University of Massachusets Athletics
Marcel Shipp And Kole Ayi Up For Awards
November 12, 2000 | Football
Nov. 12, 2000
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Marcel Shipp
Walter Payton Award CandidateUniversity of Massachusetts
Senior ? Tailback ? 6'0" ? 216 pounds
Paterson, N.J. ? Milford (Conn.) Academy
2000 Season Highlights
? Leads the team with 950 rushing yards and eight touchdowns on 221 carries.
? Also has 21 receptions for 200 yards, giving him a team-high 1,150 all-purpose yards.
? Ranks third in the Atlantic 10 Conference in rushing and fourth in all-purpose yards.
? Enters the Rhode Island game second on the all-time Atlantic 10 career rushing list, only 99 yards behind New Hampshire's Jerry Azumah (6,193 yards / 1995-98).
? Listed as the 13th-best tailback prospect in the nation by The Sporting News, and was the only Division I-AA player listed in the top 25.
? Ranked as the No. 2 running back in the nation by The Sports Network.
? Listed as the No. 3 Walter Payton Award Candidate by The Sporting News.
? Preseason first team All-America selection by The Sports Network, Preview Sports and Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette, and second team selection by The Sporting News.
? Preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 selection.
Career Highlights
? UMass' all-time career leader in rushing yards (6,094), all-purpose yards (7,573), carries (1,179) and points scored (354), while ranking second in rushing touchdowns (54) and receptions (124), and third in total offense (6,094).
? Only the sixth player in collegiate history to rush for 6,000 yards and have 1,000 receiving yards, joining Ricky Williams (Texas / 1995-98), Jerry Azumah (New Hampshire / 1995-98), Brian Shay (Emporia State, 1995-98), Kavin Galliard (AIC / 1996-99) and Carey Bender (Coe / 1991-94).
? Finished sixth in the voting for the 1999 Walter Payton Award.
? A first team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation in 1999 and Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette in 1998.
? Earned second team All-America honors from the Associated Press in 1998, The Sports Network in 1998 and 1999, ESPN / USA Today in 1998, Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette in 1999 and Teamlink.com in 1999, while being a third team All-America selection by the Associated Press in 1999.
? Named first team All-Atlantic 10 and first team All-ECAC in both 1998 and 1999, and first team All-New England in 1999.
? Holds school single season records for rushing yards (2,542 in 1998), carries (428 in 1998), all-purpose yards (3,032 in 1998), rushing touchdowns (24 in 1999) and points scored (150 in 1999).
? Also ranks second on the UMass single season lists for carries (391 in 1999), rushing yards (1,846 in 1999), all-purpose yards (2,182 in 1999) and points scored (132 in 1998).
? Had a school-record streak of 19 consecutive 100-yard games, from Sept. 26, 1998 through Oct. 23, 1999.
? Ranked sixth in the nation in scoring in 1999, seventh in rushing and 12th in all-purpose yards during the regular season.
? Led the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring and touchdowns scored in 1999, while ranking second in rushing.
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KOLE AYI
Buck Buchanan Award CandidateUniversity of Massachusetts
Senior ? Linebacker ? 6'1" ? 231 pounds
Nashua, N.H. ? Nashua H.S.
2000 Season Highlights
? Leads UMass in total tackles for the third straight season, with 106 tackles on the year.
? Also has 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and an interception.
? Recorded 13 total tackles and an interception in the victory over No. 23 Villanova.
? Had a season-best 19 tackles at New Hampshire, with a sack for six yards.
? Made a team-high 12 tackles against AIC, with two tackles for loss.
? Ranked second on the team with nine tackles at Northeastern, including a career-high
three sacks for 16 yards.
? Recorded a game-high 17 tackles against 10th-ranked Hofstra.
? Led the team with 11 tackles against both Richmond and Delaware.
? Listed as the 14th-best inside linebacker prospect in the nation by The Sporting News, and was one of only two
Division I-AA players listed in the top 20.
? Preseason first team All-America selection by The Sports Network, The Sporting News, Preview Sports and Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette.
? Named preseason Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year by Street & Smith's.
? Preseason first team All-Atlantic 10 selection.
? Ranked as the No. 1 linebacker in the nation by The Sports Network.
? Listed as the No. 5 Walter Payton Award Candidate by The Sporting News.
Career Highlights
? UMass' all-time leader in career solo tackles (323), while ranking third in total tackles (465).
? Has reached double-figures in tackles 23 times during his UMass career.
? Finished second in the voting for the 1999 Buck Buchanan Award.
? Named National Linebacker of the Year by Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette in 1999.
? A 1999 first team All-America selection by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, The Sports Network, Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette and Teamlink.com.
? Earned third team All-America honors from the Associated Press in 1999.
? Named first team All-Atlantic 10 Conference in 1999, after earning second team honors in 1998.
? Named to the New England Football Writers Division I-AA All-Star team and the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference first team in 1999.
? Holds the school single season record for solo tackles (116 in 1998), while ranking second on the UMass single season list for total tackles (165 in 1998), third in solo tackles (109 in 1999) and sixth in total tackles (147 in 1999).
? Ranked second in the Atlantic 10 Conference in total tackles during the 1998 season, while placing third in 1999.
