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(Lock
Haven, Pa.) - Rob
Carey (North Braddock/Woodland Hills),
a junior cornerback for the Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania football
team, was selected to the D2Football.com All-America Team as an
honorable mention defensive back. This
particular All-America team was chosen by members of the D2Football.com
staff on the basis of statistics, individual accomplishments, and team
accomplishments. Carey earned First Team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) honors this season in two positions as a defensive back and as a return specialist. He was also selected as an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) All-Star return specialist. Carey was the second-leading punt returner in the conference and 11th in the nation, averaging 15.8 yards per return while also returning two punts all the way for touchdowns. He finished sixth in the PSAC with a 22.6-yard kick return average. Defensively, Carey was third on the squad with 73 total tackles. He led LHU with 10 pass break-ups, had three interceptions, and tallied four tackles for loss (-14 yds). Carey set a new school record with a 99-yard fumble recovery and return for score in the Bald Eagles’ 26-13 win over Shippensburg University. During the course of the 2002 season, Carey had also been honored by D2Football.com as the Defensive Player of the Week (10/20/02) and as a Special Teams Honorable Mention (9/15/02). The 2002 Bald Eagle football team went 4-7 overall and 1-5 in the PSAC Western Division. |
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