BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Mountain East Conference announced the 2023 All-Conference teams, on Tuesday, following the football regular season. Notre Dame College's Idris Lawrence, James Faulkner, Carson Heidecker, Lavell Gibson, Isaiah Stephens, Antoine Holloway II and Cameron Shirkey were given First Team honors. Zachary Slapnicker and Dominic Buttazzoni earned All-MEC Second Team awards. The Honorable Mention squad featured Lane Martinez-Beasley, Emarion Perkins and Nathan Rosario-Santos. (MEC Release)

The Falcons went 7-3 this season, finishing with a conference record of 6-3. They broke the program, and conference, record in points scored in a contest by posting 87 in a victory over West Virginia Wesleyan, on Sept. 9. Notre Dame closed the season by winning five of its last six games and reached seven victories for the seventh consecutive full-length season.
 
First Team All-MEC
Idris Lawrence
-Ranked second in the conference and top 10 in NCAA Division II in total rushing yards with 1,145
-Finished at the top of the MEC, and ranked sixth in the country, in rushing yards per game (127.2)
-Ranked fourth in the conference, and 13th in the nation, with 137.9 all-purpose yards per game

James Faulkner
-Led the Falcons, and was tied for tenth in the MEC, with 34 receptions
-Led the team with three receiving touchdowns
-Totaled 384 receiving yards and averaged 11.3 yards per catch

Carson Heidecker
-Started every game on the offensive line
-Blocked for an offense that averaged over 200 rushing yards per game
-The Falcons are tied for 10th in Division II with 10 total sacks allowed

Lavell Gibson
-Tied for the team lead, and is tied for 10th in the MEC, with 4.5 sacks
-Totaled four quarterback hurries, which led the Falcons
-Second on the squad with 6.5 tackles for loss

Isaiah Stephens
-Led the team, and ranked seventh in the MEC, with 77 tackles
-The Falcons' leader, and tied for 11th in the conference, in tackles for loss (10)
-Tied for the team lead with five pass breakups

Antoine Holloway II
-Second on the team with two interceptions
-Fourth on the Falcons in tackles (37)
-As the team's top punt returner, he averaged 8.7 yards per return over 11 returns

Cameron Shirkey
-Led the conference with 15 made field goals and ranked second in the country in field goals made per game, with an average of 1.5
-Went 38-for-38 on extra points
-Set program records by hitting a 47-yard field goal, on Oct. 14, and going 12-for-12 on extra points, on Sept. 9

Second Team All-MEC 
Zachary Slapnicker
-Started all ten games on the offensive line
-Blocked for an offense that averaged 32 points per game
-The Falcons had 221 first downs, which ranked 39th in the country

Dominic Buttazzoni
-Totaled 1,472 punting yards
-Ranked second in the conference, and 29th in the country, with an average of 40.9 yards per punt
-Had five punts of over 50 yards and seven pinned the opponent inside their own 20

Honorable Mention 
Lane Martinez-Beasley
-Ranked fifth on the team, with 1.5 sacks
-Tied for ninth on the Falcons with 21 tackles

Emarion Perkins
-Third on the team with 43 tackles
-Had an interception and two pass breakups

Nathan Rosario-Santos
-Second on the team, and 10th in the conference, in tackles (67)
-Fourth on the Falcons with five tackles for loss