WESTFIELD, Mass. - Eight Western Connecticut State University football student-athletes have been named to the 2022 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference Team on Thursday. Four Wolves were named to the First Team, on on defense and three on offense while four, two on each side of the back, were honored on the Second Team. WestConn's total of eight and four First-Team honorees is the most since the conference began play in 2013.
Senior defensive lineman
Raquell Davis (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) captured First-Team defensive accolades after registering 33 tackles for the 7-3 Wolves. He tallied 1.5 quarterback sacks and returned one fumble in 2022.
Senior running back
Chad Blaszky (Selden, N.Y.) enjoyed an excellent final campaign, rushing for 1,306 yards on 260 carries and scored eight touchdowns.
Joining Blaszky on the offensive First Team were wide receiver
Julian Ferguson (Enfield, Conn.) and return specialist
Zach Soriano (Middle Island, N.Y.).
Ferguson grabbed a team-high 50 catches for 806 yards and nine touchdowns. He averaged 16.12 yards per catch and 80.6 yards in 10 games.
Soriano, also a receiver that had 10 catches for 130 yards and a score, averaged 11.67 yards on nine punt returns and 17.5 yards on 10 kick-off returns in junior season.
WestConn, which finished in a three-way tie for second place in the MASCAC with Bridgewater State University and Plymouth State University, had senior inside linebacker
Nosa Uzamere (Hempstead, N.Y.) and senior defensive back
Peter Bencivengo (Meriden, Conn.) selected on the Defensive Second Team. Graduate student and full back
David Ross (Port Jervis, N.Y.) and junior place kicker
Anthony Weidtman (Nesconset, N.Y.) rounded out the Wolves Second-Team offensive honorees.
Uzamere and Bencivengo finished in one-two in total tackles this past season for WestConn. Uzamere had 58 take down with a team-high nine tackles for a loss of 19 yards, one interceptions, one fumble recovery and forced and opponent's miscue. Bencivengo tied senior Matt Fort with 48 tackles and was credited with a team-best six pass break ups. He also blocked one kick in his final season.
Ross was the Wolves' third best receiver, coming out of the backfield with 22 catches for 260 yards on one TD. He also averaged 7.8 yards on five carries.
Weidtman, a three-time MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week, ended his third season by converting 4-of-6 field-goal attempts with a long of 40 yards and booted nine touchbacks while averaging 57.1 yards per kick off. He finished the season with 40 points, third best on the team, after converting 28-of-30 extra-point attempts.
| 2022 MASCAC FOOTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS |
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| FIRST TEAM-DEFENSE |
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| Player/Institution |
Class |
Position |
Hometown |
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| Jaren Alves, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
E. Providence, R.I. |
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| Cully Curran, Framingham State |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
Arlington, Mass. |
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| Moise "MoMo" Nazaire, Framingham State |
Junior |
Defensive Back |
Somerville, Mass. |
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| Cobey Williamson, Massachusetts Maritime |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
N. Easton, Mass. |
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| Javien Delgado, UMass Dartmouth |
Senior |
Inside Linebacker |
Lynn, Mass. |
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| Tyler Cooley, Westfield State |
Sophomore |
Inside Linebacker |
Randolph, Mass. |
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| Brendan Albert, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Outside Linebacker |
Canton, Mass. |
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| Steven Silvia, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Outside Linebacker |
Dighton, Mass. |
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| Mack Brown, Massachusetts Maritime |
Senior |
Defensive Line |
Harvey, La. |
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| Hugh Wells, Massachusetts Maritime |
Senior |
Defensive Line |
W. Hartford, Conn. |
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| Emmanuel Ughu, Plymouth State |
Junior |
Defensive Line |
Milford, N.H. |
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| Raquell Davis, WestConn |
Senior |
Defensive Line |
Mastic Beach, N.Y. |
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| Shane Drake, Bridgewater State |
Junior |
Punter |
Franklin, Mass. |
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| FIRST TEAM-OFFENSE |
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| Player/Institution |
Class |
Position |
Hometown |
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| Andrew Paulus, UMass Dartmouth |
Senior |
Center |
