Saint Francis University receivers Michael Caputo and Luke Palko, both seniors, broke the NCAA Division I-AA record for the most career passes caught by two players on the same team in Saturday's 45-13 loss to Robert Morris.

Caputo, a Bethel Park resident and a graduate of Seton-LaSalle High School, became the second receiver in Northeast Conference and Saint Francis history to reach 200 career receptions with five catches, increasing his career total to 203.

In five games this season, Caputo has caught 21 passes for 323 yards and three touchdowns.

Palko, a graduate of West Allegheny High School, ranks first in school and conference history with 223 receptions, despite catching only one pass against Robert Morris.

For the season, Palko, the brother of Pitt quarterback Tyler Palko and the son of West Allegheny coach Bob Palko, has caught 14 passes for 156 yards.

Caputo and Palko now have 426 combined receptions, which breaks the 20-year-old record formerly held by Texas Southern's Darrell Colbert and Donald Narcisse, who combined for 420 catches during their careers.

Also, Saint Francis senior quarterback Anthony Doria, another Seton-LaSalle graduate, became the Northeast Conference's all-time leading passer by throwing for 156 yards against Robert Morris.

Doria now has 7,350 career yards, passing former Robert Morris QB Tim Levcik, who threw for 7,222 career yards.

For the season, Doria has completed 54 of 117 passes for 677 yards and three touchdowns.

Lebo alumna honored at Yale

Mt. Lebanon graduate Ashley Kochanek, a senior at Yale University, has been named as the recipient of the 2006 Francis Gordon Brown Prize.

This prestigious award is presented at the beginning of the senior year of a Yale student-athlete' who has excelled on the playing field as well as in his or her academic pursuits.

Kochanek is a senior on Yale's women's swimming team and an outstanding student majoring in molecular biology.

The award is named in honor of Francis Gordon Brown, who was the captain of the Yale football team in the late 1800s under the legendary Walter Camp.

Kochanek was a member of two WPIAL championship teams and a PIAA titlist at Mt. Lebanon.

Peters grad gets her kicks

Peters Township graduate Katie Murphy was named North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Athlete of the Week on Sept. 25.

Murphy, a sophomore midfielder, accounted for two goals and two assists in wins over Penn State Behrend and Washington & Jefferson College. She assisted on the Gators' second goal against Behrend on Sept. 21 and followed up with a career-high five points against the Presidents just two days later.

Murphy has taken over the team-lead in scoring with 12 points this fall on four goals and four assists.