Kimball, playing in his final collegiate game on Saturday against Shippensburg, led the football team to a 42-21 victory by providing the highlight of the afternoon. On a 3rd-and-12 play from the Mercyhurst 19-yard line, Kimball picked off Shippensburg quarterback Chris Lawshe on the Laker goal line, with Mercyhurst only ahead by seven points. The senior weaved his way through would-be tacklers and used excellent blocking to return the interception 100 yards to the Shippensburg endzone and to extend the Laker lead to 28-14 with 8:45 left in the third quarter. The 100-yard return for a touchdown was the longest return in school history, surpassing an 85-yard return by Casey Williams against Grand Valley State in 2000. It also tied Brian Haberstock's 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Brockport State in 1988, for Mercyhurst's longest play in school history. At the time, Kimball's pick six, tied him with Jim Sturm (1981-84) with 14 career interceptions. However, Kimball was not done, as later in the third quarter, the free safety broke the career interception mark when he picked off Lawshe for the second time in the game. It was Kimball's fifth interception in the last three games. He also broke the school record for most interception return yards in a game (120), in a season (184), and in a career (335). He finished the afternoon with five tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups, and a tackle for a loss.
