NINE WARRIORS NAMED TO MAC FOOTBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS

WILLIAMSPORT, PA – The Middle Atlantic Conference announced the 2001 Football All-Star teams, Tuesday afternoon. Lycoming College had nine student-athletes named to the teams, claiming five first-team members and four second-team members.

2001 MAC Football All-Stars from Lycoming:

Tim Deasey (Sr./Norwood, PA; Interboro) – 1^st-team running back
                Deasey became the Warriors’ most prolific running back of all time, setting five school records during his senior campaign. The records began falling in Lycoming’s first game when Deasey rushed for 253 yards against Lebanon Valley to set a new single-game rushing mark. He went on to add most carries in a game (39), most rushing touchdowns in a game (5), single-season rushing (1,247 yards), and career rushing (2,868 yards). In nine games during the 2001 season Deasey carried the ball 234 times for 1,247 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also added 10 receptions for 96 yards and one score. He ended the season as the MAC’s leading rusher averaging 138.6 yards per game. He also ranked second in the conference in all-purpose yardage and scoring.

Tom Zulkowski (Sr./Frackville, PA; Cardinal Brennan) – 1^st-team tight end
                Zulkowski was part of Lycoming’s three-headed receiving threat that combined for 1,617 yards and 14 touchdowns on 105 catches. The six-foot, five-inch receiver accounted for 40 receptions, 500 yards, and four touchdowns in nine games. Zulkowski’s 4.4 catches per game ranked ninth in the conference. He ends his career as a Warrior with a total of 69 receptions for 938 yards and eight scores.

Josh Albeck (Sr./Allentown, PA; Central Catholic) – 1^st-team offensive line
                Albeck was the lone senior and the anchor of an offensive line that featured three sophomores in the starting lineup. Behind that offensive line, Lycoming rushed for an average of 178.4 yards per game and 4.0 yards per carry. The Warriors’ rushing offense ranked third in the MAC and helped the team rank second in the conference in total offense.

Ryan Rupprecht (Sr./Southampton, PA; Archbishop Wood) – 1^st-team linebacker
                Rupprecht was one of only three returning starters on Lycoming’s defense to start the year and he led that inexperienced unit to become the best in the conference by season’s end. The Warriors finished the 2001 season ranked first in the MAC in both total defense and points allowed, giving up just 249.1 yards and 14.3 points per game. Rupprecht led Lycoming in tackles with 78, sacks with six and tackles-for-a-loss with 23 for 91 yards. He also defended seven passes, recovered two fumbles and forced another. He completed his collegiate career with 245 total tackles.

Jake Davis (Jr./Nazareth, PA; Northampton) – 1^st-team defensive back
                Davis was one of the Warriors’ other returning starters on defense and the leader of a secondary that led the MAC in pass defense. Lycoming’s unit held opponents to just 143.2 yards per game through the air and limited opposing quarterbacks to an efficiency rating of 88.5 – more than 25 points below the conference average. Individually, Davis ranked ninth in the MAC in passes defended with 14, including a pair of interceptions.  He also tallied 27 tackles on the year.

Kyle Bingaman (Sr./Lykens, PA; Upper Dauphin) – 2^nd-team wide receiver
                Bingaman was another component of Lycoming’s three-pronged passing attack. Bingaman led the trio in receiving yardage with 578 yards on 39 receptions. He also scored two touchdowns. In the conference, Bingaman ranked eighth in receiving yards per game with 64.2 yards per contest and 10^th in receptions averaging 4.3 per game. He ends his career at Lycoming with 54 catches for 794 yards and four touchdowns.

Matt Mendola (So./Dunmore, PA; Dunmore) – 2^nd-team offensive line
                Mendola took over the starting center position after the graduation of MAC 1^st-team all-star Mike Spagnuolo and Lycoming’s offense never missed a beat. The offensive line cleared the way for the Warriors to rush for an average of 178.4 yards per game and 4.0 yards per carry. They also provided the push for 21 rushing touchdowns in nine games. Lycoming’s rushing offense ranked third in the MAC and helped the team rank second in the conference in total offense.

Matt Henrich (Jr./Huntingdon, PA; Huntingdon) – 2^nd team defensive back
                Henrich combined with Davis to lead a young Warrior secondary that was first in the MAC in both pass defense and opponent passing efficiency. Henrich led Lycoming  and ranked third in the conference with six interceptions. He also defended a total of 13 passes and made 33 tackles to rank fourth on the team.

Ricky Lannetti (So./Philadelphia, PA; Father Judge) – 2^nd-team kick returner
                Lannetti provided an explosive threat to Lycoming special teams as both a kickoff and punt returner. The speedy wide-out averaged 20.4 yards per kick return and 10.8 yards per punt return. He ranked fifth and third, respectively, in the conference in those categories. The highlight of his season came versus FDU-Madison when he returned back-to-back punts for touchdowns covering 61 and 69 yards.