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November 10, 2008

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Northeast-10 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week

Marc Wilson, Saint Anselm (Fr., QB, Farmington, Conn.) - Rushed for a single-game high 285 yards on 35 carries to lead the Hawks to a team-record 448 yards on the ground in the 28-14 win at Pace. Scored one touchdown on a 67-yard run up the middle and then threw for a passing touchdown later in the game. In addition, also punted three times, including two that pinned Pace down inside the 10 yard line. The 285 yards rushing is a season-high mark in the NE-10 this season.

Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Week

Brian Tormollan, Saint Anselm (Sr., LB, Waterville, Maine) - Finished his final career game with eight tackles, one fumble recovery and one interception in a 28-14 win at Pace.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Joey Fabiano, Assumption (Sr., WR, Westwood, Mass.) - In his final game against Merrimack caught a career high 11 passes for a total of 119 yards and one touchdown. Averaged 10.8 yards per catch with a long reception of 44 yards.

John Studley, Bentley (Sr., WR, Peabody, Mass.) - Became the sixth player in school history to reach the 1,000-yard receiving mark for a season, with nine catches for 121 yards versus Stonehill.

James Suozzo, Merrimack (Fr., QB, Everett, Mass.) - Tallied a career-high four touchdown passes on 24-of-39 passing for 338 yards, in the 34-7 win over Assumption.

Nathaniel Ford, Pace (Jr., RB, Jamaica, N.Y.) - Rushed for 191 yards on the ground on 25 carries against Saint Anselm. Had a 57-yard touchdown run and averaged 7.6 yards per carry.

Luke St. Marie, Saint Anselm (Jr., RB, Mill Creek, Wash.) - Carried the ball 27 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 road win at Pace. One of the scoring plays came from 19 yards out as he broke two tackles to find the end zone.

Ty Marshall, Southern Connecticut (Sr., WR, College Park, Ga.) - Had eight catches for 162 yards and a touchdown in the win over No. 16 American International. Caught the game-winning touchdown late in the third quarter. Seven of his catches were for first downs, and each was at least 14 yards - including a 63-yard reception.

Andrew Pratt, Southern Connecticut (Jr., LB, West Haven, Conn.) - Anchored the Owls' defense with a team-high nine tackles (eight solo) and three sacks in the win over American International.

Stephan Neville, Stonehill (Fr., DB, Foxboro, Mass.) - Picked off two passes and recorded two solo tackles in the 35-7 win over Bentley.

Cruz Parsons, Stonehill (Sr., QB, Signal Hill, Calif.) - Playing in his final collegiate contest, was 9-of-15 for 167 yards and three touchdowns as the Skyhawks snapped a 14-game losing streak to Bentley.

Weekly Notes:

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL: AIC, which is making its first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, is seeded third in Super Region I and will host sixth-seeded Seton Hill Saturday at John Homer Miller Field. The Yellow Jackets had three school-record streaks come to an end after losing to Southern Connecticut - consecutive wins (15), consecutive wins at home (13) and consecutive wins to start a season (9).

ASSUMPTION: Joey Fabiano (Westwood, Mass.) caught 11 passes, which is fourth best in Hounds' history for 119 yards versus Merrimack. In his career he caught 123 passes third best in Hounds' history for 1,361 yards fourth-best in Hounds' history. His 62 receptions this season tied for the most in a single season and his eight touchdown catches this season tied the single-season record. Chris Martino (Lincroft, N.J.) completed his career at 151-156--307 (sixth best in Hounds' history) and Dustin Zitzmann (Pinellas Park, Fla.) became the ninth Greyhound to reach 300 tackles. He now has 109-192--301 in his career.

BENTLEY: Senior John Studley (Peabody, Mass.) recorded the sixth 1,000-yard receiving season in school history, finishing with 1,031. His 82 catches this season was the second highest total in school history, and he finished his career third on Bentley’s all-time lists (154 for 1,893). Sophomore center Jared Kawadler (Sharon, Mass.) was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 first team. Junior LB Matt Zahoruiko (North Andover, Mass.) became the first Bentley player in eight years to record at least 100 tackles in a season, finishing at 107.

MERRIMACK: With his sixth interception of the year, senior Mike O'Brien set the single-season school record for picks in a year.

SAINT ANSELM: Freshman quarterback Marc Wilson rushed for a single-game high 285 yards on 35 carries to lead the Hawks to a team-record 448 yards on the ground in the 28-14 win at Pace. Wilson becomes the first 1,000 yard rusher in Saint Anselm history as he finishes his rookie season with 1,214 yards, breaking the old single-season mark of 951 yards. He also shattered the single-season record for rushing attempts as he finished with 270, breaking the previous record of 193.

SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: The Owls have qualified for the NCAA Playoffs for the fourth straight year. They closed the regular season with seven straight wins and won their last 25 regular season games that take place on or after Oct. 1. The last loss in October came back in 2004. SCSU is 1-3 all-time in the NCAA Playoffs. In the win over American International on Saturday, Andrew Pratt became the first Owl since Rashard Howard in 2005 to record three sacks in a game.