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Games of Sept. 6-8, 2012
Offense
QB Michael Bates, So., Illinois College
Bates threw for a Midwest Conference-record 580 passing yards and
an Illinois College-record seven touchdowns in the Blueboys' 53-20
win over Grinnell. He also ran for a team-high 66 yards.
OL D.J. Brandel, Andrew Gutierrez,
Chris Collodel, Justin LaLonde, Andrew Palacios,
Chapman
Chapman racked up 615 yards of total offense, just 29 yards short
of the school record, in a win against Puget Sound. The Panthers
did not allow a sack and allowed just four tackles for loss.
Chapman ran for 276 yards on 53 attempts for average of 5.2 yards
per carry.
RB Brent Baune, Sr.,
Concordia-Moorhead
Baune set a Concordia single-game record for most rushing
yards in the team's 38-14 win over Buena Vista, running for 258
yards on only 25 carries. He also scored on a 50-yard TD run on a
fourth-and-1 situation at the start of the fourth quarter which put
the game out of reach.
RB Darius Wilson, Sr., Mary
Hardin-Baylor
Wilson tied a UMHB single-game record with four total touchdowns
in the win over Kean. He broke scoring runs of 65 and 73 yards to
go with a 1-yard plunge and a 15-yard reception. Wilson totaled 205
yards on 16 touches, including averaging 13.5 yards per rush.
WR Adam Kniffin, Sr., Puget
Sound
Kniffin set a school record with 272 receiving yards on 12
catches. His night included a career-long catch of 80 yards for a
touchdown and he scored four touchdowns to run his total to five
for the year. Kniffin leads the NCAA (FBS, FCS, D-II, D-III) in
receiving yards per game with 181.5.
WR Jason Beaumont, Sr., St. John
Fisher
Beaumont had just two catches but they went for
116 yards and two touchdowns in a win at Washington and Jefferson.
Both of his touchdown catches came in the fourth quarter with his
team trailing. This is his first season of football since high
school, although he played baseball for St. John Fisher last season
and tossed a complete-game win against eventual national champion
Marietta in NCAA Regionals.
WR Tim Kikta, WR, Carnegie Mellon
Kikta accomplished a rare feat: making waves as a
receiver for the Tartans. His 158 yards receiving, on just
four catches, set a Tartan school record. Kikta's two scores came
for 39 yards and 82 yards.
Defense
DE Nate Oropollo, Sr.,
Lycoming
Oropollo recorded four sacks and seven tackles, four solo, to help
lead the Warriors to a 24-14 win over No. 22 Delaware Valley. All
of his sacks came in the first half, helping the Warriors get
control and take their first lead against the Aggies since
2008.
DT Joe Everett, Sr., WPI
Everett registered a game-best 13 tackles, including
seven for loss in the Engineers 28-21 loss to city rival Worcester
State. His seven stops included a sack and totaled 26 yards in all.
Everett, who had 10 solo and three assisted tackles, also forced a
fumble.
DT Tomy Boboy, So., Trinity
(Texas)
Boboy was credited with five tackles, all of them solo, in a 31-7
win against Texas Lutheran. Four of them were tackles for loss,
three sacks.
DE Rob Holtz, Sr., Wooster
Holtz was in on a career-high 2.5 sacks, marking his second week
in a row with at least two sacks and the third of his career. He
had one other tackle for loss in Wooster's 27-21 overtime win
against St. Vincent.
LB Bryce Jones, Jr., Lake Forest
Jones recorded eight tackles, four of them for loss and
two sacks as the Foresters held Lawrence to 20 yards on 33 carries
in a 20-16 win. He also forced and recovered a fumble.
LB Akwasi Brefo, Jr., Carnegie
Mellon
Brefo recorded career highs of eight solo tackles and 2.0 sacks in
the Tartans 37-7 victory, helping hold the Allegheny offense to 126
yards after the first quarter and 212 for the game.
LB Larry DelViscio, Sr.,
Gettysburg
DelViscio led a stifling defensive effort in Gettysburg's 48-7 win
at Ursinus. The senior linebacker finished with a game-high 12
tackles and recovered a fumble as Gettysburg held the Bears to 177
yards, including 17 on the ground. The Bullets forced Ursinus to
punt on its first eight drives.
CB Tony Tatum, Sr.,
Gallaudet
Tatum made two interceptions and switched over to offense and
scored an acrobatic touchdown in a 47-27 stunning win for Gallaudet
on the road against Catholic. Tatum's first interception happened
in the second quarter, when he picked off Catholic quarterback Greg
Cordivari at the Gallaudet 26. He tipped the ball into the air and
while falling down he corralled it into his chest for the
interception. Tatum then outjumped his coverage and the end of that
same drive in the corner of the end zone to bring down the 10-yard
reception to give Gallaudet a 14-7 lead. Tatum, who was rarely
thrown at, made a second interception in the third quarter when he
picked off Cordivari (4 INTs). He also returned a punt for 24
yards.
S Bryan Gary, Jr.,
Waynesburg
Gary led a Waynesburg defense that held Frostburg State, which
scored 56 points in week one, to just seven in the Jackets' 21-7
win. Gary racked up a team-high 14 tackles, including 11 solo
stops.
S Nick Slezak, Jr., North Central
(Ill.)
The former wide receiver snagged two Redlands passes and had five
tackles, two solo, as North Central forced five turnovers and
limited Redlands' passing attack to 161 yards.
CB Alex Miller, Sr., Western New
England
Miller had three interceptions and a fumble recovery to spark the
Western New England defense in a 35-10 win over Westfield State.
Two of Miller's picks gave the offense great field position at the
Westfield 35 and midfield. He now leads all of NCAA football with
five interceptions after two games.
Special teams
K Zach Litchfield, Jr.,
UW-Platteville
Litchfield was 7-for-7 point after attempts in a 52-35 win over
Dubuque. He also made a 44-yard field goal - the second longest of
his career - to put the Pioneers ahead 24-7.
P Jordan Rudenick, Jr., Gustavus
Adolphus
Rudenick played a key role in Gustavus' season-opening 35-26 win
at Simpson. In his first game as the starting punter, Rudenick
recorded six punts for a total of 290 yards, averaging 48.3 yards
per punt and hitting one boomer that sailed 62 yards. His role in
the field position game was vital, as five of his six punts were
down inside the 20-yard line with two being touched down inside the
5.
RET Austin Maranville, Jr.,
Chapman
Maranville ran back game's opening kickoff
100 yards for touchdown which set school record. He also rushed
seven times for 35 yards.