Yankee Ford LEC Men’s Soccer Athletes of the Week: October 6, 2025

10/6/2025 2:44:40 PM

Offensive Player of the Week / Rookie of the Week

Ben Syphrett (Ledyard, Conn.) - Freshman - Forward - Eastern Connecticut
In a 3-0 LEC road win over Plymouth State, Syphrett scored on two of his three shots to keep the Warriors undefeated (3-0-0) in the conference. With Eastern leading 1-0, Syphrett scored twice in a span of 3:28 late in the game to provide insurance. It was the first multi-goal match of his career.

Defensive Player of the Week

Caiden Hettrick-Rivera (Portland, Conn.) - Senior - Defense - Eastern Connecticut
In a pair of shutout wins, Hettrick-Rivera played all 90 minutes for the sixth straight time and seventh time in ten matches this year. In a 2-0 non-conference home win over Fisher College and a 3-0 Little East Conference road win over Plymouth State, Eastern allowed only 12 shots to reach goal and surrendered only nine corner kicks.

Goalkeeper of the Week

Gabe Wagner (Freeport, Maine) - Sophomore - Southern Maine
Wagner made five saves and played strong defensively to earn a 1-0 shutout win over Keene State in Little East Conference action Saturday. This marks his first shutout of 2025, and second of his career.