Ruffing and Serrano Honored by ECAC
Utica College’s Shane Ruffing and Morrisville State’s Julian Serrano have been honored as the Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Athletes of the Week in the region for their performances during the week of Sept. 21-27, 2015.
Men’s Soccer – Upstate
Offensive Player of the Week
Shane Ruffing – Utica College, Sr., Forward, Rochester, N.Y.
Ruffing became the program's all-time leader in career goals scored after his impressive two-goal, two-assist performance in the Pioneers’ convincing 6-0 win over Nazareth College on Saturday. Ruffing now has 28 career goals and moved into sole possession of first place all-time.
Football – North
Defensive Player of the Week
Julian Serrano – Morrisville State College, Sr., Defensive End, Bronx, N.Y.
Serrano led Morrisville State's defensive unit in the 37-23 win over Buffalo State Saturday, helping the Mustangs claim their first Empire 8 win. He posted a season-high 15 tackles in the contest, with six solo stops. He also recorded a half sack, registered three tackles-for-loss totaling nine yards and had a pass break up.