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HAWKS SCOREBOARD HAWKS FOOTBALL Date Opponent Result/Time 09/07 at Lafayette 1 p.m. 09/14 ★ SACRED HEART 1 p.m. MONMOUTH HAWKS (0-0) 09/21 at Morgan State 7 p.m. 09/28 ★ at Robert Morris 1:30 p.m. at 10/12 ★ STONY BROOK 1 p.m. 10/19 ★ CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. 1 p.m. LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (0-0) 10/26 ★ at Wagner 1 p.m. 11/02 TOWSON 1 p.m. 11/09 ★ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 1 p.m. ★ September 7, 2002 • 1:00 P.M. 11/16 at Albany 1 p.m. Fisher Field (13,750) ★ - denotes Northeast Conference game Easton, Pa. THE SERIES Overall Record ...... First Meeting and commence their respective 2002 seasons as the squads meet in a non-conference contest on September 7. Kick- off at Fisher Field in Easton, Pennsylvania is slated for 1 p.m. The combatants THE COACHES have different agendas heading into the contest. Monmouth is looking to build off MONMOUTH: its successful 7-3 record from 2001. Lafayette is hoping to put together its first Kevin Callahan (Rochester, 1977) winning season in nine years. Record at MU: 47-39 (10th season) Overall Record: 47-39 (10th season) Defense is expected to be the Hawks’ strength once again in 2002. The vaunted Record vs. LC: 0-0 LAFAYETTE: Hawks’ blueshirts led the nation in total defense in 2000, yielding just 232.1 Frank Tavani (Lebanon Valley, 1975) yards per game. Last season, Monmouth slipped a bit in the rankings, dropping Record at LC: 4-17 (3rd season) to 17th, but the Blue and White returns nine starters on defense. Among the Overall Record: 4-17 (3rd season) returnees are All-Northeast Conference performers SEAN KERR and CHRIS Record vs. MU: 0-0 AMMACHER on the defensive line, JOE SENTIPAL at and MICHAEL PITTS in the secondary. Ammacher has already earned preseason All-America RADIO titles from The Sports Network and Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Ga- HAWKS COVERAGE zette. Monmouth quarterback and offensive co-captain BILL RANKIN owns a WCMX 88.9 FM 12-8 record as a starter and ranks second on MU’s career passing list with 2,850 West Long Branch, N.J. yards. BILLY LYNN is the lone Monmouth wide receiver to enter the 2002 sea- Greg Mescall, play-by-play son with a career reception. He ranked second on the squad with 24 catches for Greg Acquaviva, color analysis 258 yards last season. MIKE DIBELLA, who ranks fifth on MU’s career tackles www.WMCX.com list, moved to fullback in the spring. LAFAYETTE COVERAGE The Leopards will look to attack the Hawks through the air. Lafayette ranked WEST 1400 AM 14th in the nation in passing offense last year and MARKO GLAVIC, a two-year Easton, Pa. returnee at quarterback, tossed for 2,460 yards last season. The Maroon and Dick Hammer, play-by-play Mike Moore - color analysis White aerial attack also returns its leading target from a year ago in the form of JOHN WEYRAUCH who hauled in 58 passes for 889 yards and 6 TDs during his sophomore season. The offensive assault is supplemented on the ground by JOE TELEVISON MCCOURT who tallied 731 rushing yards and 6 TDs as a freshman. Lafayette LAFAYETTE COVERAGE also returns a pair of All- offensive lineman in left tackle KEVIN RCN-TV 4 & WBPH-TV 60 MOSS and center CHRIS ROYLE. The Leopards’ weakness is defense as they , Pa. yielded 406.2 yards and 30.8 points per game last season. Defensive back HERB Gary Laubach, play-by-play KENNEDY led Lafayette returnees with 50 tackles in 2001. John Leone, color analysis

