Mariners riding a wave

• Marc Davis, who spent the last four seasons as an assistant for the Mitchell College men's soccer program, has been hired as the new women's soccer coach. It is his first collegiate head coaching job.

"We are thrilled that Marc is taking over the women's soccer program," athletic director Dana Fulmer Garfield said in a release. "He brings a wealth of soccer experience at the international, club and collegiate levels, and over the past 10 years has built strong connections in the local soccer community.

"His leadership and coaching have played an important role in the recent success of our men's team, and I'm confident that he can bring our women's program to that same level."

Davis, who's originally from Southampton, England, coaches at the club level with the Southeast Soccer Club, working with several teams since 2008. He also served as an assistant for the Montville High School program from 2010-15.

A Waterford resident, Davis takes over a Mitchell women's program that went 1-14 in the fall and hasn't had a winning season since 2011.

"I am very excited about the chance to be the head women's soccer coach at Mitchell College," Davis said. "I believe in the importance of hard work and am fully committed to the development of both the person and the player. I look forward to using all my knowledge and experience in order to help this team succeed and accomplish its goals, both on and off the field."

• Senior center Domenico Santiago's senior season is off to a terrific start. For the second straight week, he was selected as the New England Collegiate Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball. He had a game-high 31 points and a career-high tying 20 rebounds in a loss to Albertus Magnus last week. He's averaging 23.7 points and 16.3 rebounds, both team highs, through three games for the Mariners.

Around the region

• Three players with local ties have been named to the New England Football Writers University Division All-New England football team, which will be honored at the NEFW Captains and Awards Banquet on Dec. 6 in Saugus, Mass. UConn senior David Pindell was selected at quarterback while Boston College sophomore AJ Dillon of New London was one of two running backs named and Central Connecticut State junior J'Von Brown of NFA was named to the offensive line.

• UConn senior Jalen Adams was named to the American Athletic Conference weekly honor roll for men's basketball after averaging 19 points and three rebounds in wins over Cornell and New Hampshire last week. He converted 17 of 26 shots (65.4 percent) from the field.

• The AAC selected UConn senior Napheesa Collier as its women's basketball player of the week. Collier led the No. 2 Huskies to three wins at the Paradise Jam at St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, averaging 18 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals.

• Western Connecticut State guard Geary McLeod, a senior from New London and Waterford High graduate, came of the bench to score 17 points in a recent win over New Paltz. Through four games, he's averaging 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists.

• Old Lyme graduate Danny Reid, a sophomore forward on the Allegheny College men's soccer team, earned all-conference honorable mention status in the North Coast Athletic Conference. A two-year starter, Reid had two goals and a league-leading seven assists for a team-best 11 points this season.

• Worcester State forward Kaitlyn Berkel, a senior from Waterford and St. Bernard graduate, had 12 points and 11 rebounds in a 66-54 win over Western New England last week. She is averaging 10.9 points and 10 rebounds through sevens games.

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