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10/13/22 - Jelani Mason, Sr/2025, Merrimack + More +

SEPT 26 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jelani Mason, MC (WR, So.),...Mason hauled in a game-high 71 yards on four catches in Merrimack's win over Delaware State. The sophomore wide receiver had a 54-yard touchdown grab from Jacari Carter in the first quarter to put the Warriors in front, 14-0, at the conclusion of the stanza. - NEC Football

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WR Jelani Mason, Merrimack
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10/13/22 - Jack Zergiotis, rJr/2025, Merrimack + More +

SEP 19 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Jack Zergiotis, MC (QB, So.),...Zergiotis, a UConn transfer, accounted for 294 passing yards and three touchdowns in Merrimack's 28-21 overtime defeat to Harvard. The sophomore went 23-of-41 with his game-best 76-yard toss resulting in a Jacari Carter touchdown late in the third quarter. Zergiotis was also named the NEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week. - NEC Football

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QB Jack Zergiotis, Merrimack
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10/13/22 - Garry Rosemond Jr., rSr/2026, Merrimack + More +

SEP 19 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Garry Rosemond Jr., MC (DB, So.),...Rosemond, a two-time Prime Performer and two-time NEC Player of the Week honoree (Special Teams Player of the Week - Sept. 12; Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 17), posted four tackles in Merrimack's overtime defeat to Harvard. The sophomore defensive back had a pair of interceptions to up his league-best total to four on the season. - NEC Football

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CB Garry Rosemond Jr., Merrimack
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10/13/22 - Garry Rosemond Jr., rSr/2026, Merrimack + More +

SEP 12 NEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Garry Rosemond Jr., Merrimack, DB, So., 5-10, 175, Washington, D.C./St. John's HS (Washington, D.C.),...Week 2 Stats: 6 total tackles (5 solo), 2.0 TFL, 40 INT return yards, 2 TD (pick-six, KR TD),...Rosemond Jr. had two touchdowns in Merrimack's 45-17 win over Assumption on Friday evening. The sophomore defensive back had a pick-six in the first half before scoring his second touchdown of the game on a 94-yard kick return in the second half. In addition, Rosemond registered six tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss.This is the Washington D.C. native's first-ever NEC weekly award. - NEC Football

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CB Garry Rosemond Jr., Merrimack
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09/09/22 - Jack Zergiotis, rJr/2025, Merrimack + More +

Jack Zergiotis threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score in the first quarter and Merrimack breezed to a 45-17 victory over Division II-member Assumption on Friday night. Zergiotis opened the scoring for Merrimack (1-1) with a 1-yard TD run and capped a 21-point first quarter with a 22-yard scoring strike to Hayden FIsher. Garry Rosemond Jr. picked off a Jacob Cady pass and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown in between Zergiotis' scores. Rosemond returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter Zergiotis completed 12 of 26 passes for 159 yards. He added a 2-yard scoring toss to Jelani Mason in the final period. Cady ran for a 14-yard score and threw a 29-yard scoring strike to Connor Milks in the final quarter for the Greyhounds, who trailed 24-0 after three periods. - AP College Football

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QB Jack Zergiotis, Merrimack
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08/06/22 - Darion McKenzie, rSr/2024, Merrimack + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: DB Darion McKenzie, Merrimack, Gr.,...Defensive back Darion McKenzie also earned an All-Northeast Conference Preseason honor for his play on defense. McKenzie earned NEC All-Conference second team honors a season ago. He finished first on the team in pass break ups with nine on the season. The Berlin. Md. native finished sixth on the team in tackles with 34, including 2.5 for a loss. - Merrimack Football

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CB Darion McKenzie, Merrimack
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08/06/22 - Rodney Samson, rSr/2023, Merrimack + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: LB Rodney Samson, Merrimack, Gr.,...Graduate student linebacker Rodney Samson was one of two Warriors picked for the All-Northeast Conference Preseason team on the defensive side of the ball. The Peekskill, N.Y. native is coming off a NEC All-Conference first team honor in 2021. He led the Warriors in tackles with 82 on the season, including eight for a loss. He had the second-most tackles in a single game in program history with 23 against Wagner. Samson got in the backfield for 2.5 sacks for a combined loss of 28 yards. - Merrimack Football

