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HAWKS SCOREBOARD Date Opponent Result/Time HAWKS FOOTBALL 09/06 ST. PETER'S W, 24-0 09/13  ROBERT MORRIS W, 17-10 09/20 at Georgetown 1 p.m. MONMOUTH HAWKS (2-0, 1-0 NEC) 09/27  at Stony Brook 6 p.m. 10/04 IONA 1 p.m. 10/11  WAGNER 1 p.m. at 10/18  ALBANY 1 p.m. 10/25 at La Salle 1 p.m. 11/01  at Central Connecticut St. 1 p.m. GEORGETOWN HOYAS 11/08  at Sacred Heart 12:30 p.m. 11/15  at St. Francis (Pa.) 1 p.m. (0-2, 0-2 PATRIOT) 11/22 ECAC Football Classic

September 20, 2003 • 1:00 EST  - denotes Northeast Conference game Harbin Field (2,400) Washington, D.C. THE SERIES Overall Record ...... First meeting Monmouth University hits the road for the fi rst time in 2003 as the Hawks travel to in Washington, D.C...... First meeting our nation's capital for a 1 p.m. contest at Georgetown University. After wins over St. Peter's (24-0) and Robert Morris (17-10). Monmouth is looking to get off to a 3-0 start for just the second time in school history (2001). The Hawks' defense is once THE COACHES MONMOUTH: again turning heads as Monmouth is ranked fi rst in the nation in rushing defense (9.5 Kevin Callahan (Rochester, 1977) ypg) and third in the nation in both total defense (200.5 ypg) and scoring defense Record at MU: 51-47 (11th year) (5.0 ppg). All-America JOE SENTIPAL has led the Hawks on defense with 28 tackles on Overall Record: 51-47 (11th year) the season. Monmouth's platoon system at quarterback has worked well to date with sophomore BRENDAN KENNEDY starting both games and freshman BRIAN BOLAND Record vs. GU: fi rst meeting coming off the bench. Georgetown is searching for its fi rst win of the season follow- GEORGETOWN: ing narrow losses in conference games vs. Colgate (20-19) and Holy Cross (42-34). Bob Benson (Vermont, 1986) ANDREW CRAWFORD leads the Hoyas' offense with 434 passing yards, completing Record at RMU: 61-43 (11th year) 28-of-51 passes for six TDs. On the ground, MARCUS SLAYTON has 180 yards on 33 Overall Record: 61-43 (11th year) rushes. LUKE MCARDLE is Georgetown's deep threat with seven receptions for 255 Record vs. MU: fi rst meeting yards and fi ve TDs. McArdle leads the nation in scoring with 15.0 points per game. RADIO HAWKS COVERAGE THE GEORGETOWN SERIES WCMX 88.9 FM Saturday's contest marks the fi rst-ever meeting in football between Georgetown West Long Branch, N.J. University and Monmouth University. Monmouth is 1-9 all-time in previous meetings Jon Guarna, play-by-play between schools currently in the Patriot League. Georgetown is 9-3 all-time in previ- Eddie Occhipinti, color ous meetings vs. schools currently in the Northeast Conference. www.WMCX.com HEAD COACH KEVIN CALLAHAN TELEVISON Head coach KEVIN CALLAHAN is in his 11th season at Monmouth and also in his 11th NONE year as a head coach. Callahan owns a 51-47 career coaching record, all with the Hawks. Callahan has led Monmouth to a pair of North east Con ference co-champi - on ships in 1996 and 1998. He earned NEC Coach of the Year accolades in 1998. Prior to arriving in West Long Branch, Callahan served as a defensive coor dina tor at Colgate for eight seasons and at Wagner for three years. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Albany (1977-79) and Syracuse (1980) before becoming a Seahawk assistant in 1981. www.monmouth.edu/athletics GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY With the exception of three hiatuses, football has been played on the campus of MEDIA SERVICES Georgetown University since 1887. Football was discontinued from 1895-1897, 1943- 1945 due to World War II and 1951-1963. It functioned as a club team from 1964 to 1969 before rejoining the NCAA ranks as a Division III member in 1970. The Hoyas INTERVIEWS WITH COACH CALLAHAN are looking for their fi rst winning season since 1999. In 1998 and 1999, Georgetown Media wishing to interview Coach had identical 9-2 records, matching the highest win total ever. The Hoyas went 9-1 in Callahan must notify the Monmouth both 1916 and 1925. The school's lone undefeated seasons came in 1938 and 1939 Athletics Com muni ca tions offi ce. when the Jack Hagerty' led Hoyas went 8-0-0 and 7-0-1, respectively. The 1940 Twenty-four hours of advance no- Hoyas earned an Orange Bowl bid with wins over the likes of Virginia Tech, Syracuse tice is appre ci at ed. Coach Callahan and Maryland, as Georgetown went 8-2. It's lone losses came vs. Boston College (19- is most available weekday morn- 18) and Mississippi State (14-7 - Orange Bowl). The Hoyas other bowl berths came ings. in 1949 when the Hoyas lost 33-20 to Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El Paso) in the Sun Bowl and in 1997 when they lost to Robert Morris 35-13 in the ECAC-IFC Bowl after winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title. WEEKLY PLAYER INTER VIEWS All player interviews must be HEAD COACH: BOB BENSON (Vermont, 1986) is in his 11th season at the helm of request ed through the Monmouth the Hoyas' football program. Benson owns a 61-43 record and has posted winning Athletics Com muni ca tions offi ce, records six times. In 1998 and 1999, Benson led the Hoyas to 9-2 records, equal- and must be arranged at least 24 ing the highest win total in school history. In 1997, he guided Georgetown to an 8-3 overall mark, a 7-0 record in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action and a berth in hours in advance. Please coor di nate the ECAC-IFC Bowl. Benson's 61 wins ranks second in school history behind Scotty all requests with the Monmouth Glacken's 98 wins from 1970 to 1992. Benson arrived at Georgetown after serving Ath let ics Communcations offi ce. as defensive coordinator for three seasons at Johns Hopkins University. Benson also coached at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Albany. PRACTICE COVERAGE Monmouth’s practices are open to the media. Shooting of video and IF YOU ARE SCORING AT HOME, OR JUST ALONE still photos is limited to the fi rst Monmouth has displayed a propencity for keeping its opponents off the scoreboard over the last four seasons. The Hawks' have yielded the sixth lowest points per game 20 minutes of each practice unless total among Division I-AA teams in the 21st Century. Monmouth is allowing just 15.0 other arrangements are made. points per game, trailing only Western Kentucky, Dayton, Duquesne, Sacred Heart and Georgia Southern. MEDIA CREDENTIALS DIVISION I-AA TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS FROM 2000 TO 2003 Arrangements for media creden - Total Pts Gms Yds/Gm tials for Monmouth home football 1. Western Kentucky 502 39 12.87 games must be made throught 2. Dayton 504 37 13.62 the Monmouth Athletics Com- 3. Duquesne 484 35 13.83 muni ca tions offi ce. Requests by 4. Sacred Heart 459 33 13.91 ac credit ed media members should 5. Georgia Southern 550 38 14.47 be made in writing and submitted 6. MONMOUTH 525 35 15.00 on company letterhead to Thomas 7. St. Peter's 562 36 15.61 8. Bethune-Cookman 579 36 16.08 Dick. 9. Lehigh 570 35 16.29 Credentials must be requested at 10. Youngstown