Second Time for Abuhoff as Ivy Rookie of the Week

Monday, November 17, 2008

PRINCETON, N.J. ? Freshman kick returner and cornerback Shawn Abuhoff (Hialeah, Fla.) was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week for his stellar performance in Dartmouth's 45-16 home loss against Brown this past Saturday. This is his second weekly award as the league's top rookie in three weeks, having been honored after the Harvard game on Nov. 1 as well.

This is also the fourth time a Big Green player was honored as the Ivy Rookie of the Week. Last week, freshman quarterback Conner Kempe (Tequesta, Fla.) earned the award after his first collegiate start behind center, while freshman place kicker Foley Schmidt (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) picked up the hardware after his first collegiate game in the season opener on Sept. 20.

Abuhoff set a school record with 190 kickoff return yards on five returns against the Bears, including the first touchdown on a kickoff return for the Big Green in seven years. His 94-yard return was the sixth longest in Dartmouth history, equaling the distance on the last one by Steve Jensen versus Columbia in 2001.

In addition to his work on kickoffs, he returned one punt for 11 yards, plus had three tackles (one solo) from his cornerback position.

Three other Big Green players were recognized on the Ivy Honor Roll for their efforts versus Brown: senior linebacker Andrew Dete (Marietta, Ga.) led Dartmouth with nine tackles; Kempe completed 27-of-42 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown; and sophomore receiver Tim McManus (St. Paul, Minn.) caught a career-high 10 passes for the second straight week for 118 yards, his third 100-yard game of the season and fourth of his career.

The Big Green (0-9, 0-6 Ivy) has one more chance to win a game in 2008 this Saturday when they play at Princeton (3-6, 2-4 Ivy) at 1 p.m. The Tigers defeated Princeton in Hanover in overtime last year, 17-14.

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