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NEC Football
Northeast Conference Football
Facts & Figures
(Week 5 - October 4, 2010)
Week Five Results
Saturday, October 2
ALBANY 23, Yale 20
WAGNER 29, BRYANT 21
CENTRAL CONN. ST. 24, SACRED HEART 14
MONMOUTH 44, DUQUESNE 17
ROBERT MORRIS 35, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 14
Open Date: None
School
1. Robert Morris
Central Conn. St.
Monmouth
4. Duquesne
Wagner
Saint Francis (PA)
7. Albany
Bryant
Sacred Heart
NEC
3-0
2-0
1-0
1-1
1-1
1-1
0-1
0-2
0-3
Pct. Overall
1.000 4-1
1.000 3-2
1.000 1-3
.500
3-2
.500
2-2
.500
1-3
.000
2-2
.000
3-2
.000
1-4
Pct.
.800
.600
.250
.600
.500
.250
.500
.600
.200
Streak Home Away Neutral
W4
1-0
3-1
0-0
W2
2-0
1-2
0-0
W1
0-2
1-1
0-0
L1
3-1
0-1
0-0
W1
2-1
0-1
0-0
L1
1-1
0-2
0-0
W1
0-0
2-2
0-0
L2
3-0
0-2
0-0
L4
0-2
1-2
0-0
NEC team in CAPS. Home Team underlined in results.
NEC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Week Six Schedule
Saturday, October 9
DUQUESNE at CENTRAL CONN. ST.
MONMOUTH at ROBERT MORRIS
SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at ALBANY
SACRED HEART at BRYANT
WAGNER at Georgetown
Nick Doscher, Wagner
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Open Date: None
NEC Offensive Player of the Week
Sep. 7
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Andrew Smith, Albany
Sean Patterson, Duquesne
Myles Russ, Robert Morris
Everette Benjamin, Central Connecticut State
NEC Defensive Player of the Week
Sep. 7
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Nathan Totino, Duquesne
Elias Navarro (RMU) & Samad Wagstaff (BRY)
Matthew Parker, Saint Francis (PA)
Michael Landers (RMU) & Serge Kona (DUQ)
NEC Special Teams Player of the Week
Sep. 7
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Jordan Brown, Bryant
Kyle Harbridge, Saint Francis (PA)
Nick Schirtzinger, Robert Morris
Joe Izzo, Central Connecticut State
NEC Rookie of the Week
Sep. 7
Sep. 13
Sep. 20
Sep. 27
Jordan Harris (BRY) & Gregory Ibe (SHU)
Chris Linares, Central Connecticut State
Jakob DeMedal, Saint Francis (PA)
Steve Tellefsen, Sacred Heart
Scores, Statistics, Standings, Notes
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So., QB, 6-1, 220, Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic
Doscher’s 323 yards of total offense accounted for his highest total thus far this season and lifted the
Seahawks to a Northeast Conference victory over Bryant. The sophomore quarterback was 13-of-27
passing for 261 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 62 yards. His 62-yard scoring pass
to Justin Matthews gave Wagner its first lead at 12-7. After Bryant reclaimed the lead early in the second
quarter, Doscher delivered again. This time, the native Staten Islander threw a six-yard scoring strike that
put Wagner ahead for good with 3:20 remaining in the opening half.
NEC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Alex DiMichele, Robert Morris
Sr., LB, 6-2, 240, Pittsburgh, PA/Sto-Rox
DiMichele becomes the third Robert Morris defender in the last four weeks to receive Northeast Conference
recognition. His game-high 19 total tackles stifled the Saint Francis offense in a 35-14 road win over the
rival Red Flash. The veteran linebacker also made a key interception and logged a quarterback hurry to
help RMU remain undefeated in league play. With Saint Francis looking for the game-tying score on a
3rd-and-goal from Robert Morris 8-yard line, DiMichele came up with his first interception of the
season to preserve the Colonials’ 14-7 lead heading into halftime. Leading the Colonials to a fourth
consecutive victory, three of which have come against NEC members, DiMichele limited the Red Flash to
a gain of three yards or fewer on 10 of his tackles.
NEC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Justinian Mason, Albany
R-Fr., FS, 6-1, 190, Mason, OH/Cincinnati St. Xavier
Mason was at the forefront of a superb all-around effort by UAlbany’s special teams unit in a 23-20 road
victory over Yale. The red-shirt freshman, who is listed as a free safety, scored a first-quarter special
teams touchdown and later made a drive-extending catch with the punt team on the field. Mason erased
a 6-0 deficit when he scooped up a blocked punt and ran seven yards for a score with 3:31 left in the
opening quarter. With Albany lined up to punt on its first possession of the second period, Mason
converted a 4th-and-5 situation by hauling in a 28-yard pass from Andrew Smith.
NEC Football Rookie of the Week
Eric Spillane, Monmouth
Fr., PK, 6-1, 195, Howell, NJ/Colts Neck
Spillane remained perfect on the season and notches his first NEC Rookie of the Week award as a result.
The freshman placekicker scored 14 points in Monmouth’ 44-17 road win over Northeast Conference
rival Duquesne. Helping the Hawks snap a three-game season-opening slide, Spillane connected on all
three of his field goal tries - from distances of 20, 45, 34 yards - and has made the first seven attempts
of his collegiate career. He produced Monmouth’s first points of the second half by kicking a career-long
45-yarder midway through the third quarter. Spillane went 5-for-5 on extra-point attempts at Duquesne,
upping his season total to 12 PATs.
NEC Football Recap - Week Five
Alban
ale 20
Albanyy 23, Y
Yale
Freshman tailback Dillon Romain scored on a one-yard
run midway through the fourth quarter, and UAlbany (2-2)
held on for a 23-20 non-conference victory over Yale (2-1)
in the first meeting ever between the two teams. Romain
finished with 51 rushing yards and sophomore Andrew
Smith added 67 yards on the ground for the Great Danes
who will play their first home game of the season on October 9 against Saint Francis (PA).
Wagner 29, Bryant 21
Quarterback Nick Doscher compiled 323 yards of total
offense and threw three touchdown passes to lift Wagner
over Bryant, 29-21, in an NEC clash on Grymes Hill. Two of
the scoring strikes came in the second quarter as Wagner
(2-2, 1-1 NEC) took a 22-13 lead into the break. Running
back Jordan Brown (18 car, 102 yds, TD) logged his fifth
consecutive 100-yard rushing performance for Bryant (32, 1-1 NEC), which saw a late potential game-tying drive
end on a fumble.
