September 28, 2009

Anthony Smalls Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – Sophomore running back Anthony Smalls (Dorchester, MA) was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Week on Monday.

Smalls becomes the second straight Warrior to earn Player of the Week honors, after James Suozzo (Everett, MA) took the honor last week.

Smalls rushed for a career-high 219 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries in Merrimack’s 41-31 win over Saint Anselm. Through four games, the sophomore has 701 rushing yards, averaging 8.2 yards per carry and 175.2 yards per game, tops in the Northeast-10 and second in the country among Division II rushers.

This is Smalls’ second career weekly honor. He earned Freshman of the Week honors last season after rushing for 135 yards against Assumption.

The Warriors (3-1, 2-0 NE-10) host unbeaten Bentley University in a first-place showdown on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Warrior Field.