State 610 36 16.94 least 48 hours prior to requested game. D-FENCE HOW TO REACH US: Monmouth has boasted one of the best defenses in the country over the last four years. After leading the nation in total defense in 2000, allowing just 232.1 yards per ATHLETICS COMMU NI CA TIONS: game, Monmouth has ranked in the top 20 in total defense each of the last two sea- THOMAS DICK sons, fi nishing 17th in 2001 and 16th in 2002. Over the last four seasons, Monmouth Director of Ath let ics Com mu ni ca tions ranks fi fth among all Division I-AA teams in total defense, behind only St. Peter's, Offi ce: 732.571.4447 Duquesne, Sacred Heart and Wagner. Fax: 732.571.3535 Cell: 908.309.2893 DIVISION I-AA TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS FROM 2000 TO 2003 E-mail: [email protected] Total Yds Gms Yds/Gm 1. St. Peter's 8,518 36 236.61 2. Duquesne 8,687 35 248.20 3. Sacred Heart 8,352 33 253.09 4. Wagner 8,664 33 262.55 5. MONMOUTH 8,678 33 262.97 6. Western Kentucky 10,302 39 264.15 7. McNeese State 10,897 40 272.43 8. Bethune-Cookman 9,990 36 277.50 9. Eastern Kentucky 10,068 36 279.67 10. Bucknell 9,755 34 286.91 AIR DEFENSE Over the last three years, Monmouth has been one of the top teams in the nation at defending the pass. Monmouth led the nation in pass defense in 2000, allowing just 114.73 passing yards per game. The Hawks ranked eighth in pass defense in 2001 and The Record Watch 19th in 2002. Over the last three seasons, Monmouth ranks fi fth among all Division I-AA teams in pass defense, behind only Sacred Heart, Robert Morris, Duquesne and Bet- CAREER LEADERS hune-Cookman. TOTAL TACKLES Player Years UT AT TT DIVISION I-AA PASS DEFENSE LEADERS FROM 2000 TO 2003 1. Aaron Edwards 1997-2001 223 130 353 2. John Schultzel 1997-2000 193 105 298 Pass Yds Gms Yds/Gm 3. Mike Normand 1997-2000 154 97 251 1. Sacred Heart 4,197 32 131.16 4. Joe Sentipal 1999- 154 96 250 2. Robert Morris 3,950 30 131.67 5. Joe Little 1993-96 148 96 244 3. Duquesne 4,497 34 132.26 6. Mike DiBella 1999-2002 148 89 237 4. Bethune-Cookman 4,767 35 136.20 7. Vinnie Sasso 1994-97 171 62 233 8. John Mendes 1993-96 143 73 216 5. MONMOUTH 4,640 33 140.61 9. Anthony Berke 1993-96 141 67 208 7. Georgia Southern 5,279 37 142.68 6. St. Peter's 5,016 35 143.31 SACKS 8. St. Francis 4,884 32 152.63 Player Years Yards Sacks 9. Wagner 4,939 32 154.34 1. Jason Gmitter 1994-97 145 25.5 10. Youngstown State 5,507 35 157.34 2. Joe Sentipal 1999- 143 20.5 3. Cornell Key 1997-2000 111 15.5 4. Tim Canavan 1993-94 110 15.0 5. Mike Normand 1997-2000 68 14.5 6. Chris Ammacher 1999-2002 97 14.0 CLIMBING THE CHARTS 7. Todd Stevens 1999-2002 78 12.5 Monmouth senior linebacker JOE SENTIPAL is climbing Monmouth's career charts for 8. Anthony Berke 1993-96 73 12.0 total tackles and sacks. Sentipal currently ranks fourth on MU's all-time tackle list with 9. Robert Ward 1995-98 81 11.5 250 takedowns. Sentipal is approaching No. 3 Mike Normand (251). He also ranks sec- 10. Nick Szymanski 1993-96 69 11.0 ond on the Hawks' all-time sack list with 20.5. He trails only Jason Gmitter who logged ACTIVE 25.5 from 1994 to 1997. Mike DeFalco 2000- 53 8.0 PASS RECEP TIONS Senior wide receiver BILLY LYNN is moving up Monmouth's all-time receiving lists. He Play er Years Yards Avg. Rec. currently has 63 career receptions. Two receptions will vault him into seventh place 1. William Holder 1993, 95-97 2,172 19.1 114 on MU's all-time list and four would move him into fi fth place. Lynn also ranks sixth on 2. Anthony Galella 1995-98 1,653 15.4 107 MU's career reception yardage chart. He is just 12 yards behind Eji Maxilom for fi fth 3. Rick Finer 1993, 95-97 1,100 12.4 89 place. With 255 more yards, Lynn would become the fi fth player in school history to rack 4. Marcus Winters 1993-94 1,024 14.0 73 5. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 694 10.4 67 up 1,000 career receiving yards. Jim Varick 1993-96 709 10.6 67 7. Eji Maxilom 1999-2000 757 11.6 65 ACTIVE DUO OPENS SEASON WITH NEC HONORS Billy Lynn 2000- 745 11.8 63 Monmouth University standouts JOE SENTIPAL and AARON SUOZZO earned recognition RECEPTION YARDAGE as they were tabbed Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Northeast Player Years Rec. Avg. Yards Conference Special Teams Player of the Week as the league announced its weekly foot- 1. William Holder 1993, 95-97 114 19.1 2,172 ball award winners following MU's season opening win over St. Peter's 2. Anthony Galella 1995-98 107 15.4 1,653 3. Rick Finer 1993, 95-97 89 12.4 1,100 Sentipal played like a mad dog in a meat market in Monmouth’s season-opening shutout 4. Marcus Winters 1993-94 73 14.0 1,024 5. Eji Maxilom 1999-2000 65 11.6 757 vs. St. Peter’s. Sentipal posted a game-high 18 tackles, including fi ve of the solo variety. 6. Billy Lynn 2000- 63 11.8 745 He also logged three tackles for loss of yardage, one quarterback sack, one pass break- 7. Jim Varick 1993-96 67 10.6 709 up and one forced fumble on the afternoon. Sentipal and Co. were in the Peacocks’ tree 8. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 67 10.4 694 house much of the afternoon, holding St. Peter’s to a minute 17 yards of rushing offense and 217 yards of total offense for the game. Serving as a spy on St. Peter’s quarterback RUSHING ATTEMPTS Andre Harris, who rushed for 137 yards and passed for 215 yards vs. Sacred Heart’s Player Years Yards Avg. Att. 1. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 2,165 4.3 501 stellar defense one week ago, Sentipal held Harris to 8 rushing yards and 191 passing 2. Ralph O’Neil 1993-96 2,008 4.4 453 yards on the afternoon. 3. Chris Reed 1994-95, 97-98 2,239 5.1 437 4. Chad Smith 1999- 1,054 4.5 236 While only blocking one of James Galea’s punts on the afternoon, Suozzo was in the 5. Mike Medrano 1996-97 1,165 5.7 205 All-MAAC punter’s grill on each of the other six attempts and while hearing footsteps 6. Jim Varick 1993-96 1,278 6.8 188 ACTIVE Galea was only able to manage a 32.3 yards per punt average and did not land any punt Joe Migliore 2002- 597 3.4 174 inside the Monmouth 20-yard line. For the day, the Suozzo led punt rush held St. Peter’s to a 27.7 yards per punt average. Suozzo’s punt block gave Monmouth possession at RUSHING YARDAGE the St. Peter’s 20-yard line, setting up a Steve Andriola fi eld goal attempt. Player Years Att. Avg. Yards 1. Chris Reed 1994-95, 97-98 437 5.1 2,239 2. Matt Merklinger 1998-2001 501 4.3 2,165 3. Ralph O’Neil 1993-96 453 4.4 2,008 KESSLER FIELD 4. Jim Varick 1993-96 188 6.8 1,278 The Hawks are looking to improve on their play at Kessler Field. Monmouth’s 26-22 5. Mike Medrano 1996-97 205 5.7 1,165 (.542) record at home is just slightly better than its road record of 25-25 (.500). The 6. Chad Smith 1999- 236 4.5 1,054 ACTIVE Hawks best home season came in 1994 when Monmouth posted an undefeated 4-0 Joe Migliore 2002- 174 3.4 597 mark. MU also had four-win home seasons in 1995 (4-1) and 1996 (4-2). The Hawks’ home ledger is marred by a pair of winless home seasons, including the inaugural cam- paign in 1993 (0-3) and 1999 (0-4).

