201020102010 FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFOOTBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 399 Campus Drive, First Floor, Somerset, NJ 08873 Football Contact: Ralph Ventre, Asst. Director of Communications Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 • www.northeastconference.org E-Mail: [email protected] Albany • Bryant • Central State • Monmouth •Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Football Football Facts & Figures (Week 9 - November 1, 2010) Week Nine Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Saturday, October 30 1. Robert Morris 6-0 1.000 7-1 .875 W7 4-0 3-1 0-0 ROBERT MORRIS 34, DUQUESNE 11 Central Conn. St. 5-0 1.000 6-2 .750 W5 4-0 2-2 0-0 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 38, WAGNER 20 3. Monmouth 3-2 .600 3-5 .375 L1 2-3 1-2 0-0 BRYANT 24, ALBANY 7 4. Duquesne 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 L1 4-1 1-3 0-0 SACRED HEART 26, MONMOUTH 25 5. Bryant 2-3 .400 5-3 .625 W1 5-0 0-3 0-0 #20 Cal Poly 41, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 33 Wagner 2-3 .400 4-4 .500 L2 2-2 2-2 0-0 7. Albany 1-4 .200 3-5 .375 L3 1-1 2-4 0-0 NEC team in CAPS. Home Team underlined in results. Saint Francis (PA) 1-4 .200 1-7 .125 L5 1-2 0-5 0-0 9. Sacred Heart 1-5 .167 3-6 .333 W2 1-2 2-4 0-0 Week Ten Schedule Saturday, November 6 NEC Football Co-Offensive Players of the Week BRYANT at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 12:00 pm Jordan Brown, Bryant So., RB, 5-9, 185, Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury CENTRAL CONN. ST. at ROBERT MORRIS 12:00 pm Brown reclaimed the NEC’s rushing lead by turning in a career performance against Albany. The sophomore running back MONMOUTH at WAGNER 12:00 pm carried 38 times for 200 yards and two touchdowns in the 24-7 home victory over the Great Danes. Both of his scoring bursts ALBANY at SACRED HEART 1:00 pm (41, 1) came in the first half as Bryant built a 14-7 advantage heading into the locker room. Brown logged five rushes for 72 yards on the Bulldogs’ first scoring drive of the game, which he capped with a 41-yard touchdown run. His 1,044 yards and 11 Open Date: DUQUESNE touchdowns on the ground both lead the NEC thus far this season. Myles Russ, Robert Morris NEC Offensive Player of the Week Sr., HB, 5-8, 170, Boca Raton, FL/West Boca Sep. 7 Andrew Smith, Albany Russ made history while moving the Colonials one step closer to the Northeast Conference's first-ever automatic bid to the Sep. 13 Sean Patterson, Duquesne Division I FCS Playoffs. The senior halfback victimized cross-town rival Duquesne for 166 yards from scrimmage and two Sep. 20 Myles Russ, Robert Morris touchdowns, while becoming Robert Morris' all-time rushing leader in the process. Russ carried 30 times for 154 yards and Sep. 27 Everette Benjamin, Central Connecticut State Oct. 4 Nick Doscher, Wagner made a pair of receptions for 12 yards in the 34-11 victory. His six-yard touchdown burst in the opening minute of the fourth Oct. 11 Larry McCoy, Duquesne quarter gave the Colonials' a commanding 27-3 lead and also moved him past Sam Dorsett for the program's all-time rushing Oct. 18 Myles Russ, Robert Morris record. Russ' day ended a bit early as Raphael Johnson carried four times for 16 yards to run off the final 3:15 of clock. Russ, Oct. 25 Everette Benjamin (CCSU) & Dave Williams (DUQ) who ranks first amongst the NEC's active leading rushers, has totaled 3,868 yards in his three-plus seasons at RMU. NEC Defensive Player of the Week NEC Football Defensive Player of the Week Sep. 7 Nathan Totino, Duquesne Charles Williams, Central Connecticut State Sep. 13 Elias Navarro (RMU) & Samad Wagstaff (BRY) Jr., DE, 6-2, 235, Greenwich, CT/Greenwich Sep. 20 Matthew Parker, Saint Francis (PA) Sep. 27 Michael Landers (RMU) & Serge Kona (DUQ) Williams' breakout performance allowed Central Connecticut to break the game open in the third quarter of an eventual 38-20 Oct. 4 Alex DiMichele, Robert Morris victory over Wagner. The junior defensive end made six stops and forced a pair of fumbles that led to touchdowns. Four of the Oct. 11 Stefen Gage, Wagner tackles Williams was in on resulted in a loss of yardage. Officially, he logged 3.5 TFL, 2.5 of which were quarterback sacks. Williams Oct. 18 Jose Gumbs, Monmouth Oct. 25 Nathan Totino, Duquesne helped turn a 10-point lead into a 24-point advantage over a 2:34 span in the third quarter. He sacked Wagner's Nick Doscher for an eight-yard loss and jarred the ball loose in the process. CCSU recovered and was in the end zone two plays later. Williams NEC Special Teams Player of the Week struck again on Wagner's ensuing possession, dropping Doscher for a 10-yard loss and forcing another fumble that gave CCSU Sep. 7 Jordan Brown, Bryant a short field. The 6-foot-2 pass rusher set the tone right from the game's start, recording a half sack on Wagner's first play from Sep. 13 Kyle Harbridge, Saint Francis (PA) scrimmage. Sep. 20 Nick Schirtzinger, Robert Morris Sep. 27 Joe Izzo, Central Connecticut State NEC Football Special Teams Player of the Week Oct. 4 Justinian Mason, Albany Josue Paul, Central Connecticut State Oct. 11 David Lopez, Wagner Oct. 18 Frantz Placide, Wagner Sr., WR, 6-1, 190, Delray Beach, FL/Pope John Paul II Oct. 25 Jose Gumbs, Monmouth Paul became the third Northeast Conference player to return a kickoff for a touchdown this season. The preseason all-NEC receiver took one 90 yards for a score in a 38-20 win over Wagner that kept Central Connecticut unbeaten in league play. After NEC Rookie of the Week Wagner pulled within 31-13 on the final play of the third quarter, Paul dashed the Seahawks’ comeback hopes by bringing back Sep. 7 Jordan Harris (BRY) & Gregory Ibe (SHU) the ensuing kickoff for the fourth return touchdown of his career. He returned a total of three kickoffs for 119 yards in the win, Sep. 13 Chris Linares, Central Connecticut State Sep. 20 Jakob DeMedal, Saint Francis (PA) while also making four receptions