Central Connecticut State 24, Sacred Heart 14
Everette Benjamin rushed for 127 yards and one touchdown in Central Connecticut State’s 24-14 NEC victory
over Sacred Heart (1-4, 0-3 NEC). While spoiling Sacred
Heart’s Homecoming, the defending NEC champion Blue
Devils (3-2, 2-0 NEC) remain undefeated in league play.
SHU received a pair of first-half touchdown runs from
Marcel Archer, but managed only 261 yards of total offense to Central’s 378.
Monmouth 44, Duquesne 1
7
17
Monmouth opened by reeling off 31 consecutive points
and snapped its-three game slide with an eventual 44-17
road victory over Duquesne. L.J. Caprio scored on a pair of
short runs and defensive lineman Dave Ogden returned a
interception 31 yards for a touchdown as Monmouth (1-3,
1-0 NEC) built its commanding lead. Duquesne (3-2, 1-1
NEC) finally broke through on Connor Dixon’s four-yard
touchdown catch with 1:39 remaining before halftime.
The Hawks picked off a total of six passes and held the
Dukes to 163 yards through the air.
R ober
rancis (P
A) 1
4
obertt Morris 35, Saint FFrancis
(PA)
14
Not even an intense rivalry road game could slow Robert
Morris. The Colonials (4-1, 3-0 NEC) extended their win
streak to four by posting a 35-14 victory over Saint Francis
(PA) (1-3, 1-1 NEC). Robert Morris sophomore quarterback Jeff Sinclair tossed three touchdown passes and his
senior halfback Myles Russ rushed 18 times for 137 yards.
Both of Saint Francis’ scores came on passes from sophomore John Kelly.
NEC Football Notes:
NEC Road Warriors
Wagner was lone home team to win a Northeast Conference game this past Saturday. Three of the
four NEC games on the Week 5 docket were won by the visitors. The Seahawks, who will step out
of conference play this week for a visit to Georgetown (Oct. 9), notched its first league win by
beating Bryant, 29-21, on Grymes Hill. Meanwhile, Central Connecticut State, Monmouth, and
Robert Morris were busy posting road victories. Defending NEC champion CCSU moved to 2-0 in
league action by winning at Sacred Heart. Monmouth won at Duquesne in what served as the
Hawks' NEC opener. Robert Morris continue to roll by triumphing over Saint Francis in Loretto,
PA. UAlbany, the lone team to play a non-league game on Oct. 2, also won on the road, notching
a 23-20 win at the historic Yale Bowl.
NEC Prunes the Ivy
The Northeast Conference won two of the season's three scheduled meetings against Ivy League
competition. Wagner broke into the win column by thumping Cornell, 41-7, on September 18.
The following week Sacred Heart faced an Ivy League member for the first time in program
history and missed the potential game-winning field goal with 44 seconds remaining in the 21-19
setback. Albany, which was only one of two NEC teams who entered the season having faced an
Ivy foe during the past decade, notched a 23-20 road win at Yale on October 2. The Great Danes
lost their prior three games against Ivy League competition - vs. Brown (2003, 2004) and vs.
Cornell (2006) - before notching the program's first win this past week. Central Connecticut
State became the first-ever NEC team to defeat an Ivy League member when it posted a 22-13 road
win at Columbia in 2009.
It's All About The Benjamin
Central Connecticut State's Everette Benjamin (Massapequa, NY/Hofstra) is quickly becoming a fan favorite with his new team. The senior running back, who transferred to CCSU from
Hofstra this past offseason, rushed for over 100 yards for the third time in his last four outings to
carry the Blue Devils to a 24-14 victory at rival Sacred Heart. Coming off a 188-yard rushing
performance against Bryant that earned him NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors, Benjamin
ran 24 times for 127 yards and a touchdown to spoil Sacred Heart's Homecoming. Benjamin
logged his first 100-yard game as a Blue Devil in a 45-14 win over Bentley back on September 11.
Having carried 98 times for 548 yards (5.6 ypc), Benjamin ranks third amongst NEC rushing
leaders. In his last season at Hofstra, he garnered all-CAA honors as a fullback.
Colonials' Offense Continues to Roll
Robert Morris has scored at least 30 points in each of its past four games and has won all four.
Senior running back Myles Russ (Boca Raton, FL/West Boca) and sophomore quarterback
Jeff Sinclair (Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands) continue to blossom under the great offensive
mind of Joe Walton. Russ exceeded the 100-yard rushing mark for a third time this season when
he ran 18 times for 139 yards (7.7 ypc) in a 35-14 road win at Saint Francis (PA). The
performance moved Russ (3,481) past former Saint Francis great Todd Harris (3,414) and into
fifth in the NEC's all-time rushing list. The 5-foot-8 Floridian sits second on the 2010 NEC rushing
leader board with a 114.6 yards per game average. Meanwhile, Sinclair has thrown for more
touchdowns this season than any other NEC signal caller. The 6-foot-4 Pennsylvanian has 13
touchdown passes after connecting on three scoring strikes against Saint Francis. Sinclair has
completed 52.5 percent of his passes for 1,071 yards over the first five games.
Hawks Pick Six
Dave Ogden (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) wasn't the lone Monmouth player to pick of a pass in a
44-17 road win over Duquesne, and he wasn't the only one to score a defensive touchdown either.
Monmouth made six interceptions in its Northeast Conference opener at Duquesne. The Hawks
held the Dukes' passing attack, which entered ranked second in the NEC, to 163 yards. Ogden,
a burly defensive end, returned his second-quarter interception 31 yards for a score that boosted
Monmouth's advantage to 28-0. Veteran corner Kenny Amsel (Demarest, NJ/Northern Valley
Reg.) capped the Hawks' scoring on a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown in the game's
final minute. It marked the first time in Monmouth's program history that two players return INTs
for TDs in the same game. Chris Hogan (Ramapo, NJ/Ramapo) and Kendall Haley (Olney,
MD/Good Counsel) accounted for the other four INTs, each making two picks apiece. Haley
likely won't ever complain about facing Duquesne. The safety scored the game-winning touchdown in last year's 17-10 home win over the Dukes, returning an INT 65 yards.
