Last season, Morrisey was named first team All-PSAC East, first team All-ECAC, first team CCA All-Super Region 1, second team CCA All-American, second team AP All-American and honorable mention All-American by the Don Hansen Football Gazette. He was also named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year, ECAC Defensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Cliff Harris Award. He finished the season with 137 tackles which was the most in the nation, including 14.0 tackles for loss (sixth in the PSAC), five quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles (both in the playoffs).
Tyler Morrissey was involved in 137 tackles last season (Photo Ron Hockman)After the 2017 campaign, Paulison was named first team ALL-PSAC East, first team CCA All-Super Region 1, first team All-ECAC, second team CCA All-American and honorable mention All-American by the Don Hansen Football Gazette. He averaged 44.1 yards per punt (third in the country), booming 17 of his 61 punts for more than 50 yards while dropping 23 of them inside the opponent's 20-yard line. The Golden Rams were second in the nation in net punting, as Paulison limited opponents to only 25 returns for 142 yards on the season.
Brendan Paulison is one of the top punters in the country (Photo Ron Hockman)After finishing 9-4 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA playoffs, the Golden Rams are not ranked in Street and Smith's Division II Preseason Top 25 Poll. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference teams that appear in the poll are #2 Indiana and #24 Edinboro. Other teams from Super Region 1 that appear on the list include #12 Shepherd of the Mountain East Conference, #17 Assumption of the Northeast-10, and #21 Findlay of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.
West Chester opens the 2018 season at Bentley on August 30.
West Chester Athletic Site - Morrissey and Paulison Named Preseason All-America by Street & Smith Magazine
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