for 37 yards on offense. Sep. 27 Steve Tellefsen, Sacred Heart NEC Football Rookie of the Week Oct. 4 Eric Spillane, Monmouth Chris Tolbert, Central Connecticut State Oct. 11 Dillon Romain, Albany Oct. 18 Jimmy Lawson, Monmouth Fr., RB, 6-1, 190, Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook Oct. 25 Buddy Leathley, Albany Tolbert contributed to Central Connecticut’s 38-20 win over Wagner in three different capacities. The rookie running back rushed for two touchdowns, caught a 20-yard pass, and made two tackles on special teams. Tolbert logged only four rushing attempts in the game, and scored on two of them. His six-yard touchdown burst capped an 83-yard drive and opened the game’s Scores, Statistics, Standings, Notes scoring 6:31 into the first quarter. Helping CCSU cash in on a short field following a fumble recovery, Tolbert ran 12 yards for www.northeastconference.org a score that extended CCSU’s lead to 24-7 with 6:51 left in the third quarter. NEC Football Notes: NEC Football Recap - Week Nine Stage Is Set for Most Meaningful Game in NEC History Who will capture the NEC's first-ever bid to the Division I FCS playoffs? Robert Morris rolled past Central Connecticut State 38, Wagner 20 Duquesne and Central Connecticut State continued to take care of business at home by topping Central Connecticut State continued its unbeaten run Wagner. The result will be the most meaningful game in the 15-year history of Northeast Confer- through Northeast Conference play by defeating Wagner, ence football. Both unbeaten in league play, Robert Morris and defending NEC champion Central 38-20, at . The defending NEC champion Blue Devils logged their 13th consecutive home victory, while Connecticut State will clash on Saturday at Stadium with the league's 2010 title and making Wagner head coach Walt Hameline wait a bit automatic berth into the FCS championship bracket hanging in the balance. The host Colonials can longer for his 200th career win. CCSU senior Everette punch their ticket to the postseason by dethroning CCSU in the highly-anticipated Week 10 matchup. Benjamin eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark for the fifth Although a Blue Devils' victory won't be enough to clinch a playoff berth, it would give the straight outing, finishing with 104 yards and two touch- defending NEC champions control of their own destiny with two games to play. downs. Wagner quarterback Nick Doscher threw for 112 yards and one touchdown amidst heavy pressure. CCSU’s Four Scores for Archer defense sacked Doscher six times and recovered a pair of Sacred Heart pulled an upset over Monmouth at the Jersey Shore and Marcel Archer (Miami, FL/ fumbles. St. Thomas)was right in the middle of it all. The senior running back reached the end zone on four of his 17 carries in the 26-25 road win. On his way to a 76-yard day, Archer opened the game's Robert Morris 34, Duquesne 11 scoring on a three-yard run with 9:51 left in the first quarter. His second touchdown, a four-yard Robert Morris reclaimed Steel City bragging rights and burst, gave the Pioneers a 14-3 lead heading into halftime. After Monmouth jumped on top, 19-14, moved one step closer to their first NEC crown since 2000. with 12:55 left in the game, Archer answered with a 23-yard scoring scamper 1:45 later. His final The Colonials posted a convincing 34-11 victory over cross- touchdown of the day proved to be the game-winner, capping a 9-play, 76-yard drive with 00:51 left town rival Duquesne to set up a Week 10 matchup against on the clock. Archer's four-touchdown performance tied him with Bryant's Jordan Brown for the fellow NEC unbeaten, and defending league champion, Central Connecticut. RMU senior halfback Myles Russ NEC lead in rushing TDs with 11. His 14 offensive touchdowns (11 rush, 3 rec.) are the most in the became the program’s all-time rushing leader. His 154 conference. yards moved him past former Colonials great, and current running backs coach, Sam Dorsett. Duquesne running back Central Connecticut's Benchmark Victory Larry McCoy logged 81 yards on 18 carries, marking only Central Connecticut State's 38-20 win over Wagner allowed the Blue Devils to remain unbeaten in the second time in six NEC games he was held under the NEC play this season, and its importance does not end there. The victory marked Central's 13th 100-yard mark. consecutive at home, a streak that stands as the longest in program history. The 38-20 triumph also guaranteed CCSU a winning record for the seventh consecutive season. The Blue Devils have only Sacred Heart 26, Monmouth 25 strung together seven winning seasons in a row once before in program history, accomplishing the Sacred Heart picked up its first Northeast Conference feat from 1965-1971. victory by stunning Monmouth, 26-25, at the Jersey Shore. The Pioneers’ Dale Fink engineered the game-winning nine- Hard-luck Hawks play, 76-yard drive that was capped by Marcel Archer’s Call them the Hard-luck Hawks. Monmouth stormed back from a 14-3 halftime deficit and held a one-yard touchdown plunge with 00:51 on the clock. The late 25-20 lead over Sacred Heart, only to fall by the slimmest of margins in the game's final touchdown was Archer’s fourth of the day. Fink threw for minute. The 26-25 defeat was Monmouth's third one-point loss this season. It all started in the 220 yards to move into second place all-time in Northeast Conference history. Monmouth, which twice squandered season opener at preseason favorite Colgate. The Hawks came up six inches short a five-point lead in the fourth quarter, received a spark on the go-ahead two-point conversion attempt and dropped a 30-29 decision to the Raiders. from senior Andrew Mandeville who produced 199 yards Monmouth's second heartbreaker came at the hands of NEC-leading Robert Morris. Monmouth had of total offense (110 rush, 89 pass) on Homecoming Day RMU on the ropes, but a missed PAT and a last-minute partially-blocked field goal miss resulted in at Kessler Field. a 17-16 setback.

