LOCK HAVEN, Pa. --- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selected this week’s athletes of the week. From the East, Shepherd’s Ronnie Brown and Malik Holloway were picked, along with Redd Douglas of Shippensburg. In the West, Slippery Rock’s Chris D’Or, Mercyhurst’s Dillon Ferretti, and Gannon’s Matt Wiitanen were selected.
East Offensive Athlete of the Week
Shepherd
Ronnie Brown
Running Back
Junior
Baltimore, Md. / Dundalk
Brown put together a ridiculous game on the ground for Shepherd in their 41-7 victory over Edinboro. He carried the ball 15 times for 278 yards and three touchdowns averaging 18.5 yards per carry. He added three receptions for 42 yards totaling 320 all-purpose yards on the day.
East Defensive Athlete of the Week
Shepherd
Malik Holloway
Defensive End
Senior
Baltimore, Md. / Douglass
Holloway had a great defensive showing for the Rams in their 41-7 win over Edinboro. He registered seven tackles (four solos) and 3.0 TFL’s. He added 2.5 sacks for -12 yards, forced a pair of fumbles and recovered a fumble as well.
East Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Shippensburg
Redd Douglas
Wide Receiver
Sophomore
Youngstown, Ohio / Chaney (Wooster)
Sophomore Redd Douglas set a single-game school record with 350 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns as the Shippensburg University football team opened the home portion of its 2022 schedule with a 36-17 victory over Seton Hill in non-conference football action at SU Student Association Field at Seth Grove Stadium. Douglas was all over the field for the Raiders – totaling 233 kickoff return yards, 113 receiving yards and four punt return yards en route to his school record. The 233 kickoff return yards are seven short of the single-game record set by Shannon Maura in 2013 against East Stroudsburg. Douglas is the first player in school history to have 200 or more kickoff return yards and 100 or more receiving yards in the same game. He averaged 58.2 yards per return over the course of four returns. Late in the second quarter, Douglas fielded a kickoff two yards deep in his endzone and ran down the sideline almost untouched for a 100-yard kickoff touchdown - his second kickoff return TD in as many weeks. Douglas nearly had a second kickoff return for a touchdown, as he had an 87-yard return late in the third quarter. Douglas broke the previous SU single-game record of Mike Frenette (330 all-purpose yards) set in 2012 against Millersville (190 rushing yards, 39 receiving yards, 103 kickoff return yards).
West Offensive Athlete of the Week
Slippery Rock
Chris D’Or
Running Back
Sophomore
Greenacres, Fla. / Cardinal Newman
D'Or topped 100 rushing yards for the first time in his career in just his second start when he ran for 108 yards and one touchdown on the road at West Chester in a 35-14 win for Slippery Rock. D'Or averaged 7.7 yards per carry and racked up those 108 yards on just 14 carries. He also caught three passes for 19 yards to finish with 127 total yards in the game.
West Defensive Athlete of the Week
Mercyhurst
Dillon Ferretti
Linebacker
Junior
Greensburg, Pa. / Hempfield
Ferretti had an impressive defensive contest for the Lakers in their 49-7 win over Lock Haven. He totaled 12 tackles (8 solo), two TFL’s, 1.0 sack for a loss of 14 yards and had a 32-yard pick-6.
West Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Gannon
Matt Wiitanen
Defensive Back
Senior
Renton, Wash. / Pioneer
Wiitanen made himself known in a couple areas of play in Gannon’s 16-10 win over Millersville. Not only did he have 5 tackles (3 solo) and a 0.5 tackle for loss, but he also blocked a punt which went out of bounds in the endzone for the first points of the game for Gannon.
ABOUT THE PSAC
Headquartered in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference comprised of 18 institutions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The member institutions are Bloomsburg, California (Pa.), Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Indiana (Pa.), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Pitt-Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester.