ASC Players of the Week Announced
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of October 15)
OFFENSIVE
Jake Mullin, QB, Jr., McMurry
McMurry junior quarterback Jake Mullin (Burleson, TX / BHS) went 43 of 57 passing for 614 yards and four touchdowns without an interception to fuel a 60-16 road win over Texas Lutheran. Mullin, who also had eight carries for 53 yards, set single-game conference records for passing yards and total offense (657). He also directed an offense that set a new NCAA Division III record with 848 total yards, breaking a mark of 823 set by Westminster in 1998. Mullin, who takes the league's top weekly offensive award for the third time this season, completed his first 16 passes and had a TD toss in every quarter.
DEFENSIVE
Corey Hall, DE, Jr., McMurry
McMurry junior defensive end Corey Hall (Farmers Branch, TX / FBHS) had seven tackles – including five solo and four for a loss of 21 yards – 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble to fuel the War Hawks' 60-16 road win over Texas Lutheran. His sack total was a single-game high in the conference this season. Hall also spearheaded a unit that held the Bulldogs, who had scored over 40 points in three straight games, scoreless in the second half.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Devin Carter, KR, Jr., Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons junior Devin Carter (Hutton, TX / HHS) returned a kickoff 90 yards in the fourth quarter to set up a touchdown that iced a 64-39 road win over Sul Ross State. Carter totaled 112 yards on kickoff returns and also added 39 yards rushing and one catch for 12 yards. His 90-yard return started nine yards deep in the end zone and came right after the Lobos had rallied to pull with 50-39 with 6:01 to play. It was the second-longest return in the ASC this season.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
OFFENSE: Mary Hardin-Baylor QB LiDarral Bailey threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 85 more yards and another score to fuel a 52-12 win over Southern Oregon. . . . Sul Ross State RB Dominique Carson ran for 168 yards and two TDs on 18 carries and had three catches for 56 yards and another score in a loss to Hardin-Simmons. . . . Louisiana College RB Ryan Montague had two rushing TDs and also caught a 50-yard scoring pass in a 42-14 win over Howard Payne. . . . Hardin-Simmons RB Steven Rockwell had 167 yards and three TDs on 24 carries in a 64-39 win over SRSU. . . . East Texas Baptist RB Jair Stover had 158 yards on 25 carries in a 34-21 win over Mississippi College. . . . Mississippi College QB Tommy Reyer threw for a season-high 336 yards and two TDs in a loss to ETBU.
DEFENSE: East Texas Baptist S Solahudeen Muhammad had five tackles and an interception to lead a unit that held MC to one rushing yard. . . . Mary Hardin-Baylor LB Ty Dooley had a team-high 10 tackles in a win over Southern Oregon. . . . Hardin-Simmons DB Emmanuel Akers had 10 tackles and a pass break-up in a win over SRSU. . . . Mississippi College LB Blake Rowell had eight tackles, including four for loss against ETBU. . . . Louisiana College LB Nate Janzen had three solo tackles and an 11-yard sack in a win over HPU. . . . Howard Payne DL J.D. King had six tackles and two sacks against LC.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Mary Hardin-Baylor PK/P Chad Peevey hit a 47-yard field goal and was 7-for-7 on extra-point attempts as well as pinning one punt inside the 20-yard line. . . . Mississippi College P Jacob Chancellor averaged 44.2 yards on eight booms, including one inside the 20-yard line. . . . Howard Payne P Cote Schacherl averaged 43 yards on eight booms, including a long of 65.
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