Bryant 24, Albany 7 Extra Points Bryant remained unbeaten at home behind the play of Duquesne sophomore Larry McCoy (Wytheville, VA/George Wythe) totaled 81 rushing yards in running back Jordan Brown. The sophomore carried 38 a setback to Robert Morris, moving over the 1,000-yard mark in the process. It was only the second times for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns in time in six NEC games during which McCoy failed to reach the century mark this season. … a 24-7 victory over UAlbany that upped the Bulldogs home Wagner head coach Walt Hameline will have to wait at least one more week for his 200th career record to 5-0 in 2010. Brown’s second score gave Bryant win. The Seahawks dropped their second straight game with their head coach stuck on 199 career a 14-7 advantage with 52 seconds remaining before half- victories. Wagner battles local rival Monmouth on Grymes Hill this Saturday in a series that has time. The Great Danes’ lone score was a 46-yard touch- seen the visitor win the last six meetings. … Albany will play its final away game of the season at down pass from Buddy Leathley to Andrew Smith. Making Sacred Heart on Nov. 6. The Great Danes will have played seven of their opening nine games on the his second collegiate start, Leathley totaled 247 yards of road, before finishing at home with Wagner (Nov. 13) and Monmouth (Nov. 20). … Central offense but was intercepted twice. Connecticut State is 30-3 at home since 2004, including a 21-2 clip in four-plus seasons under head #20 Cal Poly 41, Saint Francis (PA) 33 coach Jeff McInerney. … Saint Francis (PA) senior linebackers Matthew Parker (Darlington, Saint Francis (PA) dropped a tight contest at No. 20 Cal PA/Blackhawk) and Scott Lewis (South Fork, PA/Bishop McCort) are now just one of two pairs Poly in what was the final non-conference game on the in NCAA Division I (FCS) history to have recorded 400 tackles apiece during their careers. NEC’s 2010 slate. The upset-minded Red Flash received a strong effort from starting signal caller John Kelly in the 41-33 setback. The sophomore threw for 242 yards and three scores while adding 71 yards on the ground. Two of Kelly’s scoring strikes (10, 23) came in the fourth quarter, pulling the Red Flash within eight points on both occa- sions. NEC Has New Preseason Favorite The Northeast Conference (NEC) has a different preseason football favorite for the 2010 Preseason All-NEC Team firstime in five years. Offense Pos Name School Central Connecticut State halted Albany's bid for a third consecutive league title last QB Nick Doscher Wagner season, and has followed up by ending UA's four-year run atop the NEC's preseason poll. RB Myles Russ Robert Morris Coming off their best season in four decades, the defending NEC champion Blue Devils RB Dominique Williams Wagner 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. WR Josue Paul CCSU WR Dave Williams Duquesne If the preseason prognostication holds true, CCSU will become the first NEC champion to TE Matt Tracey Bryant earn the league's newly-acquired automatic berth into the NCAA FCS playoffs. OL Mike Allison CCSU OL Joe Feriozzi Wagner Following a bullish finish to the 2009 season, Robert Morris has its eyes on the prize, too. OL Cleveland Green Wagner RMU garnered three-first place votes to finish second in the preseason poll, the results OL Andy Sparano Albany of which were announced by the NEC during its annual preseason media teleconference. OL Shawn Wright Monmouth Albany, which pulled in one first-place nod, took third. Claiming the lone remaining first- place vote, Wagner was fourth ahead of fifth-place Monmouth. Bryant earned the sixth Defense spot followed by Duquesne in seventh. Sacred Heart (eighth) and Saint Francis (PA) Pos Name School (ninth) rounded out the predicted order-of-finish. DL Trevor Anderson Albany As a prelude to its 15th season on the gridiron, which kicks off on Sept. 3, the Northeast DL Thaimu Bangura Duquesne Conference also announced a 25-member Preseason All-NEC Team during the media call. DL Justin Embler Sacred Heart DL Dave Ogden Monmouth 2010 Northeast Conference Football LB Jose Gumbs Monmouth Preseason Coaches Poll LB Alex DiMichele Robert Morris LB Scott Lewis Saint Francis (PA) DB Rolf Bathold Robert Morris 1. Central Connecticut State (4) DB Kendall Haley Monmouth 2. Robert Morris (3) DB Dominique Rose CCSU 3. Albany (1) DB Alondre Rush CCSU 4. Wagner (1) 5. Monmouth Special Teams 6. Bryant Pos Name School 7. Duquesne K Garrett Clawson Robert Morris 8. Sacred Heart P Kyle Muir Wagner 9. Saint Francis (PA) RS Frantz Placide Wagner First place votes in parentheses

