Games of Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2000
Offense
QB Brad Moore, Sophomore, Bluffton
Moore tied a BC record with four TD passes as Bluffton shutout Anderson 35-0 to improve to 3-1 on the season. Moore's record ties a mark held by three quarterbacks, including himself.
OL Dan Drake (Jr., LT), Joe D'Amico (Jr., LG), Mike Guinyard (So., C), Matt Kamnikar (Sr., RG), Scott Cruttenden (Fr., RT), Delaware Valley
It was the first time in 27 games (October 1997) that the Aggies did not allow a sack. The 429 yards gained were a season high as were the rushing (122) and passing (307) totals. Delaware Valley held the ball for more than 33 minutes in the game, including 11 minutes, 15 seconds in the fourth quarter alone.
RB Carl Haberberger, Senior, Linfield
Haberberger rushed for a career-high 224 in helping Linfield to beat No. 1 Pacific Lutheran on the Lutes' home field.
RB Courtlan Green, Junior, Brockport State
Green ran for more than 100 yards for the fourth consecutive game in a 30-0 defeat of No. 17 Buffalo State. He finished the day with 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
RB Rashonn Drayton, Senior, Susquehanna
Drayton ran for a season-high 136 yards on a career-high 39 carries as the Crusaders moved to 4-0 with a 35-21 win against previously unbeaten Wilkes. Drayton scored on runs of 8, 12 and 2 yards and gained positive yardage on 34 of his 39 attempts.
WR Mike Vielehr, Senior, UW-Oshkosh
Helped Oshkosh surprise two-time defending champion UW-Stevens Point with his performance. The 38-31 win for the Titans snapped a 16-game losing streak to Stevens Point. His 42-yard touchdown catch gave Oshkosh a 31-21 third-quarter lead.
WR Jay DeBruhl, Senior, Merchant Marine
DeBruhl tied a school record with three TD receptions in a game. He had scoring catches of 37, 7, and 26 yards, and finished with 141 receiving yards on the day.
Defense
DL Wallace Morris, Wilmington
DL Nick Nicastro, Wilmington
Wilmington's two defensive ends combined for 27 total tackles for the Quakers in a 24-14 win against Otterbein.
DL Jacob Freeman, Junior, Hardin-Simmons
Forced two fumbles, one he returned for a touchdown and one another Cowboy returned for a TD. He did all of his work in the first half of action of a 45-12 win against Louisiana College.
LB Eric Lund, Senior, UW-Stout
Gave UW-Stout a boost in the first half when he returned a fumble 18 yards for a touchdown to put Stout to within 10-7. In the second half, Lund put Stout out of range as he returned his second fumble of the day for a TD, going 10 yards to give Stout a 27-13 lead. Stout defeated UW-River Falls, 34-13, to remain undefeated in the WIAC.
LB Brandon Roberts, Sophomore, Washington University (Mo.)
Recorded his fourth-straight game with at least 13 tackles as he collected a career-high 16 tackles, including 12 solo stops, in a 48-7 win at Rhodes College Saturday. He also added a tackle-for-loss for three yards.
LB Andrew Waxman, Junior, Widener
Waxman had a career day in helping Widener to a 46-20 Commonwealth victory against previously undefeated Moravian. Waxman made six tackles, three solo, and returned a pair of interceptions for a total of 100 yards for touchdowns. His first interception return was 41 yards , giving Widener a 21-0 advantage. On the last play of the game, Waxman picked off his second pass of the day and returned it 59 yards for the final score.
DB Chris Scott, Hampden-Sydney
The strong safety returned to the gridiron one week after missing the Tigers’ game against Guilford due to the death of his mother. The sophomore made 13 tackles, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. Even though he’s missed a game, he still stands second on the team with 35 tackles on the year.
DB Thomas Allen, Senior, Springfield
Allen made three interceptions and returned two of them for touchdowns (83 and 17 yards) for 112 yards in total interception return yardage as the Springfield College Pride defeated host Ithaca College, ranked No. 14 in Division III, 55-34 on Saturday (Sept. 3). Allen also led the team in tackles with 11 (9 solo) and registered a pass breakup.
DB Dennis Kodack, Sophomore, Susquehanna
In his first career start Kodack led the team with 10 tackles at strong safety and was involved in two Wilkes turnovers that directly led to two Susquehanna touchdowns in a 35-21 win on Saturday. Kodack intercepted a pass and returned it 67 yards to the Wilkes 12 to set up the tying score. In the fourth quarter with the game even at 21-21, Kodack fell on a fumbled punt at the Wilkes 19. Six plays later, the Crusaders led for good at 28-21.
DB Nick Hajjar, Sophomore, Wooster
Helped Wooster to a 21-14 win over Ohio Wesleyan by playing a part in all three Battling Bishop turnovers. Forced a fumble in the first half and then intercepted a pass with 7:34 left in the fourth quarter, followed by a fumble recovery with 45 seconds left when Ohio Wesleyan had the ball inside the Wooster 20-yard line to clinch the victory.
Special teams
K Jonathan Feig, Freshman, Washington U. (Mo.)
Made two more attempts, from 44 and 29 yards, In just three collegiate games, Feig has hit all seven of his field goal tries. His seven field goals this season are just three shy of the Washington University single-season record.
P Kevin McCulley, Senior, UW-Stout
Punted for an average of 47 yards, including a school record 82 yard punt. Finished the day with 8 punts for 376 yards. He also handles the placekicking for the team, for which he kicks barefoot, but puts the shoe back on when he punts.
RET Andy Traetow, Sophomore, Gustavus Adolphus
The sophomore returned three kickoffs for 138 yards, including one for 94 yards and a touchdown, to help Gustavus Adolphus defeat Concordia-Moorhead 39-22. Traetow's 94-yard kickoff return against Concordia was the third longest in school history.