January 23, 2012
Former WPI Football Assistant Joe Philbin Named Miami Dolphins Head Coach
Joe Philbin has been named the tenth head coach in Miami Dolphins team history, it was announced today by Chairman of the Board/Managing General Partner Stephen Ross and General Manager Jeff Ireland. Philbin joins Miami from the Green Bay Packers, where he originally joined the team on February 10, 2003 as assistant offensive line coach. He was promoted to offensive coordinator on January 15, 2007.
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December 15, 2011 |
Liberty League Best 23 Football Players Earn Academic All-Conference Honors
Worcester, MA --- For the second consecutive year, WPI's Football program led the conference in Liberty League All-Academic team honorees. 23 student-athletes made the team, with seniors Andrew Baker, Matt Cyr, Trevor Dunne, Ernie Mello, and Mohamed Yatim all receiving honors for the third consecutive year. Rensselaer and St. Lawrence were both second with 18 honorees.
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December 13, 2011 |
More Hardware for Mello as Four Football Players Tabbed First Team All-Worcester Area
Worcester, MA --- Ernie Mello was named to the 2011 Worcester Area Football Association's 21st Annual Steve “Merc” Morris All-Star team as the Special Teams Player of the Year. Mello was one of seven Engineers chosen for the team, which is comprised of standouts from the eight collegiate programs in the county. The all-star team has been re-named in memory of Steve “Merc” Morris, the longtime Sports Information Director at Assumption.
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December 5, 2011 |
Mello and Perron Selected to D3football.com All-East Team
Minneapolis, MN --- The senior duo of Ernie Mello and John Perron have been named to the D3football.com All-East team in balloting by East Region sports information directors and D3football.com staff. Mello earned first team specialist honors while Perron took home second team defensive back accolades. The pair was chosen from 251 nominations by Division III member schools. A total of 78 players were tabbed to the three teams and will now be under consideration for All-America status.
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November 23, 2011 |
Perron Named to New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team
Boston, MA --- WPI defensive back John Perron has been selected to the Division II/III All-New England Football team as voted on by the New England Football Writers. The senior co-captain was one of just 28 players representing 20 teams in the region, and marks the second straight season and fifth time in the last six years the Crimson and Gray were represented on the squad. Perron led all Liberty League players with six interceptions this past fall, including a pair in WPI's Transit Trophy victory over RPI.
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November 16, 2011 |
Mello Headlines Football's All-Liberty League Award Winners
Clifton Park, NY --- Ernie Mello was named Liberty League Football Special Teams Player of the Year in voting by the conference’s coaches announced today. The senior also took home first team accolades as both a running back and return specialist. Joining Mello on the first team were defensive lineman Peter Gill, defensive back John Perron and fullback Manny Cambra. Two other players took home second honors and four earned honorable mention nods.
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November 15, 2011 |
Football Places Region Best Four on Capital One Academic All-District Team
Worcester, MA --- Seniors Ernie Mello and Matt Cyr and junior Joe Everett and William Alves have been named to the Capital One Division III Academic All-District I Football team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (Co-SIDA). The four earned first team honors in District I, which is comprised of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, and advances to the national ballot for All-America consideration. The Engineers and MIT shared Division III District-I high honors with four selections each.
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November 12, 2011 |
Football's Rally Falls Short Against St. Lawrence
Worcester, MA --- Marcus Washington ran for 187 on 38 carries with two touchdowns as the visiting Saints of St. Lawrence defeated the host Engineers of WPI, 21-14 on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field in Worcester. St. Lawrence wraps up its season at 3-6 with an 2-4 record in the Liberty League conference. WPI ends its 2011 campaign at 2-7 with a 1-5 mark in the conference standings. Washington’s performance gave him over a thousand rushing yards on the season. Zach Migliore threw for 36 yards and ran for another 24 for SLU.
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October 31, 2011 |
WPI Weekly Athletics Update #9
Women's Soccer's Megan Forti and Football's Manny Cambra have been named WPI Athletes of the Week. Forti scored a goal and assisted on three others in the snowy 7-0 win over Becker. The sophomore leads the Engineers with 10 points. Cambra collected a pair of interceptions in his first defensive appearance of the season. Offensively, the senior caught six passes for 43 yards and amassed 122 all-purpose yards on Saturday.
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October 29, 2011 |
Football Falls in the Snow 27-13 to Nationally-Ranked Hobart
Worcester, MA --- Nationally-ranked Hobart registered a pair of touchdowns in the opening five minutes and dodged heavy snowfall in the second half en route to a 27-13 victory over host WPI Saturday in a Liberty League football contest. The Statesman, ranked No. 25 in the latest D3football.com Top 25, remains perfect on the season at 6-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. Manny Cambra, who played both running back and cornerback, completed his busy day with a game-best six catches for 43 yards to go along with his two interceptions for the Engineers.
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October 22, 2011 |
Second Half Rally Propels Rochester By Football
Rochester, NY --- Clarence Onyiriuka ran for 158 yards and three touchdowns to lead the University of Rochester to a 28-21 victory over Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Edwin Fauver Stadium here today. WPI quarterback Johny Antonopoulos passed for 169 yards and two touchdowns. He threw a three-yard TD pass to Nick Bean and a 12-yarder to Josh Less late in the third quarter. The TD to Bean put the Engineers ahead, 7-0. The scoring pass to Less opened a 21-13 lead. WPI is 2-5, 1-3 in the Liberty League.
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