NEC Teams Can't ‘Trip’ Up Colonials
The task may have seemed somewhat daunting at first for Robert Morris. The Colonials' conference
schedule began with three consecutive road trips, but Joe Walton's team was not tripped up. RMU
is off to a 3-0 NEC start following wins at Sacred Heart (Sept. 11), Wagner (Sept. 25), and Saint
Francis (PA) (Oct. 2). The schedule becomes significantly friendlier to Robert Morris over the
next five weeks. The Colonials will play their next four NEC games at home sandwiched around an
open date. Monmouth will be the first team to visit Joe Walton Stadium in what will be a battle of
NEC unbeatens on October 9.
Bryant's Brown Not Slowing Down
He had done so in each of his previous four games and Saturday's NEC tilt at Wagner was no
different. Bryant sophomore running back Jordan Brown (Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury)
rushed for 102 yards at Wagner, marking his fifth consecutive 100-yard plus performance. In
addition to his one-yard touchdown rush, Brown scored on a 48-yard catch-and-run in the 29-21
setback. The two touchdowns gave him 10 total scores (8 rush, 1 receiving, 1 punt return) for the
season. Brown's 129.4 yards per game and 6.8 yards per carry averages both lead the Northeast
Conference.
It's the Fourth!
Robert Morris has saved its best for last thus far in 2010. The Colonials have scored 85 fourthquarter points in the season's first five games. This past week at in-state NEC rival Saint Francis
(PA), RMU put up 21 points in the final period to turn a 14-7 lead into a comfortable 35-14 victory.
That performance came one week after the Colonials put Wagner away by scoring 20 points over the
final 15:00. In each of the team's four wins, RMU has scored at least two fourth-quarter touchdowns. It all started on September 11 when the Colonials' 21 fourth-quarter points allowed Joe
Walton's squad to come away with a 35-31 NEC win at Sacred Heart. One week later, Myles Russ
(Boca Raton, FL/West Boca) lifted RMU to a 30-23 victory over then-No. 15 Liberty by rushing for
two scores over the final 10:20 of play, including a 12-yard TD scamper with 22 seconds to go. The
Colonials have totaled only 61 points over the first three quarters of action this season, a total of 15
quarters.
Special Day for UA
The Great Danes blocked an extra point, stuffed a punt, and swatted a field goal in their win over
Yale. UAlbany also recovered an onside kick in a contest that was dominated by game-changing
special teams play. NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Justinian Mason (Mason, OH/Cincinnati
St. Xavier) sparked a 17-point run that erased an early 6-0 deficit. The freshman scooped up a
blocked punt and took it in for the Danes' first score. UAlbany has historically featured strong
special teams play. Current placekicker Herb Glass (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) and sincegraduated kick returner Justin Gannon earned second team all-NEC honors as specialists in 2009.
Extra Points
The Great Danes had no turnovers in its win over Yale, the first time they've been turnover-free
since the 2009 season finale at Wagner. … UAlbany will play its first home game this Saturday (Oct.
9) against Saint Francis (PA). The Great Danes are the lone Division I FBS or FCS program to have
not yet played on home turf. … Monmouth's defense held an opponent to under 100 yards rushing
for the second straight week, with Duquesne finishing with 77 yards on the ground. … The CCSU
Defense limited the Sacred Heart to 185 yards through the air. The Pioneers, who totaled 261 yards
of offense in the loss to Central, entered the game as the NEC's top-ranked passing team. …
Duquesne freshman Ryan Ho (Pearl City, HI/Kamehameha Schools) accounted for 205 allpurpose yards in the loss to Monmouth. He averaged 47.3 yards over four kickoff returns, including
run-backs of 85 and 71 yards.
Three Seniors Chase NEC History
Robert Morris’ Myles Russ (RB), Sacred Heart’s Dale Fink
(QB), and Saint Francis’ Scott Lewis (LB) are continuing
the climb up the all-time NEC leader board. Below is a
current look at where the three seniors stand.
All-Time Northeast Conference Leaders
R ushingY
ardage
ushingYardage
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
5,049, David Sinisi, MU, 2006-09
4,460, Rick Sarille, WC, 1996-99
4,287, David McCarty, UA, 2006-09
3,847, Sam Dorsett, RMU, 1999-03
3,414, Todd Harris, SFPA, 2003-06
3,136, James Mallory, CCSU, 2006-09
3,053, Ed Pricolo, SHU, 2002-04
3,033, Gary Jones, UA, 2002-03
2,908, Myles Russ, RMU, 20072,462, Archie Wannamaker, RMU, 1996-98
P assing
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Y
ardage
Yardage
8,544, Anthony Doria, SFPA, 2003-06
7,812, Brian Boland, MU, 2003-06
7,255, Tim Levcik, RMU, 1998-01
6,839, Erik Cwalinski, RMU, 2005-08
6,129, Drew Geyer, RMU, 2002-05
5,899, John Sciarra, WC, 2004-05
5,896, Dale Fink, SHU, 20075,728, Scott Dolch, CCSU, 2001-04
5,145, Keith Toolan, CCSU, 1996-99
4,557, T.J. Moriarty, SBU, 2001-04
Tac
kles
ackles
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Leader
Leaderss
447, Kayode, Mayowa, SHU, 1999-02
437, James Noel, RMU, 2002-05
416, Colin Disch, UA, 2004-07
386, Scott Lewis, SFPA, 2007377, Craig Romano, 2002-05
353, Aaron Edwards, MU, 1997-01
351, Jeremy Balina, WC, 1999-02
350, Ian Whittingham, CCSU, 1998-01
345, Josh Bazan, UA, 1999-02
327, Joe Sentipal, MU, 1999-2003
All-time NEC Champions
Y ear
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Champion
Robert Morris
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Robert Morris
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Albany
Monmouth
Albany
Monmouth
Cent. Conn. St.
Cent. Conn. St.
Stony Brook
Monmouth
Albany
Albany
Central Conn. St.
NEC
Rec.
3-1
3-1
4-0
4-1
4-1
7-0
8-0
8-0
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-1
5-2
5-2
6-1
6-0
7-0
7-1
Overall
Rec.
