Bastante earns All-Conference honors for the third time in his career with his second team All-NEC selection today (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

Corbett and Satkowski selected to first team on offense, Bastante and Mulumba collect second team accolades

NEC Postseason Awards Announcement

EASTON, Mass. (November 23, 2022) – Four members of the Stonehill College football program have earned All-Northeast Conference (NEC) honors as selected by the league's eight head coaches, the Conference office announced today.

Senior offensive lineman David Satkowski and junior running back Jermaine Corbett lead the quartet from Stonehill to earn All-NEC honors following the Skyhawks first season at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) with first team honors, while fifth-year offensive lineman Joe Bastante and junior linebacker Marje Mulumba were both selected to the second team. While the group comprise the program's first four All-NEC selections in program history, they give head coach Eli Gardner 42 All-Conference selections over his seven years as head coach.

Satkowski, named a William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist by the National Football Foundation this fall, earns All-Conference honors for the first time in his career with his selection to the All-NEC first team. The Skyhawks starting right tackle has started all 19 games at the position over the last two seasons. He keyed a Stonehill offensive line that blocked for the No. 2-ranked offense in the NEC behind Conference champion and FCS Playoffs participant Saint Francis (Pa.) University. Stonehill leads the NEC in rushing offense (207.7 yds/gm) and third (43.7-percent) and fourth down conversions (64.3%) and is ranked second in scoring offense (30.6 ppg), third in total offense (385.8 yds/gm) and first downs (21.2 per game) and fifth in passing offense (178.1 yds/gm). The Skyhawks offensive line allowed the second-fewest sacks (18) in the NEC this fall.

Corbett	Satkowski
Bastante	Mulumba

Satkowski, who started all nine games this season and ten games as a junior in 2021, was the lone NEC representative named on the list of Campbell Trophy semifinalists by the NFF. The secondary education and history dual major has earned a 3.79 cumulative grade point average and was named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll every semester, with Academic Distinction status four semesters for having a GPA between 3.50 and 3.99 and Academic Excellence honors for having a perfect 4.0 semester GPA once.

Corbett, a two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week, earns All-Conference honors for the first time with his first team All-NEC selection. He appeared in seven games for Stonehill this fall and finished second among NEC rushing leaders with his 110.6 yards per game, while his 774-yard total ranks fourth. He ranks fourth with his team-best nine rushing touchdowns and 6.3 yards per carry, finishing the year with 123 total attempts and ten touchdowns to rank fourth in the NEC. He finished seventh among NEC scoring leaders with 60 points, while his 8.6 points per game are good for second in the Conference.

Corbett surpassed 100 rushing yards in three of his seven games played this season, giving him four over the course of his career, including a season-high 227 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns in Stonehill's 50-10 win over Wagner College on November 5. He recorded a career-high 254 yards on 31 attempts and two scores against Saint Anselm College in 2021. Corbett reached the end zone in five of the seven games he played, and registered 12 receptions for 107 yards and another touchdowns to finish with 881 all-purpose yards and the ten total touchdowns. He will enter the 2023 season with 1,167 career yards on 197 rushing attempts and 11 touchdowns, having totaled 12 total touchdowns for his career.

Bastante earns All-Conference honors for the third-straight year with his second team All-NEC selection. The Skyhawks offensive lineman started all nine games at center this fall and finished his career having started 28 of 35 games over his Stonehill career on the line. He led a line that blocked for the No. 2-ranked offense in the NEC behind Conference champion and FCS Playoffs participant Saint Francis (Pa.) University. Stonehill leads the NEC in rushing offense (207.7 yds/gm) and third (43.7-percent) and fourth down conversions (64.3%) and is ranked second in scoring offense (30.6 ppg), third in total offense (385.8 yds/gm) and first downs (21.2 per game) and fifth in passing offense (178.1 yds/gm). The Skyhawks offensive line allowed the second-fewest sacks (18) in the NEC this fall.

Corbett earns All-NEC first team honors after finishing among Conference rushing and scoring leaders (PHOTO BY Bob Blanchard)

Bastante, a two-time All-Northeast-10 Conference selection with his first team award in 2021, scored a touchdown in his final collegiate game against Central Connecticut State University on Saturday with a three yard carry to put Stonehill in front 14-12 just before halftime. He has been named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll multiple semesters and has been an integral piece to an offensive line that has seen Stonehill rank among Conference team offensive categories each of the last three seasons, leading the NE10 in total offense (408.7) 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) in 2021.

Mulumba, an NE10 All-Rookie Team selection in 2021, earns All-Conference honors for the first time with his second team All-NEC award. The Skyhawks rover started all nine games this fall and finished third on the team in tackles with 53 (30 solo), including a team-high 9.0 tackles for a loss of 53 yards, team-best 3.5 sacks for a loss of 35 yards, a forced fumble, interception and two pass breakups. He ranks eighth among NEC leaders in tackles for loss and ninth in sacks. Mulumba totaled a career-high nine tackles in back-to-back games against Duquesne University (10/1) and at Sacred Heart University (10/2), adding 2.0 tackles for a loss of 14 yards and 1.0 sacks for a loss of nine in the win over Duquesne.

Mulumba has appeared in 17 games over the first two years of his Stonehill career, totaling 84 tackles (45 solo), including 13.5 tackles for a loss of 73 yards, 6.0 sacks for a loss of 52, two forced fumbles and four pass breakup with the one interception.

Stonehill finished its inaugural Division I season with a 4-5 record overall, including 2-5 in the NEC. Among the Skyhawks five setbacks, three were by less than one score. Stonehill collected nine NEC Prime Performer awards over the course of the season, with Corbett a two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore quarterback Ashur Carraha a two-time NEC Rookie of the Week that was also named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List. Stonehill was recognized as a team as the FedEx Ground National Team of the Week by StatsPerform following its 24-20 win over Duquesne University in its NEC debut that was broadcast live on ESPN3.

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