DUDLEY, Mass. (Nov. 10) – Nichols college senior WR Mike Seiger (Pittsfield, Mass.) and sophomore DB Mike Rubalcaba (Barre, Vt.) have earned spots on the New England Football Conference Weekly Honor Roll for games the weekend of November 7th. Seiger averaged 15.4 yards per catch in his third 100+ yard performance of the season, while Rubalcaba had the interception that set up Nichols' touchdown drive in the second quarter.
Seiger earned his spot on the Offensive Weekly Honor Roll with nine catches for a game-high 139 yards in the Bison's season finale at Western New England College Saturday. The 100+ yard game marked his third in the last four games. Seiger led the receiving corps with five touchdowns on the season with 41 catches for 572 yards, averaging a team-best 14.0 yards per catch.
Rubalcaba was named to the Defensive Weekly Honor Roll with his team-high tying third interception of the season at WNEC to set up Nichols' touchdown scoring drive. He recorded nine tackles in the game (four solo) and also had another pass breakup. Rubalcaba ranks fifth on the team with 56 tackles with a team-high 35 solo stops. He has posted two tackles for a loss of 10 yards, three interceptions for a loss of five yards and an additional three pass breakups.
Nichols finished the season with a 4-6 record, and was 3-4 in NEFC Boyd Division play.
