2011 Football News Archives
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MASCAC Set To Add Football As Sport In Newly Founded League
February 09, 2012Buzzards Bay, MA --- A new era in gridiron excitement is set to begin shortly for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, as football will become the league’s newest championship sport beginning with the 2013-14 academic year. -
Former WSU Defensive Coordinator Tony Reno Named Head Coach At Yale University
January 13, 2012New Haven, CT --- Former Worcester State three-year starter and Defensive Coordinator Tony Reno has been selected as the next head coach at Yale University. As a coach, Reno helped lead the Lancers to consecutive ECAC Playoff Bowl berths in 2001-02.
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Steve "Merc" Morris All-Stars Announced By Worcester Area Football Association
December 21, 2011Worcester, MA --- Ten student-athletes have been named to the Steve "Merc" Morris Worcester Area Football All-Star Team in a selection by the eight Worcester sports information directors while first-year standout Tyler Asam was honored as the Defensive Rookie of the Year and head coach Brien Cullen received billing as the Coach of the Year.
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Oratokhai Tabbed To D3football.com All-East Team
December 05, 2011Minneapolis, MN --- Senior Cliff Oratokhai has received a nod to the D3football.com All-East region team in a vote by the regions Sports Information Directors and website staff. Oratokhai, who was recognized as a Third-Team cornerback, was one of five from the NEFC on the prestigious squad.
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Price To Play In Division III North-South Senior Classic
December 04, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior Marcus Price is one of five players from New England selected to play in this week’s Division III North-South Senior All-Star Classic in Salem, Virginia. The game is slated for a 7 PM start on Friday and features a nationally broadcast webcast in conjunction with Fox College Sports.
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Boston Globe: "Milford’s Asam Earns Top Rookie Defensive Honors"
November 27, 2011After graduating from Milford High last spring, Tyler Asam arrived at Worcester State University’s preseason football camp hoping to crack the lineup as a special-teams player.
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Football Defeated By Salve Regina, 26-6, In ECAC Northwest Bowl
November 19, 2011Middletown, RI --- Worcester State was handed a 26-6 setback by Salve Regina this afternoon in the ECAC Division III Northwest Bowl. In WSU's first bowl game since the 2003 season, the Lancers were held to just 173 yards of total offense. They were paced by junior Bryan Narcisse who had 12 tackles, one sack and a pair of tackles for a loss.
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Football Draws Salve Regina In ECAC Northwest Bowl Game
November 14, 2011Cape Cod, MA --- Worcester State has been tabbed to play Salve Regina their first ECAC Bowl game since the 2003 season on Saturday at 12 PM at Gaudet Field in Middletown, RI.
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Ten Football Student-Athletes Receive Nods to All-NEFC Bogan Division Team
November 11, 2011Manchester, NH --- Worcester State has landed ten players on the NEFC Division All-Conference team as announced by league publicist Roger Crosley. First-year standout Tyler Asam was honored as the Defensive Rookie of the Year while head coach Brien Cullen named by his peers as the Coach of the Year
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St. Laurent, Blakeslee Named To D3football.com Team of the Week
November 08, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior defensive end Ray St. Laurent and sophomore punter Alex Blakeslee have each been selected for D3football Team of the Week honors for their respective performances in their 27-13 win over NEFC Bogan Division Champion Framingham State this past weekend.
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Oratokhai Tabbed NEFC Defensive Player of the Week
November 06, 2011Manchester, NH --- Worcester State senior safety Cliff Oratokhai has been named this week’s NEFC Defensive Player of the Week for doing a little bit of everything defensively for the Lancers in a 27-13 triumph over Bogan Division Champion Framingham State on Saturday.
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Football Helps Cullen Capture 150th Career Win in 27-13 Upset Over Framingham State
November 05, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior Tony Tokarz (Holden, MA) amassed 284 yards of total offense with two passing scores and a 48-yard touchdown run to help lead Worcester State to a 27-13 triumph over Framingham State in New England Football Bogan Division action this afternoon at Coughlin Field.
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Football Downs Fitchburg State, 35-0
October 29, 2011Fitchburg, MA --- Senior Tony Tokarz threw three touchdowns and rushed for one score as Worcester State defeated Fitchburg State, 35-0, in New England Football Conference Bogan Division action on a snowy afternoon at Elliot Field. It was WSU’s first shutout since the blanked MIT 33-0 on September 25, 2004
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: "Price Nears Rushing Mark"
October 28, 2011Worcester, MA --- When Marcus Price breaks Worcester State’s all-time rushing record — he needs 101 yards with two regular-season games left — the Lancers’ offensive line will celebrate the milestone with him.
