Albany Ranked No. 23
With a 19-14 win over Central Connecticut State on Saturday, the Great Danes became the second NEC team in league history to rank in the I-AA Sports Network national poll. CCSU gets knocked out of the poll after the loss and earning the No. 23 ranking one week ago. The league’s toughest schedule has paid off for Albany (3-1) this season. The Danes opened the season with a 17-16 win at Lehigh before falling to Fordham in week two. Last week, Albany topped then-No. 11 Delaware and this week beat CCSU. Albany wins back-to-back games versus ranked opponents for the first time in school history. CCSU received 67 points in this week’s TSN poll, while Monmouth, which improved to 4-0 on Saturday, received 14 points.
"It’s thrilling to be on any top 25 list, but of course you would like to be there at the end of the season," said UAlbany’s head coach Bob Ford, who is second among active Division I-AA head coaches with 213 career victories. "You have to be proud of this group of kids and what they achieved at this point against a high level of competition. But it’s the old cliché, we have to take one play at a time and one game at a time."
Four NEC Teams On TSN I-AA Mid Major Top-10 Poll
(The Sports Network) - Albany scored a win in the week’s biggest game by knocking off Central Connecticut State, 19-14. The Great Danes jumped over the Blue Devils and into the No. 2 position in the top 10 with the victory. Monmouth is at No. 3 after moving up two places on the heels of a 17-12 victory at Colgate. Dayton remains at No. 4, while Central Connecticut State is down three pegs to No. 5 after losing to the Great Danes.
After a bye week, San Diego remains at No. 1. The Toreros picked up 21 of a possible 25 first-place votes and 244 total points to stay at No. 1. San Diego travels to Davidson to begin its Pioneer Football League schedule and try to build on an 11-game winning streak on Saturday.
Duquesne, Drake and Wagner hold the next three positions for the third week in a row. Robert Morris moves into the rankings at No. 9, while Valparaiso is down a spot to No. 10. Marist drops out of the top 10.
Every team in the top 10 is in action this week, and seven squads take on a conference opponent. While there are not any games between top 10 teams, Albany gets another test with a trip to Cornell.
NEC Football Review: Albany Tops CCSU; Wagner, Monmouth Improve to 4-0 On the Season
In the 2006 conference opener, and perhaps the most important early-season game in league history, Albany (3-1, 1-0) fended off Central Connecticut State (3-1, 0-1), 19-14, in a defensive battle at Albany, NY. The Great Danes held the NEC's leading rusher, Justise Hairston, to just 58 yards on the ground as Albany tops its second straight I-AA top-25 opponent. Eric Neugebauer's 27-yard interception for a touchdown with 1:32 remaining in the game seal the victory.
Monmouth improves to 4-0 on the season with a 17-12 defeat of Patriot League foe Colgate at Hamilton, NY. First-year running back David Sinisi scored two touchdowns for the Hawks and the MU defense allowed only one Colgate offensive score early in the fourth quarter.
Wagner also remains unbeaten this season, improving to 4-0 for the first time since 1995, with a 34-0 shutout of Saint Peter's on Staten Island. The Seahawks produced a season high 513 yards of total offense, including 119 yards rushing from tailback Warren Barnett and 111 yards receiving by wideout Chris Turner. The Seahawks held the Peacocks to zero yards rushing.
Robert Morris (2-2) won back-to-back games, knocking off Division III Rowan at Joe Walton Stadium. The Colonials held Rowan to negative-19 yards total offense in the shutout win. RMU returner Mario Hines netted a 48-yard punt return for a touchdown.
Saint Francis (1-3) wide receivers Michael Caputo (198) and Luke Palko (222) tied the NCAA Division I-AA record for most career catches for two players on the same team, but it was all spoiled by La Salle scoring 10 unanswered fourth quarter points to defeat the Red Flash, 24-21, at DeGol Field.
Sacred Heart (1-3) led most of the game against Duquesne, but fell to the Dukes, 24-21, at Pittburgh, PA. SHU quarterback Tyler Arciaga threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns in the loss.
Stony Brook (0-4) managed only 34 rushing yards, falling to No. 9 UMass, 48-7, at Amherst, MA..
