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20052005 FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFOOTBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Football Contact: Bob Balut, Asst. Director of Communications Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 • www.northeastconference.org E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Football Northeast Conference Football Facts & Figures (Week 1 - September 6, 2005) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Central Conn. St. 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 0-0 1-0 0-0 Saturday, September 3 Wagner 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Holy Cross 56, Sacred Heart 21 Albany 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 –– 0-0 0-0 0-0 Wagner 41, La Salle 27 Stony Brook 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 –– 0-0 0-0 0-0 Morehead State 26, St. Francis (PA) 25 Monmouth 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Central Conn. St. 24, Colgate 22 Robert Morris 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Lehigh 54, Monmouth 26 Sacred Heart 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Duquesne 23, Robert Morris 12 St. Francis (PA) 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Home team underlined NEC Offensive Player of the Week This Week’s Schedule John Sciarra, Wagner Saturday, September 10 Sr., QB, 6-1, 195, La Canada, CA/St. Francis/UCLA St. Francis (PA) at St. Peter’s, 1:00 pm Sciarra, whose father, John Sr., played for the Philadelphia Eagles in Superbowl XV against the Oakland Raiders, Wagner at Iona, 1:00 pm Monmouth at La Salle, 1:00 pm completed 25-of-40 passes for 307 yards, tossed two touchdowns of nine and 20 yards and led the Seahawks to a Marist at Sacred Heart, 1:00 pm 41-27 win over La Salle on Saturday afternoon. It marked the fifth time in his career the UCLA transfer surpassed Rhode Island at Central Connecticut State, 5:00 pm the 300-yard passing mark. The La Canada, CA native was 13-of-23 for 149 yards and a touchdown in the opening Bucknell at Stony Brook, 6:00 pm half before posting a 12-of-17 performance in the second half for 158 yards and a score. It was the third time in Hofstra at Albany, 6:00 pm his Wagner career Sciarra threw more than one TD pass and connected with a career-best eight different receivers. In two games against La Salle in his career, Sciarra has completed 54-of-78 passes (69.2%) for 640 yards and five touchdowns and earns his first career NEC Offensive Player of the Week award. NEC Offensive Player of the Week Sep. 6 John Sciarra, WC NEC Defensive Player of the Week Coree Tucker, Central Connecticut State Sr., LB, 6-0, 210, Warren, OH/Harding NEC Defensive Player of the Week Tucker, a first team all-NEC selection in 2004, posted a career-high nine tackles, including four solo, and Sep. 6 Coree Tucker, CCSU returned his second career interception for a touchdown in a victory over Colgate, which played in the I-AA National Championship Game in 2003. With eight minutes remaining in the third quarter and the Blue Devils leading 15-6, the senior tri-captain snatched one of five CCSU interceptions on the day and returned it 40 yards, NEC Special Teams Player of the Week breaking three tackles, to give the Blue Devils a 21-6 advantage. The Warren, OH product also posted two tackles Sep. 6 Derek Pearson, CCSU for loss in the win and earns his second career NEC Defensive Player of the Week honor. NEC Special Teams Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Derek Pearson, Central Connecticut State Sep. 6 Anthony Wilson, CCSU Sr., K, 6-0, 200, West Caldwell, NJ/James Caldwell Pearson, who attempted only seven field goals a season ago for the Blue Devils, was 4-of-5 in field-goal attempts Saturday afternoon at Hamilton, NY, including the game-winner as time expired in a historic, 24-22 victory over Colgate. The Caldwell, NJ native concluded the game with field goals of 48 (career-best), 42, and a pair of 32- NEC Football On Television yarders including the finale. In addition, Pearson is now 7-of-10 in his career from beyond 40 yards. Pearson, who also has the duty as the team’s punter, drilled five punts for an average of 42.6 yards Saturday, including a game- FOX SPORTS PITTSBURGH