NEC Champion FCS Playoff Bound 2010 There's a little extra incentive to win the NCAA FCS Championship Game Northeast Conference football title this sea- January 7, 2011 at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas son. After 14 years on the gridiron, the The championship game, which will be hosted by the Southland Conference, the City conference has finally secured automatic of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group, will be played at 23,500-seat, multi-purpose access to the NCAA Division I FCS playoffs. 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 In 2010, the bracket expands from 16 to being announced Sunday, November 21, at 10 a.m. (ET) on ESPNU 20 teams with the addition of two auto- matic 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 NEC Football Schedule/Results

Albany Bryant Central Connecticut State Duquesne Monmouth (3-5, 1-4 NEC) (5-3, 2-3 NEC) (6-2, 5-0 NEC) (5-4, 3-3 NEC) (3-5, -3-2 NEC)

Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/4 Bucknell W, 17-13 9/2 at Maine W, 3-0 9/4 Fordham W, 44-30 9/4 at #10 New Hampshire L, 33-3 9/4 at #22 Colgate L, 30-29 9/11 Dayton W, 35-31 9/11 at #10 Stephen F. Austin L, 59-14 9/11 Saint Anselm W, 44-21 9/11 Bentley W, 45-14 9/11 Maine L, 31-23 9/18 at #11 Delaware L, 30-6 9/25 at Duquesne L, 28-17 9/18 Merrimack W, 46-29 9/18 at Youngstown State L, 63-24 9/25 Old Dominion L, 35-21 9/25 Albany W, 28-17 10/2 at Yale W, 23-20 9/25 at Central Conn. St. L, 41-24 9/25 Bryant W, 41-24 10/2 at Duquesne W, 44-17 10/2 Monmouth L, 44-17 10/9 Saint Francis (PA) W, 48-0 10/2 at Wagner L, 29-21 10/2 at Sacred Heart W, 24-14 10/9 at Robert Morris L, 17-16 10/9 at Central Conn. St. L, 31-29 10/16 at Robert Morris L, 38-0 10/9 Sacred Heart W, 25-24 10/9 Duquesne W, 31-29 10/16 Bryant W, 21-12 10/16 Sacred Heart W, 37-17 10/22 Central Conn. St. L, 30-27 (OT) 10/16 at Monmouth L, 21-12 10/22 at Albany W, 30-27 (OT) 10/23 Saint Francis (PA) W, 19-7 10/23 at Wagner W, 21-20 10/30 at Bryant L, 24-7 10/30 Albany W, 24-7 10/30 Wagner W, 38-20 10/30 Sacred Heart L, 26-25 10/30 at Robert Morris L, 34-11 11/6 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 11/6 at Saint Francis (PA) 12:00 pm 11/6 at Robert Morris 12:00 pm 11/6 at Wagner 1:00 pm 11/13 Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/13 Wagner 1:00 pm 11/13 Robert Morris 12:00 pm 11/13 at Monmouth 12:00 pm 11/13 Central Conn. St. 12:00 pm 11/20 at Bryant 12:00 pm 11/20 Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/20 Duquesne 12:00 pm 11/20 Saint Francis (PA) 12:00 pm 11/20 at Albany 1:00 pm

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Robert Morris Sacred Heart Saint Francis (PA) Wagner (7-1, 6-0 NEC) (3-6, 1-5 NEC) (1-7, 1-4 NEC) (4-4, 2-3 NEC)

Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/4 at Dayton L, 28-14 9/3 at Marist W, 28-25 9/4 at #21 Liberty L, 52-7 9/11 at Assumption L, 24-9 9/11 at Sacred Heart W, 35-31 9/11 Robert Morris L, 35-31 9/11 at Morehead State L, 31-21 9/18 Cornell W, 41-7 9/18 #15 Liberty W, 30-23 9/18 at Saint Francis (PA) L, 41-0 9/18 Sacred Heart W, 41-0 9/25 Robert Morris L, 30-9 9/25 at Wagner W, 30-9 9/25 at Dartmouth L, 21-19 10/2 Robert Morris L, 35-14 10/2 Bryant W, 29-21 10/2 at Saint Francis (PA) W, 35-14 10/2 Central Conn. St. L, 24-14 10/9 at Albany L, 48-0 10/9 at Georgetown W, 22-16 (2OT) 10/9 Monmouth W, 17-16 10/9 at Bryant L, 25-24 10/16 Wagner L, 22-14 10/16 at Saint Francis (PA) W, 22-14 10/16 Albany W, 38-0 10/16 at Duquesne L, 37-17 10/23 at Monmouth L, 19-7 10/23 Duquesne L, 21-20 10/30 Duquesne W, 34-11 10/23 Georgetown W. 33-20 10/30 at #20 Cal Poly L, 41-33 10/30 at Central Conn. St. L, 38-20 11/6 Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm 10/30 at Monmouth W, 26-25 11/6 Bryant 12:00 pm 11/6 Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/13 at Bryant 12:00 pm 11/6 Albany 1:00 pm 11/13 at Duquesne 1:00 pm 11/13 at Albany 1:00 pm 11/20 Wagner 1:00 pm 11/20 at Central Conn. St. 12:00 pm 11/20 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm

NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold Albany (3-5, 1-4 NEC) Last Game: BRYANT 24, UALBANY 7 on Oct. 30 (Smithfield, RI - Bulldog Stadium) Next Game: Nov. 6 at SACRED HEART, 1:00 pm (Fairfield, CT - )

