2017 MASCAC Football News
Westfield, MA — A total of 737 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall 2017 All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Student-athletes that compete in championship varsity sports offered by each of the MASCAC institutions during the Fall 2017 athletic season and have achieved a 3.20 cumulative or semester-based grade point average during the semester are eligible for selection to the Fall All-Academic Team. Worcester State University placed the most student-athletes on the Fall 2017 MASCAC All-Academic Team with 145 total, while Westfield State University (123), Bridgewater State University (89), Massachusetts Maritime Academy (77) and Fitchburg State University (73) followed. “The MASCAC had another successful semester as reflected by the large number of student-athletes recognized on the 2017 MASCAC Fall All-Academic Team,” Commissioner Baumann said. “Finding success in the classroom is equally as important as success on the field of play which our student-athletes have shown time and time again. I am extremely proud of their academic accomplishments.” The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as a football affiliate member in 2013.
Former University of Massachusetts Dartmouth gridiron standout Cory Burnham will continue his football career in the upcoming season, as he signed a professional contract with the New England Cavalry of the American Arena League (AAL) recently. He is the first in program-history to sign a professional contract.
Worcester State's Jacob Maher was named D3football.com All-America Honorable Mention after receiving All-East Region honors last week as announced by the organization.
Jaquan Harris of Framingham State and Jacob Maher of Worcester State have been named to the American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' All-America First Team as announced by the organization today.
Check out the highlights of the fall MASCAC season with a recap of the tournament and awards.
Four Massachusetts State Collegiate Athlete Conference football student-athletes were named to the D3football.com All-East Region Team as announced by the organization earlier this week.
47 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2017 Fall Sportsmanship Teams.
Jack Lavanchy of Bridgewater State, Joshua Onujiogu, Joe Wilder of Framingham State, Zach Ziemba of Plymouth State, Marvey Mathurin of UMass Dartmouth and Jacob Maher of Worcester State were named to the New England Football Writers DII/DIII Football All-New England team as announced on Sunday.
The Framingham State left tackle finished his career by making the all-conference team for a third time in addition to being selected the MASCAC offensive lineman of the year.
Adam Wojenski, Tom Burns, Ryan Clifford and Shaquille Joseph of Framingham State claim the final MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week honorees.
Sophomore quarterback Adam Wojenski (Stratford, Conn.) was selected the MVP as the Framingham State University football team captured their second straight New England Bowl with a 48-14 victory over Curry College this afternoon at Framingham's Bowditch Field.
The most successful Plymouth State University football season in a decade came to an end Saturday, as the College of Brockport knocked off the Panthers, 66-0, in the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship at Bob Boozer Field.
Following the conclusion of the fall regular season, Worcester State has the most points in the first round of the Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.
Quinn Fleeting of Western Connecticut State and Zach Ziemba of Plymouth State are the 2017 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2017 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.
UMass Dartmouth claims the final MASCAC Football Fan Play of the Week honor of the season after receiving the most votes in the poll which runs from Monday afternoon to Wednesday at noon.
Each week, the CCC, ECFC, MASCAC and the NEWMAC will share their football weekly honorees that have been nicknamed the Gridiron Greats leading up to the New England Football Bowl on November 18.