1993 0-3 1996 4-2 1999 0-4 2002 2-3 1994 4-0 1997 2-2 2000 3-2 2003 2-0 1995 4-1 1998 2-3 2001 3-2 THE PRIDE OF THE GARDEN STATE Eighty of the 88 players (90.9%) on Monmouth’s opening day roster hail from the Gar- THE MONMOUTH den State. The Hawks also have fi ve players from Pennsylvania and one each from Con- necticut, Maryland and New York. The three other New Jersey NCAA Division I football squads don’t even challenge Monmouth’s numbers. Despite getting most of the coverage NOTEBOOK in “New Jersey’s” newspapers, just 61 of the 106 (57.5) players on Rutgers squad hail from New Jersey. St. Peter’s comes in second with 67.9 percent (57 of 84). Just over 10 percent of Princeton’s roster (12 of 112) is from New Jersey.  Senior LB Joe Sentipal is the only player in school history to earn Division I-AA All-America VS. THE GARDEN STATE honors, tabbed fi rst-team by St. Peter's is the only New Jersey opponent that Monmouth has ever faced with the Hawks owning a 3-0 edge in the all-time series. AFCA third-team by Associated Press. MONMOUTH IN OVERTIME In the 11-year history of the Monmouth football program, the Hawks have never partici-  Kevin Callahan earned his 50th pated in a contest that has gone into overtime. career win in Monmouth's victory over St. Peter's. COACHES PICK MU TO FINISH SEVENTH Coming off a disappointing sixth-place fi nish in 2002 and entering the season with an  This marks the fi rst ever untested quarterbacks, Monmouth was predicted to fi nish in seventh place in the North- meeting in football between east Conference coaches poll. Defending Northeast Conference champion and ECAC Monmouth and Georgetown. Football Classic Winner Albany was the unanimous selection to return to the top of the NEC pyramid. Stony Brook, who surprised the conference with a second-place showing last season, was selected second. Robert Morris, Sacred Heart and Wagner tied for third  Joe Sentipal needs 4.5 sacks to place. Central Connecticut State was picked to fi nish sixth, followed by Momouth and St. become the Monmouth’s career Francis. leader. NATIONAL DEFENSE  Monmouth is 2-9 all-time in sea- Monmouth's defense once again ranks among the best in the country. The Blue Shirts son openers with its lone wins currently lead the nation in rushing defense (9.5 yards per game). Monmouth also ranks third in Division I-AA in total defense (200.5 yards per game) and scoring defense (5.0 coming in 2001 and 203 points per game). The Hawks pitched a shutout in the season opener vs. St. Peter's (24-0) and held Robert Morris to just 184 total offensive yards and only two yards on the ground.  Senior RB Joe Migliore needs 403 rushing yards to become the seventh player in school his- SENTIPAL EARNS NEC PRESEASON HONORS tory to log 1,000 career ground JOE SENTIPAL was the lone Monmouth player to earn preseason All-Northeast Confer- yards. ence recognition. Sentipal was tabbed as one of the league's best at the linebacker position after earning Northeat Conference Defensive Player of the Year accolades in 2002. Sacred Heart and Robert Morris led the league with fi ve All-NEC selections, apiece. Stony  With 63 career receptions, Brook, Wagner and Albany each had four. senior WR Billy Lynn needs four more catches to move into a tie CAPTAIN MORGAN, MEET CAPT’N CRUNCH with Matt Merklinger and Jim Monmouth selected four captains in the offseason. Senior lineman DAN ISKRA and junior Varick for fi fth place on MU's running back BOBBY SMITH were tabbed as offensive co-captains. Senior linebacker JOE SENTIPAL and senior defensivedefensive back JOE BILLUPS were named as defensive co-captains. career list. Captains were named as a result of balloting done during the spring practice session. Iksra, Smith and Billups are fi rst-time captains and Sentipal served as defensive co-cap-  The Hawks rank fi rst in the tain in 2002. nation in rushing defense (9.5 yards per game) and third in both total defense (200.5 yards TRACKING THE OPPO SI TION per game) and scoring defense (5.0 points per game). Date Opponent Record Sept. 13 Sept. 20 09/06 ST. PETER'S 0-3 L, 14-16 MARIST (9/11) ROBERT MORRIS 09/13 ROBERT MORRIS 1-1 L, 10-17 at Monmouth at St. Peter's  Monmouth owns a 51-47 all- 09/20 at Georgetown 0-2 L, 34-42 at Holy Cross MONMOUTH 09/27 at Stony Brook 1-0 W, 31-3 SIENA WAGNER time record in its 11th season. 10/04 IONA 1-1 L, 17-34 WAGNER PACE 10/11 WAGNER 2-0 W, 34-17 at Iona at Stony Brook  Brendan Kennedy is 2-0 all-time 10/18 ALBANY 1-1 W, 28-10 at CCSU BROWN 10/25 at La Salle 0-2 L, 20-37 GENEVA at New Jersey as Monmouth's starting quarter- 11/01 at CCSU 0-3 L, 10-28 ALBANY SACRED HEART back. 11/08 at Sacred Heart 3-0 W, 37-12 ST. FRANCIS at CCSU 11/15 at St. Francis 0-2 L, 12-37 at Sacred Heart at Valparaiso 9-15 4-7 NEW FACES Monmouth welcomes 37 new faces this season. In addition to the 36 freshmen and trans- NEC PRESEASON fers on this year’s squad, the Hawks’ added one new assistant coach. KIHEME COWAN, a 2002 Sacred Heart University graduate, was added as wide receivers' coach. COACHES POLL 1. Albany (7) CLOSE CALLS 2. Stony Brook (1) The Hawks have not fared well in closely contested ball games throughout their history. 3. Robert Morris Monmouth is 12-19 all-time in games decided by seven points or less. The Hawks are just 7-13 in such affairs since the 1997 season, including a 2-4 mark in 2002. Here is a Sacred Heart rundown of MU’s recent squeakers. Wagner

