Flash Points:

• Saint Francis football earned 10 All-NEC selections, announced by the conference on Wednesday, including eight First Team.
• WR Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison) was named NEC Offensive Player of the Year, the third in SFU's history.
• Chris Villarrial repeated as NEC Coach of the Year after leading SFU to its first ever NEC Regular Season Title and FCS Playoffs Bid.
• DB/KR Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella) became the first player in conference history to earn First Team All-NEC four straight years.  Jerome is a four-time First Team All-NEC selection as a DB and three-time selection as a returner.

LORETTO, Pa. – Sophomore receiver Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison) was named NEC Offensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Chris Villarrial repeated as NEC Coach of the Year to lead 10 All-NEC selections for the Saint Francis football team.  The NEC announced the awards on Wednesday.  The Red Flash placed eight on First Team and two on Second Team.
 
Villarrial, who became SFU's first NEC Football Coach of the Year in 2015, led Saint Francis to a 7-4 record, including 5-1 in the NEC, as the Red Flash won its first ever NEC Regular Season Title and clinched an FCS Playoffs bid.  Saint Francis won a conference title and made the FCS Playoffs for the first time as a Division I program.  Villarrial is also a finalist for the STATS FCS National Coach of the Year award.
 
Lewis, a member of the Walter Payton Award Watch List, is Saint Francis' third NEC Offensive Player of the Year, joining Quarterback Anthony Doria in 2005 and Running Back Khairi Dickson (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) in 2014.  Lewis leads the FCS with 1,349 receiving yards this year.  He ranks third in the FCS in receiving yards per game (122.6), eighth in yards per catch (19.5), 14th in receiving touchdowns (10) and 18th in receptions per game (6.3).  Lewis needs just 84 yards to tie the SFU and NEC season record for receiving yards, held by Michael Caputo (2005).  He is also two touchdown catches away from tying Caputo (2005) and Dan Mathis (1992) for the SFU season mark.
 
Senior Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella), a First Team All-NEC selection as a defensive back and a return specialist, became the first ever NEC player to be named First Team All-Conference in four straight seasons.  Jerome is also a three-time All-NEC honoree as a returner.  Jerome leads all active FCS players with 18 career interceptions and ranks second in the FCS this year with six interceptions.  In nine games this year, Jerome has 53 tackles (30 solo), 4.5 TFL, 2.5 Sacks, five pass breakups and an 89-yard fumble return for a touchdown at Towson.  As a returner, Jerome is second in the FCS with a 28.9 kick return average and had a 73-yard kick return for a touchdown at Montana.  Jerome added a receiving touchdown against 48-yard receiving touchdown at Robert Morris for his eighth career time reaching the end zone.
 
Marcus Bagley (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights), a junior running back, earned First Team All-NEC honors.  He has 868 yards and a touchdown on 199 carries this season to go with 12 catches for 109 yards and a score.  He is 29th in the FCS and second in the NEC in rushing yards.  Bagley posted two 100-yard games this season, including a career-high 220 yards in the win at Columbia.
 
Senior Center Jimmy Marks (Middletown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) was selected All-NEC for the third straight season, including his second consecutive First Team honor.  He has 40 career starts at SFU.  Senior left guard Samuel Freireich (Austin, Texas/Westlake) is a First Team All-NEC selection after earning second team honors last season.  Freireich has started all 22 games since arriving on the SFU campus from Blinn College(Texas).  The duo helped Saint Francis to average 27.5 points and 352.5 total yards per game.
 
Wesley Nagaseu (Waipahu, Hawaii/Waipahu), a senior nose tackle, repeats as an All-NEC selection, claiming First Team honors this year after being named Second Team last year.  Nagaseu has 41 tackles, 15 solo, on the year, with 6.5 TFL, a sack, a fumble recovery and four pass breakups.  He has recorded at least one tackle for loss in five of six NEC games this year and also ran for a one-yard touchdown against Bryant after lining up as a fullback.
 
Linebacker Solomon Leaeno (Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell), a First Team All-NEC honoree, leads SFU with 92 tackles, including 42 solo.  He ranks 21st in the FCS with 15.5 tackles for loss and 12th with 9.5 sacks.  He is also third in the nation with three fumble recoveries.  With two sacks last week, Leaeno got to 9.5 for the season, the third-most in SFU history.  Leaeno also has five pass breakups and a forced fumble.  He has recorded double-digit tackles in three games this year and two or more sacks in three games. 
 
Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic), a junior cornerback, picked up Second Team All-NEC honors.  He has recorded an SFU season record 14 pass breakups this year to go with 53 tackles, 36 solo, 2.5 TFL, a sack and two interceptions.  He had two picks in SFU's win at Robert Morris and three pass breakups each against Columbia and Sacred Heart.
 
Delondo Boyd (Indian Head, Md./Henry E. Lackey), a junior safety, also earned Second Team All-NEC.  He is second on Saint Francis with 60 tackles, 37 solo, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble.  He led SFU with 11 tackles at Sacred Heart and had a sack each against Montana and Albany.
 
The Red Flash meets Villanova on Saturday in its first ever FCS Playoffs game.  Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Villanova Stadium, with a broadcast on ESPN3.  Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for youth (12 and under) and $5 for students.  For tickets, please call 814-472-3286.

NEC Offensive Player of the Year:
Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison), WR, So.

NEC Coach of the Year:
Chris Villarrial

First Team:
Marcus Bagley (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights), RB, Jr.
Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison), WR, So.
Samuel Freireich (Austin, Texas/Westlake), OL, Sr.
Jimmy Marks (Middletown, Pa./Lower Dauphin), OL, Sr.
Wesley Nagaseu (Waipahu, Hawaii/Waipahu), DL, Sr.
Solomon Leaeno (Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell), LB, Sr.
Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella), DB/RS, Sr.

Second Team:
Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic), DB, Jr.
Delondo Boyd (Indian Head, Md./Henry E. Lackey), DB, Jr.