MASCAC Football Weekly Awards 10/28
Kamryn Holmes of WestConn, Shane Meerbott of UMass Dartmouth, Jonah Bassett Jr. of Plymouth State and Dexter Brown of Fitchburg State grab the MASCAC Football weekly awards.
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Offensive Player of the Week |
| Holmes rushed 18 times for 107 yards, averaging 5.9 yards per carry, and scored five rushing touchdowns in WestConn’s 61-7 win over Worcester State to help the Wolves remain unbeaten in league play. Holmes scored twice each on runs of one and seven yards with his fifth touchdown coming on a five-yard run. He also caught a pass for six yards. |
Defensive Player of the Week
Shane Meerbott, UMass Dartmouth
Graduate, Defensive Back, Cumberland, RI
Meerbott had an outstanding game as UMass Dartmouth defeated Bridgewater State, 51-7, recording eight
tackles, including a team-high six solos. He also had two interceptions for 54 yards, including one for a pick-six.
He posted his first interception late in the second quarter for a 17-yard return. Meerbott then intercepted
another pass, returning it 37-yards for the touchdown.
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Special Teams Player of the Week |
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Bassett blocked a punt and returned it to the house for a 59-yard touchdown return to help the Panthers top Westfield State, 35-7, on Saturday. Leading 21-0 early in the third quarter, Bassett, Jr. got around the left side and had a clear path to the kicker at midfield. He extended to block the kick and scooped up the ball at the WSU 39-yard line before cruising up the left sideline for the TD. He added five tackles (three solo). |
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Rookie of the Week |
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Brown totaled five tackles on four solo stops and one assisted tackle as well one sack and two tackles for loss in the Falcons’ 26-6 victory over Vermont State Castleton Spartans on Saturday. |