MANSFIELD, Mass. - Southern Connecticut men's soccer senior Alex da Cunha was named a 2024-25 Northeast-10 Man of the Year Nominee, as announced by the NE10 on Monday, May 12, 2025. The nominees and award winners are determined by the NE10 Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) Council.

Each nominee is a senior student-athlete that has excelled in all areas of their collegiate careers – on the playing surface, in the classroom and in the community. The two winners are set to be announced at the NE10 Banquet at Fratello's Events in the Millyard (Manchester, N.H.) on the night of Tuesday, June 3.

Each NE10 institution nominates student-athletes for both Man and Woman of the Year. The 2024-25 academic year marks the 13th time that the league will award the NE10 Man of the Year honor, while the NE10 Woman of the Year honor has been awarded since 2005-06 and will be put forth as the league's official NCAA Woman of the Year candidate.

Alex da Cunha is the true example of what it means to be a student-athlete. He has shown excellence in the classroom, on the field and in the community. In the classroom, he holds a 3.85 GPA while pursuing a Master's of Business Administration. Additionally, throughout his career, he has been named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference team three times and a two-time CSC Academic All-District Team recipient. On the field, as a captain for the Owls, da Cunha has showed leadership through his play for Southern, as well as being named to the 2021 NE10 All-Conference Third Team, 2021 NE10 All-Rookie Team, 2022 NE10 All-Conference First Team, 2023 NE10 All-Conference Second Team, 2024 NE10 All-Conference First Team, 2024 DII CCA All-East Region Second Team and 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team.

*Some information courtesy of NE10*