Every Monday during the season, a NESCAC Player of the Week will be selected based on information submitted by the athletic communications offices at member institutions.
  
NESCAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Connor McClellan – Middlebury – Jr. – RB – Columbus, Ohio
McClellan churned out a season-high 34 carries for 185 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers outscored Hamilton 10-3 in the second half to seal a 20-17 win. The junior had three rushes of 10 yards or more, headlined by a 31-yard scamper. McClellan also became the fourth running back in school history to surpass 2,000 yards on the ground and ranks third (2,110) entering the final weekend of the season. He also broke the Middlebury all-time career rushing TD mark with 30, a record that was set in 1973, last week versus Trinity and added to his record with the two touchdowns against Hamilton. McClellan is tied for the lead in the NESCAC in rushing yards (721) and has a conference-high 12 touchdowns.

NESCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Shane Mosia – Trinity – Sr. – LB – Plainedge, N.Y.
Mosia anchored the Bantams defense in a 16-13 victory over unbeaten Amherst. The senior generated a game-high 10 tackles, an interception, a blocked kick, and a pass breakup. Leading 3-0 to begin the second quarter, Mosia picked off Amherst's Marek Hill in the end zone to prevent any Mammoth points, then, in the final minutes of the quarter, blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt to maintain a 16-0 lead for Trinity at the half.

NESCAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Yaseen Mousa – Middlebury – So. – K – Millstone, N.J.
Mousa contributed eight points in the Panthers' 20-17 win over Hamilton. The sophomore went 2-for-2 on field goals (33-yard and 22-yard) and was 2-for-2 on PATs. Mousa’s biggest kick came with 10:17 left in the fourth quarter. The sophomore booted a 22-yard attempt through the uprights, giving Middlebury a lead it would never relinquish. Mousa is tied for second in the NESCAC with five field goals made heading into the final weekend of the season.

NESCAC Weekly Honor Roll
Amherst –  Junior quarterback Marek Hill (Oak Park, Ill.) completed 62 percent of his passes (28 of 45) for 350 yards and one touchdown while also rushing for a second TD in the Mammoths' 16-13 loss to Trinity … Junior linebacker Davis Crandall (Westport, CT) led the Mammoths' defensive effort with eight tackles (3 solo). 
 
Bates – Jeff Vidou (Cornish, N.H.) caught a game-high five passes for a game-high 72 yards and a touchdown against Bowdoin. Facing fourth and five with the Bobcats trailing 7-3 and 1:57 remaining in regulation, Vidou caught a pass on the near sideline, kept his feet inbounds and raced away from the Bowdoin defense for a 28-yard gain to the 17. One play later, his diving catch in the end zone was the eventual game-winning touchdown. Vidou has tallied a career-high 463 receiving yards this season, leading the team and ranking 11th in the NESCAC … In his final game at Garcelon Field, senior Ryan Rozich (Cromwell, Conn.) led all Bobcats with eight total tackles, including five solo stops in a 10-7 win over Bowdoin. Rozich notched 1.5 tackles for loss and a half sack as Bates held Bowdoin to just 28 net rushing yards, the lowest rushing total by a Bates opponent since 2016. The Polar Bears also managed just 158 yards of total offense, the fewest given up by Bates since 2012 … Marcos Ruiz (Haskell, N.J.) made his only field goal attempt on Saturday, a 29-yard boot in 10-7 win over Bowdoin. He also successfully converted his lone PAT attempt of the day. 
With a successful afternoon of kicking, Ruiz reached 106 career points, tying the Bates record for points by a kicker in a career. Ruiz has made 17 field goals and 55 extra points as a Bobcat. Ruiz heads into the final game of the season just one field goal away from tying the Bates record and two extra points away from tying the Bates PAT record.
 
Colby – Jagger Matera (Newtown, Pa.) led the Mules in passing and rushing in a setback against the Jumbos. He was 6-for-8 passing in the first half, keeping Colby within striking distance heading into the break … Sophomore Noah Abdur Rahim (Mattapan, Mass.) led Colby's defense with a career-high 12 tackles on Saturday. The sophomore reached double digits by the half, recording 10 tackles through the first two quarters to keep the Mules within reach of the Jumbos down 10-7. 
 
Hamilton – Matthew Kearns (Irvington, N.Y.) made nine catches for 107 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown reception, in a 20-17 setback at Middlebury. The junior leads the NESCAC with 802 yards receiving and seven touchdown catches … Senior Mat Bucher (Half Moon Bay, Calif.) was credited with a career-high 16 tackles, including one for a loss of three yards, in a 20-17 setback at Middlebury. Bucher leads the NESCAC with nearly 12 stops per game … Senior Carmelo Velardo (Fort Lee, N.J.) kicked a NESCAC-leading eighth field goal (33 yards), made both extra-point attempts and booted three of four kickoffs for touchbacks in a 20-17 setback at Middlebury. Senior Nate Wildman (New York, N.Y.) returned a kickoff 51 yards – the longest return for the Continentals this year. Wildman added 48 yards rushing and 11 more receiving.

Middlebury – Gabe Harris (Lander, Wyo.) tied his career high with six tackles in the Panthers' three-point victory over Hamilton. The senior’s key moment came late in the first half, as he had a tackle for loss on 4th and 1 from the Middlebury two-yard line that forced a turnover on downs and kept the deficit within a possession entering halftime.

Trinity –  Sophomore Max Wallace (Wakefield, R.I.) delivered the would-be game-winning field goal to send the unbeaten Bantams to a 16-13 victory over previously unbeaten Amherst. With 1:15 remaining in the second quarter, Wallace blasted a 43-yard field goal to give Trinity the 16-0 lead at the half.

Tufts – Sophomore Nate Johnson (Allendale, N.J.) completed 25 of 32 passes for 213 yards and one touchdown while also adding 16 net rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a 26-7 win over Colby. He finished the game with two total touchdowns and did not throw an interception. Johnson led a Tufts offense that totaled 362 yards and controlled possession for more than 42 minutes … Senior Justin Keller (Ridgefield, Conn.) had a strong week after recording a key interception in Tufts' dominant defensive performance against Colby. Keller intercepted a pass from Colby quarterback Jagger Matera and returned it four yards, helping the Jumbos limit the Mules to just seven points. Tufts held Colby to 175 total yards of offense, including just 69 rushing yards, and allowed only one third-down conversion on six attempts … Senior Caden Lawlor (Seattle, Wash.) converted both of his field-goal attempts, connecting from 32 and 40 yards, and made two of his three extra-point attempts. His two field goals accounted for six points and helped Tufts maintain its lead throughout the contest. Lawlor also handled five kickoffs for 290 yards, averaging 58 yards per kickoff and recording two touchbacks.

Wesleyan - Sean Cannon (Amityville, N.Y.) matched his career-high with six catches for a career-best 144 yards and one TD in a 20-7 win over Williams. Cannon's touchdown came on a 75-yard bomb on the first Wesleyan offensive play after the Ephs scored to make it a 14-7 game. It was Cannon's second career 100-yard game and his first of the season … Jack Bronikowski (Summit, N.J.) recorded two interceptions and one pass breakup as the Cardinals defeated Williams 20-7 at home. Bronikowski's pass breakup came on a Williams 4th-and-8 play from the Wesleyan 18-yard line, denying a touchdown that would have made it a one-score game midway through the third quarter. Bronikowski's first interception came on 3rd-and-goal late in the third quarter as he reached up to snag the ball in the far corner of the end zone. His second pick sealed the win as Williams trailed by 13 with 3:34 left and had the ball in Wesleyan territory. The junior corner has three interceptions in the past two games alone.