Date Opponent Result 6. Central Connecticut St. 9-7-1997 at Towson L, 20-21 7. Monmouth 9-19-1998 at Albany L, 28-31 8. St. Francis 10-10-1998 at C.W. Post L, 22-27 10-24-1998 at Robert Morris W, 27-26 11-14-1998 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L, 13-17 9-25-1999 at Stony Brook L, 3-7 10-9-1999 C.W. POST L, 26-30 11-13-1999 at Central Connecticut State L, 21-28 PRESEASON 9-9-2000 at Wagner L, 7-14 9-30-2000 SACRED HEART L, 7-13 11-18-2000 at Jacksonville W, 32-28 ALL-NEC TEAM 9-22-2001 at Central Connecticut State W, 20-14 10-27-2001 at Towson W, 24-17 OFFENSE 9-7-2002 at Lafayette L, 29-30 QB Joe Kroells, Sacred Heart 9-28-2002 at Robert Morris L, 10-15 RB Gary Jones, Albany 10-12-2002 STONY BROOK W, 14-9 10-19-2002 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT L, 9-10 RB Sam Dorsett, Robert Morris 10-26-2002 at Wagner L, 6-7 WR Shawn Grover, Wagner 11-9-2002 ST. FRANCIS W, 7-0 WR Marlon Ward, Sacred Heart 9-13-2003 ROBERT MORRIS W, 17-10 TE Rupert Rickards, Robert Morris OL Anthony Almeida, CCSU THE BIG FIVE-OH OL David Charles, Stony Brook With its 24-0 blanking of St. Peter's College in the season opener, Monmouth head coach Kevin Callahan posted his 50th career win. Coach Callahan's fi rst career win also came vs. OL Brian Dilworth, Wagner St. Peter's with a 44-42 win over the Peacocks in 1993. The following are Callahan's other OL Geir Gudmundsen, Albany milestone wins. OL Mike Laroche, Albany 1. 44-42 vs. St. Peter's West Long Branch, N.J. 10/2/1993 10. 16-13 vs. Robert Morris West Long Branch, N.J. 9/9/1995 DEFENSE 20. 28-14 vs. Mercyhurst Erie, Pa. 10/5/1996 DL John Bolt, Albany 30. 33-14 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) West Long Branch, N.J. 10/17/1998 40. 32-28 vs. Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 11/18/2000 DL Franklin Bright, Wagner 50. 24-0 vs. St. Peter's West Long Branch, N.J. 9/6/2003 DL Bryan Karp, Stony Brook DL Alex Wilson, Robert Morris SEASON OPENERS LB JOE SENTIPAL, MONMOUTH With Monmouth's 30-29 loss at Lafayette last season, Monmouth moved to a disappoint- LB Tim Heaney, Wagner ing 2-9 all-time in season openers. The Hawks are 48-38 in all other contests. Monmouth LB James Noel, Robert Morris has only opened the season at home on four occasions, including the date of their lone opening day victories a 23-15 triumph over Wagner in 2001 and St. Peter's in 2003. DB Pete Athans, Sacred Heart DB Jimmy Landrom, St. Francis Date Opponent Score DB Chad King, Stony Brook 9-11-1993 at Stonehill L 8-13 DB Brian Pawlowski, Sacred Heart 9-10-1994 at Robert Morris L 19-26 9-2-1995 at Marist L 15-16 9-7-1996 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE L 0-27 SPECIAL TEAMS 9-7-1997 at Towson L 20-21 9-5-1998 DAYTON L 14-27 K Mike Soto, Stony Brook 9-4-1999 at Towson L 7-34 P Michael Schlaepfer, Robert Morris 9-9-2000 at Wagner L 7-14 RS Pete Athans, Sacred Heart 9-8-2001 WAGNER W 23-15 9-7-2002 at Lafayette L 29-30 9-6-2003 ST. PETER'S W 24-0 TWOSOME HONORED FOR WIN OVER COLONIALS STATISTICAL LEAD ERS Monmouth University freshman standouts SEAN DENNIS and ERIK YNGSTROM earned recognition as they were tabbed Northeast Conference Special Teams Player of the Week RUSHING YARDS and Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week after Monmouth's win over Robert Morris. Monmouth Georgetown Dennis helped Monmouth win the battle of fi eld position in the Hawks’ 17-10 win over Smith ...... 123 Slayton...... 180 Robert Morris in West Long Branch on Saturday. The junior averaged 43.4 yards on fi ve Migliore...... 56 Turner ...... 42 punts on the afternoon. Dennis’ 44-yard boot with 9:27 remaining in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 10-10 pinned the Colonials at their own 10-yard line and set up Erik Kennedy...... 46 Sarin ...... 31 Yngstrom’s forced fumble and Bobby Smith’s subsequent game-winning touchdown run Williamson...... 27 Huisking ...... 22 two minutes later. With the Hawks leading 17-10 and 2:54 left in the contest, Dennis un- corked a game-best 51-yard punt that forced the Colonials to start an ultimately unsuc- PASSING YARDS cessful drive from their own 20-yard line. Monmouth Georgetown Despite seeing limited action, Yngstrom’s clutch plays had a direct impact on the fi nal Kennedy...... 201 Crawford...... 434 outcome of Monmouth’s 17-10 win over Robert Morris on Saturday. Yngstrom ended the contest with two tackles, both solo stops for loss of yardage, and added one sack and Boland ...... 104 Turner ...... 10 one forced fumble. With the score tied at 10-10 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the contest, the Colonials looked to be headed for paydirt when on a 3rd-and-1 play from RECEPTIONS the Monmouth 6-yard line, Yngstrom took down RMU’s Moises Hernandez in the backfi eld for a two-yard loss. The Colonials were forced to attempt a 25-yard fi eld goal that missed Monmouth Georgetown wide right. Less than fi ve minutes later, Yngstrom made the play of the game. With 8: Lynn ...... 5 Bowser ...... 10 09 showing on the clock and both offenses running on empty, Yngstrom made a classic Hiltwine ...... 5 McArdle ...... 7 helmet on ball tackle to jar the ball loose from RMU quarterback Drew Geyer. Teammate Sean Kerr scooped the ball up at the Colonials’ 9-yard line and three plays later, Bobby Austin ...... 4 Sarin ...... 4 Smith scampered into the end zone for the decisive score. Sosnovik ...... 3 Jarry ...... 2 Two with ...... 2 Slayton...... 2 UP NEXT... Monmouth continues action on the road next week as the Hawks travel to Long Island for RECEIVING YARDS a 6 p.m. contest at the University of Stony Brook. Monmouth Georgetown Austin ...... 103 McArdle ...... 255 Lynn ...... 52 Bowser ...... 73 Hiltwine ...... 42 Sarin ...... 42 Scoras ...... 20 Jarry ...... 41

POINTS SCORED Monmouth Georgetown Andriola ...... 11 McArdle ...... 30 Billups ...... 6 Turner ...... 6 Raspitzi...... 6 Sarin ...... 6 Migliore...... 6 Huisking ...... 6 Smith ...... 6 Austin ...... 6

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Monmouth Georgetown Smith ...... 123 McArdel ...... 403 Austin ...... 103 Slayton...... 177 Billups ...... 95 Bowser ...... 119 Hiltwine ...... 94 Sarin ...... 73

INTERCEPTIONS Monmouth Georgetown Billups ...... 1 Banks...... 1 Sentipal ...... 1 Sweeney ...... 1

TACKLES Monmouth Georgetown Merklinger ...... 194 Slayton...... 180 C. Smith ...... 80 Turner ...... 42 2003 GAME RECAPS Monmouth Hawks 24 Monmouth Hawks 17 St. Peter's Peacocks 0 Robert Morris Colonials 10 September 6, 2003 September 13, 2003 Kessler Field Kessler Field West Long Branch, N.J. West Long Branch, N.J.

