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Football Named ECAC Division II Team Of The Year

The Mercyhurst University football team has been named the 2012 ECAC Division II Team of the Year.
CENTERVILLE, Mass. - The Mercyhurst University football team has been named the 2012 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Team of the Year as announced recently by the conference office.

The ECAC Team of the Year Award goes to the highest ranking ECAC member institution in the Lambert Meadowlands poll. By finishing fifth in the final 2012 Lambert poll, Mercyhurst earned the honor. It is the second time in three seasons (2010) that Mercyhurst has been the ECAC Division II Team of the Year.

The Lakers finished the 2012 season with a 9-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the PSAC West. The Lakers were predicted to finish fifth in the PSAC West, but after a 40-7 rout of California (Pa.) on November 3, Mercyhurst claimed a share of the PSAC West crown with Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The Lakers and the Crimson Hawks had identical 6-1 conference marks but, since IUP won the head-to-head matchup, Mercyhurst was denied its chance at a second conference title in three seasons.

After a 59-42 loss in the season opener at Notre Dame College, Mercyhurst rattled off six straight victories before the loss at IUP. After that contest, the Lakers won three straight to close the season, including a 52-45 win in the season finale Saturday against East Stroudsburg. With the 52 points scored against East Stroudsburg, the 2012 squad established a new school record with 369 points scored, breaking the record of 354 set in 2010. The Lakers also averaged 33.5 points per game this season - another new record. The 2007 team held the record at 32.1 per game.

The nine victories tied the school record for most regular season wins and marked the second-highest total in program history, one shy of the ten the team won in 2010 when it captured the PSAC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Over the last three seasons, the Lakers have gone 23-12, including a 4-7 record in 2011.

The team will be honored at the Eastern College Football Awards banquet on Thursday, February 21 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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