www.monmouth.edu THE LAFAYETTE-MONMOUTH SERIES MEDIA SERVICES Saturday’s game marks the first-ever matchup between Lafayette and Monmouth on the gridiron. Monmouth is 1-5 all-time vs. members of the Patriot League. The Hawks lost its only meeting vs. , 56-10 in 1999. Monmouth is 1- INTERVIEWS WITH COACH CALLAHAN 6 all-time vs. Towson, but the Hawks are 1-4 against the Tigers since they joined Media wishing to interview Coach the Patriot League. Last season, the Hawks posted a 24-17 victory over Towson, despite not completing a pass for the entire contest. Callahan must notify the Monmouth Athletics Communications office. Twenty- four hours of advance notice is appreci- HEAD COACH KEVIN CALLAHAN th ated. Coach Callahan is most available Head coach KEVIN CALLAHAN is in his 10 season at Monmouth and also in his 10th year as a head coach. Callahan owns a 47-39 career coaching record, all with weekday mornings. the Hawks. Callahan has led Monmouth to a pair of Northeast Conference co- championships 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- WEEKLY PLAYER INTERVIEWS dinator at Colgate for eight seasons and at Wagner for three years. He began his All player interviews must be requested coaching career as an assistant coach at Albany (1977-79) and Syracuse (1980) through the Monmouth Athletics Communi- before becoming a Seahawk assistant in 1981. cations office, and must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance. Please coordi- LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS nate all requests with the Monmouth Football has been played in a structured form on the campus of Lafayette Athletics Communcations office. College since November 7, 1882 when it lost a decision at . The Lafayette football program is credited with three national championships (1896, 1921 and 1926) and it has posted five undefeated seasons (1896, 1921, PRACTICE COVERAGE 1926, 1937 and 1940). Lafayette and Lehigh University meet every season in Monmouth’s practices are open to the college football’s most played rivalry. Having met 137 times, Lafayette owns a media. Shooting of video and still photos is 71-61-5 edge in the all-time series, despite losing nine of the last 12 meetings. limited to the first 20 minutes of each The Leopards have won three Patriot League title since the league began sponsoring football in 1986. Lafayette is credited with playing in the first indoor practice unless other arrangements are night college football game as the Leopards dropped a 7-0 decision vs. Wash- made. ington & Jefferson College in the Atlantic City Auditorium on October 25, 1930.

HEAD COACH: FRANK TAVANI (Lebanon Valley, 1975) is in his third season MEDIA CREDENTIALS as head coach at Lafayette. He owns a 4-17 record as the Leopards’ head Arrangements for media credentials for coach. Tavani became the school’s 27th head coach on December 11, 1999 as Monmouth home football games must be he replaced Bill Russo. Tavani earned the head coaching position after serving made throught the Monmouth Athletics as the Leopards’ top assistant coach for 13 seasons. He arrived in Easton in April of 1987 after serving as an assistant coach for one season at his alma Communications office. Requests by mater Lebanon Valley College, where he was defensive coordinator. Tavani’s first accredited media members should be coaching job came at Franklin & Marshall College where he served as an offen- made in writing and submitted on company sive coordinator for 10-years and helped guide the Diplomats to a 67-23-1 record. He earned his bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Lebanon letterhead to Thomas Dick. Valley in 1975. In his senior season, Tavani became the first player in LVC Credentials must be requested at least history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season, earning All-America honors. In 1988 48 hours prior to requested game. he was inducted into the LVC Athletic Hall of Fame.