Monmouth University’s defense, ranked in the Monmouth's defense was once again hitting on top 20 each of the last three seasons, pitched all cylinders as the Hawks held the Colonials to a shutout as the Hawks posted a 24-0 win over just 184 yards of total offense and two rushing St. Peter’s College Saturday afternoon at Kessler yards in a 17-10 victory. Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Led by All-America Joe Sentipal with 10 tackles, Monmouth’s defense, led by All-American Joe four tackles for loss of yardage and one intercep- Sentipal, held St. Peter’s to just 17 rushing yards tion, Monmouth’s defense stymied the Colonials and 217 total yards in leading the squad to vic- and held them to eight fi rst downs on the after- tory. Sentipal was all over the fi eld, tallying 18 noon. MU logged seven sacks on the afternoon. tackles, including 13 of the solo variety. He also Monmouth drew fi rst blood on its fi rst drive of had three tackles for loss of yardage and one the game. The Hawks took the opening kickoff to sack on the afternoon. The defense capped off the 30-yard line and drove 70 yards on 10 plays, the scoring as Joe Billups intercepted a pass at capped off by an 8-yard touchdown pass from the Monmouth 5-yard line and raced a school-re- Brian Boland to Pete Raspitzi. cord 95 yards for a touchdown with 7:22 remain- In its only defensive lapse of the game, ing in the game to give MU the 24-0 advantage. Monmouth yielded a 71-yard touchdown pass The Hawks broke the scoring seal with 6:17 from Drew Geyer to Tyjuan Massey on Robert remaining in the fi rst quarter as Steve Andriola Morris’ fi rst drive of the game to tie the score at hit a 19-yard fi eld goal. The drive was set up 7-7 with 8:14 remaining in the opening period. as Sean Hefferon forced a fumble by St. Peter’s The Colonials took their fi rst lead of the contest quarterback Andre Harris and recovered it at the with 2:53 remaining in the fi rst half as Robb Peacocks’ 2-yard line. The Harris fumble came Butler intercepted a Boland pass at the Hawks’ one play after Andriola had a 27-yard fi eld goal 15-yard line. Monmouth’s defense held strong, al- attempt blocked. lowing just nine yards on seven plays and forced In his fi rst career start, Brendan Kennedy a 34-yard fi eld goal by Doug Lewis. shined on the Hawks’ second scoring drive. He Monmouth tallied an equalizing fi eld goal by completed 5-of-5 passes for 71 yards, including Steve Andriola with 28 seconds left until the a 22-yard TD strike to Miles Austin with 2:27 re- intermission. Tim Hiltwine returned the ensuing maining in the half, giving MU a 10-0 advantage. kickoff 27 yards to the Hawks’ 43-yard line and The Hawks’ defense allowed St. Peter’s past Boland hit Miles Austin for a 34-yard completion its own 40-yard line, just once in the fi rst half, putting the Hawks in fi eld goal range. Three plays resulting in a missed fi eld goal attempt. later, Andriola connected on a 37-yard fi eld goal, Monmouth carried the momentum coming out knotting the game at 10-10. of halftime. The Hawks started the second half With both offenses impotent in the second half, on their own 29-yard line and drove 71 yards on a Hawks’ freshman made the game breaking seven plays. The key play was a 53-yard rush by play. Erik Yngstrom forced a Colonials’ fumble as Bobby Smith down to the St. Peter’s 14-yard line. he jarred the ball from Geyer on a quarterback Four plays later, Joe Migliore scampered in from sack and teammate Sean Kerr recovered the ball six yards out to give Monmouth a 17-0 lead. at the RMU 9-yard line. After a rush for no gain Monmouth’s offense was paced by Smith with by Kennedy and an incomplete pass by Boland, 77 rushing yards on 14 carries. Kennedy complet- Bobby Smith blasted into the end zone from nine ed 10-of-21 passes for 122 yards, one touchdown yards out for the decisive score. The Andriola and one interception. Austin ended the day with point-after-try gave Monmouth the 17-10 advan- two receptions for 50 yards and Billy Lynn and tage with 7:12 remaining Tim Hiltwine each had three receptions. ROBERT MORRIS 7 3 0 0 - 10 ST. PETER'S 0 0 0 0 - 0 MONMOUTH 7 3 0 7 - 17 MONMOUTH 3 7 7 7 - 24 MU - Raspitzi 8 pass from Boland (Andriola kick), 9:52 - 1st MU - Andriola 19 fi eld goal, 6:17 - 1st RM - Massey 71 pass from Geyer (Lewis kick), 8:14 - 1st MU - Austin 22 pass from Kennedy (Andriola kick), 2:27 - 2nd RM - Lewis 34 fi eld goal, 2:53 - 2nd MU - Migliore 6 run (Andriola kick), 11:26 - 3rd MU - Andriola 37 fi eld goal, 0:28 - 2nd MU - Billups 95 interception return (Andriola kick), 7:22 - 4th MU - Smith 9 run (Andriola kick), 7:12 - 4th

SP MU RM MU First Downs 16 12 First Downs 8 12 Rushes - Yards 26-17 42-144 Rushes - Yards 34-2 47-99 Passing Yards 200 152 Passing Yards 182 153 Passes (C-A-I) 31-54-2 12-29-1 Passes (C-A-I) 8-22-1 11-22-2 Total Offense 217 296 Total Offense 184 252 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-30 10-104 Penalties-Yards 1-24 2-10 Time of Possession 26:10 33:50 Time of Possession 24:46 35:14

RUSHING: SP - Mayers 10-33, Harris 15-8, TEAM 1-(-24); MU RUSHING: RM - Settles 2-17, Dorsett 17-14, Wilson 1-4, DeJar- - Smith 14-77, Williamson 4-36, Migliore 6-25 TD, Kennedy 8-10, nette 4-4, Hernandez 1-(-2), Geyer 9-(-35); MU - Smith 15-46 Boland 2-4, James 3-1, Scoras 3-1, TEAM 3-(-10). TD, Kennedy 11-36, Migliore 7-31, James 2-5, Boland 4-(-3), PASSING: SP - Harris 29-52-2 191, Gryte 2-2-0 9; MU - Ken- Team 3-(-7), Williamson 5-(-9). nedy 10-21-1 122 TD, Boland 2-8-0 30. PASSING: RM - Geyer 8-22-1 182 TD; MU - Kennedy 5-9-1 79, RECEIVING: SP - Taylor 10-74, Edmonds 7-47, Wynn 6-40, Boland 6-12-1 74 TD. Leonor 3-15, Kelley 2-11, Brown 2-5, Mayers 1-8; MU - Lynn 3- RECEIVING: RM - Rickards 5-57, Massey 2-81 TD, Daldo 1-44; 32, Hiltwine 3-26, Austin 2-50 TD, Worfolk 2-11, McClelland 1-24, MU - Austin 2-53, Raspitzi 2-31 TD, Lynn 2-20, Sosnovik 2-18, Sosnovik 1-9. Hiltwine 2-16, Carriero 1-15. MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY FOOT BALL Depth Chart vs. Georgetown (September 20, 2003) O TE LT LG C RG RT WR

