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October 27, 2008

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Week

Chris Roberts, Southern Connecticut (Sr., QB, New Britain, Conn.) - Finished 15-of-30 for 242 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes - to four different receivers - in the win over Pace.

Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Week

Chris Carroll, Bentley (Jr., DB, Lynn, Mass.) - In the 30-12 win at Saint Anselm, had eight tackles, including 2.5 for losses, a pass-breakup and his conference-leading sixth interception of the season.

Northeast-10 Freshman of the Week

Tony Johnson, Merrimack (Fr., LB, Lynn, Mass.) - Tallied three sacks and four tackles in the 21-16 win at Stonehill. Also forced two fumbles.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kertis Hussey, American International (Jr., WR, Paterson, N.J.) - Caught five passes for 61 yards and had an additional 144 return yards to go with two touchdowns in the win at Assumption. Caught a 10-yard scoring pass and later returned a kickoff 97 yards for his second score.

Rob Parent, American International (So., QB, West Warwick, R.I.) - Completed 19-of-30 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns in the win at Assumption. Had scoring plays of 80 and 10 yards, respectively.

Rich Reichert, American International (Jr., LB, Kings Park, N.Y.) - Had 14 tackles with one tackle for loss and a bass breakup in the win at Assumption.

Tyson Garcia, Assumption (So., DB, Charlton, Mass.) - In a game against American International, made six tackles, three assisted, three solo. Also had three pass breakups and blocked two kick attempts.

John Studley, Bentley (Sr., WR, Peabody, Mass.) - Amassed 170 all-purpose running yards and caught a nine-yard pass for the go-ahead touchdown in a 30-12 win over Saint Anselm. Caught nine passes for 147 yards and had two carries for 23 yards. Moved into fourth on Bentley’s all-time receiving yards list with 1686 yards.

Rob Paradis, Saint Anselm (Sr., DB, Bristol, Conn.) - Finished with five tackles, including one for loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two interceptions versus Bentley.

Marc Wilson, Saint Anselm (Fr., QB, Farmington, Conn.) - Produced 237 yards of total offense in the loss to Bentley. Finished with 113 yards and one touchdown on the ground, while completing 16 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown in the air.

Landon Osborn, Southern Connecticut (So., LB, New Haven, Conn.) - Led the team with nine tackles and one sack in the win over Pace. Also had a team-high two pass breakups on the day.

John Wiechman, Southern Connecticut (So., RB, Buxton, Maine) - Rushed for 122 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in the win over Pace. Also had one reception on the day.

Weekly Notes:

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL: The Yellow Jackets extended their school-record winning streak to 14 games and tied the school-record for consecutive wins to open a season, eight, which was set in 1975 after beating Assumption 43-24. AIC is now 6-0 in the NE-10, which clinches at least a share of the conference title. The Yellow Jackets last won a conference championship in 2000 when they won the EFC Championship Game.

ASSUMPTION: Joey Fabiano caught seven passes for 104 yards and now has 45 this season for 425 yards. His career totals are now 106 receptions (tied for third in school history) for 1,170 (seventh in school history). Matt Sidebottom believed to be the first offensive linemen in Northeast-10 history to have two receptions in one game. Sidebottom, caught a pass that had been deflected at the line of scrimmage, and then scored on a tackle-eligible play of 10 yards.

BENTLEY: Senior John Studley moved into fourth on Bentley’s all-time receiving yards list with his fourth 100-yard game of the season boosting his total to 1,686.

SAINT ANSELM: In the game against Bentley on Saturday, freshman quarterback Marc Wilson has now surpassed the 100-yard mark in rushing five times this season, tying the Saint Anselm single-season record. He now also has 216 rushing attempts this season, shattering the previous record of 193 and he still has two games remaining. Senior Rob Paradis had two interceptions which tied a Saint Anselm single-game record. As a team, the Hawks forced seven Bentley turnovers, a Saint Anselm single-game record for turnovers forced.