Umass Dartmouth QB sits at #2 in the nation, after a 2-0 start at UMassDarthmouth

Tiverton Tigers Graduate Stephen Gacioch is crushing the numbers this season. Gacioch who graduated from Tiverton High school class 2016. Recruited by Coach Ryan McCormack. Ryan being a R.I. HS football player himself knows there’s a big pool of talented Football players in Rhode Island. Ryan played for Westerly Bulldogs in Westerly Rhode Island and then went on to Salve Regina which he played and coached under Coach Tim Coen a Rhode Island Football legand. Ryan has recruited 14 RI players this year alone, including True Freshman Josh Lacerte who is already showing a big difference and making plays on the Defense. Now Gacioch has earned his second straight Mass State Collegiate Athletic Conference Geico Football Offensive Player of the Week award Sunday mafter Saturday’s 48-41 overtime victory over 2018 NCAA playoff participant Husson at Creasy field. Coming out of of Tiverton, R.I. and a graduate of Tiverton High School, Gacioch completed 26-of-42 pass attempts for career-high 512 yards and five touchdowns, including the game-winning 23-yard special delivery with senior Abbi Bamgbose (Worcester, ) in overtime.  Stephen accounted for all except 41 yards of the Umass Corsairs 580 yards of offense (512 passing, and 27 rushing) and added additional touchdown passes of 10, 48, 66 and 59 yards in leading UMass Dartmouth to its first 2-0 start in 16 years.  Gacioch, who won the award last week’s Division II/III Gold Helmet Award from the New England Football Writers after throwing for 338 yards and a school record six touchdowns in a 54-7 season-opening win over Alfred State, He leads the stats nationally in NCAA Division III play in passing yards (425.0) and total offense (445.5) per game, and he ranks second in passing touchdowns to date.   Stephen’s performance against Husson enabled him to eclipse the 4,000 career passing yardage mark (4,013) in just 19 games played. Head Coach Mark Robichaud’s team leads the nation in passing offense and is ranked eighth in scoring at 51 points per game, opens MASCAC play on Saturday afternoon when UMass Dartmouth hosts Fitchburg State for a conference clash that kicks off at 4:30 To be a guest or contact email [email protected]