Quick Notes
• Saint Francis (PA) receiver Michael Caputo became with NEC’s all-time career leader in receiving yards. Caputo (2,876) added 88 yards on Sept. 23 versus La Salle, passing Monmouth’s Miles Austin (2,867)
• For the first time in league history, the NEC beat an Atlantic 10 opponent as Albany knocked off Delaware, 17-10, on September 16.
• The NEC finished the non-conference season with a 2-2 record versus Patriot League teams. Albany topped Lehigh on Sept. 2 and Monmouth beat Colgate on Sept. 23.
• Saint Francis (PA) senior Anthony Doria became the second quarterback in NEC history to pass for 7,000 career yards. With 7,194 for his career, Doria needs just 61 more yards to become the NEC’s all-time leading, passing Robert Morris signal caller Tim Levcik (1998-2001), who many consider the best quarterback in NEC history.
• With 226 yards in a win over Saint Peter’s on September 16, Monmouth’s Brian Boland became the fourth quarterback in league history to throw for 6,000 career yards. Boland now stands in third behind SFPA’s Anthony Doria (7,194) and RMU’s Tim Levcik (7,255).
• Albany junior linebacker Colin Disch gained some revenge for the Disch family as the Great Danes beat national-power Delaware on September 16. Colin’s brother, Ryan, started at linebacker for Colgate in the 2003 I-AA National Championship loss to Delaware.
• Saint Francis (PA) tailback Todd Harris now ranks fifth on the all-time career NEC rushing list with 2,575 yards after gaining 134 yards versus La Salle on Sept. 23. Harris stands behind Albany’s Gary Jones (2002-03), who gained 3,033 yards.
Palko, Caputo - Tie NCAA Receptions Mark
Saint Francis senior wide receivers Michael Caputo and Luke Palko tied the NCAA Division I-AA record for most career catches for two players on the same team, despite a 24-21 loss to La Salle last Saturday.
Needing a combined 11 catches to tie the NCAA Division I-AA record for "passes caught by two players on the same team," Caputo and Palko had 11 in the contest to tie the mark held by Darrell Colbert (217 catches for 3,177 yards) and Donald Narcisse (203 for 2,429 yards), who played at Texas Southern 1983-86. Currently, Palko has an NEC all-time career best 222 receptions, while Caputo is second with 198.
NEC 2006 Football Television Package
The first game of the NEC television package aired onSeptember 9 when Robert Morris fell to local rival Duquesne, 27-7, at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, PA.
On September 30, Western Pennsylvania counterparts Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) meet in Loretto for a 4:00 pm kickoff on Fox Sports-Pittsburgh. The package wraps up with a Fox Sports-New York broadcast on October 28 as Monmouth hosts defending NEC champion Central Connecticut State at 12:00 pm. The game will also be televised in Connecticut and Rhode Island by Cox Cable.
No. 23 Albany (3-1, 1-0 NEC)
Last Game: Albany 19, No. 23 Central Connecticut State 14
Next Game: Sept. 30 at Cornell, 7:00 pm
• Albany defeated its second straight top-25 opponent in a 19-14 victory over #21/23 Central Connecticut State to begin the Northeast Conference schedule … The Great Danes, who knocked off #11 Delaware the previous week, have won six of eight NEC openers since joining the league in 1999 … UAlbany's 3-1 overall record matches its second-best start at the Division I-AA level and is only exceeded by a 4-0 record to begin the 2001 campaign … The opening four games have been decided by seven points or less for the first time in the program's 34-year history … UAlbany's defense held unbeaten CCSU to 139 net yards on the ground and was well below the Blue Devils' 263.0 average entering the conference showdown … The Great Danes are now 3-1 in the I-AA era when an opponent with a 3-0 record or better comes to University Field … Albany is ranked 10th nationally in scoring defense (12.25 ppg), plus is 14th in total defense (246.0 ypg) and 15th in rushing yards allowed (96.0 pg) … Free Safety Eric Neugebauer (Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville) came up with two turnovers in the fourth quarter, including a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown with 1:32 remaining in what proved to be the winning points … Linebacker Colin Disch (North Plainfield, N.J. / North Plainfield) had nine tackles and one pass break-up … Disch is the NCAA I-AA leader in tackles at 13.0 per game … ILB Dan Barnes (Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston, N.Y.) equaled a career-best with nine tackles … ILB Mark Peretore (Apalachin, N.Y. / Vestal) totaled seven tackles, including 2.5 hits for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble and one pass deflection in his best effort as a collegian … Flanker Mike Wall (Syracuse, N.Y. / Solvay) accounted for a career-high 113 all-purpose yards and blocked a punt for a safety that gave his team a 9-7 lead with 4:49 left in third period … Albany's special teams had a punt block for the first time since Oct. 9, 2004 … Split end Jason Smith (Bronx, N.Y. / Lehman) caught three passes for 32 yards, all during a late second-quarter scoring drive … Smith capped the march with a seven-yard touchdown reception, the first of his career … Albany rushed for 180-plus yards for the second consecutive game … Tailback Marcus Allen (Fayetteville, N.C. / Seventy-First) led the ground attack with 65 yards on 15 carries.
