Mallory Collects Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week Accolade
Central Connecticut junior James Mallory was named the Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in a 35-23 Blue Devil victory over North Carolina Central in The NAACP Harmony Classic on Saturday. Entering the weekend as the nation's leading rusher, Mallory had 169 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries. He also caught two passes for 41, totaling a game-high 210 all-purpose yards. He accounted for more than half of CCSU's 399 yards of total offense.
Central Connecticut junior James Mallory was named the Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in a 35-23 Blue Devil victory over North Carolina Central in The NAACP Harmony Classic on Saturday. Entering the weekend as the nation's leading rusher, Mallory had 169 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries. He also caught two passes for 41, totaling a game-high 210 all-purpose yards. He accounted for more than half of CCSU's 399 yards of total offense.
Mallory has posted 100+ yards on the ground in each of Central Connecticut's three games this season. He entered the year with 373 career rushing yards, and with 541 this season he is just 86 yards shy of becoming the 16th player in CCSU history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau. At his current pace, he will enter the annals next weekend at Delaware State.
The Buffalo, NY native, who is averaging 7.3 yards per carry, is now ranked second in the nation in rushing. He also ranks sixth amongst all-purpose runners. Mallory is tops in the Northeast Conference in both categories.
Central Connecticut (2-1) will travel to Dover, DE on Saturday, Sept. 27 for a 7 p.m. contest against Delaware State. As of last week, the Hornets (1-1) were receiving votes in both The Sports Network FCS Poll and the FCS Coaches' Poll.
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