9-2
7-3
8-3
4-6
5-5
8-2
10-0
11-0
8-4
10-2
7-4
10-1
8-2
7-4
6-5
10-2
8-4
9-3
9-3
NEC Has New Preseason Favorite
The Northeast Conference (NEC) has a different preseason football favorite for the
firstime in five years.
Central Connecticut State halted Albany's bid for a third consecutive league title last
season, and has followed up by ending UA's four-year run atop the NEC's preseason poll.
Coming off their best season in four decades, the defending NEC champion Blue Devils
garnered four first-place votes to earn the No. 1 ranking in the annual summer survey of
the conference's nine head coaches for the first time in program history.
If the preseason prognostication holds true, CCSU will become the first NEC champion to
earn the league's newly-acquired automatic berth into the NCAA FCS playoffs.
Following a bullish finish to the 2009 season, Robert Morris has its eyes on the prize, too.
RMU garnered three-first place votes to finish second in the preseason poll, the results
of which were announced by the NEC during its annual preseason media teleconference.
Albany, which pulled in one first-place nod, took third. Claiming the lone remaining firstplace vote, Wagner was fourth ahead of fifth-place Monmouth. Bryant earned the sixth
spot followed by Duquesne in seventh. Sacred Heart (eighth) and Saint Francis (PA)
(ninth) rounded out the predicted order-of-finish.
As a prelude to its 15th season on the gridiron, which kicks off on Sept. 3, the Northeast
Conference also announced a 25-member Preseason All-NEC Team during the media call.
2010 Northeast Conference Football
Preseason Coaches Poll
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Central Connecticut State (4)
Robert Morris (3)
Albany (1)
Wagner (1)
Monmouth
Bryant
Duquesne
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis (PA)
2010 Preseason All-NEC Team
Offense
Pos
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
Name
Nick Doscher
Myles Russ
Dominique Williams
Josue Paul
Dave Williams
Matt Tracey
Mike Allison
Joe Feriozzi
Cleveland Green
Andy Sparano
Shawn Wright
School
Wagner
Robert Morris
Wagner
CCSU
Duquesne
Bryant
CCSU
Wagner
Wagner
Albany
Monmouth
Name
Trevor Anderson
Thaimu Bangura
Justin Embler
Dave Ogden
Jose Gumbs
Alex DiMichele
Scott Lewis
Rolf Bathold
Kendall Haley
Dominique Rose
Alondre Rush
School
Albany
Duquesne
Sacred Heart
Monmouth
Monmouth
Robert Morris
Saint Francis (PA)
Robert Morris
Monmouth
CCSU
CCSU
Defense
Pos
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
Special Teams
Pos
K
P
RS
Name
Garrett Clawson
Kyle Muir
Frantz Placide
School
Robert Morris
Wagner
Wagner
First place votes in parentheses
NEC Champion FCS Playoff Bound
There's a little extra incentive to win the
Northeast Conference football title this season. After 14 years on the gridiron, the
conference has finally secured automatic
access to the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs.
In 2010, the bracket expands from 16 to
20 teams with the addition of two automatic qualifiers and two at-large berths.
The NEC has been awarded one of the
auto bids and will place its champion into
the postseason tournament for the first
time in league history.
“Not only does this enhance the Conference's football pedigree, but it allows
our student-athletes and coaches to compete with the best teams in the country
in an NCAA sponsored postseason event,” commented NEC Commissioner Noreen
Morris. “The excitement and exposure that comes along with competing in a
national championship is invaluable, and will be a fantastic experience for our
teams and fans.”
Monmouth head coach Kevin Callahan, who has been at Monmouth since the
birth of NEC Football in 1996, was equally as excited.
“Having an opportunity to play for a postseason berth is something that players
in our program have looked forward to for a long time,” said Callahan, who also
praised former NEC Commissioner the late Brenda Weare for her efforts.
2010
NCAA FCS Championship Game
January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas
The championship game, which will be hosted by the Southland Conference, the City
of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group, will be played at 23,500-seat, multi-purpose
Pizza Hut Park each of the next three years. The championship game will be the
culmination of a newly expanded 20-team championship bracket, with the field
being announced Sunday, November 21, at 10 a.m. (ET) on ESPNU
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/30
11/6
11/13
NEC Games in Bold
Opponent
at Dayton
at Sacred Heart
#15 Liberty
at Wagner
at Saint Francis (PA)
Monmouth
Albany
Duquesne
Central Conn. St.
at Bryant
Date
Robert Morris
(4-1, 3-0 NEC)
NEC Games in Bold
L, 28-14
W, 35-31
W, 30-23
W, 30-9
W, 35-14
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
Time
9/2
9/11
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/22
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Time
Opponent
at Maine
W, 3-0
at #10 Stephen F. Austin L, 59-14
at Duquesne
L, 28-17
at Yale
W, 23-20
Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm
at Robert Morris 12:00 pm
Central Conn. St. 7:00 pm
at Bryant
1:00 pm
at Sacred Heart
1:00 pm
Wagner
1:00 pm
Monmouth
1:00 pm
Date
Albany
(2-2, 0-1 NEC)
Date
Opponent
Fordham
Saint Anselm
Merrimack
at Central Conn. St.
at Wagner
Sacred Heart
at Monmouth
Albany
at Saint Francis (PA)
Robert Morris
Duquesne
Date
Opponent
at Marist
Robert Morris
at Saint Francis (PA)
at Dartmouth
Central Conn. St.
at Bryant
at Duquesne
Georgetown
at Monmouth
Albany
Wagner
NEC Games in Bold
9/3
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/20
W, 44-30
W, 44-21
W, 46-29
L, 41-24
L, 29-21
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Time
W, 28-25
L, 35-31
L, 41-0
L, 21-19
L, 24-14
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Time
Sacred Heart
(1-4, 0-3 NEC)
NEC Games in Bold
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Bryant
(3-2, 0-2 NEC)
at #10 New Hampshire
Bentley
at Youngstown State
Bryant
at Sacred Heart
Duquesne
at Albany
Wagner
at Robert Morris
at Monmouth
Saint Francis (PA)
Opponent
Date
Opponent
at #21 Liberty
at Morehead State
Sacred Heart
Robert Morris
at Albany
Wagner
at Monmouth
at Cal Poly
Bryant
at Duquesne
at Central Conn. St.