LEOPARDS NOTES: The pass-happy Leopards ranked 14th in the nation in HOW TO REACH US: passing offense last season with 265.1 yards per game. Lafayette’s offensive ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: (732) 571-4447 line welcomes back a pair of All-Patriot League performers as senior CHRIS THOMAS DICK, ROYLE earned first-team All-Patriot recognition in 2001 and second-team Director of Athletics Communications honors in 2000 as a center. KEVIN MOSS garnered second-team honors with Home: (732) 695-1042 / nine starts at left tackle. Starting right guard STEPHEN BONO and starting [email protected] right tackle JOE UNGRADY also return to the veteran offensive line. On offense, the Leopards also return their leading passer (MARKO GLAVIC), leading rusher (JOE MCCOURT) and leading receiver (JOHN WEYRAUCH). Glavic has started 18 games over the last two seasons and in 2001 he com- pleted 211 of 373 pass attempts for 2,460 yards and 9 TDs. McCourt, who started nine games as a freshman, tallied 731 yards and 6 TDs on 146 carries. He also caught 22 passes out of the backfield for 167 yards. Weyrauch paced all Lafayette receiving targets with 58 catches for 889 yards and 6 TDs during his sophomore campaign. The Leopards return just four starters on defense which could be good or bad considering they allowed 406.2 yards and 30.8 points per game. Among the returnees, left cornerback HERB KENNEDY had the most tackles last season with 50. THE HAWKS IN THE NEC Monmouth is 21-14 all-time in Northeast Conference play on the way to two league crowns during the six years the NEC has sponsored football. The Hawks The Records Watch set a program record with its five NEC wins in 2001. Prior to last year, Monmouth posted four league wins on two different occasions, 2000 (4-4) and 1998 (4-1). MU CAREER LEADERS Monmouth’s 4-1 mark in 1998 was good enough for a share of the NEC title. MU TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS Player Years Plays Rush Pass Total also won a share of the league crown in 1996 when it went 3-1. 1. Dan Sabella 1994-97 930 -82 6,229 6,147 2. Doug Rossback 1993-94 340 12 2,744 2,756 3. Bill Rankin 2000- 568 -252 2850 2,598 CLIMBING THE CHARTS 4. John DiPasquale 1996-99 454 -191 2,764 2,573 5. Chris Reed 1994-95, 97-98 438 2,239 0 2,239 Among the players looking to climb Monmouth’s various career statistical charts in 2002 are quarterbacks BILL RANKIN and CHRIS WIELGOSZ, punt returner PASSING ATTEMPTS KEVIN FAULKNER, placekicker RYAN PETERSON, linebacker JOE SENTIPAL Player Years Cmp. Yards Att. 1. Dan Sabella 1994-97 500 6,229 868 and TODD STEVENS. 2. Bill Rankin 2000- 227 2,850 486 3. John DiPasquale 1996-99 221 2,764 423 Rankin currently ranks third on Monmouth’s career total offense list with 2,598 4. Doug Rossback 1993-94 213 2,744 387 yards. He needs just 159 yards to pass Doug Rossback for second place. 5. Chris Wielgosz 1999- 148 1,811 342 PASSING COMPLETIONS Rankin and Wielgosz both enter the 2002 campaign ranked in the top five in pass Player Years Att. Yards Cmp. completions, pass attempts, passing yardage and touchdown passes. Rankin 1. Dan Sabella 1994-97 868 6,229 500 2. Bill Rankin 2000- 486 2,850 227 ranks second in all four categories with 227 completions, 486 attempts, 2,850 3. John DiPasquale 1996-99 423 2,764 221 yards and 19 TDs. Wielgosz ranks fifth in all four categories with 148 comple- 4. Doug Rossback 1993-94 387 2,744 213 tions, 342 attempts, 1,811 yards and eight TDs. Dan Sabella is currently 5. Chris Wielgosz 1999- 342 1,811 148 Monmouth’s all-time passing leader with 500 completions, 868 attempts, 6,229 PASSING YARDAGE yards and 52 TDs. Player Years Cmp. Att. Yards 1. Dan Sabella 1994-97 500 868 6,229 Faulkner