Milford, Conn. |
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| Brian Callery, Framingham State |
Junior |
Guard |
Lowell, Mass. |
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| Bryan Lawton, Framingham State |
Sophomore |
Guard |
Maynard, Mass. |
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| Teddy Fellows, Plymouth State |
Sophomore |
Tackle |
Topsfield, Mass. |
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| Brandon Dichiaro, UMass Dartmouth |
Senior |
Tackle |
Mapleville, R.I. |
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| Jalen Kopecky, Bridgewater State |
Junior |
Tight End |
Pawtucket, R.I. |
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| Angel Sanchez, UMass Dartmouth |
Sophomore |
Wide Receiver |
Providence, R.I. |
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| Julian Ferguson, WestConn |
Sophomore |
Wide Receiver |
Enfield, Conn. |
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| Adam Couch, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Running Back |
Winchendon, Mass. |
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| Chad Blaszky, WestConn |
Senior |
Running Back |
Selden, N.Y. |
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| Thanos Boulukos, Plymouth State |
Graduate |
Full Back |
Old Bethpage, N.Y. |
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| Dante Aviles-Santos, UMass Dartmouth |
Junior |
Quarterback |
Cumberland, R.I. |
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| Matthew Farley, Framingham State |
Sophomore |
Place-Kicker |
Middleboro, Mass. |
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| Zach Soriano, WestConn |
Junior |
Return Specialist |
Middle Island, N.Y. |
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| Christian Julian, Westfield State |
Junior |
Return Specialist |
Hingham, Mass. |
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dante Aviles-Santos, UMass Dartmouth Junior Quarterback Cumberland, R.I. |
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
Brian Callery, Framingham State Junior Guard Lowell, Mass. |
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Braden Lynn, Plymouth State Sophomore Quarterback Littleton, Mass. |
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Steven Silvia, Bridgewater State Senior Outside Linebacker Dighton, Mass. |
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Daniel Oloyede, Framingham State Freshman Defensive Line Norwood, Mass. |
BSN SPORTS COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Robichaud, UMass Dartmouth |
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| SECOND TEAM-DEFENSE |
| Player/Institution |
Class |
Position |
Hometown |
| Quinn Girard, Plymouth State |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
Glens Falls, N.Y. |
| Logan Chappell, UMass Dartmouth |
Junior |
Defensive Back |
Griswold, Conn. |
| Peter Bencivengo, WestConn |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
Meriden, Conn. |
| Noah Peterson, Worcester State |
Senior |
Defensive Back |
Millbury, Mass. |
| Evan Wilson, Plymouth State |
Sophomore |
Inside Linebacker |
Derry, N.H. |
| Nosa Uzamere, WestConn |
Senior |
Inside Linebacker |
Hempstead, N.Y. |
| Nick Ashley, Framingham State |
Senior |
Outside Linebacker |
Worcester, Mass. |
| Sam Alicea, UMass Dartmouth |
Sophomore |
Outside Linebacker |
Providence, R.I. |
| Brian Campagna, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Defensive Line |
Canton, Mass. |
| Daniel Oloyede, Framingham State |
Freshman |
Defensive Line |
Norwood, Mass. |
| Marcus Elysee, UMass Dartmouth |
Graduate |
Defensive Line |
Framingham, Mass. |
| Sam Duah Jr., Worcester State |
Senior |
Defensive Line |
Worcester, Mass. |
| Jack Mulligan, Massachusetts Maritime |
Junior |
Punter |
Newtown, Conn. |
| SECOND TEAM-OFFENSE |
| Player/Institution |
Class |
Position |
Hometown |
| Matthew Gaudet, Bridgewater State |
Graduate |
Center |
Weymouth, Mass. |
| Matt Beyer, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Guard |
Cranston, R.I. |
| James Mauro, Plymouth State |
Senior |
Guard |
Commack, N.Y. |
| Alexander Byron, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Tackle |
Tiverton, R.I. |
| Bryant Bowman, Framingham State |
Sophomore |
Tackle |
Falmouth, Mass. |
| Bryan Warren, Plymouth State |
Senior |
Tight End |
Pine Bush, N.Y. |
| Kyle Torres, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Wide Receiver |
Waltham, Mass. |
| Andrew Brightman, Massachusetts Maritime |
Junior |
Wide Receiver |
Wareham, Mass. |
| Keenan Little, UMass Dartmouth |
Senior |
Wide Receiver |
Stratford, Conn. |
| Devaun Ford, Framingham State |
Junior |
Running Back |
Mashpee, Mass. |
| Manny Sanchez, Plymouth State |
Senior |
Running Back |
Hartford, Conn. |
| David Ross, WestConn |
Graduate |
Full Back |
Port Jervis, N.Y. |
| James Cahoon, Bridgewater State |
Senior |
Quarterback |
Buzzards Bay, Mass. |
| Anthony Weidtman, WestConn |
Junior |
Place-Kicker |
Nesconset, N.Y. |
| Jaden Lewis, Framingham State |
Freshman |
Return Specialist |
Fall River, Mass. |