NEC Games in Bold
9/4
9/11
9/18
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
L, 33-3
W, 45-14
W, 63-24
W, 41-24
W, 24-14
12:00 pm
7:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
Time
L, 52-7
L, 31-21
W, 41-0
L, 35-14
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
9:05 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
Time
Saint Francis (PA)
(1-3, 1-1 NEC)
NEC Games in Bold
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/22
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Date
Central Connecticut State
(3-2, 2-0 NEC)
Date
Opponent
at Assumption
Cornell
Robert Morris
Bryant
at Georgetown
at Saint Francis (PA)
Duquesne
at Central Conn. St.
Monmouth
at Albany
at Sacred Heart
NEC Games in Bold
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
W, 17-13
W, 35-31
L, 30-6
W, 28-17
L, 44-17
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
Time
L, 24-9
W, 41-7
L, 30-9
W, 29-21
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
Time
Wagner
(2-2, 1-1 NEC)
NEC Games in Bold
Opponent
Bucknell
Dayton
at #11 Delaware
Albany
Monmouth
at Central Conn. St.
Sacred Heart
at Wagner
at Robert Morris
Saint Francis (PA)
at Bryant
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/13
11/20
Duquesne
(3-2, 1-1 NEC)
2010 NEC Football Schedule/Results
Opponent
at #22 Colgate
Maine
Old Dominion
at Duquesne
at Robert Morris
Bryant
Saint Francis (PA)
Sacred Heart
at Wagner
Central Conn. St.
at Albany
NEC Games in Bold
9/4
9/11
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Date
L, 30-29
L, 31-23
L, 35-21
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Time
Monmouth
(0-3, -0-0 NEC)
Albany (2-2, 0-1 NEC)
Last Game: UALBANY 23, Yale 20 on Oct. 2 (New Haven, CT - Yale Bowl)
Next Game: Oct. 9 vs. SAINT FRANCIS (PA), 1:00 pm (Albany, NY - University Field)
Date
9/2
9/11
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/22
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
Result
at Maine
W, 3-0
at Stephen F. AustinL, 59-14
at Duquesne
L, 28-17
at Yale
W, 23-20
Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm
at Robert Morris 12:00 pm
Central Conn. St. 7:00 pm
at Bryant
1:00 pm
at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm
Wagner
1:00 pm
Monmouth
1:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
• UAlbany rebounded from consecutive losses to upend previously unbeaten Yale, 23-20, in program's first-ever win over an Ivy League
opponent. The Great Danes previously lost to Brown (2003, 2004) and Cornell (2006). … UAlbany has two non-league, regular-season wins
for just the fourth time as an FCS program. … The Great Danes blocked an extra point, a punt, a field goal and recovered an onside kick
in a contest that was dominated by game-changing special teams play. … DT Trevor Anderson (Warnersville, NY/CobleskillRichmondville) blocked a first-quarter punt that led to a 7-yard touchdown return by FS Justinian Mason (Mason, OH/Cincinnati St.
Xavier). The scoring play reversed a 6-0 deficit and ignited a run of 17 unanswered points. Mason's runback with a blocked punt was the
first by a UAlbany player since Oct. 13, 2000. … QB Dan Di Lella (Neshanic Station, NY/Somerville) fired a 16-yard TD pass to freshman
Jameel Gay (Tampa, FL/Alonso) for a 14-6 advantage. … Punter Paul Layton (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake), who is
averaging 40.4 yards per attempt, had given his team good field position after he pinned Yale at its own one-yard line with a downed punt.
… OLB Chris Blais (Troy, NY/La Salle Institute) picked off his first career pass and returned the interception 35 yards in the second
quarter to set up a 25-yard field goal by Herb Glass (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place). … Glass moved to third in career field goals (21)
on the school's all-time list. … TB Dillon Romain (Vernon, NJ/Don Bosco Prep) and Di Lella helped the offense orchestrate a 14-play,
80-yard drive in the final period that gave their club a 23-13 lead. Romain, who rushed for 43 of his 51 yards in the fourth quarter, capped
the sequence with his first collegiate touchdown, a one-yard blast over the right side. … ILB Jon Morgan (Copiague, NY/Copiague) had
four tackles, a blocked PAT and one PBU. … ILB Said Gaida (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) broke up a third-down pass in the end zone,
leading to a blocked field goal on the next play after Yale had first-and-goal at the UAlbany 2. … The Great Danes have played in games
decided by three points or less in five of their last nine contests. UAlbany improved to 8-11 in Division I FCS games in which the margin is
three or less. … The Great Danes had no turnovers for the first time since the 2009 season finale at Wagner. … UAlbany will play its first
home game this Saturday against Saint Francis (PA). The Great Danes are the lone Division I FBS or FCS program to have not yet played
on home turf. … UAlbany celebrates Homecoming/Fall Festival Weekend on Oct. 8-10. The Great Danes are 26-11 all-time in homecoming
games. … UAlbany will induct three former athletes and one legendary track & field coach into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday
Bryant (3-2, 0-2 NEC)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
Fordham
Saint Anselm
Merrimack
at Central Conn. St.
at Wagner
Sacred Heart
at Monmouth
Albany
at Saint Francis (PA)
Robert Morris
Duquesne
Time
W, 44-30
W, 44-21
W, 46-29
L, 41-24
L, 29-21
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
Last Game: WAGNER 29, BRYANT 21 on Oct. 2 (Staten Island, NY - Wagner Stadium)
Next Game: Oct. 9 vs. SACRED HEART, 1:00 pm (Smithfield, RI - Bulldog Stadium)
• Bryant lost to Wagner for the first time in three all-time meetings. … The Bulldogs have yet to win on the road this season after starting
3-0 at home. … Sophomore Jordan Brown (Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) rushed for 102 yards on 18 carries; marking the fifth time
this season he has passed the 100-yard mark. He currently leads the NEC in rushing yards per game (129.4) and yards per carry (6.8). …
Senior lineman Andrew Regan (West Newbury, MA/Central Catholic) led the Bulldogs in tackles with 13 (1 solo, 12 asst.). … Junior
linebacker Jason Riffe (Newton, MA/Newton North) is leading Bryant in tackles for a second consecutive season. Riffe, who made 75
stops in 2009, has 57 tackles this season after making 12 at Wagner. He also forced two fumbles and blocked a field goal against the
Seahawks. … Bryant's offense struggled on third down for the second straight week, converting just 33 percent of its chances. … The
Bulldogs won the turnover battle (+1), despite the loss. … Bryant still features the NEC's No. 1-ranked scoring offense (35.8) despite backto-back losses. The Bulldogs exceeded the 40-point mark in each of their first three games, but have scored a combined 45 points over their
last two contests.
