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Team of the Week

Games of Oct. 6-7, 2000

Offense

QB Zamir Amin, Senior, Menlo
Zamir Amin broke the overall NCAA mark for most passing yards in college play, with 731. The  previous mark was held by David Klingler (Houston) when he threw for 716 against Arizona State. He had five touchdowns and completed 39 of 66 passes on the day.

OL Ryan Kerrigan, Jason Puccinelli, Doss Barnes, Jonathon Frederico, Rich Arellano, Menlo 
The offensive line helped quarterback Zamir Amin set an NCAA-all levels single game passing mark of 731 yards against Cal Lutheran

RB Dan Boyle, Junior, Catholic
Led the Cardinals with 197 yards on 33 carries with four touchdowns as the Cardinals knocked off previously unbeaten Washington and Lee 47-0. Both the yardage and the four touchdowns were career highs for the 5-10 running back

RB Jay Miller, Senior, Springfield
Ran for 188 yards on 23 carries (8.17 per carry) and two touchdowns including a 51-yard run in the second half to lead No. 21 Springfield to the 43-36 come-from-behind win over No. 10 Western Connecticut State.

RB Austin Kernek, Senior, Austin
Kernek set a single game school record in rushing yards by gaining  256 yards on 37 carries in Austin College's 34-28 overtime win against East Texas Baptist on Saturday. Kernek rushed for three TD's (8, 2, 21 yards),  including the game-winning 21-yard scamper in OT.

WR Derek Baker, Senior, Buffalo State
Derek Baker fell just 14 receiving yards shy of breaking his own school record for receiving yards in a game. He had three catches of 47, 53 and 77 yards (177 total yards) in the first quarter alone. He would finish the day with 244 yards and nine catches. This was Buffalo State's first win against Rowan in eight attempts, and it handed the Prof's their first loss of the season.

WR Jason Hunt, Sophomore, Trinity (Texas)
Hunt was one of the few bright spots for a banged-up and sporadic Trinity offense, catching eight passes for a career-high 152 yards (19 yards per catch) and one touchdown. That lone score came in the fourth quarter with TU down 17-12 to Washington (Mo.), as Hunt went over a couple of Bear defenders to haul in the game-winning 36-yard pass from Roy Hampton and keep the Tigers undefeated. Hunt had long catches of 51 and 36 yards on the day.

Defense

DL Frank Hanlon, Senior, Susquehanna
Hanlon recorded a career-high three sacks as the Crusaders moved to 5-0 with a 36-29 win over Juniata on Saturday. One of his sacks forced a fumble that was recovered by the Crusaders at the Juniata 40-yard line. Hanlon also played a major role in limiting the Eagles to just 44 yards on 31 carries for the afternoon.

DL Pete DiStaulo, Senior, Tufts
The Jumbos' 306-pound captain was in the Bowdoin backfield all day. Seven of his nine tackles were for losses. His third sack of the afternoon with 22 seconds left in regulation essentially sealed the 27-23 win for Tufts.

DL Matt de la Rosa, Junior, Franklin & Marshall
De la Rosa recorded a game-high 12 tackles, all unassisted solo hits, as F&M forced two Dickinson fumbles, recovering both, and held the Red Devils to 55 passing yards.

LB Mike O'Leary, Freshman, Widener
O'Leary made a career-high 10 tackles, including five solo, intercepted and returned a pass 31 yards and blocked a field goal attempt in the third quarter. The defense was on the field for a total of 33 minutes and allowed 14 points, only seven until there were four minutes remaining in the game. 

LB Omar Rimlawi, Senior, Buffalo State
Helped the Buffalo State defense hold Rowan to just 14 rushing yards on 19 attempts. He also led the team with 13 tackles and had a key interception in the end zone with 5:51 left in the game to help the Bengals to their first win against Rowan in eight games.

LB Chad Reichelt, Senior, UW-Stout
Chad Reichelt put the finishing touches on a close win as he picked up a sack on the last play of the game in Stout's 17-14 win over UW-Eau Claire. Reichelt assisted with a sack of Eau Claire's quarterback as time ran off the clock. On the day, Reichelt finished with seven tackles, four solo, three tackles for losses of 25 yards, 1½ sacks for 18 yards and forced one fumble.

DB O.J. Batts, Freshman, Guilford
Batts set a Guilford record with three interceptions, two of which led to Guilford touchdowns. Batts also forced a fourth-quarter fumble on a Randolph-Macon kickoff return that set up another Quakers' score. His final interception came on Guilford's goal line with 40 seconds left in the game and Randolph-Macon driving at the Quakers' 30-yard line. He returned his first interception 44 yards.

DB Chris Fambro, Junior, McMurry
Fambro had seven unassisted tackles, a sack of 11 yards, tackle for loss of 11 yards, two interceptions for 16 yards and 4 passes broken up in aiding McMurry to defeat Texas Lutheran 51-10. Fambro's first interception was turned into a touchdown on the first play McMurry had the ball to give the team a 17-0 lead.

DB Jason Perkins, Junior, Springfield
Registered a fumble recovery and an interception in the second half that led to touchdowns as 21st-ranked Springfield came back to defeat 10th-ranked Western Connecticut 43-36.He also compiled a team-high 15 tackles (solo solo), including one for a loss, and two pass breakups.

DB Jacob Freeman, Junior, Hardin-Simmons
Freeman caused his fourth fumble in the last two games. He had five tackles for loss for 57 yards in losses, including two sacks for 21 yards.

Special teams

K George Oostmeyer, Junior, Cortland State
Oostmeyer set a new school single-game record with four field goals in Cortland's 32-3 win at New Jersey City. In just six games, he has tied the school single-season record with 11 field goals. He scored 14 points (four field goals, two PAT) in the win and leads the NJAC in scoring at 7.3 points per game. 

RET Brian Luce, Junior, Western New England
Brian Luce had a school record 96-yard kickoff return (breaking the old mark of 90 set by Mike Tavarozzi vs. Westfield State in 1983) in a 42-35 victory over Curry College. He finished with three kickoff returns for 149 yards, including a 33-yarder that set up another score.

P Rich Joslin, Junior, Framingham State
Joslin punted six times against Fitchburg State for a 35.7-yard average. He had two punts downed on the 1-yard line. Framingham's defense turned the first one into a safety on the next play from scrimmage, then held Fitchburg the second time and scored a touchdown on the next possession. He also prevented a ball snapped over his head from being recovered for a touchdown.

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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