MASCAC Football Weekly Report 9/29
Stephen Gacioch and Chris Gomes of UMass Dartmouth, George Lampros of Massachusetts Maritime and Josh Obisui of Worcester State take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week honorees brought to you by GEICO.
September 29, 2019
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Offensive Player of the Week |
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Gacioch amassed 409 yards of total offense (305 passing, 104 rushing) and accounted for all three touchdowns in the Corsairs’ 21-14 victory over Plymouth State. Completed 32-of-45 pass attempts and connected for touchdowns of five and three yards while averaging 4.7 yards per carry on 22 rushing attempts that featured three-yard touchdown run, including nine carries for 39 yards on final drive that consumed final 8:51 of contest. Gacioch, who entered the game ranked fifth nationally in Division III in total offense, accounted for all but 24 of Corsairs’ 433 yards of total offense as a team.
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Defensive Player of the Week |
| Gomes recorded seven total tackles, including six solo stops, and made a key fourth quarter stop on 4th-and-goal at his own one yard line to preserve unbeaten Corsairs’ 21-14 victory over Plymouth State. Helped defensive unit record 12 tackles for losses of 57 yards on day (including five sacks) and limit the Panthers to 115 yards of total offense. |
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Special Teams Player of the Week |
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Lampros converted all four of his extra point attempts and connected on a 32-yard field goal in the Buccaneers’ 31-7 victory over Westfield State. He also punted the ball three times for 148 total yards, 49.3 averaged per punt with a long of 62 yards. |
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Rookie of the Week |
| Obisui forced and recovered a fumble and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown and added three assisted tackles in the Lancers’ 42-28 setback to Western Connecticut State. After sacking the quarterback, his fumble put the Lancers up early in the second quarter. |