Courtesy of UMass Dartmouth Sports Information 

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth junior cornerback Shaquille Brummitt (Brookline, Mass.) was chosen as the prestigious New England Football Writers Association Division II-III Golden Helmet recipient this afternoon at the weekly luncheon held on the campus of Harvard University.  Dartmouth College quarterback Dalyn Williams was voted as the Division I honoree.

Highly decorated, Brummitt was also named to the D3Football.com Team of the Week, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Northeast Defensive Player of the Week, and the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic (MASCAC) Defensive Player of the Week for his performance at Bridgewater State on Friday, Oct. 10.  He is the first Corsair to earn the Golden Helmet Award since DaVon Fuller (Washington, D.C.) was selected after intercepting four Worcester State passes on Oct. 19, 2013.  

Brummitt recorded a career-high three interceptions and broke up an additional pass in a 37-10 conference victory over the Bears.  The Brookline, Mass. product stopped three consecutive second-half drives to preserve the victory.  The defensive back returned his interceptions for a combined 20 yards.  Brummitt also registered a tackle.

The Corsairs (3-3, 2-2 MASCAC) produced five interceptions, two blocked punts, including one returned for a touchdown, a blocked field goal, and a fumble that resulted in a safety at Bridgewater State.  The five picks are the most by an UMass Dartmouth defense in the past 12 years.  Classmate Diego Hebra (Concord, N.H.) was selected as the ECAC Division III Northeast Rookie of the Week after registering a team-high nine tackles, a pass breakup, a blocked punt, and a 29-yard touchdown stemming from a blocked punt.

UMass Dartmouth is ranked among the Division III leaders in several categories, including blocked kicks (2nd, 6), turnovers gained (8th, 17), passing yards allowed (16th, 138.5), turnover margin (16th, 1.67 tpg), team passing efficiency (18th, 89.56), and passes intercepted (19th, 9). 

The Corsairs will return to action at 2:30 p.m. on Oct.  18, when UMass Dartmouth travels to Worcester State University (3-2, 1-2).