Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Soccer Athletes of the Week: October 20, 2025

10/20/2025 3:01:37 PM

Co-Offensive Player of the Week

Exauce Lenge (Portland, Maine) - Junior - Forward - Southern Maine
Lenge recorded a point in each of the Huskies' games during a 2-0-1 week. In a 2-2 draw with No. 16 Bates, Lenge scored USM's second goal. In the Huskies' 1-0 win over VTSU Castleton, Lenge scored the game-winning goal in the 61st-minute of the contest. In USM's 5-0 win versus Maine Presque Isle, Lenge earned an assist on the first goal of the game, and game-winner, in the seventh-minute. 

Nickolas Santana (New Haven, Conn.) - Sophomore - Midfield - Western Connecticut
Santana scored two goals in a 1-1-0 week for the Wolves, and has now scored in five straight games to raise his team-leading total to 16 goals on the season. He scored the first goal in both contests, a 3-2 non-conference setback at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a 3-2 come-from-behind win at LEC-rival Rhode Island College. 

Defensive Player of the Week

Connor Leclerc (Windham, Maine) - Sophomore - Back - Southern Maine
Leclerc turned in a 90-minute shift as Southern Maine battled to a 2-2 draw with No. 16 Bates College to open a three-game slate for the Huskies. In USM’s Little East win versus VTSU Castleton, Leclerc helped USM earn the 1-0 draw playing another full 90, helping limit the Spartans to just three shots (one on-target) over the course of the match. In Southern Maine's 5-0 win against Maine Presque Isle, LeClerc scored the first goal of his collegiate career, netting the eventual game-winner in the seventh-minute.

Goalkeeper of the Week

Gabe Wagner (Freeport, Maine) - Sophomore - Southern Maine
Wagner got the start and turned away eight of the nine shots on goal he faced over 45 minutes of the Huskies’ 2-2 draw with No. 16 Bates. He then went the distance and stopped the lone shot on goal he faced in a 1-0 conference victory over VTSU Castleton.

Rookie of the Week

Ernesto Barrosa (Madison, Conn.) - Freshman - Forward/Midfield - Western Connecticut
Barrosa scored at 86:30 to give the Wolves a dramatic 3-2 come-from-behind victory at RIC on Saturday. It was his second goal of the season and first game-winner. He only played just eight minutes with two shots on goal to come out as the hero for the Wolves.