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2014 Football Roster

32 Kwabena Asante

  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 215
  • Class Redshirt
  • Position Running Back
  • Hometown Silver Spring, Md.
  • Highschool James Hubert Blake [WVU]

Biography

2013 (Junior): Appeared in all 12 games at running back... Ran for a career-high 1,080 yards on 180 carries... His 1,080 yards were the sixth most in school history for a single season... Led the Hawks with an impressive 6.0 yards per carry... Finished with six 100+ yard games, including four consecutive... Finished with a team-high eight rushing touchdowns... Had a career-high 27 carries for 129 yards against Duquesne (11/23)... Ran for a career-best 176 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries in win over Cornell (10/19)... Registered first 100 yard game of his career with seven carries for 103 yards and a TD against Lehigh (9/14)... Had 15 carries for103 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Robert Morris (10/5)... That included a season-long 55 yard run against the Colonials... Racked up 118 yards against Holy Cross (9/21) and 132 yards against Columbia (9/28), both wins... Also had nine receptions for 42 yards.

2012 (Sophomore):
Appeared in all ten games at running back, starting two… Was the only Hawk to have a rushing attempt and catch a pass in every game… Finished the season rushing for 4.8 yards per carry… Second on the Hawks with 469 yards rushing on 97 carries…  Started season with a 94 yard performance at Lehigh (9/1)… Followed that up with 64 yards rushing and 23 more through the air against Rhode Island (9/8)… Notched first career touchdown in victory at Wagner (9/15)… Combined for 116 total yards against Bryant (10/20)… Scored touchdowns in three straight games, in home games against Bryant and St. Francis with a road win at Duquesne in between.

2011 (Freshman):
A key special teams contributer for the Hawks, appearing in  all 11 games... finished with 16 tackles, including nine solo stops... Had a pair of tackles and a forced fumble, which led to a touchdown against Robert Morris (10/1)... Had a career-high four tackles in a win over Saint Francis (11/4).

Before Monmouth: Redshirted his freshman year at West Virginia University.

High School: Played running back under coach Tony Nazzoro at James Hubert Blake High School... Rushed for 2,711 yards and compiled 200 recieving yards in two seasons... Named all-league, all-state and all-met.

Personal: Son of Frank Asante and Abigail Akonnor... Major is business administration.

YEAR

GP

AT

Gain

Loss

Net

AVG

TD

Long

Avg/G

2011

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2012 10 97 486 17 469 4.8 4 37 46.9
2013 12 180 1109 29 1080 6.0 8 55 90.0
2014 4 65 332 20 312 4.8 4 39 78.0

TOTAL

26

342

1927

66

1861

5.4

16

55

71.6

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2011Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 215 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2012Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2013Senior

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2014Redshirt

    Running Back
    5'11" 215 lbs
    32