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GAME INFORMATION MONTCLAIR STATE at SALVE REGINA LIVE VDEO: montclairathletics.com (Sitesh Shah & Charlie Hecht) Saturday, September 8, 2018 12:00 pm RADIO: WMSC 90.3 FM / wmscradio.com LIVE STATS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/montclair/football Sprague Field Montclair, NJ SERIES: This will be the sixth meeting between the Seahawks and Red Hawks with Montclair holding a 3-2 lead in the series. Last year the series resumed after a RED HAWKS TAKE ON SALVE REGINA three-year hiatus with the Seahawks prevailing IN 2018 SEASON OPENER 26-20. Montclair won the previous two contests, each by one-point margins. Preseason camp is over and the scrimmages are done. It’s time to kick off the 2018 season. The 88th campaign of Montclair State football begins on Saturday when the Red Hawks host Salve HEAD COACHES: Regina University at Sprague Field GAME 1 RICK GIANCOLA MONTCLAIR STATE RECORD: 239-121-2 (36th Season) MSU is coming off a 5-5 campaign in 2017, including a season-ending 27-20 win versus William OVERALL RECORD: Same Paterson. It is the first season-opening home game for the Red Hawks since 2014. VS. SALVE REGINA: 3-2 NOTABLE: Named the 12th head coach in program history in Salve Regina comes into Sprague Field with a game already under its belt. The Seahawks rallied August 1983... Entered 2018 as the active winningest coach in Division III... Has led team to 10 NJAC titles and nine NCAA Division III from 14 points down in the second quarter for a 27-21 win at Worcester State. Jake Kelleher threw Tournament appearances. for 175 yards and three touchdowns, including a 21-yard strike to Danny Hoffman late in third to cut the deficit to 21-20. Ryan Farrell came up with the go-ahead score blocking a punt and returning KEVIN GILMARTIN it for a touchdown with 2:12 remining. Ronnie Martin rushed for 104 yards and Tyler D’Errico SALVE REGINA RECORD: 37-15 (Sixth Season) recorded 11 tackles. OVERALL RECORD: Same VS. MONTCLAIR STATE: 2-1 NOTABLE: Took over as head coach in February of 2013 ... Led This is the sixth meeting between Montclair State and Salve Regina with the Red Hawks leading team to ECAC Bowl Championship in 2015... Spent five seasons as 3-2. The teams traded the first two contests before MSU captured the next two games by identical the offensive coordinator at Mount Ida before coming to Salve one-point margins (7-6 in 2013 & 17-16 in 2014). After a two-year hiatus, the series resumed with Regina... Was also an assistant Division I-AA Hofstra and Division III Salve Regina posting a 26-20 victory in Newport, RI. Hamilton College. RED HAWK RETURNING STAT LEADERS TEAM COMPARISONS Montclair State (0-0, 0-0 NJAC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Sat., September 8 SAVLE REGINA ................................... 12:00 pm Willie Barr 6 40 122 1 20.3 MSU (2017) Category SRU Sat., September 15 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA * ...................... 1:00 pm 86.8 ........................ Rushing Offense ...................... 217.0 Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 145.0 ...................... Passing Offense ...................... 198.0 Sat., September 22 at Christopher Newport * ......................... 1:00 pm John Apicella 9 97-195-10 49.7 1115 5 231.8 ......................... Total Offense ........................ 415.0 Ryan Adzima 4 17-56-3 30.4 332 5 Sat., September 29 at Kean University * ................................ 7:00 pm 15.1 ......................... Scoring Offense ........................ 27.0 Sat., October 6 THE COLLEGE OF NJ * # .................... 6:00 pm Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 13 at Salisbury University * ......................... 1:00 pm Taj Huggins 9 26 265 1 29.4 150.6 ...................... Rushing Defense ..................... 100.0 Sat., October 20 FROSTBURG STATE * ....................... 12:00 pm Brian Kowalczyk 9 15 171 2 19.0 167.2 ...................... Passing Defense ..................... 268.0 Sat., October 27 at Wesley College * ................................. 1:00 pm 317.8 ......................... Total Defense ........................ 368.0 Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS 21.3 ......................... Scoring Defense ........................ 21.0 Sat., November 3 ROWAN UNIVERSITY * ....................... 1:00 pm Hunter Daly 10 0 14-14 11-14 47 Sat., November 10 at William Paterson *................................ 1:00 pm Kason Campbell 9 2 0-0 0-0 12 41 / 142 (29%) ........ 3rd Down Conv. ............. 6 / 18 (33%) Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR 3 / 14 (21%) ............. 4th Down Conv. ................ 0 / 4 (0%) * NJAC Game; # Homecoming Mauro Altamura 10 80 2.0-10 0-0 1 1-0 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Jake Weber 10 33 4.0-20 0-0 2 0-0 22 - 121 .................... Sacks By-Yards ...................... 