2004 Men's Soccer Players of the Week

November 8, 2004
Dana Leary, Williams
(Sophomore, Defender - Washington, D.C.)
Leary scored the only goal in Williams 1-0 defeat of Middlebury in the NESCAC championship game. Leary also anchored an Ephs defensive effort in shutout wins in the semifinal and final.

November 1, 2004
David LaRocca, Middlebury
(Freshman, Forward - Sparta, N.J.)
LaRocca had remarkable week for Middlebury as the Panthers advanced to the NESCAC semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. Saturday, the rookie scored the game's first three goals for a hat-trick as Middlebury ended its regular season with a 4-0 win over Trinity. In the NESCAC Tournament win over Tufts, LaRocca led the charge as Middlebury came from 3-0 down in the final 15 minutes to defeat Tufts, 4-3 in overtime. LaRocca scored the first two goals in a 1:51 span, before assisting on the game-tying and game-winning goals.

October 25, 2004
John Rusten, Middlebury
(Senior, Forward - Federal Way, Wash.)
John Rusten scored three goals last week, two of them game-winners, to lead Middlebury to a pair of wins. The senior scored a solo goal in a 2-0 win over St. Michael's, before scoring twice in the Panther's 3-2 win over Bates. He now leads the team with eight goals and 18 points on the season.

October 18, 2004
Scott Johnson, Trinity
(Freshman, Goalkeeper - Plymouth, Mass.)
Scott Johnson recorded shutouts in each of Trinity's wins this week, 1-0 at Eastern Connecticut, and 2-0 against Tufts. The rookie keeper stopped six shots against the Jumbos, Trinity's first win against Tufts since 1999, to pull the Bantams into a seventh-place tie in the conference standings. Trinity has posted three shutout wins in a row after a 0-6-2 start, and has not allowed a goal in their last 271 minutes.

October 11, 2004
Ben Castellot, Tufts
(Sophomore, Forward - Newton, Mass.)
Sophomore forward Ben Castellot scored twice, including the golden goal in overtime, as Tufts upset Bowdoin, 3-2, in Brunswick. The sophomore’s first goal gave the Jumbos a 2-1 lead early in the second half.

October 4, 2004
Joe Gannon, Amherst
(Junior, Forward - Hanson, Mass.)
Junior forward Joe Gannon scored the game's lone goal in the 67th minute as undefeated Amherst improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in conference play with a narrow 1-0 win at 12th-ranked NESCAC rival Bowdoin College on Saturday. Gannon also assisted on both goals in Wednesday's 2-1 win over Springfield.

September 27, 2004
Terence O’Connell, Bates
(Junior, Forward - Greenwich, Conn.)
Terence O'Connell scored three goals and added a pair of assists to total eight points in a 2-0 week for Bates. The junior forward scored a goal and assisted on two others in a 7-1 win over NESCAC rival Connecticut College. O’Connell added two goals in the second half of a 3-1 win over St. Joseph's on Wednesday including the game winner.

September 20, 2004
Tom Bresnehan, Bowdoin
(Senior, Forward - Sherborn, Mass.)
Tom Bresnehan scored his second game-winner of the season in a 2-1 win at Colby on Saturday. With two wins last week, the Polar Bears rose to the top of the New England rankings thanks to a 3-0 start to the season.

September 13, 2004
Brett Olsen, Williams
(Sophomore, Forward - Norwell, Mass.)
Olsen scored all three Williams goals in a 3-0 defeat of conference and Little Three rival Wesleyan. The sophomore found the back of the net twice in the first 12 minutes before scoring midway through the second half to reach the final margin.