long of 62 yards. The senior earns his second career NEC Special Team Player of the Week award. Butler at Robert Morris • Sept. 17 • 12:00 pm St. Francis (PA) at Robert Morris • Oct. 1 • 1:00 pm NEC Rookie of the Week FOX SPORTS NEW YORK Anthony Wilson, Central Connecticut State Albany at Cent. Conn. St. • Sept. 24 • 1:00 pm Fr., CB, 5-9, 175, Bridgeport, CT/Brien McMahon Wilson, a redshirt freshman, intercepted a pair of passes in a huge 24-22 win over Colgate, snapping the Raiders’ NEC Preseason Coaches Poll 17-game home winning streak. From his cornerback slot, the Bridgeport, CT native finished second on the squad with seven tackles, including six solo. As a team, the Blue Devils caused seven Colgate turnovers, including five 1. Monmouth (4) 6. Wagner interceptions, two by Wilson. 2. CCSU (1) 7. Stony Brook Robert Morris (2) 8. St. Francis (PA) 4. Albany (1) www.northeastconference.org 5. Sacred Heart First place votes in parentheses. N E C FO OTBALL ON L I N E 2005 NEC Football Schedule/Results Albany Central Connecticut State Monmouth Robert Morris Sacred Heart (0-0, 0-0 NEC) (1-0, 0-0 NEC) (0-1, 0-0 NEC) (0-1, 0-0 NEC) (0-1, 0-0 NEC) Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/10 Hofstra 6:00 pm 9/3 at Colgate W, 24-22 9/3 at Lehigh L 26-54 9/3 at Duquesne L 12-23 9/3 at Holy Cross L 21-56 9/17 at Massachusetts 6:00 pm 9/10 Rhode Island 5:00 pm 9/10 at La Salle 1:00 pm 9/17 Butler 12:00 pm 9/10 Marist 1:00 pm 9/24 at Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm 9/17 at Marist 7:00 pm 9/17 California (PA) 1:00 pm 9/24 at Rowan 1:00 pm 9/17 at Iona 1:00 pm 10/1 at Maine 6:00 pm 9/24 Albany 1:00 pm 10/1 at Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/1 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/1 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/8 Stony Brook 4:00 pm 10/1 St. Peter’s 5:00 pm 10/8 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 10/8 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/8 Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/15 Sacred Heart 4:00 pm 10/8 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/15 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/15 at Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm 10/15 at Albany 4:00 pm 10/22 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/15 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/22 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/22 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/22 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/29 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/22 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/29 at Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm 10/29 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/29 St. Francis (PA) 12:30 pm 11/5 Robert Morris 4:00 pm 10/29 Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/5 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/5 at Albany 4:00 pm 11/5 Central Conn. St. 12:30 pm 11/12 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/5 at Sacred Heart 12:30 pm 11/12 Albany 1:00 pm 11/12 Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 11/19 at Fordham 1:00 pm 11/12 at Stony Brook 1:00 pm 11/12 at Robert Morris 1:00 pm NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold St. Francis (PA) Stony Brook Wagner (0-1, 0-0 NEC) (0-0, 0-0 NEC) (1-0-, 0-0 NEC) Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/3 Morehead State L 25-26 9/10 Bucknell 6:00 pm 9/3 La Salle W 41-27 9/10 at St. Peter’s 1:00 pm 9/17 at Hofstra 7:00 pm 9/10 at Iona 1:00 pm 9/24 at La Salle 1:00 pm 9/24 Georgetown 2:00 pm 9/15 at St. Peter’s 7:00 pm 10/1 at Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/1 Monmouth 1:00 pm 9/24 Marist 1:00 pm 10/8 Central Conn. St. 1:00 pm 10/8 at Albany 4:00 pm 10/1 Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 10/15 at Stony Brook 1:00 pm 10/15 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/8 at Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/22 Albany 1:00 pm 10/22 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 10/15 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/29 at Sacred Heart 12:30 pm 10/29 at Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/22 Central Conn.