• UAlbany suffered its third consecutive defeat in a 24-7 loss to Bryant on Oct. 30. … The Great Danes have lost three in a row against NEC opponents in the same season for the first time since joining the league in 1999. UAlbany has also lost four conference games in a season Date Opponent Result for the first time as an NEC member. … The Great Danes were plagued by mistakes, including two missed field goals and a 46-yard TD run 9/2 at Maine W, 3-0 that was taken off the board by a holding penalty. … QB Buddy Leathley (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) posted career-high marks 9/11 at Stephen F. AustinL, 59-14 in passing yards (179) and total yards (247) against Bryant. His passing figure is the highest by a freshman since UAlbany Hall of Famer 9/25 at Duquesne L, 28-17 10/2 at Yale W, 23-20 Joe Savino passed for 217 on Nov. 11, 1994. Leathley, who was making his second start as a collegian, connected with TB Andrew Smith 10/9 Saint Francis (PA) W, 48-0 (Schenectady, NY/Guilderland) on a 46-yard touchdown in the second quarter. … Smith accounted for 127 all-purpose yards, the sixth 10/16 at Robert Morris L, 38-0 time he has reached the century mark during his career. … WR Ryan Kirchner (Rumson, NJ/Rumson-Fair Haven) matched a career- 10/22 Central Conn. St. L, 30-27 (OT) best with seven receptions for 76 yards. Kirchner, who had a career-high 133 all-purpose yards, already owns the ninth-best single-season 10/30 at Bryant L, 24-7 11/6 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm total in program history with 41 catches. … DE Eddie Delaney (Holtsville, NY/Sachem East) has reached the 100-career tackle mark 11/13 Wagner 1:00 pm (102). Delaney, who had three unassisted tackles at Bryant, has 30-plus tackles for the third consecutive year. … CB Ross Bertrand 11/20 Monmouth 1:00 pm (Stamford, CT/Stamford) and DT Trevor Anderson (Warnersville, NY/Cobleskill-Richmondville) are the team's leading active career tackles leaders with 139 and 131, respectively. … DE Mike Kelly (West Long Branch, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) made four tackles, NEC Games in Bold including two for losses, last week. … S Rob Cervini (West Nyack, NY/St. Joseph's Regional) started for the injured Jake Ciccarello (Altamonte Springs, FL/Winter Springs). Cervini totaled four tackles and one fumble recovery. … ILB Jon Morgan (Copiague, NY/ Copiague) had a team-high nine tackles vs. Bryant after making a career-best 13 in his previous start. … OLB Chris Blais (Troy, NY/ LaSalle Institute) matched a season-high with six tackles at Bryant. … PK Herb Glass (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) is 10th on the all- time scoring list with 149 career points. … Paul Layton (Burnt Hills, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) is 30th among the FCS leaders in punting (40.3 avg.) and has kicked eleven 50-plus yard punts. … The Great Danes are scheduled for their final away game of the season at Sacred Heart on Nov. 6. UAlbany will have played seven of their opening nine games on the road, before finishing at home with Wagner (Nov. 13) and Monmouth (Nov. 20).

Bryant (5-3, 2-3 NEC) Last Game: BRYANT 24, UALBANY 7 on Oct. 30 (Smithfield, RI - Bulldog Stadium) Next Game: Nov. 6 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA), 12:00 pm (Loretto, PA - DeGol Field)

• Bryant remained undefeated at home, moving to 5-0, by topping Albany 24-7. … The Bulldogs played before a near-capacity crowd of 3,756 Date Opponent Time on what was Parents & Family Weekend on Bryant's campus. … Sophomore running back Jordan Brown (Glastonbury, CT/Glastonbury) 9/4 Fordham W, 44-30 rushed for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns on 38 carries. Brown leads the NEC in rushing with 1,044 yards thus far in 2010. 9/11 Saint Anselm W, 44-21 9/18 Merrimack W, 46-29 … Senior linebacker Jason Riffe (Newton, MA/Newton North) set both the Bryant single-season and career tackles records with a gritty 9/25 at Central Conn. St. L, 41-24 performance against the Great Danes. Riffe made 12 stops, upping his season total to 90. That mark tops Andrew McLarty's previous record 10/2 at Wagner L, 29-21 of 86 (2006). The 12 tackles also allowed Riffe to pass McLarty, who made 229 stops, for Bryant's all-time career record. Riffe has recorded 10/9 Sacred Heart W, 25-24 231 for the Black & Gold. … Riffe had three tackles for a loss and two of the team's five sacks as the Bulldogs' held the Great Danes to only 10/16 at Monmouth L, 21-12 10/30 Albany W, 24-7 112 yards rushing on the ground and only 3-of-15 third-down conversions in the game. … The Bulldogs finished with 409 yards of total 11/6 at Saint Francis (PA) 12:00 pm offense. … With just over a minute left to play, junior defensive back Samad Wagstaff (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) put the game 11/13 Robert Morris 12:00 pm away with a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown to make it 24-7 following the extra-point kick by Bird. Wagstaff has made three 11/20 Duquesne 12:00 pm picks this season, returning two for scores. … Bryant quarterback Mike Croce (Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross) completed 15 of 31 passes

