Games of Oct. 19-21, 2006
Offense
QB Chris Sharpe, Jr., Springfield
Sharpe carried the ball 26 times for 280 yards and seven touchdowns in Springfield's 55-38 win over St. John Fisher. His scores were of 27, 69, 21, 11, 38, and two 1-yarders. Sharpe set a NCAA record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a season with 25.
OL Ryan Wassink, Mike Ervin, Tommy Davis, Brad Dahlman, John Scrabeck, Bethel
The Bethel offensive line paved the way for 380 yards on the ground on 61 carries, including a game-winning 13-yard run by running back Phil Porta with two minutes to go in their 35-29 win over St. Olaf.
RB Ryan Mendel, Sr., Washington and Jefferson
Mendel was named Presidents' Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for 130 yards and five scores on 24 carries.
RB Kyle Wilson, Sr., Averett
Wilson became the first player in Averett history to have over 100 yards rushing and receiving in one contest. He was named USA South Offensive Player of the Week after leading AU to a 62-21 win over Greensboro. He finished with 18 rushes for 141 yards and a touchdown, while hauling in five catches for 126 yards and another score.
WR Shaun Swearingen, Sr., Wooster
Swearingen caught a 43-yard touchdown on a Hail Mary pass as time expired, giving Wooster a thrilling 27-21 victory over Allegheny. The win keeps the Fighting Scots in the hunt for the NCAC title. Swearingen had also given Wooster a 14-13 lead on a touchdown reception early in the third quarter and ended up with a team-high 69 receiving yards.
WR Eric Kettenhofen, Sr., UW-La Crosse
Kettenhofen had five catches for a career-high 170 yards with two touchdowns in UW-L's 42-14 victory over UW-Eau Claire. The two touchdown catches tied a career high. Kettenhofen had a 42-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and a one-handed 41-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter.
TE Pete Schmitt, Sr., UW-Whitewater
Schmitt hauled in seven catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns in the Warhawks' 49-21 win over UW-Platteville. He now has seven scores on the season – second-most in Division III among tight ends this year.
Defense
DL Mike Nicol, Sr., Springfield
Nicol forced two fumbles and recovered a third against St. John Fisher. He also had five solo tackles, four tackles for a loss for 26 yards, and three sacks for 25 yards.
DL Jason Goeller, Sr., Rochester
Goeller finished with three tackles for a loss, two sacks, two pass deflections, a fumble recovery and an interception.
DL Jeremy Reider, So., Lawrence
Reider was the key in limiting Beloit to only 86 yards of total offense, the low for a Midwest Conference team this season. A nose guard, he stopped up the middle of the line and Beloit was held to 58 yards rushing on 37 carries, a 1.6-yard average. The fumble Reider recovered at the Beloit 30-yard line came with Lawrence trailing 7-6, and Lawrence scored two plays later to take the lead for good. He finished the day with seven tackles (two solo).
DL Drew Wethington, Sr., Washington U.
Wethington led the Bears' defensive unit in the 13-6 win against Case Western Reserve on Saturday with seven tackles (six solo) and 3.5 tackles for a loss for 23 yards. He also had three sacks and a forced fumble in the win.
LB Lincoln Berg, Sr., UW-Stevens Point
Had two sacks causing fumbles that were returned for touchdowns in UW-Stevens Point's 27-24 overtime win over UW-Oshkosh. Returned one fumble himself for a 25-yard score and forced another that was returned eight yards for a touchdown. Also had a career-high and team-leading 13 tackles.
LB Adrian Pynenberg, Jr., Wabash
Pynenberg led a Wabash defense that held Oberlin to minus-55 rushing yards on 21 carries. He finished with nine tackles (eight) solo, three of which were sacks for a loss of 27 yards in the 48-20 win.
LB John Scardullo, So., Elmhurst
The CCIW's Defensive Player of the Week helped lead the Elmhurst defense in the team's 25-13 win over Illinois Wesleyan. Scardullo finished the game with a career-high 16 tackles, including 10 solo tackles. In addition, he also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and caused a fumble that he recovered on an IWU punt return. The Elmhurst defense held Illinois Wesleyan to no points and only 67 yards off offense in the second half.
DB Marcus Harris, So., Millsaps
Harris came up huge in a 31-7 against DePauw University on Saturday, recording two key interceptions – one inside the red zone that would have given the Tigers a 14-7 lead and the other a 49-yard interception return for a touchdown. The sophomore also had seven tackles (five solo), 0.5 tackles-for-loss and a pass break-up.
DB Phil Entel, Jr., Whitworth
Entel made two game-changing plays. First he tackled Menlo's Drew Faria on the Pirates' one yard line as time expired in the first half (protecting a 13-0 lead at the time). In the third quarter, with Whitworth's lead at 13-7, he returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown. He also broke up another pass.
DB Eddie Jones, Jr., Susquehanna
Jones intercepted three passes in a 17-10 upset of No. 23 Delaware Valley. He picked off two passes in the second quarter, the second setting up Susquehanna's first touchdown, then added a third pick late in the fourth quarter to clinch the victory. In all, the Crusader defense held Delaware Valley's offense to 238 yards and forced five turnovers.
DB Adam LoGiudice, Sr., RPI
In Rensselaer's 42-31 Liberty League win at Merchant Marine, Adam returned the opening kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown. Additionally, he made a team-high ten tackles, including eight unassisted and a three-yard sack. He broke up one pass and intercepted a pass that he returned 33 yards for a touchdown.
Special teams
RET Brandon Watts, Sr., North Park
Watts amassed 325 all-purpose yards against Wheaton. He had five kickoff returns for 150 yards, which included a 95-yard touchdown. Watts added eight receptions for 164 yards and one score.
P Jovin Kroll, Sr., UW-River Falls
Kroll had a career-best day in the UW-River Falls 24-20 come-from-behind win over Stout. He averaged 46.8 yards per kick and had only one punt returned for 10 yards. He had three punts over 50 yards and one downed inside the 20.
K Scott Birkhofer, So., Linfield
Birkhofer set Linfield single-game records with five field goals and 18 points scored – the most by a kicker in one game. His field goals were from 44, 25, 40, 40, and 28. He also made all three extra point attempts.