Central Connecticut State (3-2, 2-0 NEC)
Last Game: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 24, SACRED HEART 14 on Oct. 2 (Fairfield, CT - Campus Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 vs. DUQUESNE, 12:00 pm (New Britain, CT - Arute Field)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/22
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
at #10 New Hampshire
Bentley
at Youngstown State
Bryant
at Sacred Heart
Duquesne
at Albany
Wagner
at Robert Morris
at Monmouth
Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Games in Bold
Time
L, 33-3
W, 45-14
L, 63-24
W, 41-24
W, 24-14
12:00 pm
7:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
• The Blue Devils went on the road to win their second straight win and crept above the .500 mark for the first time this season. … Central
topped Sacred Heart, 24-14, on Homecoming Day at Campus Field, marking the program's seventh straight victory over the Pioneers. The
streak is the Blue Devils' longest over a particular NEC opponent. … Head Coach Jeff McInerney improves to 5-0 all-time vs. Sacred Heart.
… Senior running back Everette Benjamin (Massapequa, NY/Hofstra) continued to perform well for the Blue Devils in the win on the
road on Saturday at Sacred Heart. The senior transfer from Hofstra posted his third 100-yard game of the season. He rushed 24 times for
127 yards and a touchdown as Central improved to 2-0 in league action on the season. Benjamin also caught a pair of passes and his fourthquarter score iced the victory. … Senior wide receiver Richie Martin (San Diego, CA/Palomar JC), who had 165 yards through the air
last week, threw his first career touchdown pass at Sacred Heart. On an apparent end-around play, Martin threw a 49-yard strike to
sophomore Deven Baker (Somerset, NJ/Temple) to give Central a 17-7 lead in the second quarter. Baker finished the game with five
catches for 91 yards in the win. … Senior fullback Eric Richardson (Bridgeport, CT/Trumbull) rushed 10 times for a career-high 67
yards and a 20-yard touchdown run, his first score of the season. … Junior defensive lineman Charles Williams (Greenwich, CT/
Greenwich) made his presence felt up front. He posted eight tackles, including a pair of sacks against SHU. Six of his tackles were of the
solo variety, and his two sacks tallied a total of -13 yards. … The Blue Devils' defense yielded only 76 rushing yards in the game, including
jus10 in the second half. It marked the second time this season that Central has allowed under 100 yards on the ground in a victory
(Bentley). … Senior place-kicker Joe Izzo (Southington, CT/Southington) remained perfect on the season kicking a 33-yard field goal
in the first quarter. He is 6-for-6 on the season in field goal attempts and a perfect 17-of-17 on PATs. … The Blue Devils return home next
week to face Duquesne on Homecoming. They have matched a school-record with 11 straight home victories and look for their 12th straight
next week.
Duquesne (3-2, 1-1 NEC)
Last Game: MONMOUTH 44, DUQUESNE 17 on Oct. 2 (Pittsburgh, PA - Rooney Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 at CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE, 12:00 pm (New Britain, CT - Arute Field)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/13
11/20
Opponent
Bucknell
Dayton
at #11 Delaware
Albany
Monmouth
at Central Conn. St.
Sacred Heart
at Wagner
at Robert Morris
Saint Francis (PA)
at Bryant
Result
W, 17-13
W, 35-31
L, 30-6
W, 28-17
L, 44-17
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
• The Dukes fell for the first time at home this season. The 44-17 loss to Monmouth extended MU's win streak to four in a row over Duquesne.
... MU converted six Dukes interceptions into 21 points. ... The Hawks were 5-of-6 in the red zone with four touchdowns and a field goal
against the Dukes defense. ... Freshman Marty Mitchell (Dearborn, MI/Divine Child) came off the bench to throw for 135 yards and two
touchdowns. He came on in relief of starter Sean Patterson (Toledo, OH/St. John's Jesuit) who missed the majority of practice during
the week with an ankle injury suffered in the win over Albany. Mitchell completed 10-of-18 passes, but was intercepted four times in his
first extensive action in a Duquesne uniform. He entered the game having taken only one prior snap. Patterson completed 6-of-9 passes for
28 yards, but was intercepted twice in just under two quarters of action. ... Freshman Ryan Ho (Pearl City, HI/Kamehameha Schools)
averaged 47.3 yards on four kickoff returns. He returned the second-half kickoff 85 yards to the Monmouth 1-yard line to set up a field goal.
He added a 71-yard return to set up a 21-yard Mitchell touchdown pass in the third quarter. His 189 kickoff return yards were four shy of
tying the school record of 193 set by Jason Briscoe vs. Bethany in 1991. Ho finished the game with 205 all-purpose yards. ... Freshman,
punter Aaron Fleck (Oakdale, PA/West Allegheny) punted five times for a 38.4 yard average. It was Fleck's first full game as the starting
punter. ... Sophomore linebacker Serge Kona (Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) led Duquesne with eight tackles (7 solo). ...
Sophomore running back Larry McCoy (Wytheville, VA/George Wythe) ran for a season "low" 74 yards on 18 carries . McCoy's lows for
yards and carries entering the game were 81 (vs. Bucknell) and 20 (two times).
