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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly football athletes of the week awards for the week of September 18-24.
Minnesota West Community and Technical College running back, Rejiwon Dupree, carried the ball 14 times for 96 yards and caught two passes for 31 yards to earn an Offensive Player-of-the-Week award. Dupree averaged 6.9 yards per carry. Dupree's teammate and BlueJays wide receiver, Joshua Yarbrough, caught 4 passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns to earn the other Offensive Player-of-the-Week award.
Lovely Tshibanda, Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range linebacker, had eleven tackles and six sacks to earn a Defensive Player-of-the-Week award. Tshibanda also had 7.5 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and recovery, and two pass break-ups in the Norse 33-10 win over Central Lakes College. Minnesota West linebacker, Aidan Bradshaw, earned the other Defensive Player-of-the-Week award. Bradshaw had eleven total tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a recovery.
Rochester Community and Technical College kicker/punter, Rodrigo Castaneda, earned the Special Teams Player-of-the-Week award after going 2 for 2 on field goal attempts with a long of 44 yards, and 3 for 3 on extra-point tries Castaneda had seven kickoffs for 420 total yards and two punts for 101 yards in the Yellowjackets 36-15 win over Minnesota West.
As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2023-24/leaders
MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2023-24/standings
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Rejiwon Dupree Minnesota West Community & Technical College SO / RB Little Rock, AR
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Rush Attempts: 14 Rush Yards: 96 yards Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 2 Receiving Yards: 31 Receiving TDs: 0 Noteworthy Information: Rejiwon averaged 6.9 yards per carry. Next Contest: September 30 at Minnesota North College - Vermilion Team Record: 0-4 overall, 0-4 in the MCAC
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Joshua Yarbrough Minnesota West Community & Technical College FR / WR-TE Tallahassee, FL
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Rush Attempts: 0 Rush Yards: 0 Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 4 Receiving Yards: 68 Receiving TDs: 2 Noteworthy Information: Joshua averaged 17 yards per catch. Next Contest: September 30 at Minnesota North College - Vermilion Team Record: 0-4 overall, 0-4 in the MCAC
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MCAC FootballDefensive Players-of-the-Week |
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Lovely Tshibanda Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range SO / Linebacker Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Tackles (Solo): 6 Tackles (Assisted): 5 Sacks: 6 Tackles for Loss: 7.5 Forced Fumbles: 1 Fumble Recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 0 Pass Break-Ups: 2 Defensive TDs: 0 Noteworthy Information: Tshibanda leads the MCAC in sacks with 9.5. Next Contest: October 1 at St. John's University JV Team Record: 3-1 overall, 3-1 in the MCAC
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Aidan Bradshaw Minnesota West Community & Technical College SO / Linebacker Chicago, IL |
Tackles (Solo): 6 Tackles (Assisted): 5 Sacks: 2 Tackles for Loss: 3 Forced Fumbles: 1 Fumble Recoveries: 1 Interceptions: 0 Pass Break-Ups: 0 Defensive TDs: 0 Noteworthy Information: Aidan is averaging 9.3 tackles per game this season. Next Contest: September 30 at Minnesota North College - Vermilion Team Record: 0-4 overall, 0-4 in the MCAC |
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MCAC FootballSpecial Teams Player-of-the-Week |
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Rodrigo Castaneda Rochester Community & Technical College SO / Kicker - Punter Richfield, MN |
Kick-offs: 7 Kick-off Yards: 420 yards Touchbacks: 4 Extra Points Made: 3 Extra Points Attempted: 3 Field Goals Made: 2 Field Goals Attempted: 2 Long Field Goal: 44 yards Noteworthy Information: Rodrigo averaged 60 yards per kickoff and 50.5 yards per punt. Next Contest: September 30 vs. Minnesota State Community and Technical College Team Record: 4-1 overall, 3-0 in the MCAC
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.