Games of Oct. 1-2, 1999

Offense

QB Joel Parrett, Bluffton
The senior went 22-for-28 against No. 21 Hanover, for 411 yards and three touchdowns through the air, as well as scoring one on the ground in a 41-38 loss.

OL Clint Fox, Rick Orr, Jeremy Poeppelman, Dan Voress and Jason Wright, Bluffton
See above to get an idea for how much time the Bluffton quarterback had to throw the ball. The line was the protection for more than 500 yards of total offense.

RB Andrew Notarfrancesco, Catholic
The senior carried only 20 times, but rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-2 win against Salisbury State, for a 6.6 yards-per-carry average

RB David Burrill, Massachusetts Maritime
The sophomore carried 33 times for 224 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run.

WR Larry Holmes, John Carroll
Holmes caught only six balls, but for 165 yards and three touchdowns as John Carroll took Mount Union to triple overtime.

WR Matt Eisenberg, Juniata
Eisenberg set three Juniata single-game records with 14 receptions for 314 yards and four touchdown catches (35, 70, 40 and 21 yards). The junior also established an MAC single-game record for yards and tied the conference touchdown catches standard. The 314 yards are the highest single-game total in Division III this season.

TE Steve Horsman, WPI
One of two star players on offense for WPI in their 49-28 victory at Kings Point, Horsman caught 10 passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns -- all career highs. The TD passes were of 10,5, and 12 yards. The 10-yarder came as the half was expiring on a fake field goal attempt, giving WPI a 21-14 lead.

Defense

DL Anthony Gagliardo, FDU-Madison
The senior had a standout day in the Delaware Valley backfield with three tackles for loss plus two sacks in six total tackles, and returned a fumble for a 15-yard touchdown in the 38-19 win. The defensive unit held Del Val to minus-3 yards rushing.

DL Cornelius White, Rowan
Had two sacks and five total tackles to lead a line that held the College of New Jersey to 56 yards on 41 carries in a 40-3 win.

DL Justin Harris, Alma
Harris recorded 11 tackles, including seven for losses and five sacks, as Alma defeated Thomas More 35-7. Harris paced an Alma defense which gave up just 189 total yards while allowing the Saints to cross midfield just once. The junior leads the team with ten sacks on the season.

DL Dane Lundgren, Wheaton
The freshman recorded 14 total tackles, 12 solo, to lead a Crusader defense that held North Central to 87 yards of total offense. Lundgren had three tackles for loss and caused two fumbles.

LB Brian Kowalski, Rochester
Kowalski had a career-high 21 tackles as the Yellowjackets held Matt Robbens, the second-ranked passer in D-III, to 14-for-31 accuracy and 164 yards. The sophomore had four tackles for loss.

LB Jon Crumley, Buffalo State
Jon was in on more than one-fourth of the Buffalo State defensive stops as Brockport ran 80 plays, 10 incomplete passes . He also helped the defense hold the Golden Eagles to under 3.0 yards per play. The senior had 20 total tackles, three for loss, caused a fumble and broke up a pass.

LB Brad Lohr, Ohio Northern
Had career-high 19 tackles and an interception in first-ever start at middle linebacker in No. 23 Ohio Northern's 32-10 win at Marietta. Lohr's pick with eight seconds left in the first half set up a 21-yard TD pass and gave ONU a 29-10 halftime lead.

DB Jeff Martin, WPI
WPI picked six passes on the day, and Martin had three of them, one in his own end zone. The junior registered 11 total tackles (nine solo) in the 49-28 win at Kings Point.

DB Wallace Morris, Wilmington
The sophomore had 13 total tackles (10 solo), two tackles for loss and an interception in a 45-8 win against Mt. St. Joseph.

DB Seth Mastrine, Wooster
The junior cornerback intercepted a school- and conference-record four passes, including one in the back of the end zone in overtime, to lead Wooster to a 13-10 victory at Allegheny. It marked the first time the Scots have beaten Allegheny in 12 tries and was just Allegheny's second NCAC home loss this decade. The 6-1, 155-pounder also made three tackles and recorded a pass breakup.

DB Jeff Brennan, Buena Vista
The senior had eight total tackles, including one for loss, and two interceptions in a 59-7 win against Cornell.

Special teams

K Adam Kennett, Western Connecticut
Kennett accounted for all the scoring with field goals from 19, 28, 29 and 35 yards in a 12-9 win against Plymouth State. One was the game-winner with three seconds left.

P Matt Mahaffey, Wooster
Mahaffey averaged 41.8 yards per punt and pinned Allegheny inside its own 20 four times to help Wooster win the field position battle against the Gators in a 13-10 win. Mahaffey leads the conference and is among the Top 20 in the country with an average punt of 40.2 yards per punt

RET Gary Stone, Bethel
Stone returned four kicks for 176 yards to lead the Royals in their 39-13 win against St. Olaf. Stone returned a kick to St. Olaf's 25-yard line to set up Bethel's first touchdown and returned a kick 79 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to put Bethel up 34-13.