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Team of the Week

Games of Oct. 21, 2000

Offense

QB Drew Mildren, Jr., Centre
Mildren completed 25 of 40 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns as the Colonels pulled off the 25-21 upset of No. 2 Trinity. Mildren hit  Joe Guthrie with a 15-yard scoring strike with just 37 seconds remaining to give Centre the come-from-behind victory.

RB Marc Watson, Jr., Washington & Lee
Watson followed up a 281-yard rushing day last week with a 262-yard, two touchdown performance in a 27-24 win against Sewanee. Sewanee had been allowing just 58.4 yards per game on the ground. Watson now has 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns on 151 carries and is averaging 218.6 all-purpose yards per game.

RB Luke Bundgaard, Fr., UW-Stout
Luke Bundgaard broke school records for most carries in a game (45) and most net rushing yards in a game (335) as the No. 8 UW-Stout Blue Devils outran UW-Platteville 43-35. Bundgaard had touchdown runs of 15, 12, 15 and 71 yards. In what would prove to be Stout's winning 75-yard drive late in the fourth quarter, Bundgaard carried the ball four times for 33 yards.

WR Jonathan Cain, Wilmington
Cain pulled down 11 catches in a 48-38 win against Heidelberg. His 254 yards against Heidelberg were the fourth-best single-game total in WC history.

WR Jim Jones, Jr., Widener
Jones had five catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns and ran for one more score as Widener defeated King's 32-20. He went over 100 yards for the fourth time this season and ninth time in his career and tied the school career record for games with over 100 yards receiving.

TE Giovianni Toccagino, Sr., Menlo
Toccagino caught eight passes for 123 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-32 win against Pomona-Pitzer.

Defense

Special recognition to the entire Westminster (Pa.) starting defense
DE-Sr. Shane Jordan; DT-Sr. Charles Szabo; DT-So. Erick Pabis; DE-Sr. Andy Soltes; OLB-Sr. Don Augustine; ILB-Jr. Eric Witt; OLB-Sr. Ryan Sidorchuk; CB-Sr. Aaron Stamp; CB-Jr. Bryan O'Neill; SS-Sr. Joe Stamper; FS-Sr. Adam Jones
Westminster snapped R.J. Bowers' NCAA all-division record of 32-consecutive 100-yard rushing efforts, holding the Grove City All-American to 61 yards on 23 carries on Saturday. Bowers also came up 88 yards short in his bid to break the NCAA all-division career rushing record. The Titan defense gave up 149 total yards (102 rush, 47 pass) and forced two turnovers against Grove City. Westminster's defense has not allowed a point in the last three games, as the last points scored against the Titan defense were in the fourth quarter of the Washington & Jefferson game on Sept. 30.

DL B.J. Hammer, Sr., Wabash
Hammer recorded his 13th sack of the season against Hiram in a 49-19 win, finishing with eight total tackles, six solo. He also posted four tackles for loss, three sacks.

DL Tim Eason, So., Hardin-Simmons
Eason had six total tackles (three solo), four tackles for loss and two sacks in a 42-6 win against Sul Ross State

DL Arlen Wiley, Jr., Chicago
Wiley helped the Chicago defense hold Carnegie Mellon to minus-1 yard rushing and 115 total yards with five tackles (four solo), three of them for losses, two sacks.

DL Charles Gurley, Sr., Austin
Gurley led a defense that held Louisiana College to minus-37 yards rushing, no first downs on the ground and only 88 total yards for the entire game as the ‘Ross posted a 21-3 win. Gurley had six tackles (four solo) including three quarterback sacks for minus-27 yards and four tackles for loss.

LB J.D. Leman, Sr., Wheaton
Leman had nine total tackles (seven solo), had a quarterback hurry, intercepted a pass and broke up three others in Wheaton's 35-21 win against No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan.

LB Mark McDonough, Jr., Ithaca
McDonough intercepted two Jeff Marshman passes in the game's last two minutes, ending Wilkes' final two drives with Ithaca leading 16-13. He also notched four solo tackles and assisted on 12 others.

LB John Paul Visosky, Sr., Trinity (Texas)
Visosky had 19 total tackles, 15 solo, in the 25-21 loss to Centre. He added two sacks and forced a fumble.

DB David Frankel, Sr., Amherst
The senior free safety blocked a punt for a safety, providing the difference in the 9-7 Amherst win. He intercepted a pass, broke up three passes, finishing with a career-high 12 tackles (three solo).

DB Antwain Haskins, Sr., Chowan
Haskins returned a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown against Averett, as well as breaking up a pass and recording four tackles.

DB Shawn Berwager, Sr., Lebanon Valley
Berwager racked up a team-high 10 tackles (6 solo) and had one interception in leading the Dutchmen to a thrilling come-from-behind 34-27 against Susquehanna.

DB Mike Burke, Sr., Muhlenberg
With two interceptions, led a secondary that held Gettysburg to 55 yards passing en route to Muhlenberg's second shutout of the season, a 41-0 win. Returned first interception 60 yards for a touchdown, set up a field goal with his second pick and recovered a blocked punt on the 1-yard line to set up another touchdown.

Special teams

K Seth Steinberg, Sr., Ithaca
Steinberg kicked a career-high three field goals -- all in the second half -- to beat Wilkes 16-13. He was good from 32, 35 and a career-long 37 yards to become the first Bomber in 10 years to kick three field goals in a game.

P Rusty Wood, So., Sewanee
Had seven punts for a 43.3 average with a long of 52 yards as the Tigers dropped a 27-24 decision to Washington & Lee. Wood kicked three balls more than 50 yards, one of which pinned the Generals on their own 1-yard line, setting up a fumble which the Tigers recovered for a touchdown.

RET Elliot Turner, Jr, Greenville
Elliot returned three kicks for 123 yards, but his second return was a 90-yarder for a touchdown that killed Lakeland's momentum and helped the Panthers to a 38-32 win.

Dec. 15: All times Eastern
Final
Cortland 38, at North Central (Ill.) 37
@ Salem, Virginia
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Dec. 9: All times Eastern
Final
North Central (Ill.) 34, at Wartburg 27
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Final
Cortland 49, at Randolph-Macon 14
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