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9 Willie Epps

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norwalk, Conn.
  • High School McMahon

Biography

As a Junior  in 2011:
All-Northeast-10 Conference selection for the second straight year…Led the Owls with nine touchdown receptions, which was also third in the Northeast-10 Conference…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Finished the season with 39 catches for 705 yards…Tallied two catches for 17 yards in the opener at CCSU…Finished with four catches for 59 yards and two touchdowns in the win at West Liberty…Recorded four catches for 80 yards and a touchdown in the win at St. Anselm…Hauled in four catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Pace…Posted six catches for 95 yards in the win at Assumption…Finished with five catches for a team-high 106 yards in the game against New Haven…Posted three catches for 70 yards and a touchdown in the win at Bentley…Hauled in seven catches for 118 yards and scored three touchdowns, including the eventual game-winner with three seconds left, in the win at AIC…Recorded four catches for 81 yards in the regular season finale against Merrimack.

As a Sophomore in 2010:
First-Team All-Northeast-10 Conference honoree...All-ECAC selection...Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll selection...Played in 10 games on the season...Caught 36 passes for 970 yards with nine touchdowns....Ranked first in the league in yards/catch and second in the league in receiving yards...Had one catch in the opener against IUP for 44 yards...Caught four passes for 151 yards, along with three touchdowns, in the game against West Liberty...Tallied one catch, a 73-yard touchdown, in the win over Pace...Led the Owls with five catches for 71 yards and scored a touchdown in the win over AIC...Caught two passes for 102 yards and a touchdown in the win over Assumption...Finished with three catches for 50 yards in the game at New Haven...Made one catch for 52 yards and a touchdown in the game against Bentley...Made three catches for 33 yards in the win at Stonehill...Set a new SCSU single-game receiving record with 254 yards on nine catches, and also scored two touchdowns, in the win over Merrimack. Caught a 97-yard touchdown pass to set a new program mark for longest TD reception...Named to the Northeast-10 weekly honor roll for his play against Merrimack...Finished with seven catches for 140 yards in the regular season finale against St. Anselm.

As a Redshirt Freshman in 2009:
Second on the team in catches (35) and receiving yards (614)…Also second on the team in receiving touchdowns (5)…Had four catches in the opener against IUP for 57 yards…Caught one pass for 13 yards in the game at Bryant…Hauled in six catches for 88 yards and one touchdown in the win over Pace…Named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week for his play against Pace…Made two catches for 25 yards in the win over AIC…Finished with five catches for 104 yards and a touchdown in the win over New Haven…Named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Week for his play against New Haven…Registered two catches for 13 yards at Bentley…Finished with three catches for 46 yards in the win over Stonehill…Tallied four catches for 96 yards and a touchdown against Merrimack.

As a Freshman in 2008:
Redshirted.

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Joins the Owls from Bridgton (Maine) Academy...Two-time All-Conference and All-Area selection at Brien McMahon (Conn.) High School...Also a member of the basketball and track and field squads.

Personal:
The son of Terri and Willie Epps, Sr...A recreation and leisure major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2008Freshman

    WR
    6'2" 175 lbs
    83
  • 9

    2009Redshirt Freshman

    WR
    6'2" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2010Sophomore

    WR
    6'2" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2011Junior

    WR
    6'2" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2012Senior

    WR
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9