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Central Connecticut State (6-2, 5-0 NEC) Last Game: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 38, WAGNER on Oct. 30 (New Britain, CT - Arute Field) Next Game: Nov. 6 at ROBERT MORRIS, 12:00 pm (Moon Twp., PA - Walton Stadium) • The Blue Devils won for the fifth straight game and the 13th straight time at home with a 38-20 win on Saturday over Wagner. … The current 13-game home win streak stands as a program record. … Head coach Jeff McInerney owns 21-2 record at home in four-plus seasons with CCSU. The Blue Devils are now 30-3 at home since 2004. … The win was the 14th in the last 15 NEC games for the Blue Devils. … Senior kicker Joe Izzo (Southington, CT/Southington) remains perfect on the season. He is 11-of-11 on field goals and 27-of-27 on PATs after converting a 24-yard field goal attempts and five extra points in the game. … Junior defensive lineman Charles Williams (Greenwich, Date Opponent Time 9/4 at #10 New Hampshire L, 33-3 CT/Greenwich) had a breakout game for the Blue Devils recording six tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and his presence in the third quarter 9/11 Bentley W, 45-14 turned a 10-point game into a 24-point game within a 2:54 time span. Williams forced a pair of fumbles by the Wagner quarterback on 9/18 at Youngstown State L, 63-24 consecutive possessions, and both times the Blue Devils scored touchdowns to take a 31-7 lead. Both forced fumbles were sacks. … Senior 9/25 Bryant W, 41-24 running back Everette Benjamin (Massapequa, NY/Hofstra) posted his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game on Saturday. Benjamin 10/2 at Sacred Heart W, 24-14 10/9 Duquesne W, 31-29 rushed 25 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on runs of three and 18 yards. … Freshman running back Chris Tolbert 10/22 at Albany W, 30-27 (OT) (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) scored a pair of rushing TDs. His first scoring run capped a 12-play, 83-yard drive to start the game 10/30 Wagner W, 38-20 and give the Blue Devils a 7-0 lead. His second came in the third quarter and upped the lead to 24-7. He finished the game with four rushes 11/6 at Robert Morris 12:00 pm for 23 yards and the two scores. He also added one catch for 20 yards, and a pair of tackles on special teams. … Senior wide receiver Josue 11/13 at Monmouth 12:00 pm 11/20 Saint Francis (PA) 12:00 pm Paul (Delray Beach, FL/Pope John Paul II) caught a touchdown in his first game back three weeks ago, but on Saturday he did what fans have become accustomed to watching him do. Paul returned his fourth career kick for a touchdown, racing 90 yards for the third-quarter NEC Games in Bold score. Paul finished the game with 119 kick return yards, and also led the Blue Devils with four catches for 37 yards. He added one rush for six yards in the game. … The defending NEC champion Blue Devils remain unbeaten (5-0) in league play and will face fellow NEC unbeaten Robert Morris at on November 6. Duquesne (5-4, 3-3 NEC) Last Game: ROBERT MORRIS 34, DUQUESNE 11 on Oct. 30 (Moon Twp., PA - Walton Stadium) Next Game: Nov. 13 vs. SAINT FRANCIS (PA), 1:00 pm (Pittsburgh, PA - Rooney Field)

Date Opponent Result • With the win over Duquesne, Robert Morris tied the overall series at 6-6. ... DU head coach Jerry Schmitt is 4-2 against the Colonials ... 9/4 Bucknell W, 17-13 Robert Morris ran for 97 yards in the second quarter while outscoring the Dukes, 21-0, over that 15:00 span. ... The Dukes were held to 9/11 Dayton W, 35-31 26 yards rushing in the second half on 10 attempts. ... Senior linebacker Nathan Totino (Pittsburgh, PA/Seton-La Salle) had a team-high 9/18 at #11 Delaware L, 30-6 11 tackles. It was his second consecutive double-digit tackle game and the 18th double-digit tackle game of his career. ... Sophomore 9/25 Albany W, 28-17 10/2 Monmouth L, 44-17 quarterback Sean Patterson (Toledo, OH/St. John's Jesuit) was held to 80 yards on 10-for-19 passing. It was his second-lowest passing 10/9 at Central Conn. St. L, 31-29 yardage total of the season. He threw for 28 yards in a little under two quarters against Monmouth prior to leaving the game with an injury. 10/16 Sacred Heart W, 37-17 ... Sophomore running back Larry McCoy (Wytheville, VA/George Wythe) carried 18 times for 81 yards in seeing a streak of three 10/23 at Wagner W, 21-20 consecutive 100-yard games snapped. McCoy has gained at least 74 yards in every game this season. ... Senior Dave Williams (Monroeville, 10/30 at Robert Morris L, 34-11 PA/Gateway) led the Dukes with five catches for 20 yards, but was kept out of the end zone. Williams had a streak of three consecutive 11/13 Saint Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/20 at Bryant 12:00 pm games with a TD reception snapped. ... Senior defensive lineman Thaimu Bangura (Lanham, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt) had a game-high three tackles for losses of 11 total yards. NEC Games in Bold

Monmouth (3-5, 3-2 NEC) Last Game: SACRED HEART 26, MONMOUTH 25 on Oct. 30 (West Long Branch, NJ - Kessler Field) Next Game: Nov. 6 at WAGNER, 1:00 pm (Staten Island, NY - Wagner Stadium)

• Monmouth dropped its third one-point game of the season, falling to Sacred Heart at home 26-25 on Homecoming. MU also had one-point losses to Colgate (30-29) and Robert Morris (17-16) earlier in the season. … The Hawks, who trailed for all of the first half, battled back Date Opponent Result to take the lead twice before falling. Monmouth, which outgained SHU by a 474-313 margin, is now 0-5 when trailing at halftime. … MU's 9/4 at #22 Colgate L, 30-29 474 total yards and 275 rushing yards were both season highs. … Monmouth quarterback Andrew Mandeville (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) 9/11 Maine L, 31-23 became the first Hawk signal caller to rush for 100 yards when he finished with 110 yards on seven rushes with a long of 52. All marks were 9/25 Old Dominion L, 35-21 career highs for the fifth-year senior. He was also 5-for-6 passing for 89 yards with a 60-yard touchdown to fifth-year senior Nick Romeo 10/2 at Duquesne W, 44-17 (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills). Romeo finished with a career-high 82 yards receiving on five catches. … Freshman kicker Eric Spillane 10/9 at Robert Morris L, 17-16 (Howell, NJ/Colts Neck) set the single-season Monmouth mark for successful field goals when he hit his 14th of the year in the third 10/16 Bryant W, 21-12 10/23 Saint Francis (PA) W, 19-7 quarter. Spillane connected on field goals of 33 and 23 yards in the game. … Senior captain Jeff Brady (East Aurora, NY/St. Francis) 10/30 Sacred Heart L, 26-25 led the Hawks with a season-high eight tackles, including six solo stops. … Backup running back Balial Sloan El (Pennsauken, NJ/ 11/6 at Wagner 1:00 pm Roman Catholic) had a career-high 64 yards rushing on eight carries, with a career-long 34-yard touchdown run on a 4th-and-inches 11/13 Central Conn. St. 12:00 pm situation. … MU lost the turnover battle for the first time all season. The Hawks were intercepted once and were unable to generate a 11/20 at Albany 1:00 pm takeaway. … Sophomore quarterback Kyle Frazier (Gaithersburg, MD/Damascus) moved into sixth all-time in passing yards, NEC Games in Bold surpassing Doug Rossback by 30 yards. Frazier now has 2,774 career passing yards. … The Hawks will travel to Staten Island, NY to take on Wagner on November 6. The road team has won the last six meetings between the Hawks and Seahawks.