Monmouth (1-3, 1-0 NEC)
Last Game: MONMOUTH 44, DUQUESNE 17 on Oct. 2 (Pittsburgh, PA - Rooney Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 at ROBERT MORRIS, 12:00 pm (Moon Twp., PA - Joe Walton Stadium)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
at #22 Colgate
Maine
Old Dominion
at Duquesne
at Robert Morris
Bryant
Saint Francis (PA)
Sacred Heart
at Wagner
Central Conn. St.
at Albany
Result
L, 30-29
L, 31-23
L, 35-21
W, 44-17
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
• Monmouth snapped a five-game losing streak going back to last season, posting a convincing 44-17 victory over Duquesne. … The Hawks
handed the Dukes their first home loss of the season and now own a 4-1 record all-time against Duquesne. … Monmouth's defense, which
forced one turnover in its first three games of the season, recorded a school-record six interceptions in the win over Duquesne. The
previous record was a five-interception day against LaSalle in 2003. … Monmouth churned out 440 yards of total offense en route to 44
points scored, the most since a 2007 win over St. Francis (PA). … It marked the first time in school history that two interceptions had been
returned for touchdowns as defensive end Dave Ogden (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) and cornerback Kenny Amsel (Demarest, NJ/Northern
Valley Regional) each did it in the game. The INT was the first of Ogden's career while Amsel's gave the veteran defensive back 10 career
picks, just three away from tying the all-time record at MU. … It was also the first time that two MU players recorded a pair of
interceptions in a game. Safety Kendall Haley (Olney, MD/Good Council) and wideout/cornerback Chris Hogan (Ramapo, NJ/Ramapo)
each had a pair of picks in the game. Haley is just the second player in school history to record two interceptions in a game twice in his
career (Stacy Dixon- 1995). Last season against Duquesne, Haley returned an INT 65 yards for a touchdown to seal the win for the Hawks
against Duquesne. … Wideout Darvin Henderson (Ewing, NJ/Ewing) had four tackles on special teams, including a touchdown-saving
tackle on a kickoff. … Jimmy Lawson (Manchester, NJ/Manchester) and Brad Harris (Damascus, MD/Damascus) each recorded
their first career sacks against Duquesne. Lawson had two other tackles, including one other for a loss. … Monmouth's defense held an
opponent to under 100 yards rushing for the second straight week, with Duquesne finishing with 77 yards on the ground… With Monmouth's
offensive line in front of him, which did not allow a sack for the first time all season, senior Bobby Giles (Burlington, NJ/Burlington)
had his best game of the season by finishing with 20 carries for 95 yards. … Senior LJ Caprio (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) finished
with a pair of touchdowns, the first multi-TD effort of his career. … Ryan Folsom (Somerdale, NJ/Triton Regional) led all receivers
with six catches for a career-high 88 yards while tight end Tyler George (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Gov. Livingston) had career highs in
both catches (6) and yards (79). ... The Hawks make their second straight trip to Pittsburgh when they take on Robert Morris on Oct. 9.
Robert Morris (4-1, 3-0 NEC)
Last Game: ROBERT MORRIS 35, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 14 on Oct. 2 (Loretto, PA -DeGol Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 vs. MONMOUTH, 12:00 pm (Moon Twp., PA - Joe Walton Stadium)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/30
11/6
11/13
Opponent
Result
at Dayton
L, 28-14
at Sacred Heart
W, 35-31
#15 Liberty
W, 30-23
at Wagner
W, 30-9
at Saint Francis (PA) W, 35-14
Monmouth
12:00 pm
Albany
12:00 pm
Duquesne
12:00 pm
Central Conn. St.
1:00 pm
at Bryant
12:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
• Robert Morris posted its fourth straight win with a 35-14 victory against in-state rival Saint Francis at DeGol Field. … The Colonials
improved to 3-0 in the Northeast Conference for the first time since 2006, and it marks the first time in school history RMU opened its league
slate with three straight wins on the road against conference foes. … The win over the Red Flash marked victory No. 100 in the 17-year
history of the Robert Morris program. The Colonials are 100-68-1 (.595) since the creation of the program in 1994. Head coach Joe
Walton is one victory shy of 100 for his career. Walton missed RMU's 20-17 win @ Monmouth (Sept. 8, 2007) due to the passing of his
wife, Ginger. Former defensive coordinator Dan Radakovich (1994, 1996-2007) served as head coach in Walton's absence in the victory
over the Hawks. … Senior running back Myles Russ (Boca Raton, FL/West Boca) finished with 139 yards rushing on 18 carries against
Saint Francis, leaving him 367 yards shy of becoming RMU's all-time leading rusher. … Sophomore quarterback Jeff Sinclair (Natrona
Heights, PA/Highlands) finished 8-for-17 passing against the Red Flash for 163 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. … Five
different Colonials scored in the win over Saint Francis. Senior running backs Josh Keil (Valencia, PA/Mars Area) and Raphael Johnson
(Clinton, MD/C.H. Flowers) each produced one-yard touchdown runs for the Colonials, while wide receivers TJ Green (Stamford, CT/
Milford Academy) and Anthony Coleman (Cheltenham, MD/St. John's HS) and junior tight end Paul Evans (Elma, NY/Iroquois
Central) each caught touchdown passes. … Senior linebacker Alex DiMichele (Pittsburgh, PA/Sto-Rox) tied a career high with 19
tackles against the Red Flash to take home game-high honors. DiMichele finished with seven solo takedowns and also recorded his first
interception of the season in the win. He moved into fourth place all-time at Robert Morris in career tackles with 278. … Robert Morris
eclipsed the 30-point plateau for the fourth straight game, matching its longest streak since closing out the last four games of its 2001
season by averaging 43.5 points per contest. ... The 21 points in the fourth-quarter against Saint Francis now gives the Colonials 83 points
so far this season in the last 15 minutes of games. In the first three quarters combined, RMU has scored 61 points. … Robert Morris opens
a four-game home stand by welcoming Monmouth on Oct. 9.
Sacred Heart (1-4, 0-3 NEC)
Last Game: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 24, SACRED HEART 14 on Oct. 2 (Fairfield, CT - Campus Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 at BRYANT, 1:00 pm (Smithfield, RI - Bulldog Stadium)
Date
9/3
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/20
Opponent
at Marist
Robert Morris
at Saint Francis (PA)
at Dartmouth
Central Conn. St.
at Bryant
at Duquesne
Georgetown
at Monmouth
Albany
Wagner
Result
W, 28-25
L, 35-31
L, 41-0
L, 21-19
L, 24-14
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
• The Pioneers dropped their fourth straight game after winning their season-opener. … The 24-14 loss to rival CCSU on Homecoming
weekend at Campus Field was Sacred Heart's third consecutive NEC setback. … Trailing 17-14 at the break, SHU was shut out in the
second half, managing just 98 yards of total offense. SHU was just one of eight on third down and had 10 yards rushing in the third and
fourth quarters. … The Pioneers had an opportunity to tie the game at 17-17 early in the fourth quarter but came up short on a field goal
miss by Jesper Fredriksson (Gothenburg, Sweden). … Senior quarterback Dale Fink (Swansea, IL/Althoff Catholic) finished 20of-34 passing for 185 yards and a first-quarter touchdown to running back Marcel Archer (Miami, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas). … Archer,
who ran of 70 yards on 20 carries, provided both SHU touchdowns, the second of which came on a one-yard rush 00:42 before halftime.
