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Games of Oct. 17-18, 2014

Adam Saunders returned a blocked extra point all the way for a defensive two-point conversion, helping account for eight Trinity points in less than a minute. Trinity (Texas) athletics photo

Offense

QB Nash Nance, Sr., Hampden-Sydney
Nance had a huge day in the Tigers' 49-27 win over Emory and Henry, accounting for 531 yards of offense with 481 passing yards and 50 rushing. Nance completed 25 of 35 passes (71 percent) while throwing five touchdowns and no interceptions. He also punted twice for a 49.5-yard average.

OL Marcus Muldrow, Cyle Johnson, Derrian Thompson, Patrick Dillard, Nick Ladd, Howard Payne
The offensive line allowed the Yellow Jackets to rack up 720 yards of total offense (492 passing and 228 rushing) vs. East Texas Baptist. The performance was nearly double the team's season-long rushing average and the line allowed just one sack in 44 dropbacks and quarterback runs.

RB Emmanuel Stewart, Fr., Adrian
Stewart rushed for a school-record 281 yards in a 47-26 win over Albion, including two fourth-quarter TD runs of 76 and 15 yards. He averaged 11.7 yards per carry and had two catches for 31 yards as well.

RB Ben Martin, So., Wesley
Martin had a career-high 194 yards and three TDs on just five carries in a 70-2 win vs. Menlo. He had touchdown runs of 30, 68 and 69 yards in the win, averaging 38.8 yards per carry.

WR Justin Cruz, So., Oberlin
Cruz caught a career-high 14 balls, racking up a single-game school-record total of 242 yards and a career-best three touchdowns as the Yeomen defeated Allegheny 37-9. 

WR Holton Walker, Sr., Hampden-Sydney
Walker replaced his own name in the Hampden-Sydney record books as the Tigers handed Emory and Henry its first loss of the season, 49-27. Walker caught 10 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns, which each score going for 30 yards or more. The 275 receiving yards broke his own single-game school-record of 268 yards set against Maryville in the NCAA Division III playoffs last season. 

TE Casey Hippert, Sr., Worcester State
Hippert grabbed 11 receptions for a career-best 243 yards and three touchdowns in a 50-43 win vs. Mass-Dartmouth.

Defense

DE Isaiah Smith, Fr., Rochester
Smith recorded a season-high 17 tackles (eight solo) in Rochester's 34-20 win over RPI.

DT Alex Foust, So., Millsaps
Foust had a career-high 12 tackles, eight solo, for the Majors against Birmingham-Southern. Three of the tackles went for loss totaling eight yards.

DE Ollie Moorer, Fr., Bluffton
Moorer had four solo tackles, each one of them a sack as the Beavers defeated Earlham 24-22. Two of his sacks came on back-to-back plays to open the fourth quarter, forcing an Earlham punt. He also forced a fumble on Earlham's final snap of the game to prevent any last-second comeback. All four sacks came in the fourth quarter.

LB Jack Perez, Jr., Pacific
Perez led a solid defensive effort in the Boxers' 31-28 victory over No. 18 ranked Pacific Lutheran. He finished with 10 tackles (five solo), a half-tackle for loss and had two pass breakups. 

LB Jared Pratt, Sr., Washington and Jefferson
Pratt led the Presidents with 13 tackles (eight solo) in a 34-3 win at Bethany. He also had a tackle for loss, forced a fumble, and added a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry in the win.

LB Zach Brownell, Sr., Huntingdon
Brownell had 16 tackles, 15 of them solo stops, as the Hawks won 35-16 at Ferrum.

CB Kris Brown, So., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kris tied a school record with six pass breakups against Louisiana College. He led the team with a career-high 11 total tackles, nine of them solo stops. He added two tackles for loss and also returned a blocked field goal 26 yards to set up a UMHB touchdown. 

S Charles Fleck, Sr., Adrian
Fleck had a career-high 17 tackles including 14 solos in a 47-26 win over Albion. He also forced a fumble in the win. It was the most tackles by a Bulldog in four years. 

S Jacob Edleman, Sr., Central
Edleman had a career-high three interceptions in Saturday's 41-14 win over Loras, giving him four for the season and 13 for his career. He also added five tackles, three solo.

S Alex Jackson, Sr., Millsaps
Jackson had a game-high 17 tackles on Saturday against Birmingham-Southern, including two and a half tackles for loss. He also broke up a key pass in the red zone. His big play of the game was recovering a fumble at his own 27 and going 73 yards for a touchdown. 

CB Adam Saunders, So., Trinity (Texas)
Saunders picked off two passes, returning the first 45 yards for a touchdown. The second interception for Saunders was returned 37 yards, setting up the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter. As if that wasn't enough, Saunders also had a two-point conversion return for the Tigers, taking a blocked extra-point attempt all the way the other direction. The two-point return (at 4:50) came shortly after his touchdown return on the interception (at 5:39), accounting for eight Trinity points in a span of less than a minute. 

Special teams

K Kevin Shelton, Sr., Central
Sheldon was perfect on seven kicks and scored 11 of Central's 41 points on the way to beating Luther 41-14. His 41-yard field goal was his longest this season, while he also made one from 36 yards out. 

P Mitchell Blanchard, So., Berry
Blanchard punted five times for an average of 46.2 yards per kick, landing three of them inside the 20-yard line in a win vs. Hendrix.

ST Alex Stewart, So., Widener
Alex Stewart tied an NCAA record with three blocked punts, two of which were returned for a touchdown in Widener's 59-21 victory over Wilkes.

ST Brandon Bolock, Sr., Chicago
Bolock blocked three extra points for the Maroons in a 52-21 loss at Bethel.