Central Connecticut State (3-1, 0-1 NEC)
Last Game: Albany 19, Central Connecticut State 14
Next Game: Sept. 30 at Saint Peter’s, 1:00 pm
• The Blue Dveils, who last week were nationally ranked for the first time in school history, dropped their first game of the season losing 19-14 in their conference opener at Albany. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for the Blue Devils and a two game road winning streak, all to open the 2006 season ... CCSU started the season 3-0 for the first time since 1973. CCSU is now 3-1 overall and 0-1 in NEC play, losing their conference opener for the first time since 2003 when it lost to Albany. It marked the third time in four seasons that the Blue Devils and Great Danes open conference play against each other. Central Connecticut is under .500 in NEC play for the first time since they ended the 2003 season at 2-5 against league competition ... The Blue Devils look to rebound playing their fourth straight game away from home against Saint Peter's on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. They return home to face St. Francis (PA) on homecoming on October 7th. CCSU is 4-1 all-time vs. Saint Peter's and 11-2 all-time vs. the Red Flash ... On Saturday, CCSU lost 19-14 for the first time this season, scoring the final touchdown of the game with nine seconds to play. Sophomore running back Jo Jo Freeman (Lowell, MA/Pomfret School) scored both touchdowns giving him five on the season, a team-high. Freeman had three in the first game of the year vs. Marist. Senior Justise Hairston (New Britain, CT/New Britain/Rutgers) rushed 21 times for a team-high 58 yards in the game. Junior quarterback Ryan Holmes (Union, NJ/Lackawanna JC), making his first collegiate start, rushed 12 times for 48 yards. Holmes was 10-for-21 for 175 yards and one interception in the loss. Freshman wide receiver Nick Colagiovanni (New Britain, CT/Milford Academy) caught a career-high four passes for 72 yards. Hairston, who came into the game leading the country in all-purpose yards per game, had three returns for 42 yards giving him 100 all-purpose yards in the game, 109 below his average. The Blue Devils outgained the Great Danes 325-315 on the day but had two costly turnovers including an interception return for a score. They had 139 rushing yards in the game, well below their season average which was fifth in the country after the first three weeks of the season. Seniors Farod Muhammad (Buffalo, NY/Hutchinson Central Tech) and Rob McGuire (Queens, NY/Christ the King) and junior Chris Stimmel (Baltimore, MD/Cardinal Gibbons) all had 11 tackles in the loss, Muhammad also recovered a fumble. McGuire and enior Devon Douglass (Baltimore, MD/Calvert Hall) each recorded a sack.
