WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University's Noah Hwang (Brooklyn, N.Y.) has been named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) football All-Conference team, as announced by the conference Wednesday (Nov. 16) afternoon.
Hwang finished the season with a total of 34 points. He made five of seven field goals with his longest being a 38-yarder. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native marked a 83 PAT percentage as he went 19-for-23.
Eddie Sheridan of UMass Dartmouth and Marshall McCarthy of Massachusetts Maritime were named the 2016 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2016 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.
Sheridan, the senior running back from Chelmsford, Mass., had a solid senior season for the Corsairs, leading the MASCAC in total rushing yards with 1,087 and yards per game with 120.8.
Earning Defensive Player of the Year accolades, McCarthy, a senior from Duxbury, Mass., closed out the regular season as the NCAA Division III leader in solo tackles with 83 and leading the conference in total tackles with 108 and tackles per game with 12.
In his first year behind center for the Rams, Framingham State's Adam Wojenski has earned 2016 MASCAC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. The freshman from Stratford, Conn. completed his freshman campaign with 1,141 yards, 126.8 yards per game and nine touchdowns.
First year defensive back Prince Gbaley of Plymouth State is the 2016 MASCAC Defensive Rookie of the Year. The freshman from Manchester, N.H. led the league in interceptions with six and interceptions returned for a touchdown with two.
For helping his team improve in MASCAC play this season, Paul Castonia of Plymouth State has been named the 2016 Champion's Choice Coach of the Year by his peers.
2016 MASCAC FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
FIRST TEAM-DEFENSE
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Zach Ziemba, Plymouth State Senior Defensive Back Manchester, N.H.
Jaleel Wingard, Framingham State Senior Defensive Back Everett, Mass.
Jaquan Harris, Framingham State Junior Defensive Back Boston, Mass.
Kareem Patterson, Western Conn. State Senior Defensive Back Milton, Mass.
Marshall McCarthy, Massachusetts Maritime Senior Inside Linebacker Duxbury, Mass.
Stephen Jacobs, Bridgewater State Senior Inside Linebacker Tyngsboro, Mass.
A.J. Pascuzzo, Bridgewater State Senior Outside Linebacker Wallingford, Conn.
Malcolm Brown-Simpson, Fitchburg State Senior Outside Linebacker Lynn, Mass.
Elvis Romero, Bridgewater State Senior Defensive Line Wayne, N.J.
Campbell Marchant, Framingham State Junior Defensive Line Longmeadow, Mass.
Matt Halaby, Bridgewater State Senior Defensive Line Methuen, Mass.
Brad Drewek, Plymouth State Senior Defensive Line Billerica, Mass.
John Ollari, Westfield State Junior Punter Millers Falls, Mass.
FIRST TEAM-OFFENSE
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Antonio Mitjans, UMass Dartmouth Sophomore Center Ashland, Mass.
Daniel Feeley, Framingham State Junior Guard Winthrop, Mass
Austin Peters, UMass Dartmouth Senior Guard Taunton, Mass.
Pat Sullivan, UMass Dartmouth Senior Tackle Everett, Mass.
Colton Schilling, Bridgewater State Senior Tackle Guilford, Conn.
Stephen Beahn, Framingham State Junior Tight End Spencer, Mass.
Napoleon Miller, Framingham State Sophomore Wide Receiver Boston, Mass.
Shane Haggerty, Massachusetts Maritime Senior Wide Receiver Cohasset, Mass.
Eddie Sheridan, UMass Dartmouth Senior Running Back Chelmsford, Mass.
Alex McLaughlin, Bridgewater State Junior Running Back Littleton, Mass.
Malik Garrett, Bridgewater State Junior Full Back Dorchester, Mass.
Danny Higgins, Bridgewater State Senior Quarterback Manahawkin, N.J.
Cory Burnham, UMass Dartmouth Senior Quarterback Essex, Mass.
Noah Hwang, Worcester State Sophomore Place-Kicker Brooklyn, N.Y.
Quron Wright, Framingham State Sophomore Return Specialist Worcester, Mass.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Eddie Sheridan, UMass Dartmouth Senior Running Back Chelmsford, Mass.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Pat Sullivan, UMass Dartmouth Senior Tackle Everett, Mass.
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Adam Wojenski, Framingham State Freshman Quarterback Stratford, Conn.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Marshall McCarthy, Massachusetts Maritime Senior Linebacker Duxbury, Mass.
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Prince Gbaley, Plymouth State Freshman Defensive Back Manchester, N.H.
CHAMPION'S CHOICE COACH OF THE YEAR
Paul Castonia, Plymouth State
SECOND TEAM-DEFENSE
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Blair Zentek, Plymouth State Junior Defensive Back Simsbury, Conn.
Ousmane Samb, Fitchburg State Senior Defensive Back Pawtucket, Mass.
Tony Slaughter, UMass Dartmouth Sophomore Defensive Back Springfield, Mass.
Tom Burns, Framingham State Junior Defensive Back Attleboro, Mass.
Mamour Samb, Fitchburg State Senior Inside Linebacker Pawtucket, Mass.
Marvey Mathurin, UMass Dartmouth Junior Inside Linebacker Woburn, Mass.
Bobby Gross, Massachusetts Maritime Junior Outside Linebacker Tampa, Fla.
Zach Howard, Westfield State Junior Outside Linebacker Spencer, Mass.
Brandon Mitchell, Plymouth State Senior Defensive Line Windham, Maine
Marcel Flynn, UMass Dartmouth Senior Defensive Line Taunton, Mass.
Cyrick Watford, Fitchburg State Sophomore Defensive Line Meriden, Conn.
Haywood Alexander, Western Conn. State Sophomore Defensive Line Stamford, Conn.
Christopher Ludwig, Fitchburg State Senior Punter Fort Myers, Fla.
SECOND TEAM-OFFENSE
Player/Institution Class Position Hometown
Matt Adams, Bridgewater State Senior Center Brockton, Mass.
Brandt O'Hara, Plymouth State Freshman Guard Feeding Hills, Mass.
Mike Tinlin, UMass Dartmouth Junior Guard Pembroke, Mass.
Joe Wilder, Framingham State Junior Tackle Stoughton, Mass.
Matthew Gilday, Western Conn. State Senior Tackle Colchester, Conn.
James Keating, Bridgewater State Senior Tight End Norton, Mass.
Dukens Léon, Bridgewater State Senior Wide Receiver Paris, France
Abbi Bamgbose, UMass Dartmouth Sophomore Wide Receiver Worcester, Mass.
Quron Wright, Framingham State Sophomore Running Back Worcester, Mass.
Travon Holder, Westfield State Sophomore Running Back Hartford, Conn.
Kyle McKinnon, Western Conn. State Junior Running Back New London, Conn.
Michael Nicol, Western Conn. State Senior Full Back Wolcott, Conn.
Chris Haggerty, Massachusetts Maritime Junior Quarterback Cohasset, Mass.
Jordan D'Onofrio, Western Conn. State Freshman Place-Kicker Orange, Conn.
Herbert Acosta, Fitchburg State Sophomore Return Specialist Los Angeles, Calif.
Portions of this Release Courtesy of Emily Loux | MASCAC Director of Media Relations