Monday,
November 10, 2003
Written by Andrew Silver
ROLLE BREAKS TUFTS AND NESCAC RECORDS FOR FIELD GOALS
MEDFORD
– Senior place-kicker Marcellus Rolle
(Smyrna, GA/Lovett) of the Tufts University Football team kicked a 25-yard
field goal for Jumbos to make the score 7-6 Middlebury at 7:59 of the third
quarter in Saturday's 10-6 loss. Not
only was the kick important in terms of the game, but it was also his 10th
of the season to set both the Tufts University and New England Small College
Athletic Conference (NESCAC) records for most field goals in a season.
The
18-year old Tufts record of nine was set back in 1985 by Paul Medeiros. Setting a Tufts record is no small feat, as its football
history dates back to 1875. Rolle also holds the school record for longest
placement field goal. He converted
on a 49-yard kick against Williams in 2002.
This
was also not Rolle's first entry in the NESCAC record book, as his seven field
goals in the 2002 season was enough to be recognized in a tie for second for
field goals in a season. He now
leads that list, as his 10 field goals this season broke the old mark of eight
set by David Bodner of Amherst in 2002. The
NESCAC has been keeping track of these records since its member schools began
exclusively playing one another in football back in 1992.
Rolle's
37-yard kick against Colby in the Jumbos' 18-0 win earlier this season was his
longest of the season. He also
converted on a 35-yard kick before halftime of Saturday's loss to Middlebury.
In total, Rolle efficiently converted on 10 of his 13 attempts this
season, giving him an impressive 76.9% kick percentage that will be among the
national leaders. Rolle converted
on 12 of his 15 extra point attempts, giving him a total of 42 points on the
season, leading the team.
In
his two seasons as Tufts' place kicker, Rolle totaled 17 field goals.
The all-time leader for Tufts is Chris Wild who made 21 field goals in
four seasons from 1988 to 1991. Medeiros
made 18 field goals over the course of three years from 1985 to 1987.
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