Westfield State seniors with coach Kowalski.
WESTFIELD – The Westfield State University football team is on the rise, as they fought their way to a 5-5 record in the 2018 season, culminating with a big 27-13 win over regionally-ranked Western Connecticut. The Owls’ success was largely due to the efforts of senior running back Travon Holder, graduate-student linebackers Andrew Carpenter, Zach Howard, and Tyler Robbins, and offensive guard Chris Saba.
Holder tied the Westfield State career touchdown record with 38, 15 of which came this past season, and was named to the MASCAC All-Conference First Team and D3Football.com’s All-East Team.
The linebacker trio returned to play another year after a combined seven knee surgeries between them. Carpenter was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team and Howard was named the MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year, gaining first team all-conference honors as well as joining Holder on the D3Football.com All-East Team.
Saba anchored an Owls offensive line that propelled the league’s top rushing offense, as Westfield garnered 231 yards per game on the ground and 24 rushing touchdowns. He was named to the MASCAC All-Conference Second Team at the end of the season. – Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports
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This article is part of year-end series highlighting select accomplishments from Westfield State athletics for the 2018 calendar year.
