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September 15, 2008

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Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Week

Ray Gregg, Pace (Jr., QB, Stony Point, N.Y.) - Completed 25-of-36 passes for 269 yards and four touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 1.7 seconds left in the game in the 28-24 win over Stonehill.

Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Week

Andrew Jackson, Merrimack (Sr., DB, New Britain, Conn.) - Tallied two interceptions in the end zone and nine tackles against Bryant.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Stephan Neville, Stonehill (Fr., DB, Foxborough, Mass.) - Returned the opening kickoff 85-yards for a touchdown in the loss to Pace. Also recorded two solo tackles in the contest.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Adeboyega Akingba, American International (Sr., RB, Brooklyn, N.Y.) - Had 194 all-purpose yards in the 13-12 win at Southern Connecticut. Carried the ball 22 times for 83 yards, caught three passes for 26 yards and returned three kickoffs for 85 yards. The 53-yard kickoff return at the end of the fourth quarter helped setup the game-winning field goal.

Kertis Hussey, American International (Jr., WR, Paterson, N.J.) - Caught six passes for 70 yards and one touchdown in the 13-12 win at Southern Connecticut..

Marek Prezbylek, American International (Sr., K, Olsztyn, Poland) - Converted two field goals, which were from distances of 32 and 25 yards, and one PAT in the 13-12 win at Southern Connecticut. The 25-yard field goal with 15.2 seconds left in the game gave the team the win.

Brian Schuster, Pace (Sr., LB, Miller Place, N.Y.) - Recorded nine total tackles with one sack and a forced fumble in a win over Stonehill.

Andrew Pratt, Southern Connecticut (Jr., LB, West Haven, Conn.) - Led the team with 12 tackles (five solo), including one for a loss, versus American International.

Chris Palmer, Stonehill (Sr., WR, Santa Barbara, Calif.) - Hauled in five catches for 63 yards and two scores in the 28-24 loss at Pace. Snared a 15-yard scoring strike in the second quarter then grabbed a 29-yard score with 38 seconds left on 4th down.

Anthony Tomasz, Stonehill (So., DB, Hopkinton, Mass.) - Recorded eight tackles and had his first career interception, returning it 49 yards in the loss to Pace.

George Whetstone, Stonehill (Sr., DL, Westwood, Mass.) - In the 28-24 loss at Pace, finished with eight tackles (3.5 for loss), two sacks and a pass breakup.

Weekly Notes:

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL: The 13-12 win at Southern Connecticut was its first win at SCSU since recording a 34-20 win back on October 1, 1988. The Yellow Jackets have now won eight consecutive games dating back to last season, a streak that started with a 44-21 victory over Merrimack.

STONEHILL: Freshman Stephan Neville's (Foxborough, Mass.) 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown was the second kickoff return for a score in the last four games for the Skyhawks. The last two times Stonehill has had a receiver catch two touchdown passes in a game has both come against Pace. Chris Palmer (Santa Barbara, Calif.) had two in the loss on Saturday and J.J. Niamkey had two in last year's shutout over the Setters. The Skyhawks are now 4-1 when they score 20+ points under Rob Talley.