UMass Dartmouth's Stephen Gacioch, Tony Slaughter and James Tooker take home the MASCAC Offensive, Rookie, Defensive and Special Teams weekly honors.
October 1, 2017
Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week
Stephen Gacioch
UMass Dartmouth
Freshman • Quarterback • Tiverton, R.I.
Gacioch accounted for 280 of the team’s 379 total yards of offense, completing 15-of-26 passes for 193 yards with two touchdowns and rushing for a team-high 87 yards in the Corsairs’ 17-13 win over Western Connecticut State. Connected for a 26-yard touchdown pass on the first drive of the game. Completed a 10-yard touchdown pass on fourth down to put the Corsairs ahead 14-13 which included a 33-yard rush on the 90-yard touchdown drive.
Tony Slaughter
UMass Dartmouth
Junior • Defensive Back • Springfield, Mass.
Slaughter registered five solo tackles, including one that stopped a 57-yard touchdown run then recovered a fumble to halt the Western Connecticut drive at the goal line with five minutes left in the fourth quarter in the Corsairs’ 17-13 win over Western Connecticut State.
