Athy earns All-NE10 first team honors for the second-straight season (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix) |
Five Skyhawks selected to All-NE10 first team to highlight selections
Pair also named to NE10 All-Rookie Team
NE10 Announces Postseason Football Honors
EASTON, Mass. (November 18, 2021) – Nine members of the Stonehill College football program have earned spots on the All-Northeast-10 Conference first and second teams, as selected by the Conference's nine head coaches, the league announced this afternoon.
Stonehill placed five on the All-NE10 first team – just one shy of its program-best of six in 2019, with senior offensive lineman Joe Bastante and freshman wide receiver Chris Domercant named on the offensive side of the ball, while fifth-years Nate Bresson and Sam Athy, along with senior Justin Levsky are first team selections on the defensive side.
Rounding out Stonehill's All-NE10 selections are seniors Justin Felder, Rudy Holland, Jr. and Garrett McCarthy, along with junior Thomas Walsh with second team honors. The Skyhawks nine All-NE10 selections are second-most in program history to their record total of 14 in 2019, when three teams were selected, but match the program best of nine when there are two All-NE10 teams set in 2014. The nine All-NE10 selections give Stonehill 114 honorees all-time in program history.
Domercant was also named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team, along with sophomore linebacker Marje Mulumba. The pair give the Skyhawks 23 All-Rookie team selections all-time since the program was started by the NE10 in 2008.
Bastante earns All-NE10 honors for the second time with first team honors for the first time after being selected to the second team in 2019. He started all ten games at right guard for a Stonehill offensive line this fall that paved the way for an offense that leads the NE10 in total offense with 408.7 yards per game and completion percentage (59.7%), while ranking second in rushing offense (195.9 yds/gm), third in scoring offense (30.1 ppg) and fourth in passing offense (212.8 yds/gm).
Athy |
Bastante |
Bresson |
Levsky |
Domercant |
Felder |
Holland, Jr. |
McCarthy |
Walsh |
Mulumba |
Bastante, a two-year starter at offensive line, has appeared in 26 games over his Stonehill career. The Skyhawks led the NE10 in total offense (415.8 yds/gm), completion percentage (62.5%) and third down offense (47.1%), second in rushing offense (193.7), fewest sacks allowed (1.60/gm) and pass efficiency (141.04) and third in scoring (31.9). He has also been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll for his efforts in the classroom.
Bresson earns All-NE10 honors for the second time with first team honors at defensive end for the first time after being named to the second team in 2019. The Gene Upshaw Award nominee has started all nine games played for Stonehill this fall and leads the NE10 with 10.0 sacks, while also posting 35 tackles (21 solo), including a team-high 10.5 tackles for a loss of 69 yards (4th NE10), with a pass breakup and blocked punt. He ranks fourth nationally in Division II for sacks per game and his sack total ranks sixth on Stonehill all-time single season list. Bresson earned NE10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for the first time in his career on October 12.
Bresson has started all 39 games he has played over his Stonehill career, finishing second in program history with 20.5 career sacks and third with 45.0 tackles for loss. He totaled 186 tackles for his career overall (95 solo), with three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, five pass breakups and two blocked kicks. Bresson has also been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and Athletics Director's Honor Roll over his career.
Levsky earns All-NE10 honors for the first time in his career with his first team selection at defensive end. He started all ten games for Stonehill this fall, totaling 41 tackles (16 solo), including 7.5 tackles for a loss of 41 yards, with 5.0 sacks (7th NE10) for a loss of 34, and a forced fumble.
Levsky appeared in 21 games over his Stonehill career with 59 tackles (21 solo), including 9.0 tackles for a loss of 44 yards, 5.5 sacks for a loss of 35 and the one forced fumble. He has also been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll for his efforts in the classroom.
Athy earns All-NE10 first team honors for the second time in his career with his spot at safety again after earning the honors for the first time in 2019. He started all ten games at strong safety again this season, finishing second on the team with 53 tackles (24 solo), including 4.5 tackles for a loss of nine yards, with two interceptions and six pass breakups. Athy ranks 20th in the NE10 for total tackles, seventh for pass breakups and eighth in interceptions.
Athy has appeared in 38 games over his Stonehill career, finishing with 182 tackles (85 solo), including 10.0 tackles for a loss of 22 yards, 1.0 sacks or a loss of four, a forced fumble, four fumble recoveries, four interceptions and seven pass breakups. Athy has also been named to both the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Domercant earns All-NE10 first team and NE10 All-Rookie Team honors after making an immediate impact for Stonehill as a true freshman. The three-time NE10 Rookie of the Week started all ten games for the Skyhawks this fall and averaged an NE10-best 21.5 yards per reception, ranking ninth nationally in Division II and shattering the program record, posting an NE10-best and Stonehill freshman record nine touchdown receptions (28th nationally) to rank fourth on the program's single-season list. He collected 38 receptions for an NE10 leading 818 yards overall, ranking second in the NE10 with 81.8 receiving yards per game and seventh in receptions.