Monmouth (4-0, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: Monmouth 17, Colgate 12
Next Game: Sept. 30 vs. Stony Brook, 1:00 pm
• Monmouth collected its biggest win of the season with a 17-12 win over Colgate last Saturday ... Brian Boland (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) completed 14 of 24 passes for 124 yards and no interceptions. Boland was also Monmouth's third leading rusher on the ground, picking up 39 yards on nine carries including a 26 yard run on third down that kept a drive alive, the drive led to Monmouth's first score of the game ... Matt Hill (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong) led the Hawks with nine total tackles including six solo and three assisted stops. The game marked the second straight time this season that the senior has led MU in tackles. Hill led a MU defense that held Colgate preseason All-American tailback Jordan Scott to 43 yards on nine carries with a long of nine yards. The Hawk defense also held twice on fourth down, with Colgate going 1 for 3. He also blocked Colgate's first PAT, forcing them to go for two (and missing) on their second touchdown, giving MU a 14-12 lead. Hill leads the team with 29 total tackles in 2006 ... Brian Robinson (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) had two kick returns for the Hawks on Saturday, with his opening kickoff going 35 yards, setting up the MU offense at the 40 yard line. His second kickoff return went for 38 yards out to the Monmouth 45 yard line. Robinson leads the Hawks in kickoff returns this season with four for 128 yards and a 32 yard average per return ... Senior Adam San Miguel (North Bergen, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep) led the Hawks in receptions for the fourth straight game this season with five catches for 49 yards. San Miguel also led the team in receiving yardage for the third time in 2006 ... San Miguel's fifth catch of the game gave him 100 career receptions, making him just the fourth player in MU history to have triple digit receptions ... Monmouth snapped Colgate's seven-game home winning streak on Saturday ... MU's first scoring drive against Colgate went for 91 yards on 17 plays and took up 7:29 of the clock ... Monmouth's second scoring drive went 74 yards on 9 plays ... Each team had two touchdowns called back due to penalties, with Sinisi having a fake-punt that went for a TD called back in addition to a Rob Lutz scoring screen pass ... Senior defensive back Derek Bischoff (Succasunna, NJ/Roxbury) picked off his first career pass in the fourth quarter to end any attempt at a Colgate comeback attempt ... Senior punter Sean Dennis (Westampton, NJ/Holy Cross) took a bad snap and ran to the left of the field picking up 12 yards and a first down on Monmouth's first scoring drive of the day. Against Morgan State Dennis had a fake-punt touchdown called back ... Monmouth's defense held 2005 Third Team All-American Jordan Scott to 43 yards on 21 carries ... MU's defense allowed just one offensive touchdown against Colgate and for the fourth time this season held an opponent to 12 points or less ... For the second time this season the Hawks were held to no sacks on defense ... BUT for the first time all season the Hawks' pass protection gave up no sacks against Colgate.
Robert Morris (2-2, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: Robert Morris 21, Rowan 0
Next Game: Sept. 30 at Saint Francis (PA) • Televised Live On FCS Pittsburgh, 4:00 pm
• Despite an afternoon when the offense posted a season-low 160 yards of total offense, Robert Morris notched back-to-back wins for the first time since 2004 with a smothering defense in a 21-0 victory over Division III Rowan at Joe Walton Stadium ... The shutout was RMU's first since a 14-0 blanking of Central Connecticut State (9/21/02), a span of 41 games ... The Profs, who entered the game ranked No. 3 in the latest Division III football poll, were held to -44 yards rushing, -19 yards of total offense and just one first down, all school records for Robert Morris ... RMU's eight sacks on the afternoon are the most since establishing a single-game school record with 10 in a 35-6 victory over C.W. Post (11/16/96) ... Robert Morris held Rowan to 0-for-14 in third-down conversions, the second straight week the Colonials have held their opponent without such a conversion ... On the season the RMU defense has held its opponents to just a 16 percent (8-for-50) success rate in third down situations ... The Colonials haven't allowed an opposing running back to rush for more than 65 yards in their first four games and are allowing a stingy 47.2 yards per game rushing ... Sophomore quarterback Erik Cwalinski (Jacobsburg, Ohio / Shadyside), sacked five times against Rowan, finished 13-for-24 passing for 112 yards ... Cwalinski scored RMU's first touchdown of the game with a two-yard run on a naked bootleg and completed a pass to seven different receivers, with senior fullback Moises Hernandez (Miami, Fla. / LaSalle) leading the club in receptions (4 for 21 yards) and sophomore Sherrod Evers (Philadelphia, Pa. / Mastbaum Area) pacing the club in receiving yardage (44 on three catches) ... The leading rusher for Robert Morris was freshman halfback Brian Harden (Sunrise, Fla. / Stranahan), who carried 14 times for 38 yards ... Senior linebacker Jeff Rommes (Gibsonia, Pa. / Deer Lakes) paced the RMU defense with eight tackles, including five tackles for a loss and a half a sack, while senior defensive lineman Matt Brunck (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Fox Chapel) and strong safety Brian Pruitt (Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville) produced six takedowns ... Junior linebacker Jordan Howard (Uniontown, Ohio / Lake) finished with five tackles, including one and-a-half sacks ... On an afternoon when Mario Hines (Ecorse, Mich. / Ecorse) was held to just one catch for 13 yards, the junior made his present felt on special teams, becoming just the second Colonial in the program's first 13 years to return a punt for a touchdown, racing 48 yards in the third quarter for RMU's final touchdown of the day ... Hines joined former Colonial Dante Settles (2000-04) as the only players in school history to return a punt for a touchdown ... Hines racked up 131 yards on seven punt returns and one kickoff return to help him post 144 all-purpose against the Profs ... Through four games is averaging 151.5 all-purpose yards per game and so far this season has scored a touchdown three different ways (receiving, rushing and punt return). Estabished RMU single-game records for punt returns (7) and punt return yardage (112) against Rowan ... His seven returns tops the single-game mark of five, established on seven different occasions, and his 112 return yards breaks the mark of former Colonial Nick Downs (1997-2000), who had 80 on four returns in a 44-7 win over Sacred Heart (10/17/98) ... RMU opens Northeast Conference play Saturday, Sept. 30, when it travels east up Route 22 to Loretto, Pa., for a 4:00 p.m. tilt with in-state rival Saint Francis that will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh.