Robert Morris (7-1, 6-0 NEC) Last Game: ROBERT MORRIS 34, DUQUESNE 11 on Oct. 30 (Moon Twp., PA - Joe Walton Stadium) Next Game: Nov. 6 vs. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE, 12:00 pm (Moon Twp., PA - Joe Walton Stadium)

• Robert Morris matched its longest win streak in eight years with a 34-11 victory over cross-town rival Duquesne at Joe Walton Stadium. RMU has won seven straight, matching a streak set over the final six games of the 2001 season and the season opener in 2002. ... Sophomore quarterback Jeff Sinclair (Natrona Heights, PA/Highlands) finished 10-for-20 passing for 113 yards and a touchdown and rushed six times for 23 yards and a pair of scores against the Dukes. ... Senior running back Myles Russ (Boca Raton, FL/West Boca) finished with 30 rushing attempts for 154 yards and two touchdowns in the win while also catching two passes for 12 yards. A six-yard touchdown run by Date Opponent Result Russ with 13:31 to play gave the Colonials a commanding 27-3 lead against Duquesne and moved him past former Colonial and current 9/4 at Dayton L, 28-14 9/11 at Sacred Heart W, 35-31 assistant coach Sam Dorsett (1999-2003) for the program's all-time rushing record. Russ now owns 3,868 career rushing yards, which 9/18 #15 Liberty W, 30-23 ranks fourth all-time in the NEC. ... Junior tight end Shadrae King (McKeesport, PA/McKeesport) finished with four catches for 65 yards 9/25 at Wagner W, 30-9 and a touchdown to lead the receiving corps and has now caught at least one pass in 16 straight games dating back to last year. ... Senior 10/2 at Saint Francis (PA) W, 35-14 linebacker Alex DiMichele (Pittsburgh, PA/Sto-Rox) led the Colonial defense with 13 tackles, including seven solo stops. DiMichele 10/9 Monmouth W, 17-16 10/16 Albany W, 38-0 pushed his career total in stops to 303, becoming just the third player in school history to eclipse 300 career tackles. ... Senior defensive 10/30 Duquesne W, 34-11 backs Rolf Bathold (Naples, FL/Lely) and Michael Richards (Brooklyn, NY/Bishop Ford) each produced six tackles for Robert 11/6 Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm Morris. ... Sophomore defensive back Eric Lowry (Johnstown, PA/Bishop McCort) recorded his first career interception against the 11/13 at Bryant 12:00 pm Dukes, while sophomore safety Ben Ridgeley (Ebensburg, PA/Central Cambria) added a pick, too. ... RMU has made 15 interceptions so far this season, five shy of the school's single-season record (20). ... Freshman return specialist Evan Taylor (Redding, CA/Shasta) NEC Games in Bold returned a pair of punts for 52 yards, including a 32-yard return with under a minute to play in the second quarter that led to RMU's third touchdown of the afternoon. ... The Colonials finished with 355 yards of total offense while holding Duquesne to 191. ... RMU closes out its four-game home stand when it welcomes Central Connecticut State to Joe Walton Stadium Saturday. Sacred Heart (3-6, 1-5 NEC) Last Game: SACRED HEART 26, MONMOUTH 25 on Oct. 30 (West Long Branch, NJ - Kessler Field) Next Game: Nov. 6 vs. UALBANY, 1:00 pm (Fairfield, CT - Campus Field)

• The Pioneers won their second-straight game, and, in the process, snapped a five-game NEC losing streak with a 26-25 win at Monmouth. The Pioneers also ended a seven-game skid in the all-time series with Monmouth. … Senior running back Marcel Archer (Miami, FL/ Date Opponent Result 9/3 at Marist W, 28-25 St. Thomas) turned in a career-high four-touchdown game, scoring all the Pioneer's points in the upset win. Archer's 14 touchdowns 9/11 Robert Morris L, 35-31 leads the team and ties for the NEC lead on the year. … QB Dale Fink (Swansea, IL/Althoff Catholic) threw for 220 yards completing 9/18 at Saint Francis (PA) L, 41-0 21-of-38 passes. He failed to throw a touchdown, leaving him two short of the all-time NEC mark for TD passes with two games left in his 9/25 at Dartmouth L, 21-19 career. … SHU closes the season with a pair of home games against Albany and Wagner. … Linebacker Chris Mandas (Mission Viejo, 10/2 Central Conn. St. L, 24-14 10/9 at Bryant L, 25-24 CA/Trabuco Hills) turned in 12 tackles, nine solo, with a pass break-up in the win. His 12 stops match his season high. He has a team- 10/16 at Duquesne L, 37-17 leading 71 stops on the year. … After SHU took a 26-25 lead, the Hawks drove down to the SHU 37-yard line with 10 seconds left. The 10/23 Georgetown W, 33-20 Hawks would get no further and failed to get off a potential game-winning field goal as SHU's Justin Embler (Cinnaminson, NJ/ 10/30 at Monmouth W, 26-25 Cinnaminson) sealed the win a quarterback sack as the clock ran out on Monmouth. … Junior cornerback Ahmad Covington 11/6 Albany 1:00 pm 11/20 Wagner 1:00 pm (Clementon, NJ/Avon Old Farms) recorded three solo tackles and turned in a momentum-shifting interception. Covington halted a Hawk drive at midfield halfway through the second quarter with his second interception of the season. He has 37 tackles, four for losses, NEC Games in Bold two picks and four pass break-ups on the season.

