GORHAM, Maine  – Senior Gabe Wagner (Freeport, Maine) and junior Alex Graver (Freeport, Maine) of the University of Southern Maine Huskies men's soccer team have each earned weekly honors from the Little East Conference.  Graver is repeating as the conference's Defensive Player of the Week, while Wagner was selected as the Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
Graver anchored Southern Maine's defense during a 1-0-1 week that included a 1-1 draw at Bates and a 3-0 conference victory at Vermont State Castleton.

The junior defender from Freeport, Maine, also scored twice against the Spartans. Graver converted his second penalty kick of the season before adding a late goal on a direct free kick, finishing the week with four points while helping the Huskies allow just one goal across two matches.
Wagner recorded nine saves with a 0.50 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage over 180 minutes during Southern Maine's unbeaten week.

The senior from Freeport, Maine, made four saves in a 1-1 draw at Bates before stopping five shots in a 3-0 conference victory at Vermont State Castleton. The shutout was Wagner's fifth of the season and eighth of his career.

The Huskies host Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday, October 20 (7:00 pm), and return to Little East Conference play at home on Saturday, October 27 (1:00 pm) against Eastern Connecticut State University.  The Huskies will celebrate Senior Day prior to the start of the Eastern Connecticut game.
 
 
2026 University of Southern Maine Weekly Honors
 
Alex Graver                          Oct. 12                      Little East Defensive Player of the Week
                                               Oct. 19                      Little East Defensive Player of the Week
 
Gabe Wagner                      Oct. 19                      Little East Goalkeeper of the Week
 
 
           
 
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