… Fink inched closer to the NEC record for TD throws, sitting at 70 career scoring strikes following his hookup with Archer. He ranks
second to Tim Levcik of Robert Morris who threw for 76 touchdowns. … The loss extended SHU's losing streak against the Blue Devils
to seven straight. CCSU now leads the all-time series, 9-4.
NEC Games in Bold
Saint Francis (PA) (1-3, 1-1 NEC)
Last Game: ROBERT MORRIS 35, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 14 on Oct. 2 (Loretto, PA - DeGol Field)
Next Game: Oct. 9 at UALBANY, 1:00 pm (Albany, NY - Univeristy Field)
Date
9/4
9/11
9/18
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
at #21 Liberty
at Morehead State
Sacred Heart
Robert Morris
at Albany
Wagner
at Monmouth
at Cal Poly
Bryant
at Duquesne
at Central Conn. St.
Result
L, 52-7
L, 31-21
W, 41-0
L, 35-14
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
9:05 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
NEC Games in Bold
• Saint Francis (PA) fell to Keystone State rival Robert Morris at DeGol Field on Oct. 2 after enjoying a bye the week prior. … Senior
linebacker Scott Lewis (South Fork, PA/Bishop McCort) recorded a team-high 12 tackles against RMU and has 433 career stops. He
ranks third overall in NEC history. Five more tackles would move Lewis into second place, while 14 more would allow him to pass former
Sacred Heart great Kayode Mayowa (447) for the all-time lead. ... Senior linebacker Matthew Parker (Darlington, PA/Blackhawk)
reached a significant milestone, moving into sole possession of fourth place on SFU's career tackles list. The senior 'backer has 349
tackles. He is also tied for fourth on SFU's career quarterback sacks list with 15 career sacks. The RMU game marked the 21st
consecutive outing during which Parker had recorded at least one tackles for loss. ... Sophomore quarterback John Kelly (Frederick,
MD/Tuscarora) has already tied his entire 2009 touchdown pass output, recording his seventh scoring pass of 2010 against RMU. After
having not thrown a touchdown in eight games, John Kelly has thrown seven in the past three games. ... Sophomore Kyle Harbridge
(Easton, PA/Easton) was held without a touchdown, as well as below 200 all-purpose yards, for the first time this season. ... Kelly's 50yard touchdown pass was the longest touchdown reception by a Red Flash player since Anthony Howze (Upper Marlboro, MD/
Riverdale Baptist) caught an 86-yard touchdown pass from George Little on Sept. 27, 2008 against Morehead State. Speaking of Howze,
the junior had his best game of the season against RMU, tying Omar Winston for the team-high in catches (five) and leading SFU with 61
receiving yards. ... Against RMU, the Red Flash failed to score the first touchdown of the game for the first time this season. … The official
attendance of 2,338 is the largest crowd in the history of DeGol Field.
Wagner (2-2, 1-1 NEC)
Last Game: WAGNER 29, BRYANT 21 on Oct. 2 (Staten Island, NY - Wagner Stadium)
Next Game: Oct. 9 at Georgetown, 1:00 pm (Washington, DC - Multi-Sport Stadium)
Date
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/2
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/13
11/20
Opponent
at Assumption
Cornell
Robert Morris
Bryant
at Georgetown
at Saint Francis (PA)
Duquesne
at Central Conn. St.
Monmouth
at Albany
at Sacred Heart
NEC Games in Bold
Result
L, 24-9
W, 41-7
L, 30-9
W, 29-21
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
1:00 pm
• Wagner bounced back from its home loss to Robert Morris by defeating Bryant, 29-21, on Staten Island this past Saturday. … Wagner head
coach Walt Hameline collected his 197th victory of his 30-year career, as well as his first against a scrappy Bulldogs squad that had
defeated the Seahawks in each of the last two seasons. … Sophomore quarterback Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic)
again led the offense, throwing for a career-best 261 yards on 13-of-28 from the air with a career-best matching three touchdowns . He
also had two plays of 40-plus yards, giving him five for the year after notching just four a year ago. On the ground, Doscher collected a
team-best 62 yards on 12 carries (5.2 ypc). … Senior receiver Justin Matthews (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) made three catches for 80
yards, including a 62-yard scoring play. Matthews, who entered the year with just 15 careers catches for 186 yards and a score now has
14 catches for 288 yards (20.6 ypc) and three touchdowns on the season, all of which pace the squad. … David Crawford (Carrollton,
TX/Hebron) Crawford notched three catches for a career-high 107 yards. … Graduate student Chris Jaeger (Sterling, VA / Potomac
Falls) also made three recpetions, the first three of his collegiate career, for 35 yards and a touchdown. ... The offensive line was also
outstanding, allowing just one sack a week after yielding five to Robert Morris. … Defensively, UConn transfer Mike Cox (West
Hempstead, NY/Friends Academy) led the way, recording 4.5 tackles for loss that netted 24 lost yards and 2.5 sacks, including one of
which that went for a safety among his six stops. … Four other defensive plays had at least half a sack and the unit recorded 10 tackles
behind the line of scrimmage, resulting in a loss of 56 total yards. … Junior Quintin Anderson (Rochester, NY/Penfield) iced the
game when he recovered a Bryant fumble on a crucial third-down play in the third quarter. … Sophomore C.O. Prime (Quebec, Canada/
Kent School) had a team-best nine tackles, including snuffing out an end-around play for a 13-yard loss on the final Bryant drive of the
game. He was matched by senior T.J. Czeski (Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam), who had nine tackles, too. … Senior Kyle Muir
(Spencerport, NY/Spencerport) had another solid game punting, booming two kicks for 88 yards (44.0 ypp), including a long of 52. …
For the game, Wagner outgained Bryant by a 449-224 count, including 298-135 in the air. The Seahawks also dominated the clock to the
tune of 34:48 to 25:12.