Felder named Offensive Player of the Week for fifth time in his career
Domercant repeats as NE10 Rookie of the Week
Felder earns NE10 Offensive Player of the Week honors for the fifth time in his career. (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes) |
EASTON, Mass. (September 14, 2021) – Two members of the Stonehill College offense that shined in Saturday night's 54-21 victory over Southern Connecticut State University have received weekly football honors from the Northeast-10 Conference.
Stonehill senior All-America running back Justin Felder, who received the New England Football Writers Division II/III Gold Helmet Award this week as well, has been named the NE10's Offensive Player of the Week, while freshman wide receiver Chris Domercant has been named the NE10 Rookie of the Week for the second-straight week.
Felder collects NE10 Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in his career after rushing for a program-record five touchdowns to lead the win over Southern Connecticut State on Saturday night. He led a Skyhawks offense that piled up 552 yards of offense by carrying the ball 22 times for a season-best 183 yards. The five rushing touchdowns surpass the previous program record of four set in 1989 by Frank Strachan, '90 against Merrimack College in 1989, and matched three times since – the latter of which coming by Jermetrius Troy, '13 against Pace University in 2011.
Felder scored the first two touchdowns of the game in the first quarter on runs of 17 and four yards as Stonehill staked out a 20-0 lead early in the second. He added a one-yard touchdown in the second quarter and then his two third quarter scores of nine and 13 yards helped break the game open. He rushed for over 100 yards for the sixth straight game dating back to 2019 and ninth time in his career overall.
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Felder, a D2Football.com Preseason All-American and College Football America Yearbook "Starting Lineup" selection entering the season, leads Division II after two weeks in rushing touchdowns (8), scoring (24.0 points per game), total points (48) and total touchdowns (8), while ranking second nationally in rushing yards (360) and rushing yards per game (180.0/gm) to lead the Northeast-10 Conference in both categories. Felder has surpassed 100 yards in each of the Skyhawks first two games and six straight dating back to his record-breaking 2019.
Felder, the first Stonehill football player to be named a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2019 when he also received the NEFBW College Division Gold Helmet Award, earned a spot on the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coaches' All-America second team and Don Hansen All-America second team during a record-breaking sophomore year as well. The NE10 Most Valuable Player earned All-Super Region 1 honors from Don Hansen (first team) and D2CCCA (second team) that season as well as New England Football Writers II/III All-Star and All-NE10 first team accolades.
Felder, who set single-season program records in 2019 for all-purpose yards (1,611), rushing yards (1,513), rushing touchdowns (16), total touchdowns (18) and points scored (108), posted Stonehill's first 100-point season in program history and was its first 1,000-yard rusher since Eddie Vachon, '11 in 2010. He enters this weekend having scored a program-record 26 rushing touchdowns in 20 career games played, while ranking third all-time with 29 total touchdowns and fourth with 2,302 yards rushing for his career.
Domercant, a true freshman, impressed again in his second collegiate game on Saturday night to earn NE10 Rookie of the Week honors for the second-straight week. He posted four receptions for a season-high 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Skyhawks' victory. His 83-yard touchdown catch and run early in the second quarter gave Stonehill a 20-0 lead after 16 minutes. He also added a 23-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter as the Skyhawks sealed the win in the second half.
Domercant ranks second in the NE10 and eighth nationally in Division II after two weeks with his three touchdown receptions, while ranking fourth in the NE10 with 188 receiving yards (36th nationally) and tenth with 3.5 receptions per game.
Stonehill (2-0, 0-0 NE10), listed among teams receiving votes in this week's AFCA Division II poll, is back in action on Saturday, when it visits rival Bentley University, also among teams receiving votes, for the NE10 opener for both in Waltham, Massachusetts, at 2 p.m. The Skyhawks return to W.B. Mason Stadium the following Saturday, September 25, to host Assumption University in an NE10 clash as part of Family Weekend at the College at 7 p.m.
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