Domercant posted 100-plus receiving yards three times this fall, including a season-high 132 yards on four receptions and two touchdowns in Stonehill's 54-21 win over Southern Connecticut State University in week two.
Felder, the 2019 NE10 Most Valuable Player and Stonehill's first Harlon Hill Trophy candidate, earns All-NE10 honors for the second-straight season with his second team selection. He started all nine games played this fall and leads the NE10 with 17 rushing (5th nationally) and total (8th) touchdowns, scoring (8th) with 102 points and rushing yards per game (8th) with 125.2. Felder is the first running back in program history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons, finishing the year with 215 carries (2nd NE10) for 1,127 yards (3rd – 16th nationally), ranking fourth in the NE10 for all-purpose yards (1,303 – 15th nationally). His rushing total is good for third on the program's single-season list, while he also broke his own single-season record for rushing touchdowns, while the total touchdowns are one shy of his program record and he own the only two 100-point scoring seasons in program history.
Bastante is a two-time All-NE10 performer with his first team selection (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix) |
Felder, named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches All-America Team and Don Hansen All-America second team in 2019, has appeared in 27 games over his Stonehill career, setting a program record for career rushing yards with 3,069 to go with a program-record 35 rushing touchdowns and 38 total touchdowns, while his 228 career points rank second in program history. He rushed for 100-plus yards 13 times over his career, including six this season, posting the first two 300-yard games in program history in back-to-back weeks in 2019, including a program-record 314 yards on 24 carries against Southern Connecticut State University. Felder received the 2019 New England Football Writers Division II/III Gold Helmet Award and collected three weekly Gold Helmets from the NEFBW over his career, while being named the NE10 Offensive Player of the Week five times.
Holland, Jr., earns All-NE10 honors for the first time in his career with his second team selection. He has started all ten games between Bresson and Levsky at defensive tackle for the Skyhawks this fall and finished with 37 tackles (12 solo), including 4.0 tackles for a loss of 19 yards, with 3.0 sacks for a loss of 19, and a forced fumble.
Holland, Jr., named to the NE10 All-Rookie Team as a freshman, has played 29 games over his Stonehill career with 86 tackles (27 solo), including 7.5 tackles for a loss of 28 yards, 5.5 sacks for a loss of 23, and the forced fumble. He has been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll for his efforts in the classroom as well.
McCarthy earns All-NE10 honors for the first time with his selection to the second team. The Stonehill linebacker has started all ten games this fall and leads the Skyhawks with 69 tackles (27 solo), ranking tenth among NE10 tackles leaders, with 5.5 tackles for a loss of 19 yards, 2.0 sacks for a loss of ten, and an interception. McCarthy recorded a career-best 11 tackles (four solo), with 1.5 sacks for a loss of five yards, against Franklin Pierce University on November 6.
McCarthy has played 23 games over his Stonehill career, posting 84 tackles (34 solo), with the 5.5 tackles for a loss of 19 yards, including 2.0 sacks, and an interception. He has been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll and Athletic Director's Honor Roll status for his efforts in the classroom as well.
Bresson earns All-NE10 honors for the second-straight year with his first team selection (PHOTO BY Jan Volk/SportsPix) |
Walsh earns All-NE10 honors for the first time in his career with his second team selection, joining Bastante as Stonehill offensive linemen on the All-Conference teams. He started all ten games on the left side of the Skyhawks offensive line this fall, splitting time at tackle and guard, helping pave the way for an offense that leads the NE10 in total offense with 408.7 yards per game and completion percentage (59.7%), while ranking second in rushing offense (195.9 yds/gm), third in scoring offense (30.1 ppg) and fourth in passing offense (212.8 yds/gm).
Walsh has appeared in 16 games his first two seasons at Stonehill. He saw action in six games as a freshman in 2019, as the Skyhawks led the NE10 in total offense (415.8 yds/gm), completion percentage (62.5%) and third down offense (47.1%), second in rushing offense (193.7), fewest sacks allowed (1.60/gm) and pass efficiency (141.04) and third in scoring (31.9).
Mulumba earns a spot on the NE10 All-Rookie Team after starting all eight games played at linebacker for Stonehill this fall. He finished with 31 tackles (15 solo), including 4.5 tackles for a loss of 20 yards, 2.5 sacks for a loss of 17, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. Mulumba totaled a season-high eight tackles (two solo) in the Skyhawks win over Saint Anselm College on October 16 and registered a season-best 2.0 tackles for a loss of three yards as part of a six-tackle day in his collegiate debut, a win over Bloomsburg (Pa.) University in week one.
Stonehill finished its 2021 season with an 8-2 record overall, including a 6-2 mark in the NE10 to finish third in the final regular season standings. The Skyhawks finished their season with three-straight wins to reach the eight win mark for the first time since its NE10 regular season championship campaign in 2013 (8-3), while posting its first 8-2 season since 1996. The Skyhawks finished 6-2 in NE10 play for the first time since posting an 8-1 mark in 2013.
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