DANBURY, Conn. – WestConn senior OT Patrick Adams (Selden, N.Y.) was named to the New England Football Writers All-New England Division II/III All-Star Team, the Hansen Ratings Division III All-Region Second Team and as the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Offensive Lineman of the Year. Adams and graduate student RB
Chad Blaszky (Selden, N.Y.) were both also named to the D3Football.com All-Second Team, while Wolves senior DT
Raquell Davis (Mastic Beach, N.Y.) and senior WR
Julian Ferguson (Enfield, Conn.) both graced the D3Football.com All-Region Third Team. WestConn freshman WR
Dae'Shawn Allen (White Plains, N.Y.) was selected as the MASCAC Football Rookie of the Year, while Wolves Head Coach
Joe Loth was honored as the MASCAC's BSN Sports Coach of the Year, and Offensive Coordinator
Zachary Griffith was selected as the Hansen Ratings Division III Offensive Coordinator of the Year.
No less than 13 Wolves were named to the 2023 MASCAC All-Conference Teams. Blaszky, Adams, Ferguson and senior FB/TE
Alexandre Gonzalez (Waterbury, Conn.) were named to the All-MASCAC First Team Offense. Davis, senior S DeShaun Hardy-Walker (Newark, N.J.) and junior CB
Tyon Grimes (Hempstead, N.Y.) were on All-MASCAC First Team Defense. Wolves junior C
Jordan Agosto (Danbury, Conn.), junior QB
Keion Jones (Mount Vernon, N.Y.), and Allen graced the All-MASCAC Second Team Offense, and senior DE
Kile Jackson (Danbury, Conn.), senior ILB
Nosa Uzamere (Hempstead, N.Y.), and sophomore DB Mike DeFelice (New Windsor, N.Y.)were on the All-MASCAC Second Team Defense.
Adams, a team captain, allowed WestConn to be a dominant rushing team with 174.4 rushing yards per game, 5.2 rushing yards per carry, and 24 rushing touchdowns in 2023. He anchored the Wolves' offensive line that allowed just 11 sacks in 10 games. A graduate of Comsewogue High School, Adams is a MASCAC All-Academic Team honoree as a history major at WestConn.
Allen had 38 catches for 843 yards and eight touchdowns, leading the Wolves with 22.2 yards per reception (11th in nation), in 10 games as a rookie in 2023. Allen also rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown and returned 16 kickoffs for 413 yards to finish the year with a team-high 1,364 yards. He was named to the D3Football.com National Team of the Week once this fall, received MASCAC Rookie of the Week three times, and totaled 259 receiving yards in the NCAA Tournament at Johns Hopkins. Allen is a graduate of Archbishop Stepinac High School and is majoring in business at WestConn.
Loth guided WestConn to a 7-3 in 2022 and a 7-1 mark in the MASCAC, tying Bridgewater State and UMass-Dartmouth as MASCAC Champions with 7-1 conference marks. The Wolves qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament for the fourth time, falling to No. 7-ranked Johns Hopkins, 62-20, in the opening round. The Wolves top the MASCAC in scoring offense (45.3 ppg, 14th in nation), total offense (470.0 ypg, 17th in nation), passing offense (286.6 ypg), pass efficiency (184.91 rating, 15th in nation), first downs (23.9 per game, 24th in nation), and third down conversions (54%, 9th in nation). WestConn also ranks ninth nationally with just seven turnovers. On defense, WestConn has given up less than four yards per carry on the ground and held its opponents to 139.1 passing yards per game (11th in nation). Loth was hired as WestConn's head coach in 2012. He has a 68-43 record with the Wolves for a .613 winning percentage.
Blaszky, a team captain who repeats on the All-MASCAC First Team, led the Wolves in rushing with 1,117 yards (2nd in MASCAC, 20th in nation per game) on 209 carries for an average of 5.3 yards per attempt with a conference-best 16 touchdowns (14th in nation) in 10 games. He also caught seven passes for 103 yards and another score, and was honored as the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week once this fall. He was a D3Football.com All-Region Second Team and a New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Star in 2022. Blaszky is an alum of Newfield High School.
Ferguson, who repeats on the All-MASCAC First Team, led the league with 47 receptions for a conference-best 872 yards and a MASCAC-high 12 touchdown catches this fall. An alum of Capital Prep High School, Ferguson is majoring in business management at WestConn.
Gonzalez played a major role in the WestConn rushing offense that averaged 174.4 rushing yards per game, 5.2 rushing yards per carry, and scored 24 rushing touchdowns in 2023. He also had 15 pass receptions for 227 yards and three touchdowns. A graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Gonzalez is majoring in criminal justice at WestConn.
Davis, a team captain who repeats on the All-MASCAC First Team, registered 36 tackles (25 solo), four tackles for loss, a pass breakup and a team-high 3.5 sacks (T10th in MASCAC) in nine games in 2023. A graduate of William Floyd High School, Davis is majoring in communication at WestConn.
Hardy-Walker recorded 55 tackles (44 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, and two pass breakups in 10 games this fall. A graduate of Malcolm X Shabazz High School, Hardy-Walker is majoring in finance at WestConn.
Grimes recorded 27 tackles (23 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception, and four pass breakups in 10 games this fall. Grimes is a graduate of Roosevelt High School.
Agosto allowed WestConn to be a dominant rushing team with 174.4 rushing yards per game, 5.2 rushing yards per carry, and 24 rushing touchdowns in 2023. He anchored the Wolves' offensive line that allowed just 11 sacks in 10 games. A graduate of Danbury High School, Agosto is a MASCAC All-Academic Team honoree as a digital interactive and media arts major at WestConn.
Jones completed 105 passes in 189 attempts for 1,941 yards (led MASCAC per game) and 17 touchdowns (2nd in MASCAC) with just two interceptions and a MASCAC-best 169.4 efficiency rating (21st in nation) in eight games and seven starts in 2023. He finished second nationally in yards per completion (18.5) and also ran the ball 28 times for 139 yards and four touchdowns. Jones was named as the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week once this fall. A graduate of New Rochelle High School, Jones is majoring in business management at WestConn.
Jackson registered 28 tackles (22 solo) and had seven tackles for loss, two sacks, a pass breakup, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery which he returned for a touchdown while starting all 10 games in 2023. A graduate of Danbury High School, Jackson is majoring in business management at WestConn.
Uzamere, who repeats on the MASCAC All-Conference Second Team, notched team-highs 70 tackles (51 solo) and eight tackles for loss and added a sack and two pass breakups in 10 games for the Wolves. A graduate of Hempstead High School, Uzamere is also a MASCAC All-Academic Team honoree.
DeFelice recorded 13 tackles (12 solo), tied for the team lead with three interceptions (T3rd in MASCAC), and added two pass breakups in eight games as a versatile player in the Wolves' secondary in 2023. Tully finished his Bantam career with 37 tackles (26 solo) in 17 games. A graduate of Cornwal Central High School, DeFelice is majoring in business at WestConn.
Griffith, in his sixth year at WestConn, helped the Wolves top the MASCAC in scoring offense (45.3 ppg, 14th in nation), total offense (470.0 ypg, 17th in nation), passing offense (286.6 ypg), pass efficiency (184.91 rating, 15th in nation), first downs (23.9 per game, 24th in nation), and third down conversions (54%, 9th in nation). WestConn also ranked ninth nationally with just seven turnovers.