Sacred Heart (1-3, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: Duquesne 23, Sacred Heart 21
Next Game: Sept. 30 vs. Wagner, 1:00 pm
• The 24-21 loss at Duquesne was the second loss to a MAAC team in three games this season for the Pioneers....Trailing by three with 2:09 left in the game, SHU senior QB Tyler Arciaga (Bonita, CA/Bonita) engineered a 12-play drive that the Pioneers to the Duquesne three-yard line with three seconds to play. During the drive, the Pioneers faced a fourth and two from their own 42 and kept the drive alive with a 29-yard pass to junior Joey Henley (Kent, WA/Kentridge), who had to leap over two defenders to make the catch. When the Pioneers got to the three, they lined up for a Nick Passalacqua (Utica, NY /T.R. Proctor) field goal. The snap on the kick was high and holder Dario Melendez had to pull the ball out and roll out. He tried to complete a pass to Justin Jarry (Nashua, NH/Nashua) in the end zone, but it fell incomplete to give the Dukes the win....It evened the all-time series against the Dukes at 1-1. The only other meeting was in the 2001 ECAC Bowl, when the Pioneers won and clinched the I-AA Mid-Major National Championship...Junior running back Jason Payne (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas) had his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with 103 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown (56 yards)....Arciaga threw for 203 yards on Saturday and moved over the 3,000-yard mark for his career (3,190), second best all-time at SHU. His two TD passes in the game give him 23 for his career, also second best ever for the Pioneers....Sacred Heart will open the NEC portion of the schedule at home this week against undefeated Wagner College....Junior Corey Bundy (Selden, NY/Newfield) and senior AJ Franklin (New Haven, CT/Wilbur Cross) each caught their 11th career TD passes on Saturday. Jon Corto Led the Pioneers with ten tackles (seven solo) with a quarterback sack, his second of the year, for minus seven yards as SHU dropped a close 24-21 decision at Duquesne. It was the second time in four games the senior has registered double digit tackles. He leads the Pioneers with 37 stops this season. He also moved into fifth all-time at SHU in tackles with 235.