89 - PETE RASPITZI 72 - DAN ISKRA 73 - MITAR RUDANOVIC 77 - ED HELFREY 65 - TOM MAURO 70 - JEFF GALLO 85 - BILLY LYNN F 6-3, 240, SR. 6-3, 265, SR. 6-4, 320, SO. 6-4, 320, SR. 6-2, 260, SO.. 6-2, 275, SR. 5-9, 170, SR. 34 - Aaron Suozzo 67 - Jeff Pruden 79 - Jonathan Dunn 53 - Milan Rudanovic 79 - Jonathan Dunn 78 - Matt Connolly 4 - Tim Hiltwine F WR 6-1, 220, Jr. 6-4, 255, Fr. 6-5, 300, Fr. 6-3, 240, So. 6-5, 300, Fr. 6-5, 250, Fr. 5-9, 170, Sr. 80 - MILES AUSTIN E 6-3, 219, SO. QB 3 - Billy Worfolk 5-7, 170, Sr. 8 - BRENDAN KENNEDY 6-3, 207, SO. N RB & RB 12 - BRIAN BOLAND 48 - JOE MIGLIORE 6 - BOBBY SMITH 6-1, 210, FR. S 5-9, 185, SR. 6-1, 210, JR. 13 - Josh James 44 - Antwuan Williamson E 5-8, 185, Jr. 6-0, 205, So.

15 - SEAN DENNIS S P 5-10, 175, Fr. DE DT DE DE 39 - Frank Hernandez 6-1, 190, So. 92 - MIKE DEFALCO 95 - ED RATYNIAK 90 - BOB PLUTA 55 - SEAN HEFFERON P 6-3, 230, SR. 6-0, 260, JR. 6-1, 250, SR. 6-0, 245, SR. 38 - STEVE ANDRIOLA D 91 - Sean Kerr 71 - Brian Sweeney 93 - Erik Yngstrom E KO 6-0, 190, JR. 96 - Jesse Orbach 6-0, 255, Sr. 6-2, 270, So. 6-2, 270, Fr. 6-2, 245, So. C 38 - STEVE ANDRIOLA E PK 6-0, 190, JR. ROLB I F LOLB 35 - FRED WILLIAMS MLB 6-0, 228, SR. 47 - DAN BLAZOSKY A 59 - Josh Costantino 2 - ROB LOMORIELLO 6-2, 235, JR. 28 - JOE SENTIPAL E 5-11, 230, SR. 6-2, 210, Jr. KR 6-0, 185, JR. 58 - Jay Ricciardi L 6-1, 228, Jr. 99 - Anthony Addonizio 10 - DAVID JILES N 6-2, 235, So. 5-9, 175, SO.

85 - BILLY LYNN S CB CB T PR 5-9, 170, SR. 1 - Dennis Carriero 2 - ROB LOMORIELLO 10 - DAVID JILES E 5-9, 190, Sr. E 6-0, 185, JR. SS FS 5-9, 175, SO. 33 - Matt Hill 30 - Chris Frank A 28 - JOE SENTIPAL 6-0, 200, Fr. 7 - KEVIN HUTCHISON 21 - JOE BILLUPS 6-0, 200, Fr. 6-3, 228, SR. 6-1, 220, SR. M LS 5-11, 230, SR. 9 - Matt Martin 25 - Jeff Kolodziejczyk 5-10, 195, Jr. 5-10, 195, Jr. 9 - MATT MARTIN S HO 5-10, 195, JR. MONMOUTH OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM WR 80 Miles Austin 6-3, 219, So. WR 3 Billy Worfolk 5-7, 170, Sr. Career stats include 14 catches for 311 yards and two TDs... Opened Played in all 10 games, including seven starts as a junior... Has made 16 career appear- the season with 2 catches for 50 yards and one TD vs. St. Peter's... ances... Started in MU's win over Robert Morris... Career stats - 14 passes for 180 yards... Caught fi rst career TD, 55-yard pass, vs. CCSU in 2002. Has 4 receptions for 103 yards and 1 TD in 2003.

LT 72 Dan Iskra 6-3, 265, Sr. LT 67 Jeff Pruden 6-4, 255, Fr. Offensive co-captain... Started all 10 games for the Hawks as a ju- One of three true freshmen on the offensive two-deep. nior... Has played in 13 games during his Monmouth career.

LG 73 Mitar Rudanovic 6-4, 320, So. LG 79 Jonathan Dunn 6-5, 300, Fr. Made his fi rst career start in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Twin One of three true freshmen on the offensive two-deep... One of four brother, Milan, also a member of the squad... One of four 300-pound- 300-pounders on the Hawks' roster.b ers on the Hawks' roster.

C 77 Ed Helfrey 6-4, 320, Sr. C 53 Milan Rudanovic 6-3, 240, So. Has appeared in 24 games for the Hawks... Has started games at three Has not seen action at Monmouth... Twin brother, Mitar, also a member different positions for the Hawks (left tackle, right tackle and center)... of the squad. One of four 300-pounders on the Hawks' roster.

RG 65 Tom Mauro 6-2, 260, So. RG 79 Jonathan Dunn 6-5, 300, Fr. Made his fi rst career start in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Has One of three true freshmen on the offensive two-deep... One of four played in two games for the Hawks. 300-pounders on the Hawks' roster.

RT 70 Jeff Gallo 6-2, 275, Sr. RT 78 Matt Connolly 6-5, 250, Fr. Has appeared in 21 games for the Hawks, including 16 starts. One of three true freshmen on the offensive two-deep.

TE 89 Pete Raspitzi 6-3, 240, Sr. TE 34 Aaron Suozzo 6-1, 220, Jr. Has appeared in 22 games during his career... Made seven starts Has made 11 career appearances for the Hawks... Still looking for fi rst in 2002... Caught four passes for 37 yards and 1 TD last season... reception... Blocked punt in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Named Caught 8-yard TD pass in Monmouth's win over Robert Morris. NEC Special Teams Player of the Week (9/8).

QB 8 Brendan Kennedy 6-3, 207, So. QB 12 Brian Boland 6-1, 210, Fr. Made fi rst career start in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Completed Transfer from Rutgers University... Saw fi rst career action in season 10-of-21 for 122 yards, one TD and one INT in fi rst start... 2-0 as a opener vs. St. Peter's... Completed 2-of-8 passes for 30 yards in fi rst Monmouth starter... Has completed 15-of-20 passes for 201 yards. game... Season stats 8-of-20 for 104 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT.