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ILB Rodney Samson, Merrimack
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11/06/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Westin Elliott threw three touchdown passes, Merrimack added touchdowns on a punt return and interception return, and the Warriors defeated Wagner 35-26 on Saturday. Wagner's backup quarterback Guenson Alexis scored on a 6-yard run to draw the Seahawks within 28-26 with 4:15 remaining but their two-point conversion attempt failed. After a Merrimack punt, Alexis was intercepted by Anthony Witherstone, who returned it 29 yards for a touchdown. Merrimack (5-4, 2-3 NEC) led 21-20 midway through the third quarter when the Warriors' Darion McKenzie returned a kickoff 50 yards to give Merrimack the ball at the Wagner 40. Two plays later, Westin Elliott hit LJ Robinson with a 35-yard touchdown pass and a 28-20 lead.

Jacari Carter returned a punt 76 yards for a Merrimack touchdown that helped the Warriors take a 21-13 lead into halftime. Wagner (0-9, 0-5) gained 367 yards on the ground on 71 rushing attempts with Alexis gaining 93 yards on nine carries and Messiah Divine going for 88 yards on 23 tries. However, Alexis and Quincy Guy-Barnes combined to go only 7-of-18 passing for 36 yards with a touchdown and the pick-6. Merrimack's success was through the air, with Elliott completing 21 of 31 passes for 231 yards. The Warriors put up 35 points despite being held to less than 300 yards of total offense (290). - Merrimack/AP College Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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10/16/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Westin Elliott completed 31 of 38 passes for 299 yards and five touchdowns to help Merrimack beat Long Island University 43-5 on Saturday. Four of Elliott's touchdowns were 15 yards or fewer. His 26-yarder to Jamari Venter gave Merrimack a 21-2 lead with 41 seconds left before halftime. Venter also carried it 15 times for 50 yards for Merrimack (4-3 1-2 Northeast Conference). Tyler Roberts caught nine passes for 98 yards and two scores. Jacari Carter added eight grabs for 48 yards and a TD. Merrimack was successful on three of four two-point conversion attempts, after getting a PAT blocked in the second quarter. Long Island (0-5, 0-2) was held to 183 yards and 11 first downs. The Sharks fumbled it on their opening possession and four plays later, Elliott connected with Pat Conroy for a 10-yard TD on fourth down. Long Island's second fumble led to Maurice Nelson's 9-yard touchdown reception for a 37-5 lead. - AP College Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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09/30/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

SEPT 27 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WESTIN ELLIOTT, MERRIMACK, QB, Sr., 6-5, 235 lbs, Shallowater, TX/Louisiana Tech,...Week 4 Stats: 379 yards total offense, 91.3 completion pct., 336 pass yards, 14.6 yards per pass attempt, 6 TD passes, 0 INT...Elliott was masterful during Merrimack's 47-10 road win over MEAC member Delaware State, accounting for the most-efficient passing performance in recent memory. Setting the Warriors' single-game program record for completion percentage, the 6-foot-5 field general completed 91.3 percent of his pass attempts with only two falling incomplete. No FCS passer has accounted for a better rate in a game this season when logging at least 20 attempts. Elliott connected on six scoring strikes through the air and was not intercepted during Mack's second-ever matchup with the Hornets. Throwing for 336 yards, he averaged an eye-popping 14.6 yards per pass. Each of Merrimack's first three second-half possessions ended with Elliott finding Pat Conroy for long touchdowns (75, 21, 25). - NEC Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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09/25/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Westin Elliott completed 21 of 23 passes for 336 yards and six touchdowns - including three to Pat Conroy in the third quarter - as Merrimack scored 47 unanswered points in a 47-10 nonconference romp over Delaware State on Saturday. Jake Bridel's 24-yard first-quarter field goal and Jared Lewis' 4-yard TD toss to Trey Gross had Delaware State out in front 10-0 with 11:52 left in the second quarter. But Elliott capped scoring drives on back-to-back possessions with TD tosses of 7 yards to LJ Robinson and 10 yards to Hayden Fisher to put the Warriors (3-1) in front for good. Elliott broke the game open with TD passes covering 75, 21 and 25 yards to Conroy - pushing Merrimack's lead to 34-10 just 6:18 into the third quarter. Elliott's final scoring toss was a 2-yarder to Maurice Nelson 4 seconds into the final quarter. Tyvon Edmonds Jr. capped the scoring with a 2-yard run. Elliott also carried three times for 43 yards for Merrimack. Conroy finished with five catches for 139 yards. Lewis completed just 4 of 12 passes for 44 yards with one interception for Delaware State (1-3). The Hornets managed just 182 yards of offense. - AP College Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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09/11/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Westin Elliott sandwiched a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes around teammate Anthony Witherstone's 35-yard interception-return score and Merrimack stunned Holy Cross 35-21 on Saturday to give the Warriors their first 2-0 start. Merrimack, which joined the Northeast Conference of the FCS in 2019, fell behind 7-0 before taking the lead for good in the second quarter against the reigning Patriot League champions. Elliott pulled the Warriors even at 7 when he connected with Johnny Rosario for a 22-yard score at the 12:51 mark. Two plays later Witherstone used one hand to pick off a Matthew Sluka pass, returning it for the go-ahead score.

