MASCAC Football Weekly Awards 10/27
MJ Bakaysa of Worcester State, Thomas Rocha of Bridgewater State, Stephen Jurbala of Mass. Maritime and Nicolay Boyce of Anna Maria take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week accolades.
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Offensive Player of the Week |
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Bakaysa recorded six touchdowns on 21-of-26 attempt (80.8 completion percentage) and 287 yards with a 249.6% efficiency rating in the Lancers’ 52-27 win over Dean. Averaged 11 yards per throw and threw touchdown passes of 20, 7, 25, 20, 33 and 25 yards in the win. Broke both school records for touchdowns in a game and completion percentage in a single contest. |
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Defensive Player of the Week |
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Rocha notched five tackles (four solo), including a pair of sacks and forced a fumble in the Bears’ 35-15 MASCAC win over UMass Dartmouth. With the Bears’ trailing 9-7 in the third quarter, Rocha’s strip sack gave the Bears’ great field position at the UMD 37. On the very next play, Isaiah Wright broke free for a 37-yard touchdown to give the Bears a lead they would not relinquish. |
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Special Teams Player of the Week |
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Jurbala, with eight seconds left in the fourth quarter, Jurbala blocked a would-be 19-yard winning field goal by Framingham State to preserve the Buccaneers’ 14-12 win over the previously undefeated-in-conference Rams. Weekly Report 10/27 |
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Rookie of the Week |
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Boyce guided the AMCATS to their fifth straight MASCAC victory in the 30-22 win over Fitchburg State, throwing two touchdown passes of 10 and 8 yards while completing 13 passes for 114 yards through the air. The dual-threat freshman also added 34 yards on 14 carries, punching in a rushing touchdown and converting a two-point attempt to help seal the win. |