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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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OG Antonio Derry, Merrimack
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11/25/19 - Cory Hagerman, rSr/2023, Merrimack + More +

NOV 25 NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CORY HAGERMAN, MERRIMACK, DE, So., 6-2, 260 lbs., Binghamton, NY/Milford Academy, WEEK 13 Stats: 11 total tackles, 4.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks,...Hagerman unleashed havoc during Merrimack's triumphant season finale. The defensive end accounted for 4.0 quarterback sacks in a 24-10 victory over NEC foe LIU. Hagerman totaled 11 tackles for a Merrimack defense that limited the Sharks to 189 yards of offense, including a -12 mark in the rushing column. Nine of his 11 tackles limited the ball carrier to two yards or fewer and none of the 11 hits permitted first-down yardage. Hagerman's four sacks match the nation's single-game high for this year, joining Keith Woetzel from Lehigh and Andre Walker from Houston Baptist. Hagerman made two sacks in each half of the Warriors' Week 13 win. He also derailed LIU's second possession of the game by stopping Jacob Cheshire at the line of scrimmage on back-to-back run plays. - NEC Football

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DE Cory Hagerman, Merrimack
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11/23/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Christian Carter threw two touchdown passes and Jamari Venter ran for one and Merrimack beat Long Island 24-10 on Saturday. Merrimack (6-5) built a 17-0 lead when Carter threw a 9-yard TD pass to Johnny Rosario to end a 12-play, 70-yard drive 91 seconds before halftime. Carter threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Anthony Dandini in the second quarter. The Warriors inherited a short field after a 26-yard punt by Briant DeFelice and took over at the Long Island's 22-yard line. Corey Resendes kicked a 36-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 1:42 before the end of the first quarter.

After a scoreless third, early in the fourth, Camden Orth threw a 32-yard scoring pass to Jake Bofshever. DeFelice added a 38-yard field goal to reduce the margin to a touchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, Rodney Samson returned it 73 yards to Long Island's eight-yard line. Venter ran it in from there. The Sharks played in only their third home game all season and finished 0-10. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Carter, Merrimack
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11/16/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Christian Carter rushed for two touchdowns on just four carries and Cam Hayes threw for two more scores as Merrimack thrashed Franklin Pierce 57-0 on Saturday afternoon. Carter rushed for 93 yards and Jamari Venter carried five times for 90 yards and a touchdown. Marquis Spence hauled in four passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns against the outmanned Division II Ravens. Carter scampered in from the 38 for the first score with less than a minute gone in the first quarter. Caleb Holden intercepted a Drew Campanale pass, returning it 49 yards for another score with 12:54 remaining in the first. Matt Brehon crashed in from the 3 to put the Warriors up 21-0 going into the second quarter. Merrimack took a 41-0 lead into the break and coasted to the win. Merrimack (5-4) will conclude the season against Long Island University next Saturday. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Carter, Merrimack
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10/30/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

OCT 28 NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: CHRISTIAN CARTER, MERRIMACK, QB, So., 6-1, 205 lbs., Baltimore, MD/Mount Saint Joseph,...WEEK 9 Stats: 344 yards total offense, 287 pass yards, 64.7 completion pct., 2 TD passes, 57 rush yards, TD rush...Carter carried Merrimack to its second straight victory over a FCS program. The dual-threat quarterback eclipsed his season-high passing total while accounting for all three of the Warriors' touchdowns in the 24-21 triumph over Big South member Presbyterian. Carter finished the win with 344 yards of total offense, including a season-best 287 yards through the air.