RB 6 Bobby Smith 6-1, 210, Jr. RB 44 Antwuan Williamson 6-0, 205, So. Started two games at running back before suffering season ending knee injury... Also an Played in six games as a true freshman... Logged 125 yards on 38 car- NCAA Provisional Qualifi er in the javelin as a freshman... Has 278 career rushing yards ries... Career stats 152 yards on 47 carries. and thre TDs... Rushed for career-high 77 yards on 14 carries in 2003 season opener vs. St. Peter's.

RB 48 Joe Migliore 5-9, 185, Sr. RB 13 Josh James 5-8, 185, So. Monmouth's leading rusher in 2002 with 541 yards... NEC's Offensive Rookie of the Year Made fi rst career appearance in Hawks season opener vs. St. Peter's... last season... Has two career 100-yard rushing games vs. Robert Morris and Morgan State Rushed for 1 yard on 3 carries... Season stats - 6 yards on 5 carries. in 2002... Only Hawk to ever total 100-yards rushing (106) and receiving (101) in the same game vs. Morgan State... Owns MU record for longest reception (90 yards) vs. MSU.

WR 85 Billy Lynn 5-9, 170, Sr. WR 4 Tim Hiltwine 5-9, 170, So. Monmouth's active leader in receptions (63) and reception yards Appeared in 10 games in 2002, making three starts... Career stats (745)... Started all 10 games at wide receiver with 20 receptions for - 23 receptions for 196 yards... Caught 18 passes for 154 yards as a 291 yards in 2002... Has made 32 appearances for the Hawks. freshman.

PK 38 Steve Andriola 6-0, 190, Jr. Has appeared in 10 games for the Hawks... 4-of-9 in his career on fi eld goals and 7-of-8 on PAT's... Booted career-long 41-yard fi eld goal in loss to Wagner last season... Earned NEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors as he kicked 26 and 41 yard fi eld goals vs. Wagner... Also handling kickoff chores... Leads Hawks with 11 points on the season. MONMOUTH DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM LDE 92 Mike DeFalco 6-3, 230, Sr. LDE 96 Jesse Orbach 6-2, 245, So. Has appeared in 25 games for the Hawks, including all 10 games as a Saw fi rst career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Logged one junior... Tallied 15 tackles and 2.0 QB sacks in 2002... Has logged 36 tackle vs. the Peacocks... Booked fi rst career sack in win over Robert career tackles and 8.0 QB sacks. Morris.

LDT 95 Ed Ratyniak 6-0, 260, Jr. LDT 91 Sean Kerr 6-0, 255, Sr. Tabbed second-team Academic All-District II in 2002... Played in all Selected second-team All-Northeast Conference as a sophomore in 10 games as a sophomore... Tallied 20 tackles, including 12 solo take- 2001... Has played in 29 games for the Hawks... Owns 30 career tack- downs in 2002... Owns 22 career tackles. les, including 17 solo takedowns.

RDT 90 Bob Pluta 6-1, 250, Sr. RDT 71 Brian Sweeney 6-2, 270, So. Tabbed second-team Academic All-District II in 2002... Has appeared Saw fi rst career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Grabbed fi rst in 24 games for the Hawks, including all 20 the last two seasons... career interception vs. the Peacocks. Logged 29 tackles in 2002... Owns 63 career tackles and 3.0 QB sacks.

RDE 55 Sean Hefferon 6-0, 245, Sr. RDE 93 Erik Yngstrom 6-2, 270, Fr. Made fi rst career start vs. St. Peter's... Set up MU's fi rst scoring drive of the season with a Saw fi rst career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Logged one tackle vs. the Pea- forced and recovered fumble at the Peacocks' 2-yard line... Has appeared in 21 games for cocks... Earned NEC Rookie of the Week after logging a sack and a forced fumble in win the Hawks... Tallied 13 tackles and 3.5 QB sacks in 2002... Has logged 30 career tackles. over Robert Morris... Three tackles on the season.

LOLB 47 Dan Blazosky 6-2, 235, Jr. LOLB 58 Jay Ricciardi 6-1, 228, Jr. Two-time NEC Defensive Rookie of the Week in 2001... Started all 10 Saw fi rst career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Logged one games as a sophomore... Logged 39 tackles in 2002... Has 81 career tackle vs. the Peacocks. tackles and four career QB sacks.

MLB 28 Joe Sentipal 5-11, 225, 5-Sr. MLB 99 Anthony Addonizio 6-2, 235, So. Two-time defensive co-captain... Monmouth’s leading tackler last year with 106 take- Saw fi rst career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Logged one downs... 2003 NEC Defensive Player of the Year... Preseason All-NEC... Set NEC record tackle vs. the Peacocks... Has two tackles on the season. with 15.5 sacks in 2000... NEC Defensive Player of the Week four times and fi rst-team All- NEC in 2000... MU's fi rst-ever Division I-AA All-America, both AFCA andAssociated Press.

ROLB 35 Fred Williams 6-0, 228, Sr. ROLB 59 Josh Costantino 6-2, 210, Jr. Has appeared in all 22 games the last three seasons... Tallied 10 Missed the season opener due to an injury... Has appeared in fi ve tackles last season and owns 21 career tackles... Logged fi rst career games during his career. interception in win over Stony Brook last season.

LCB 2 Rob Lomoriello 6-0, 185, Jr. LCB 33 Matt Hill 6-0, 200, Fr. Made fi rst career start vs. St. Peter's... Appeared in all 10 games as a One of just two true freshmen on the defensive depth chart... Saw fi rst sophomore... Also serving as kickoff returner... Returned 16 kickoffs career action in season opener vs. St. Peter's. for 300 yards, including a career-long 62-yarder vs. Wagner.

SS 7 Kevin Hutchison 6-3, 228, Sr. SS 9 Matt Martin 5-10, 195, Jr. Made fi rst career start vs. St. Peter's... Has played in 26 career Former two-sport standout for the Hawks, playing baseball as a fresh- games... Has logged 31 tackles during his career... Posted career and man in 2002... Started Monmouth career as a wide receiver in 2001, game high with 11 tackles and two sacks in win over Robert Morris. moved to quarterback... Also serving as holder on place kicks.

FS 21 Joe Billups 6-1, 220, Sr. FS 25 Jeff Kolodziejczyk 5-10, 195, Jr. Defensive co-captain... Set school record with 95-yard interception return for a touchdown Played in 10 games for the Hawks as a sophomore... Logged two tack- in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Started all 10 games at strong safety as a junior... les in season opener vs. St. Peter's... Has six career tackles Ranked second on the team with 67 tackles as a junior... Owns 97 career tackles... Has three career interceptions.

RCB 10 David Jiles 5-9, 175, So. RCB 30 Chris Frank 6-0, 200, So. Made fi rst career start vs. St. Peter's... Played in season-opening game First year on the Hawks' roster... Participated in spring practices. as a kickoff returner in 2002, before suffering a season-ending injury... Logged nine tackles and two pass breakups vs. the Peacocks.

