino, Chris Jordan, Roger Leland, Brandon Lewis, Mike Milazzo, Keegan Reim, and Sam Riley.
 
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.