NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WEEK ENDING 11/10/19 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK OCTAVION WILSON • Salisbury University Senior • Wide Receiver • Milford, DE/Milford Wilson becomes the third different Sea Gull to earn NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after powering No. 7/8 Salisbury to a 62-20 NJAC road win at TCNJ which clinched at least a share of the conference title and earned the Sea Gulls the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. He broke a school record with 182 receiving yards on just four catches, bettering the previous mark of 159 receiving yards reached in both 1986 and 1993. Late in the first quarter, Wilson caught a pass from Jack Lanham and took it 85 yards for a touchdown. He currently leads the NJAC in yards per catch (19.2). DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ANTHONY LAROSA • Rowan University Senior • Linebacker • Sewell, NJ/Washington Township LaRosa becomes the third different Prof to earn NJAC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season after keying a defense that kept CNU scoreless in the second half to set up Rowan’s come- back 27-23 NJAC road win. He had a team-high 13 tackles, with 10 solo stops and 2.0 tackles for a loss. He also recovered a fumble with just 23 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to seal the win on a play in which the CNU offense had 1st-and-goal. LaRosa is currently tied for second in the NJAC in tackles for a loss (11.0). SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK DYLAN CURRAN • Christopher Newport University Senior • Kicker/Punter • Virginia Beach, VA/First Colonial Curran earns NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after registering 11 of Christopher Newport’s 23 points in an NJAC defeat to Rowan. In his final career game at TowneBank Stadium, he connected on three field goals, hitting from 30, 42, and 33 yards out. He also booted two extra points to finish the day with 11 total points scored. Curran currently leads the NJAC in field goals made per game (1.44). OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ABELLANY MENDEZ • Montclair State University Freshman • Running Back • Rutherford, NJ/Rutherford Mendez earns NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week honors for the third time this season after contributing to the Red Hawks’ 36-6 NJAC road win at William Paterson. He carried six times for 29 yards and a touchdown, averaging 4.8 yards per carry. He also put the Red Hawks up 13-0 in the second quarter on a nine-yard touchdown run. Mendez currently ranks fourth in the NJAC in rushing (62.2 yards per game). DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK MICHAEL STEFKOVICH • Montclair State University Freshman • Linebacker • Vernon, NJ/Vernon Stefkovich becomes the second different Red Hawk this season to earn NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week honors. He put together his best performance of his rookie season as he registered five tackles, including 1.0 tackle for a loss and three solo stops in a 36-6 win over William Paterson. The performance by Stefkovich and the MSU defense helped hold William Paterson to just 162 total yards of offense. .