ranks third on the Hawks’ all-time punt return yardage list with 250 2. Bill Rankin 2000- 227 486 2,850 3. John DiPasquale 1996-99 221 423 2,764 yards and needs just 94 to pass Eji Maxilom for first place. Faulkner is currently 4. Doug Rossback 1993-94 213 387 2,744 the all-time leader in punt return average with 8.9 yards per kick and needs to 5. Chris Wielgosz 1999- 148 342 1,811 keep the average above 8.818 to stay ahead of Ken Flores. PASSING TOUCHDOWNS Player Years Cmp. Att. Yards TD Peterson ranks second in Hawks’ history with 12 made field goals and third with 1. Dan Sabella 1994-97 500 868 6,229 52 17 field goal attempts. Chris Mandell ranks first in both categories with 18 made 2. Bill Rankin 2000- 227 486 2,850 19 field goals on 29 attempts. Peterson is currently Monmouth’s all-time leader with 3. John DiPasquale 1996-99 221 423 2,764 17 a 70.6 field goal percentage. 4. Doug Rossback 1993-94 213 387 2,744 12 5. Chris Wielgosz 1999- 140 323 1,684 8

Sentipal and Stevens both rank in the top six on the Blue and White’s all-time PUNT RETURN YARDAGE sack list. Sentipal is second on the list with 17.0 QB takedowns and Stevens Player Years No. Avg. Yards 1. Eji Maxilom 1999-2000 41 8.4 343 ranks sixth with 12.5. The duo is chasing Jason Gmitter who recorded 25.5 sacks 2. Ken Flores 1995-96 33 8.8 291 during his career. 3. Kevin Faulkner 2001- 28 8.9 250 4. David Lewis 1993-96 34 7.1 243

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE RANKIN FILE Player Years No. Yards Avg. The Hawks’ No. 1 quarterback since the second game of the 2000 season, BILL 1. Kevin Faulkner 2001- 28 250 8.9 2. Ken Flores 1995-96 33 291 8.8 RANKIN owns a 12-8 record as a starter. After struggling with his accuracy as a 3. Eji Maxilom 1999-2000 41 343 8.4 sophomore and completing just 43.9 percent (112-of-255) of his passes for 4. David Lewis 1993-96 34 243 7.1 1,355 yards and nine TDs in 2000, Rankin improved both his numbers and the team’s record in 2001. The Toms River, New Jersey native completed 49.8 FIELD GOALS MADE Player Years FGA FGM percent (115-of-231) his passes for 1,495 yards and 10 TDs last season as the 1. Chris Mandell 1998-2000 29 18 Hawks improved their record to 7-3. For his career, Rankin rates second on the 2. Ryan Peterson 2000- 17 12 MU charts with 227 completions, 486 attempts, 2,850 yards and 19 TDs. 3. Jim Varick 1993-96 18 6 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Player Years FGM FGA SEASON OPENERS 1. Chris Mandell 1998-2000 18 29 With their 23-15 victory over Wagner to start off the 2001 campaign, Monmouth 2. Jim Varick 1993-96 6 18 3. Ryan Peterson 2000- 12 17 posted its first-ever win in a season opener. The win snapped an eight-game losing string in seasonal debuts. With a 1-8 record in season openers, Monmouth FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 15 Att.) Player Years FGM FGA PCT. has lost two such games by 1 point (16-15 at Marist in 1995 and 21-20 at 1. Ryan Peterson 2000- 12 17 70.6 Towson in 1997), one by 5 points and two by seven points. 2. Chris Mandell 1998-2000 18 29 62.1

SACKS Player Years Yards Sacks THE PRIDE OF THE GARDEN STATE 1. Jason Gmitter 1994-97 145 25.5 Ninety-two of the 96 players (95.8%) on Monmouth’s opening day roster hail 2. Joe Sentipal 1999- 124 17.0 from the Garden State. The Hawks also have two players from Maryland and one 3. Cornell Key 1997-2000 111 15.5 4. Tim Canavan 1993-94 110 15.0 each from Pennsylvania and California. The three other New Jersey NCAA 5. Mike Normand 1997-2000 68 14.5 Division I football squads don’t even challenge Monmouth’s numbers. Despite 6. Todd Stevens 1999- 78 12.5 getting most of the coverage in “New Jersey’s” newspapers, just 58 of the 100 (58.0) players on