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Games of Sept. 10-12, 2015

Offense

Jamal Watkins had a great day for Birmingham-Southern. Especially on kickoff returns. Especially in the fourth quarter. Birmingham-Southern photo by Jimmy Mitchell

QB Dominic Bona, Sr., Albion
Bona was 25-for-36 for 370 yards and four touchdowns, then ran for 86 yards and two more scores on nine carries. His 28-yard pass to Kyle Winchell with 6:36 left put Albion in front for good in a 60-49 win at Augustana.

OL Andrew Bochman, Matt Basler, Jeff Wallace, Ethan Rooney, Adam Banks, Mass. Maritime
The Buccaneers offense ran 80 plays (48 rushing, 32 passing), amassing 541 yards of total offense with only one sack and one QB hurry in a 48-13 win vs. SUNY-Maritime.

RB Jacob Holmes, Jr., Becker
Holmes set school records of 232 rushing yards, 279 all-purpose yards and 13.6 yards per carry in the Hawks' 37-26 win over MIT. Holmes broke or tied eight school records. Early in the second half, Holmes raced 93 yards for a touchdown, another Becker record, and the longest run of the season by any collegiate football player in the country at any level. Holmes also had two field goals and four extra points for a school single-game record of 10 kicking points. Add in three touchdowns and he accounted for 31 of the Hawks' 37 points. 

RB Mason Dixon, Jr., Beloit
Dixon put up his third career 200-plus yard game, a record he shares with two others at Beloit, including his father. He finished with 210 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries.

WR Malik Pressley, So., FDU-Florham
Pressley had a record-breaking start to the season by hauling in 15 receptions for 309 yards and four touchdowns in the Devils' 34-29 victory over TCNJ. He broke the school record for yards in a game and matched the program's single-game touchdown reception record.

WR Eric Hoy, Fr., Randolph-Macon
Hoy made 12 catches for 240 yards and two TDs, the most yards by a freshman in Randolph-Macon history. His performance helped Randolph-Macon defeat Averett 49-28.

TE Mitch Gallagher, Jr., St. Lawrence
Gallagher scored two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground in a 42-28 win vs. Norwich. He caught eight passes for 66 yards and added five carries for 12.

Defense

DE Wyatt McRae, Sr., Rhodes
McRae was an absolute menace on the defensive line, accounting for eight tackles in a win against Pomona including four and a half tackles for loss, two and a half sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery as the Lynx defense harassed the Sagehens in a 28-7 win.

DT Korey Zavala, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Zavala was a disruptive force in the middle for the Cowboys and helped keep Marquis Barrolle contained. He had eight tackles, six solo, two tackles for loss, forced a fumble and broke up a pass. He also had a huge sack on a two-point conversion to keep it a one-point game in the closing minutes.

DE Justin Broussard, Jr., Southwestern
Broussard led Southwestern to its first win of the 2015 season, a 7-6 victory at McMurry. He led the Pirates defensive unit that did not allow the War Hawks to reach the end zone. Broussard posted nine tackles, including five for loss, and three sacks. He also forced a fumble. Broussard's five tackles for loss totaled 26 yards.  

LB Zack Schmerge, So., Ohio Northern
Schmerge had a career-high 16 tackles, 10 solo, as well as a tackle for loss in only his second career start to lead Ohio Northern past Utica 29-22.

LB Justin Bute, Jr., Oberlin
Bute made a career-high 15 tackles, including 11 solo stops in the Yeomen's 28-24 win over Kenyon. That total included a key sack that short-circuited a Lords' drive in the second half as they attempted to make a comeback.

LB Darian Candler, Jr., Texas Lutheran
Candler collected a career-high 14 tackles (eight solo) in the Bulldogs' home loss to Hardin-Simmons. He also notched a sack for five yards and three and a half tackles for loss of 10 yards.

LB Mason Bloomquist, Jr., St. Scholastica
Bloomquist recorded 10 tackles, including three sacks and an interception that led to the team's first touchdown in a 22-10 win vs. MacMurray.

CB Obi Etuka, Jr., Western New England
Etuka set a school record with four interceptions in a 31-0 Presidents' Cup victory at Westfield State. He also had five tackles and broke up two other passes. Two of his picks led to 14 Golden Bears points. He helped a WNE defense that allowed just 182 total yards (56 on the ground) as the Golden Bears earned the first shutout in the series since 1990.

S Zach Matter, Jr., Central
Matter picked off a pair of Monmouth passes, including one in overtime to help the Dutch to a 23-17 overtime victory. His 10 tackles (eight solo) also set a career high.

S Kenny Sweet, Jr., Husson
Sweet totaled three interceptions, tying the school's single-game record and returning them for a total of 100 yards in a 44-2 win vs. Alfred State. He finished with four pass breakups in the win.

CB Walter Love III, So., Olivet
Love led the team with 13 total tackles, 11 of them solo stops, in Olivet's 42-32 win at Carthage. He also had an interception to stop a Red Men drive in the first quarter.

Special teams

K Lenana Meekisho, Sr., George Fox
Meekisho had a George Fox first on Saturday, as the punter and kickoff specialist was called on for a long-range field goal attempt and delivered from 49 yards out to cut Redlands lead to 14-10. George Fox eventually went on to win 39-35. He also had a 49-yard punt, pinning Redlands on its 1-yard line.

P Mitchell Blanchard, Jr., Berry
Blanchard punted seven times for a 41.3-yard average, including placing four of his punts inside the 20 in a 16-13 overtime win over LaGrange. (By the way, that game-winning field goal? One of three Blanchard made, in three attempts.)

RET Jamal Watkins, So., Birmingham-Southern
Watkins returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in the fourth quarter to help lift the Panthers past in-state rival Huntingdon 35-34. He had a 92-yard kickoff return to open the period and went 93 yards for another with under a minute left in the game. He also caught a touchdown pass in the second quarter.

ST Andy Webb, Jr., Illinois College
Webb recovered a fumble on a punt return by Rose-Hulman, putting the Blueboys in position to score one play later. He then blocked a punt and recovered the fumble himself, putting IC inside the Rose-Hulman 30-yard line. The Blueboys went on to score again and take a 21-20 lead, their only lead of the game.