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September 2, 2008

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Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Week

Travis Poole, American International (Sr., WR, Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Caught 10 passes for a school-record 253 yards and three touchdowns in the 45-19 win at C.W. Post. Had scoring catches for 73, 14 and 27 yards, respectively.

Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Week

Kyle Sandberg, Southern Connecticut (Jr., FS, Toms River, N.J.) – Recorded six tackles and picked off three passes in the 26-21 win over West Virginia Wesleayan. Also had a fumble recovery.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Greg Nowak, Assumption (Fr., K, West Palm Beach, Fla.) - Set the punting average record in his first collegiate game with six punts for a total of 302 yards, an average of 50.3 yards per punt. Had a long punt of 67 yards and made four punts of 50+ yards, while three landed inside the 20.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kertis Hussey, American International (Jr., WR, Paterson, N.J.) - Caught seven passes for 90 yards and had three touchdown receptions in the 45-19 win at C.W. Post. Scoring plays went for 24, 14 and 24 yards, respectively.

Rob Parent, American International (So., QB, West Warwick, R.I.) - Tied the record for passing touchdowns in a game with six while completing 18-of-30 passes for 344 yards in the 45-19 win at C.W. Post.

Chris Martino, Assumption (Sr., DB, Lincroft, N.J.) - Against Sacred Heart made 11 tackles, eight of which were solo and three assisted. Broke up three passes and had two kick returns for a total of 14 yards.

Michael Duffy, Bentley (Jr., LB, Plymouth, Mass.) - In the 35-22 win over Millersville, had ten tackles, including five solo stops, and three quarterback sacks, resulting in losses of 27 yards.

John Studley, Bentley (Sr., WR, Peabody, Mass.) - Caught ten passes for a career-best 157 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-22 win over Millersville. Pulled in a 46-yard TD pass in the second quarter and a six-yarder on the opening play of the fourth quarter.

Kyle Tuthill, Bentley (So., WR, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) - Caught nine passes for 183 yards, the most by a Bentley player in six years, and two touchdowns in the 35-22 win over Millersville. Touchdowns covered 15 and 18 yards, with the former erasing a Marauders’; 16-14 lead.

John White, Bentley (Sr., QB, Kingston, Mass.) - Threw for 371 yards, the second highest total of his career, and four touchdowns in the 35-22 win over Millersville. Completed 23-of-38 passes, had an efficiency rating of 166.75, and amassed 377 yards total offense.

Jarom Freeman, Southern Connecticut (Jr., RB, Peekskill, N.Y.) - Rushed for 242 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 26-21 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. Also had 32 yards receiving.

Weekly Notes:

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL: Rob Parent tied the record for passing touchdowns in a game with six in the 45-19 win at C.W. Post on Saturday. The six passing touchdowns were also tied the single-game team record, which was set in AIC’s 44-36 overtime win at Bryant back on Nov. 4, 2000 when current quarterbacks coach Tom Guy completed 19-of-39 passes for 272 yards and school-record six TDs. Senior Wide Receiver Travis Poole broke the school record for receiving yards in a game with 253 yards.

ASSUMPTION: Freshman Kicker Greg Nowak set the punting average record in his first collegiate game with six punts for a total of 302 yards, an average of 50.3 yards per punt. For his efforts, Nowak was named the D2Football.com Special Teams Player of the Week.

BENTLEY: Friday night's win over Millersville was the 150th career victory recorded by Bentley coach Peter Yetten. Senior QB John White became the fourth player in school history to reach 5,000 passing yards and finished the game number three on Bentley’s all-time scoring list. Sophomore WR Kyle Tuthill posted the eighth highest single game receiving yard total, with 183. Saturday night’s game with Sacred Heart will mark the first time since 1997 that the two clubs will meet. Former Bentley All-America and two-time Northeast-10 Offensive Lineman of the Year Mackenzy Bernadeau made the Carolina Panthers' 53-man roster. He was a seventh round draft pick of the Panthers last April.