Morrissey and Paulison Named Second Team All Americans by DII CCA

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WICHITA FALLS, Tx..-The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (DII CCA) released their All-American teams on Wednesday morning and two Golden Rams were honored for their on field achievements in 2017. Punter Brendan Paulison (Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley) and Lb. Tyler Morrissey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield-Delco) were both named Second Team All-Americans after their impressive fall seasons.
 
Morrissey posted a great year on the defensive side of the ball as he registered a team-high 137 tackles, which is good enough for third most in a single season in program history, and the most in a season since Lee Woodall recorded 140 tackles in 1993.  Morrissey also led the team in tackles for a loss as he registered 14.0 tackles for loss of 38 yards. Seven of these tackles came in the way of sacks, which accounted for a loss of 30 yards. Morrissey collected PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year and ECAC Defensive Player of the Year honors earlier in the season as well as first team All PSAC East and first team All ECAC honors. Morrissey was also named to the First Team All Super Region One earlier this offseason.  

Paulison was one of the best punters in the nation all season long as he punted the ball 61 times for 2,692 yards for an average punt of 44.1 yards. Paulison's 2,692 yards and 44.1 yards per punt each set individual school records. His 44.1 yards per punt is the best average since Alex Walsh averaged 42.2 yards per punt back in 2008. His 2,692 yards surpassed the mark previously set by Don Wolf when he punted for a total of 2,430 yards back in 1977. In the final game of the season, during the second round of the NCAA II Playoffs opposite IUP, Paulison punted six times for a total of 275 yards, averaging 45.8 yards per punt. On the year, Paulison also tallied 17 punts over 50 yards, and he forced 16 fair catches, while also downing 23 punts inside the 20-yard line. Paulison was also named All- PSAC East, First Team All ECAC, and to the First Team All-Super Region one earlier in the season.
 
West Chester had a solid year as a team as they captured the PSAC Eastern Division title for the second time in three years, and also qualified for the NCAA II Playoffs as a five seed where they defeated Shippensburg in the first round, before falling to IUP in the second round.