Saint Francis (PA) (1-7, 1-4 NEC) Last Game: #20 Cal Poly 41, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 33 on Oct. 30 (San Luis Obispo, CA - Spanos Stadium) Next Game: Nov. 6 vs. BRYANT, 12:00 pm (Loretto, PA - DeGol Field)

• The Red Flash gave the No. 20 Cal Poly Mustangs everything they could handle, nearly missing an upset in San Luis Obispo. … Senior linebacker Scott Lewis (South Fork, PA/Bishop McCort) moved into sole possession of third place on the FCS career tackles list. Lewis now has 487 career tackles, and needs three more to move into sole possession of second. He needs 13 tackles to become just the second Date Opponent Result player in history with 500 stops. Lewis had a game-high 13 stops at Cal Poly. Lewis, who is averaging 12.63 stops per game, ranks second 9/4 at #21 Liberty L, 52-7 on the 2010 NCAA Division I (FCS) leader board. … Senior linebacker Matthew Parker (Darlington, PA/Blackhawk) became the 9/11 at Morehead State L, 31-21 second Red Flash, and Northeast Conference player, to reach 400 career tackles this season. Parker now has 406 career tackles, and 9/18 Sacred Heart W, 41-0 10/2 Robert Morris L, 35-14 needs just 11 more to pass Albany's Colin Disch for sole possession of fourth place on the NEC's career list. Parker had 11 tackles against 10/9 at Albany L, 48-0 Cal Poly, and needs just two more to become the second Red Flash linebacker with 100 tackles this season. Parker ranks fourth in Division 10/16 Wagner L, 22-14 I (FCS) with an average of 12.25 tackles per game. … Senior Omar Winston (Cleveland, OH/Cleveland South) ranks second in the 10/23 at Monmouth L, 19-7 Northeast Conference with six touchdown receptions, already a career high with three games to play. Winston needs three more 10/30 at #20 Cal Poly L, 41-33 11/6 Bryant 12:00 pm touchdowns to pass Luke Palko for fourth on SFU's career touchdown receptions list. … Freshman receiver Jacob Novicki (Pittsburgh, 11/13 at Duquesne 1:00 pm PA/Seton-LaSalle) caught his first career pass against Cal Poly. Novicki finished the game with three grabs for 35 yards. … Two Red Flash 11/20 at Central Conn. St. 12:00 pm players - Kevin Parker (Monessen, PA/Monessen) and Dane Domonkos (Windber, PA/Bishop McCort) - caught their first career touchdown passes against Cal Poly. … Sophomore quarterback John Kelly (Frederick, MD/Tuscarora) had his best game of the season NEC Games in Bold against nationally-ranked Cal Poly. He went 26-of-41 passing for 242 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions. Kelly also had a team- high 71 rushing yards on 13 attempts, and was not sacked. Kelly is tied for third in the Northeast Conference with 12 touchdowns, and has a 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio.

Wagner (4-4, 2-3 NEC) Last Game: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 38, WAGNER 20 on Oct. 30 (New Britain, CT - Arute Field) Next Game: Nov. 6 vs. MONMOUTH, 1:00 pm (Staten Island, NY - Wagner Stadium)

• Wagner dropped its second straight game, falling to defending NEC champion Central Connecticut State by a 38-20 margin. … The Seahawks will now try for coach Walt Hameline's 200th career win in a Senior Day match-up against Monmouth on November 6. Wagner Date Opponent Result will honor its 27 seniors before the game. Monmouth is coached by former Hameline protégé Kevin Callahan. … Sophomore Nick 9/11 at Assumption L, 24-9 Doscher (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) ran for 64 yards and two touchdowns on a career-high 29 carries against CCSU. The 9/18 Cornell W, 41-7 9/25 Robert Morris L, 30-9 second-year quarterback also passed for 112 yards and one touchdown and has now had a hand in eight touchdowns against CCSU over the 10/2 Bryant W, 29-21 last two years (4 rushing, 4 passing). … The other three Seahawks to accrue a carry were stopped cold in their tracks, combining for 10/9 at Georgetown W, 22-16 (2OT) 17 yards on 11 carries. … Senior Justin Matthews (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) finished the game with team-highs in catches (3) and yards 10/16 at Saint Francis (PA) W, 22-14 (40) while hauling in Doscher's lone touchdown. On the year, he leads the way with 25 catches, 414 yards and five scores. … On defense, 10/23 Duquesne L, 21-20 10/30 at Central Conn. St. L, 38-20 senior Keith Davis (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) notched a game-high 12 tackles in his first start since injuring his hamstring at 11/6 Monmouth 1:00 pm Georgetown. … Junior Julian Stanford (Bloomfield, CT/Bloomfield) was next up with 10 tackles, including 2.5 for loss. He is tied for 11/13 at Albany 1:00 pm the league-lead with 11.5 tackles for loss and second in sacks with six. … Senior Stefen Gage (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) notched his 11/20 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm NEC-leading fifth interception of the year. … On the first play of the game, graduate student Chris Jaeger (Sterling, VA/Potomac Falls) forced a fumble and sophomore Patrick O'Connor (Leominster, MA/Leominster) recovered. That marks the second-straight week that NEC Games in Bold combination forced and recovered a fumble. … The defense allowed just 70 yards in the second half, including negative three in the fourth quarter while finishing with a season-high 11.0 tackles for loss. … Wagner has now notched at least 10 tackles for loss in three of its eight games and ranks second in total defense (286.9). … Hameline's record sits at 199-114-2 (.635) in this his 30th year on Grymes Hill as he ranks 65th all-time (any level) in victories in . He is gunning to be the eighth-active FCS coach to hit the 200-win milestone with former mentor and current Albany coach Bob Ford the frontrunner with 243 victories.