Lucey Selected as NECC Player of the Week
MANSFIELD, Mass. -- Mitchell College sophomore Dylan Lucey was named New England Collegiate Conference Player of the Week for the sport of men's soccer, as announced by the conference on Monday morning.
Lucey, a defender, contiuned his strong play by anchoring a Mariners defesnse which allowed just one goal on Wednesday in a 1-0 loss to Eastern Connecticut State Univerrsity and one goal against Anna Maria over the weekend during a 2-1 victory.
Lucey made his presence flet on the offensive end as well, scoring his second goal of the season during the first half on Saturday in the Mariners game with the AMCATS. The goal came in the seventh minute of the match when Lucey connected on a header set up by Jeremy Gibbs, firing it past the Anna Maria goalie.
Lucey is the first Mitchell men's player to earn player of the week honors this season.
Mitchell (2-4-0 overall) will next play at Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday at 6 p.m.