Saint Francis (PA) (1-3, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: La Salle 24, Saint Francis (PA) 21
Next Game: Sept. 30 vs. Robert Morris, 4:00 pm • Televised Live On FCS Pittsburgh, 4:00 pm
• Senior wide receivers Michael Caputo (Bethel Park, Pa./Seton LaSalle) and Luke Palko (Imperial, Pa./West Allegheny) tied the NCAA Division I-AA record for most career catches by two players on the same team, in Saturday's loss against La Salle. Caputo (6) and Palko (5) combined for 11 catches in the game to bring their career combined total to 420 catches, tying the mark set by former Texas State players Darrell Colbert (217 catches for 3177 yards) and Donald Narcisse (203 for 2429) from 1983-86 ... Caputo caught six passes for 88 yards in the contest to become the NEC’s all-time leader in receiving yards ... Caputo’s last catch was a 10-yard scoring strike from Anthony Doria (Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle) with 1:26 remaining in the first half to move him past current Dallas Cowboy, and former Monmouth receiver, Miles Austin. Caputo has 198 career catches (second in SFU and NEC history) for 2,876 yards and a school-record 25 touchdown receptions ... Senior running back Todd Harris (Duquesne, PA/Duquesne) carried the ball 21 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns. He moved into fifth place on the NEC all-time rushing list with 2,575 career yards. His two touchdowns gave him 15 for his career, one shy of tying the school mark. Harris' six rushing touchdowns this season is one shy of his career high of seven, set last season ... Doria threw for 154 yards in the game, giving him 7,194 career passing yards, just 61 yards shy of former Robert Morris QB Tim Levcik ... Junior placekicker Adam Sciulli (Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic) connected on all three of his PAT attempts to run his school-record streak to 65-for-65 during his career. He is 13-for-13 on the season on PATs; Redshirt freshman Brandon Tims (Burlington, N.J./Rancocas Valley) had his first career interception against La Salle, and returned it 22 yards ... Junior linebacker Fehi Sevelo (Kaneohe, Hawaii/Damion Memorial) already has 5.5 tackles-for-loss this season, more than his 5.0 last season, and a half TFL shy of his career best of 6.0 in 2004. Sevelo already has a career high three sacks on the season, giving him 6 career sacks; Saint Francis' seven team sacks this season are one shy of last year's total of eight.
Stony Brook (0-4, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: No. 9 UMass 48, Stony Brook 7
Next Game: Sept. 30 at Monmouth, 1:00 pm
• The Seawolves opened up the season 0-4 after falling to No. 9 UMass on Saturday . . . It was the second straight week that SB faced a Top 10 opponent ... Josh Dudash (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River) was 15 of 28 for 148 yards ... Dudash's top target was Mike Cosentino (Staten Island, NY, who pulled down five catches for 54 yards ... Chris Alceus (Brooklyn, N.Y./C.W. Post) led the defense with six tackles ... Stony Brook's touchdown came in the third quarter when Chevar Rankins (Middletown, Conn./Xavier) forced a fumble at the UMass 10 and Leonard Wright (Washington, D.C./DeMatha Catholic) picked it up and ran in for the TD ... The Seawolves open up conference play this weekend at Monmouth ... It is Stony Brook's fourth road game in a row ... The Seawolves fell to Monmouth 36-7 last year ... The Seawolves finished last year with three straight conference wins to claim a share of the NEC crown ... Coach Chuck Priore will appear on The Stony Brook Sports Report this week with defensive end James Harris (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) . . . The Sports Report is aired on CSTV on Friday at 11 a.m.
Wagner (4-0, 0-0 NEC)
Last Game: Wagner 34, Saint Peter’s 0
Next Game: Sept. 30 at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm
• The Seahawks shutout Saint Peter’s 34-0 for their first 4-0 start since the 1995 season ... Wagner has now won five in a row dating back to last season for the longest program winning streak since 1994. Defense was the story again for the Seahawks as they held SPC to 0 rushing yards while producing the first shutout at Wagner Stadium since the 2002 season ... The Wagner defense had given up just 210 rushing yards (52.5 pg) and 6.3 ppg through the fist four games. SR running back Warren Barnett (Springfield, MA / Springfield Central) ran for 119 yards on 13 carries with one TD. It was the first 100 yard game by a Wagner back since Barnett himself rushed for 132 yards on September 18, 2004 vs Stony Brook. WR Chris Turner (Syracuse, NY / Henninger), who was mentioned in a yahoo.com article on NFL prospects earlier in the week, caught five pass for 111 yards and 2 TDs. Turner’s 64 yards TD catch in the first quarter was the longest reception in his career. He now has 29 career scores, including five this season. The Wagner offense produced 510 total yards, including 299 yards on the ground, the most rushing yards since a 315 yard output vs St. Francis (PA) in September of 1999. Piotr Czech (Keyport, NJ/Keyport) was a perfect 6-6 on his kicks with 4 PATS and two field goals of 40 and 23 yards. His 40 yards kick was the longest by a NEC player this season. Despite the success of the Wagner offense, Czech managed three punts averaging 44.7 yards a kick. The junior kicker is 4-5 on field goals and a perfect 15-15 in PATs. Mike Avallone (Neptune, NJ/Wall) came off the bench to boost the Seahawks running game providing 58 yards o 17 carries as the Wagner RBs ran up 299 yards on the ground. Wagner starts NEC play next week at Sacred Heart on Saturday.