The sophomore, who completed 64.7 percent of his pass attempts, netted 57 yards and the game-winning touchdown on the ground. The 344 yards of total offense represent the seventh-highest total by a NEC athlete this season. Carter threw two first-half touchdown passes (10, 22), staking the Warriors to a 14-7 advantage in the second quarter. With Merrimack facing a 21-17 fourth-quarter deficit, Carter engineered a 70-yard go-ahead touchdown drive. He went 3-for-3 passing for 50 yards and gained the other 20 yards on the ground. His nine-yard TD run capped the eight-play possession with 3:08 remaining in the game. - NEC Football

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QB Christian Carter, Merrimack
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10/26/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Christian Carter accounted for all three of Merrimack's touchdowns and the Warriors defeated Presbyterian College 24-21 on Saturday. Carter's nine-yard touchdown run with 3:08 to play put Merrimack (4-4) ahead 24-21. Presbyterian (0-8) drove 52 yards to the Merrimack 23 on its ensuing possession but Parker Maddrey came up short on a game-tying 40-yard field goal attempt with 30 seconds left. Carter completed 22 of 34 passes for 287 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He carried 11 times for 57 yards. Marquis Spence caught 12 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown. Presbyterian took a 20-17 lead on a 28-yard pass from Tyler Huff to Dohnte Meyers in the middle of the fourth quarter. Huff completed 17 of 33 passes for 244 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Jarius Jeter had 118 rushing yards on 15 carries for the Blue Hose. His 70-yard TD run opened the scoring early in the first quarter. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Carter, Merrimack
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10/19/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Christian Carter threw for one touchdown and passed for another, Corey Resendes kicked three second-half field goals and Merrimack defeated Delaware State 30-21 on Saturday. The win marks Merrimack's first of the season against an FCS opponent in its inaugural FCS campaign. The Warriors picked up their second-ever win against an FCS foe, joining the 2013 team that beat Wagner. The Warriors (3-4) scored the game's final 16 points on a 42-yard run by Jamari Venter followed by Resendes' three field goals. Delaware State (1-6) did not score in the second half and the Hornets' only second-half drive into Merrimack territory ended in a lost fumble. Carter passed for 194 yards and ran for 73. Venter finished with 69 yards rushing. The Warrior defense had four sacks. Bryant Dallas rushed for 102 yards on 13 carries and scored two touchdowns for Delaware State. - AP College Football

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QB Christian Carter, Merrimack
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10/01/19 - Marquis Spence, rSr/2020, Merrimack + More +

SEPT 30/WEEK 5 NEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: MARQUIS SPENCE, MERRIMACK, WR, Sr., 6-0, 185 lbs., Englewood, NJ/Paramus Catholic,...WEEK 5 Stats: 175 rec yards, 16 receptions,...Spence accounted for a special day as the Warriors put a scare into Lehigh on the road at Goodman Stadium. He totaled a career-high 175 yards on 16 catches in a 10-3 setback. The senior pass-catcher unofficially tied the FCS single-game season high by making 16 receptions.

His 175 receiving yards were the most by an NEC athlete through the season’s first five weeks. His longest play of the day was 62-yard gain that set the Warriors up with a first down in red zone, leading to the first points of the game late in the second quarter. Spence gained first-down yardage on nine of the 16 grabs at Lehigh. (Spence cannot be listed on the official FCS leader board because Merrimack has yet to complete the four-year DI reclassification process). - NEC Football

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WR Marquis Spence, Merrimack
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09/21/19 - Christian Carter, Sr/2022, Merrimack + More +

Christian Carter threw four touchdown passes - two each to Johnny Rosario and Marquis Spence - and Matt Brehon ran for 175 yards and three scores as Merrimack steamrolled NAIA member Mayville State 76-7 on Saturday. Carter completed 14 of 20 passes for 206 yards with one interception. Rosario finished with two catches, scoring on 40-and 53-yard strikes in the second quarter. Spence caught a 7-yard TD pass in the first quarter and hauled in a 6-yarder for a TD in the second, finished with four receptions for 35 yards. Brehon did his damage with just six carries, scoring TDs on runs of 70 and 16 yards in the third quarter and a 73-yard burst in the fourth. Jamari Venter added 102 yards rushing on nine carries as the Warriors (2-2) piled up 571 yards of offense. Bryce Smith gave the Warriors a 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a 21-yard interception return. - AP College Football

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