Games of Nov. 4, 2006
Offense
QB Dan Kelly, Sr., Lebanon Valley
Kelly set a school record by throwing six touchdown passes as Lebanon Valley beat Moravian 55-21 on Saturday. Playing his final home, the senior completed 17 of 22 passes and was not intercepted. Kelly threw touchdown passes of 31, 5, 7, 2, 10, and 7 yards, four into the hands of junior wide receiver Adam Brossman.
OL Brian Freeman, J.P. White, Anthony Ciotti, Jamson O'Donnell, Andrew Althouse, Carnegie Mellon
The Tartan offensive line paved the way for 370 rushing yards on 58 carries, allowing only one tackle for a loss (two yards), in CMU's 44-6 win against Bethany.
RB Peter Ereg, Sr., MacMurray
Ereg tallied 357 rushing yards on 44 carries in a 48-30 win over Eureka. He scored on runs of 17, 7, 3, and 8 yards. Ereg came into the game with seven touchdowns and an average of 102.8 yards a game.
RB Rory Lee, Sr., Puget Sound
Lee rumbled for 310 yards on 28 carries, seven of which went for touchdowns, as Puget Sound won 48-7 over Menlo. His touchdown runs were for 21, 45, 8, 44, 20, 5 and 1 yards.
RB R.V. Carroll, So., Oberlin
Carroll collected 336 yards and five touchdowns on the ground to break five different school rushing records. He also hauled in four receptions for 34 yards and one score as Oberlin defeated Kenyon 56-42.
WR Brandon Copeland, Jr., Bridgewater (Va.)
Copeland had seven receptions for 217 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' 35-24 win over Randolph-Macon. He caught touchdown passes of 35 and 69 yards and had another 49-yard catch to set up a touchdown. He set a single-game record for receiving yards with the first 200-yard game in college history.
WR Jesse Teixeira, So., Bridgewater State
Teixeira had touchdown receptions of 71 and 65 yards as Bridgewater State defeated Mass. Maritime 34-19. He finished the day with four catches for 179 yards.
Defense
DL Dustin Hertel, Sr., DePauw
Hertel had a career high 16 tackles (six solo), as well as 4.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks, two quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery, in a 24-14 win over Austin.
DL Taylor Vanden Wynboom, Sr., Central
Vanden Wynboom had seven tackles (six solo) and three sacks for a loss of 31 yards as Central defeated Coe 31-28 in overtime. His sack in the second overtime pushed Coe back 15 yards from the 10 to 25-yard line, forcing a missed 41-yard field goal try. Also had a key third-down fourth-quarter sack that kept Coe out of field goal range.
DL Adam Haas, Sr., Cortland State
Haas led Cortland with 10 tackles (six solo), 3.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks in a 14-7 overtime loss at Rowan. He helped limit the Profs to 20 rushing yards and 135 yards of total offense.
DL Travis Albanesius, Jr., Delaware Valley
Albanesius led an Aggie defense that allowed just 145 yards of total offense and pitched back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 1986. He finished the game with eight tackles (six solo), four tackles for a loss, two sacks and one forced fumble.
LB Casey Clifton, Jr., Whitworth
Clifton led Whitworth's defense in tackles as the Pirates defeated Linfield for the first time since 1975 and the first time ever in McMinnville. He created and returned a first quarter fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. In the fourth quarter, his tackle and forced fumble inside the Whitworth five yard line prevented Linfield's go ahead score. Clifton finished the game with 17 tackles (seven solo) and one tackle for a loss.
LB Matt Boudreau, So., WPI
Boudreau amassed a game-best 11 tackles (9 solo) in WPI's 46-20 non-conference road win over Mount Ida on Saturday. The Liberty League leader in tackles also tallied a pair of sacks, totaled 4.5 tackles for loss, and added an interception as the Engineers snapped a five-game losing streak.
LB Ronnie Wheat, Jr., Millsaps
Wheat had a strong outing for the Majors' defense, recording five tackles, two pass breakups and two interceptions, including a 19-yard return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter that sealed the victory.
DB Dan Medlock, Jr., Alfred
Medlock broke up five Ithaca passes and intercepted two others as the Saxons upset the Bombers 28-17. His first pick was returned 59 yards to Ithaca's 9-yard line. Two plays later the Saxons would score the go-ahead touchdown.
DB Calvin Fleming, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Fleming, who hasn't made a start in the four games he has played in, made an interception at the Crusader seven-yard line to preserve a 33-28 win over East Texas Baptist. He finished the day with two picks and two pass breakups.
DB Kyle Booker, Jr., Hampden-Sydney
Booker led a Tigers' defense that held Johns Hopkins to 56 yards rushing and 206 total yards of offense in their 24-10 loss to the Blue Jays. He finished with nine tackles (seven solo), six solo tackles for a loss, four sacks, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble and one pass breakup.
DB Scott Forster, Jr., Buffalo State
Down 20-19, Forster recovered a fumble with under five minutes left in the fourth quarter which would lead to a Buffalo State touchdown and eventual 34-33 overtime victory over TCNJ. He finished with a game-high 15 tackles (13 solo).
Special teams
RET Mike Steinmetz, Sr., Concordia (Wis.)
Steienmetz returned a second quarter punt 72 yards for the game's first points as Concordia went on to defeat Benedictine 28-0.
P Brant VerMeer, Sr., Central
Four of his seven punts pinned Coe inside the 20-yard line, including punts that were either downed or went out of bounds at the 9-, 6- and 1-yard lines. VerMeer averaged 42.3 yards per punt on the day.
K Matt Stark, So., Dickinson
Stark made all three field goals and three extra points in the Red Devils' 30-14 win over Gettysburg, which clinched the Centennial Conference title. He hit his field goals from 27, 31 and 32 yards - all in the first half. Stark came into the game only 1-for-3 on the season.