SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 18, 2024) – The Western New England football team has earned weekly awards from the Conference of New England to wrap up the 2024 season, as senior quarterback Brady Lafferty and first-year quarterback Paul Gorry have both earned accolades from the conference.

Lafferty broke multiple single-season records for the Golden Bears this year, aided by his play in the team's final game of the season on Saturday afternoon against Nichols College on the road. Lafferty completed 27 passes over Nichols, throwing for 249 total yards and four touchdown passes to guide the Golden Bears to their highest point total of the season, a 56-point outburst. In the win, Lafferty broke four single-season passing records for the Golden Bears football team, including passing attempts (314), pass completions (187), passing yards (2,471), and touchdown passes thrown (26).

Paul Gorry completed one 39-yard pass in the win over the Bison while playing an important role in the run game, which gave Western New England two touchdowns in the game. The Wallingford, Connecticut, native ran six times for the Golden Bears for 37 total yards, picking up a one-yard touchdown run as well as a 21-yard run to help the Golden Bears put up 56 points on the Bison overall. Gorry wraps up the 2024 campaign with five rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns, combining for eight TDs on the season, second most on the season behind Laffety.

The Western New England football team completed their 2024 season with a 6-4 record on the year while going 3-2 overall in Conference of New England play.