P 15 Sean Dennis 5-10, 175, Fr. P 39 Frank Hernandez 6-1, 190, So. Made fi rst career appearance vs. St. Peter's... First true freshman to punt for the Hawks First year on the Hawks' roster... Participated in spring practices. since Darrell Nick in 1997... Averaging 39.8 yards per punt on 12 punts... Named NEC Special Teams Player of the Week after win over Robert Morris. MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY 2003 FOOTBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Dennis Carriero WR 5-9 190 Sr. Hackensack, N.J./Butler 49 Justin Jurkowski WR 6-1 195 Fr. Manville, N.J./Manville 2 Rob Lomoriello DB 6-0 185 Jr. Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock 50 Frank Mastrangelo OL 6-2 240 Jr. Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 3 Billy Worfolk WR 5-7 170 Sr. Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley 51 Ryan Connell DL 6-2 245 So. Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 4 Tim Hiltwine WR 5-9 170 So. Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton 52 Mike Nunziato LB 5-10 210 Fr. Carlstadt, N.J./Paramus Catholic 5 Sam Abu-Issa DB 5-11 196 Sr. West Windsor, N.J./ 53 Milan Rudanovic OL 6-3 240 So. Sussex, N.J./High Point West Windsor-Plainsboro 54 Nick Denker LB 5-11 210 Fr. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 6 Bobby Smith RB 6-1 210 Jr. Hopatcong, N.J./Hopatcong 55 Sean Hefferon DL 6-0 245 Sr. Stanhope, N.J./Hopatcong 7 Kevin Hutchison DB 6-3 228 Sr. Florence, N.J./Florence 56 John Emel OL 6-0 235 So. Salem, N.J./Salem 8 Brendan Kennedy QB 6-3 207 So. Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South 57 Mike Viturello OL 6-4 320 Sr. West Orange, N.J./West Orange 9 Matt Martin DB 5-10 195 Jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River 58 Jay Ricciardi LB 6-1 228 Jr. Old Bridge, N.J./St. John Vianney 10 David Jiles DB 5-9 175 So. Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro 59 Josh Costantino LB 6-2 210 Jr. Hope, N.J./Belvidere 11 Rob Lutz RB 6-0 190 Fr. New Cumberland, Pa./Trinity 60 Joel Sechler DL 6-1 240 Fr. Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh 12 Brian Boland QB 6-1 210 Fr. Brick, N.J./Brick Memorial 61 Nick Castine LB 5-10 230 Fr. Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton 13 Josh James RB 5-8 185 Jr. Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro 62 Vinny Fonti DL 6-4 220 Fr. Bayone, N.J./Bayonne 15 Sean Dennis P 5-10 175 Fr. Westampton, N.J./Holy Cross 64 Paul Yates OL 6-6 275 Fr. Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham 16 Chris Knappenberger QB 6-2 190 Fr. Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh 65 Tom Mauro OL 6-2 260 So. Middletown, N.J./Middletown South 17 Jay Giberson RB 5-10 213 Jr. West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional 66 Justin Gecik DL 6-2 275 Fr. Middletown, N.J./Middletown North 18 Bruce Manton QB 5-10 205 Jr. Williamstown, N.J./Delsea 67 Jeff Pruden OL 6-4 255 Fr. Boonton, N.J./Mountain Lakes 19 Pete Galus DB 5-11 205 So. Butler, N.J./Butler 68 David Kircher OL 6-2 250 Fr. Manasquan, N.J./Manasquan 21 Joe Billups DB 6-1 220 Sr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway 70 Jeff Gallo OL 6-2 275 Sr. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 22 Nick Castellano LB 5-10 190 So. Jackson, N.J./Jackson 71 Brian Sweeney DL 6-2 270 So. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 23 Josh Walkowitz RB 5-9 200 Fr. Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo 72 Dan Iskra OL 6-3 265 Sr. Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex 24 Jeff Scoras RB 6-0 220 Sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 73 Mitar Rudanovic OL 6-4 320 So. Sussex, N.J./High Point 25 Jeff Kolodziejczyk DB 5-10 195 Jr. Washington, N.J./Belvidere 74 Dan Sizelove DL 6-2 240 So. Brick, N.J./Brick Township 26 Stephen Maclosky DB 5-10 180 Fr. South River, N.J./South River 77 Ed Helfrey OL 6-4 320 Sr. South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick 27 Daniel Barber LB 6-0 225 Fr. Egg Harbor, N.J./Egg Harbor 78 Matt Connolly OL 6-5 250 Fr. Hewitt, N.J./West Milford 28 Joe Sentipal LB 5-11 230 Sr. Hasbrouck Hts., N.J./Hasbrouck Heights 79 Jonathan Dunn OL 6-5 300 Fr. Blackwood, N.J./Washington Township 29 Dave Petruzzi DB 5-11 180 Jr. Hazlet, N.J./Raritan 80 Miles Austin WR 6-3 219 So. Garfi eld, N.J./Garfi eld 30 Chris Frank DB 6-0 200 Fr. Plymouth Meeting, Pa./ 81 Chris Stanley WR/P 6-3 165 Fr. River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley Plymouth Whitemarsh 84 Michael McClelland WR 6-1 205 So. Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South 31 John Lopez DB 5-7 170 Fr. Spring Valley, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 85 Billy Lynn WR 5-9 170 Sr. Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn 32 Al Maresca RB 5-10 220 Jr. Bayville, N.J./Central Regional 86 Mark DiDonato TE 6-3 230 Fr. Vineland, N.J./Vineland 33 Matt Hill DB 6-0 200 Fr. Hopatcong, N.J./Hopatcong 87 Ryan Pavlosky WR 6-5 190 So. Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury 34 Aaron Suozzo TE 6-1 220 Jr. Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 88 Adam San Miguel WR 5-10 170 Fr. North Bergen, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 35 Fred Williams LB 6-0 228 Sr. Berkeley Heights, N.J./Livingston 89 Pete Raspitzi TE 6-3 240 Sr. Avenel, N.J./Colonia 37 Brendan Mellen WR 6-11 175 Fr. Easton, Conn./Joel Barlow 90 Bob Pluta DL 6-1 250 Sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River East 38 Steve Andriola K 6-0 190 Jr. Union, N.J./Union 91 Sean Kerr DL 6-0 255 Sr. Summit, N.J./Summit 39 Frank Hernandez P 6-1 190 So. Harrison, N.J./Harrison 92 Mike DeFalco DL 6-3 230 Sr. Milltown, N.J./Spotswood 41 Walter Carter RB 5-11 185 Fr. Salem, N.J./Salem 93 Erik Yngstrom DL 6-2 270 Fr. Freehold, N.J./Freehold 42 Derek Bischoff DB 5-8 165 Fr. Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury 94 Matt Sosnovik TE 6-4 245 Sr. Belvidere, N.J./Belvidere 43 Jeff Polansky LB 6-1 220 Fr. Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East 95 Ed Ratyniak DL 6-0 260 Jr. Bayonne, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 44 Antwuan Williamson RB 6-0 205 So. Bowie, Md./McNamara 96 Jesse Orbach DL 6-2 245 So. Hazlet, N.J./Raritan 45 Mike Selimo FB 6-1 230 Fr. Boonton, N.J./Mountain Lakes 98 Josh Walter LB 5-11 235 So. West Milford, N.J./West Milford 46 Bryan Bischoff DB 5-8 170 Fr. Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury 99 Anthony Addonizio LB 6-2 235 So. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel 47 Dan Blazosky LB 6-2 235 Jr. Coaldale, Pa./Panther Valley 48 Joe Migliore RB 5-9 185 Sr. Jackson, N.J./Jackson As of September 1, 2003