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Tokarz Named NEFC Offensive Player of the Week
October 23, 2011Manchester, NH --- Senior quarterback Tony Tokarz has been selected as this week’s New England Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 31-30 triumph over Coast Guard on Saturday. Tokarz threw for career-best 298 yards with four scores and the game-winning 48-yard TD pass early on in the fourth quarter.
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Football Hangs On For 31-30 Victory Over Coast Guard
October 22, 2011New London, CT --- Senior Tony Tokarz threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while classmate Marcus Price added 173 yards and a score on the ground to help lead Worcester State to a 31-30 triumph over Coast Guard in NEFC Bogan Division action. Senior Kenny Russell went over the 1,000 yard mark for his career as he is now eighth on the all-time list.
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Bridgewater State Uses Big Fourth Quarter To Defeat Football, 34-23
October 15, 2011Worcester, MA --- Bridgewater State accumulated 336 yards on the ground to help them defeat Worcester State, 34-23, in NEFC Bogan Division action this evening at Coughlin Field. Senior Ray St. Laurent highlighted the defeat for the Lancers with a career-best 14 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery.
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Football Drops First Loss Of The Season To Mass Maritime
October 08, 2011Buzzards Bay, MA --- Despite a season-best 203 rushing yards from senior Marcus Price, Worcester State was defeated, 23-19, this afternoon in NEFC Bogan Division action. Price would move into second-place on the all-time rushing list while junior Bryan Narcisse finished with three tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks.
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Tokarz Leads Football Past Maine Maritime, 39-22
October 01, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior Tony Tokarz amassed 249 yards of total offense with five touchdowns – three through the air and another two on the ground – as Worcester State defeated Maine Maritime 39-22 this afternoon in New England Football Conference Bogan Division action.
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: "Run-Only Mariners To Test Worcester State's Cam Jones"
September 30, 2011Worcester, MA --- Cam Jones is known at Worcester State as one of the quietest and most laid back and easy-going guys on campus. Then the senior linebacker steps on to the football field.
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Jones Named To D3football.com Team of the Week
September 26, 2011Boston, MA --- Worcester State senior linebacker Cameron Jones has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week for helping the Lancers defeat Bogan Division rival Westfield State in a 42-40 triple-overtime thriller.
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Football Survives Triple Overtime Thriller Versus Westfield State In 42-40 Win
September 24, 2011Westfield, MA --- Senior Marcus Price scored the game-tying touchdown in the third and final overtime while carrying 37 times for 149 yards, as Worcester State held on for a wild 42-40 victory over Westfield State in NEFC play this afternoon.
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Football Debuts In A Tie For Fifth In First Division III New England Poll
September 19, 2011Middletown, CT --- The Worcester State Football team has been slotted fifth, tied with Trinity, in the first Division III New England Football Poll of the season. With three straight victories, the Lancers have started the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2002 season.
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Football Rolls To 49-3 Victory Over Nichols
September 15, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior Marcus Price and classmate Tony Tokarz combined for five touchdowns to highlight an offensive outburst that featured 411 yards of total offense as Worcester State defeated Nichols, 49-3, this evening at Coughlin Field.
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Football Ends Eight-Year Skid to Engineers in 21-14 Triumph
September 09, 2011Worcester, MA --- Senior Kenny Russell amassed 41 yards of total offense with a pair of touchdowns – including the game winning run on a reverse with 9:11 remaining – to help lead Worcester State to a 21-14 victory over cross-town rival WPI in non-conference football action this evening.
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Football Opens Season With 55-30 Win Over Anna Maria
September 03, 2011Paxton, MA --- Senior Marcus Price rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while classmate Tony Tokarz tied a school record with five scoring strikes to help Worcester State defeat Anna Maria 55-30 in their season opener. With his yardage tonight, Price moves into fourth on the all-time rushing list.
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Channel TV 3: Worcester State Football Team Preview
August 31, 2011Click inside for two You Tube videos that preview this seasons football team that recently aired on TV Channel 3. The first video is a brief team capsule and the second is an inside look at a Lancers practice with head coach Brien Cullen "miked" up.
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: "For Starters, Experienced Lancers Ready To Roll"
August 28, 2011Worcester, MA --- The Worcester State football team has a lot of familiar faces this season, and they’re all smiling. The Lancers return 10 of 11 starters on offense and nine of 11 on defense, the most in Brien Cullen’s 29 seasons as head coach.
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette: "Lancers’ Records On Marcus Price’s To-Do List"
August 22, 2011Worcester, MA --- If Marcus Price needs more incentive to move up on Worcester State’s all-time rushing list, all he has to do is listen to running backs coach John Smith.
