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Oct. 18, 2008

Post-Game Notes at Weber State

Post-Game Notes Northern Colorado at Weber State, Oct. 18, 2008

  • Safety Stephen Michon recovered a Weber State fumble in the first quarter, the first of the season for the junior and the second of his career.
  • Freshman punter Cameron Kaman boomed an 80-yard punt on his second of the day, tying the school record by Don Geist vs South Dakota in 1982. His first punt of the afternoon went 50-yards. Kaman ended the day with nine punts for 413 yards.
  • Sophomore safety Max Hewitt blocked a punt, the fourth block of the season for the Bears and the first of his career.
  • Sophomore left end Ethan Davis and redshirt freshman left tackle Dominique Ceja combined for a sack, for a seven-yard loss, the first career sack for both players.
  • Senior linebacker Cristian Sarmento forced his third fumble of the season, while Martin Awachie recovered the second of his career and first this year.
  • Sarmento notched two sacks in the first half, bringing his season total to six and 11 for his career.
  • Sarmento moved into the Big Sky Conference record books in total tackles in the first half of play, notching 10 tackles to move him into 10th place ahead of Tyler Joyce from Montana (2004-07). He ended the game with 17 tackles, bringing his three year Big Sky total to 292 and his career tally over the 300 milestone at 310. It is the fifth time in Sarmento's career he has had 15 or more tackles in a contest and he now ranks ninth on the school's career charts.
  • Senior cornerback Myles Hayes recorded a career-best 10 tackles in the game, bettering his previous career high of eight from last season at Montana.
  • Hayes intercepted the third pass of his career and the third this year with 6:34 remaining in the game. It is just the sixth time this year WSU quarterback Cameron Higgins has been intercepted this season. Hayes' 36-yard return is the second-longest this season for NC, behind the 70-yard return he had against Northern Arizona.
  • Junior corner Quincy Wofford had the Bears' third fumble recovery of the day. It is also the first of his career.
  • Northern Colorado continued to show it's the best red zone defense in the league, as the Bears held Weber State to 1-for-4 inside the 20-yard line, bringing the season percentage to 65.4 as team's have scored 17 times on 26 attempts.