The Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) has announced its weekly awards following the first week of the 2025 men's soccer season. Regent's Yann-Olivier Kamga earned C2C Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Christopher Newport's Hayden Dewey was tabbed C2C Defensive Player of the Week.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Yann-Olivier Kamga, Regent

Regent junior Yann-Olivier Kamga's performance at the Tristen Torbett Kickoff Classic in Washington, D.C. helped the Royals sweep the classic by winning both their games against Gallaudet and Mid-Atlantic Christian. Against the Bison, Kamga recorded his first point as a Royal on an assist of the game's first goal. In the second game versus the Mustangs, Kamga not only scored his first goal of the season, but he finished with a hat trick in the Royals shutout win.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hayden Dewey, Christopher Newport

Christopher Newport senior Hayden Dewey secured his first shutout of the season in a scoreless draw against 8th-ranked Dickinson College on Saturday evening, making two saves against the Red Devils. He added three saves while surrendering one goal against Merchant Marine. Dewey played full time in both games and sports a 0.50 GAA and .833 save percentage after the opening weekend.

HONORABLE MENTION

OFFENSIVE: Ryan Kiser, Warren Wilson; Barry Jones, Christopher Newport; Elliot Berg, Mary Washington; Michael Braun, UC Santa Cruz

DEFENSIVE: Jacob Rarig, Salisbury; Tristan Kickbush, Mary Washington

C2C HIGHLIGHTS

Christopher Newport's Barry Jones scored the lone goal of the weekend for Christopher Newport to give the Captains a 1-0 lead against Merchant Marine. He took on a defender on the right side, got by him and shot into the left of the goal for the first goal of the season by a CNU player… In Mary Washington's comeback 2-1 victory over NC Wesleyan, junior Elliot Berg netted the game-winning goal in the 85th minute. He received a long pass at the top of the 18-yard box, dribbled to his right, and used a powerful kick with his right leg to beat the Battling Bishops' keeper for the victory on Sunday… UC Santa Cruz's Michael Braun scored the game winning goal for UC Santa Cruz against Willamette to open the 2025 season while contributing to the Banana Slugs back-to-back shutouts to go 2-0 on opening weekend.  He scored the first goal at the 11:34 mark en route to the 3-0 victory over Willamette… Warren Wilson's Ryan Kiser scored one goal and one assist in a 3-3 draw against Huntingdon College.  He added three goals against MUW in a 5-0 win… Salisbury's Jacob Raring, the Odenton, Md. native, helped the Sea Gulls earn a draw and win on opening weekend. Raring helped the Sea Gull defense only allow one goal while he tallied 164 minutes on the back line between both matches… Mary Washington's Tristan Kickbush was solid in goal for the Eagles as Kickbush yielded two goals in two games. Against No. 24 Ohio Northern, Kickbush yielded an early goal, then recorded a pair of saves the rest of the way. And against NC Wesleyan, the same thing happened as Kickbush allowed an early goal and then was perfect the rest of the way.

PREVIOUS HONOREES

Sept 2: OFF: Yann-Olivier Kamga, Regent; DEF: Hayden Dewey, Christopher Newport