Elliott made it 21-7 when he hit Jacari Carter with a 6-yard scoring strike with 9 seconds left before halftime. Matt Brehon added a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter and freshman Victor Dawson carried 19 times for 111 yards with a 4-yard TD run in the final period. Sluka connected with Spencer Gilliam for a 9-yard score and a 7-0 lead midway throught the first quarter for Holy Cross, but the Crusaders didn't score again until Jordan Fuller's 1-yard TD run with 4:32 left in the third quarter that cut the deficit to 28-14. Backup QB Marco Siderman threw a 28-yard TD pass to Gilliam in the final quarter to cap the Crusaders' scoring. - AP College Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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09/04/21 - Westin Elliott, rSr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Westin Elliott threw for 374 yards and four touchdowns, and Merrimack opened its season by beating Division-II member St. Anselm 55-23 on Saturday. Merrimack trailed 9-0 before leading by just five points at the break. Merrimack had scoring runs of 21, spanning halftime, and 27 points to take control in the second half. Matt Brehon rushed for 57 yards, including a 26-yard run on fourth down to put Merrimack ahead 21-9. Kenneth Cooper scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 46-yard pick-six to make it 41-16 early in the fourth. Johnny Rosario caught five passes for 104 yards, and Anthony Norcia added 87 yards receiving and two scores for Merrimack. Pat Conroy, Tyler Roberts and Cam Tillman each had a receiving touchdown. Elliott, a transfer graduate student from Louisiana Tech, was 29-of-35 passing. Drew Willoughby was intercepted three times, going 22 of 51 for 172 yards. Merrimack won't return to Duane Stadium until Oct. 2 as the rest of its non-conference schedule is on the road. - AP College Football

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QB Westin Elliott, Merrimack
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09/03/21 - Jack Zergiotis, rJr/2025, Merrimack + More +

There isn't a quarterback controversy in Storrs. For better or worse, Jack Zergiotis will remain the starter. Head coach Randy Edsall was careful not to blame the sophomore for the Huskies' ineptitude in last Saturday's opener at Fresno State. Edsall instead directed much of the heat toward the offensive line, saying quarterbacks tend to get too much of the criticism when things go wrong and too much of the credit when they go right. "It's good to know that Coach has my back," Zergiotis said Tuesday. "Obviously, it wasn't (the performance) we wanted. It's tough after training for two years to have that happen, but in the end it's one out of 12 weeks. "Now it's on to Holy Cross." Holy Cross is one of two FCS teams on UConn's schedule.

The Crusaders, who won the Patriot League title during the abbreviated spring season, are listed as slight underdogs heading into Saturday at Rentschler Field (noon, CBS Sports Network). It's a game the Huskies should win - a 'get right' opportunity after a humbling loss in which they gained just 107 yards and were blanked, 45-0, for the first time since 2016. "It was kind of a wake-up call for us," Zergiotis said. "Everyone's a little more focused. Instead of talking and joking around, everyone's focused on their job. I definitely think the team's more locked in." - CT Post

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QB Jack Zergiotis, Merrimack
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01/10/20 - Antonio Derry, rSr/2024, Merrimack + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Antonio Derry (RJr., OL),...In addition to the five players named to the first or second team All-PFL squads, a total of 11 Hatters earned honorable mention recognition. That group included: graduate quarterback Gaven DeFilippo, senior defensive back Jalon Scott, redshirt juniors Brad Alexander (OL), Antonio Collintino Andrews (DE), Matias Gasc (P)and Jonny Messina (K), juniors Hunter Stephens (LB) and Justin Jordan (WR), sophomore Colin Wray (LS) and redshirt freshmen offensive linemen Billy Corte and Antonio Derry. - Stetson Football

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