3 - 22 30 - 191 ..................... Sacks Allowed ......................... 1 - 3 SEAHAWKS STAT LEADERS 81 - 715 ................... Penalties - Yards ...................... 6 - 49 Salve Regina (1-0, 0-0 NEFC) Rushing G Att Net TD YPG Ronnie Martin 1 21 104 0 104.0 Sat., September 1 at Worcester State ................................... W, 27-21 Jake Kelleher 1 11 73 0 73.0 10 - 7 ......................... Fumbles-Lost .......................... 0 - 0 Sat., September 8 at Montclair State .................................. 12:00 PM Sat., September 15 DEAN ....................................................12:00 PM Passing G C-A-I Pct. YD TD 29:21 ..................... Avg. Time of Poss. .................... 33:40 Sat., September 22 WESTERN CONNECTICUT. ................ 4:00 PM Jake Kelleher 1 15-34-3 44.1 175 3 Sat., September 28 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. * ............12:00 PM Receiving G Rec. Yds. TD YPG Sat., October 6 BECKER * ............................................12:00 PM Danny Hoffman 1 5 63 1 63.0 NEXT UP: Sat., October 20 at Curry * ............................................... 1:00 PM Ron Kruis 1 6 56 0 56.0 GAME 2 - Sept. 15 vs. So. Virginia Sat., October 27 at University of New England * .............. 4:00 PM Scoring G TD EXP FG PTS TIME: 1:00 pm Sat., November 3 NICHOLS * ..........................................12:00 PM Ryan Farrell 1 1 0-0 0-0 6 VENUE: Sprague Field Sat., November 10 at Endicott * .......................................... 12:00 PM Danny Hoffman 1 1 0-0 0-0 6 VIDEO: montclairathletics.com LIVE STATS: montclairathletics.com Defense G TT SKS INT PD FF-FR SERIES: MSU Leads, 4-0 * NEFC Game Tyler D’Errico 1 11 0.0-0 0-0 0 0-0 ALL CAPS indicate Home game; all times Eastern Matt Messner 1 9 0-.0 0-0 0 0-0 LAST MEETING: MSU 24, SVU 0 SALVE REGINA HEAD COACH in the INSIDE THE SERIES KEVIN GILMARTIN With over 15 years of experience coaching football at the colle- TRENCHES giate level, Kevin Gilmartin took the reins as the head coach for SERIES HISTORY: MSU Leads 3-2 the Salve Regina University football program on February 5, 2013. SERIES MEETINGS: 5th Meeting Gilmartin, now in his sixth year, succeeded Bob Chesney Below is a comparison - based on the average size of FIRST MEETING: Sep. 10, 2011: who left to take over as head coach at Division II Assumption each team’s starters - of Montclair State and Salve Regina’s offensive and defensive lines: Montclair State 18, Salve Regina 7 College. at Montclair State : Montclair Leads, 2-0 In his first season at the helm, Gilmartin guided the Seahawks to 6-3, 288 lbs. 6-2, 233 lbs. at Salve Regina: Salve Regina Leads, 2-1 a 7-4 campaign which included a 6-1 mark in the NEFC as well as a berth in the ECAC Bowl Championship. MSU O-Line MSU D-Line SERIES NOTES v vs. vs. Montclair State holds a 3-2 lead in the brief series Armed with a degree in political science from Williams Col- SRU D-Line SRU O-Line which resumed in 2017 following a three-year lege, Gilmartin joined the Seahawk football coaching staff in hiatus. The Red Hawks won the first game 18-7 in 2012 and helped lead the squad to a divisional title. Salve 6-1, 247 lbs. 6-1, 253 lbs. 2011 thanks in part to 239 rushing yards by future Regina reached the New England Football Conference (NEFC) All-America Chris D’Andrea. Four years ago the championship game for only the second time in its history State, Kelleher threw up a lofted pass in Boamah's Seahawks posted an 16-7 win as Steve Wilken (first since 2000). In 2012, the Gilmartin offense broke school direction. Both defender and receiver went up for the ball threw for a touchdown and also scored once. records for total points scored (356), total all-purpose yardage at the seven-yard line, but it was Boamah who came Montclair State won the 7-6 in Newport, RI in 2014 (5,770), and passing touchdowns (19). with Salve taking the series reboot last year 26-20 in down with the one-handed interception to end the Salve Rhode Island.. Within the special teams game, Gilmartin was directly in- Regina threat and give the ball back to the Worcester volved with coaching the return specialists which led to All- offense. American honors for second-year player Phil Terio. First Meeting - Sept. 10, 2011 Just as they had in the previous quarter, the Lancers MSU 18, Salve Regina 7 As an assistant coach at Mount Ida College, Gilmartin worked made sure to capitalize on Boamah's big play. Aided by Sprague Field - Montclair, NJ five seasons handling the responsibilities of offensive coordina- a 69-yard catch and run by freshman Austin Nunn, the Senior running back Chris D'Andrea waited 344 days for the op- tor, recruiting coordinator, quarterbacks coach, running backs Lancers needed just eight plays and 2:05 to go 93 portunity and he made the most of it rushing for 239 yards and two coach, and admissions liaison. He helped lead the team to three yards for the score.