MARLBOROUGH, Mass. – Wheaton College (Mass.) men's soccer player Ben Kane (Pembroke, Mass.) was named the New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week for the week of October 5-11, it was announced today by the league.
The senior becomes the third Lyon honored this season after junior forward Charlie Cushing (Eastham, Mass.) was named the Offensive Athlete of the Week and sophomore goalie Patrick Butler (Glastonbury, Conn.) was tabbed the Defensive Athlete of the Week, both for the week of September 7-13.
Kane netted two goals in two games for Wheaton. The midfielder tallied a marker in the Lyons' 4-1 victory at host Bridgewater State University on October 6 and capped the week with a goal at No. 11 Williams College on October 10.
For the season, the Pembroke High School product has two goals and an assist to give him five points to rank fifth among Wheaton's point leaders. The Tri-Captain has been one of the most impactful players on the field, starting all 12 matches, while logging 956 minutes for the fourth-highest total on the squad.
The Design major has gotten the starting nod in 54 of 72 career matches he's appeared in, while scoring three times and adding a pair of assists to give him eight points. Kane earned NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference accolades a year ago.
The Lyons are currently 6-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in league play. Wheaton returns to the pitch on Saturday, October 17 when it hosts NEWMAC rival Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Keefe Field at 2:00 p.m.