Rutgers squad hail from New Jersey. St. Peter’s comes in third with 50.9 percent (52 of 102). Less than 15 percent of Princeton’s roster (14 of 113) is from New Jersey. KESSLER FIELD The Hawks are looking to improve on their play at Kessler Field. Monmouth’s .537 winning percentage (22-19) at home is lower than its road winning per- the MONMOUTH centage or .556 (25-20). The Hawks’ best home season came in 1994 when Monmouth posted an undefeated 4-0 mark. MU also had four-win home seasons NOTEBOOK in 1995 (4-1) and 1996 (4-2). The Hawks’ home ledger is marred by a pair of winless home seasons, including the inaugural campaign in 1993 (0-3) and 1999 (0-4). ❒ Mike DiBella, who now ranks fifth on MU’s career tackle list with 235, HOME 1993 0-3 1995 4-1 1997 2-2 1999 0-4 2001 3-2 moved to fullback in the offseason. 1994 4-0 1996 4-2 1998 2-3 2000 3-2

ROAD ❒ Senior quarterback Bill Rankin 1993 2-2 1995 3-2 1997 3-2 1999 2-4 2001 4-1 1994 3-2 1996 3-1 1998 3-2 2000 2-4 owns a 12-8 record as a starter and ranks second on MU’s career passing chart with 2,850 yards. NEW JERSEY SACK EXCHANGE While no one on the Hawks’ defense has ever had sack dance that makes them ❒ Monmouth DE Chris Ammacher and PK look like a wild hyenia, been engaged to a star from a ‘Rocky’ movie, graced the pages of Playgirl magazine or crossed a strike picket line, they do resemble the Ryan Peterson were named to the highly touted New York Sack Exchange of the early 1980’s. In 2000, the Hawks preseason All-Northeast Conference tallied a school and Northeast Conference record 55 sacks, including two games and Don Hansen’s National Weekly with 11 sacks. Last season, Monmouth recorded 38 quarterback takedowns. The of the New Jersey Sack Exchange is JOE SENTIPAL. The senior Football Gazette Division I-AA Mid- erupted for a league and school record 15.5 sacks during the 2000 season and Major All-America teams. earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors a record four times during his sophomore campaign. TODD STEVENS is in the role of , with 12.5 sacks during his career, including 6.5 in 2001. Defensive end CHRIS ❒ Monmouth led the nation in total AMMACHER fits in perfectly in the role of . Last season, Ammacher defense in 2000 and ranked 17th led the NEC with 8.5 sacks and added 16 tackles for loss of yardage. in the category in 2001. CAPTAIN MORGAN, MEET CAPT’N CRUNCH ❒ Monmouth moved to 1-8 all-time Monmouth selected four captains in the offseason. Senior quarterback BILL in season openers with its win over RANKIN and senior fullback MIKE DIBELLA were tabbed as offensive co- Wagner in 2001. captains. Senior linebacker JOE SENTIPAL and senior defensive back JUSTIN ROSATO were named as defensive co-captains. Rankin, DiBella and Sentipal all served as captains in 2001 and Rosato was the lone first-time selection. Cap- ❒ With 17 career sacks, Joe Sentipal, tains were named as a result of balloting done during the spring practice a first-team All-NEC performer in session. 2000, needs nine sacks to pass Jason Gmitter as the Hawks’ HAWKS EARN NEC PRESEASON HONORS career leader. Five Monmouth football players earned preseason All-NEC honors, the second- highest total in the league. The Hawks had three defensive players recognized ❒ PK Ryan Peterson, RS Kevin as linebacker JOE SENTIPAL, defensive end CHRIS AMMACHER and defensive Faulkner, LB Joe Sentipal, DB back MICHAEL PITTS were all chosen. Sentipal, who played in just two games last season due to a case of mononucleosis, was picked on the strength of a Michael Pitts and DE Chris 2000 season in which he set the Monmouth and Northeast Conference record Ammacher were all named to the with 15.5 sacks. Ammacher distinquished himself as a first-team All-NEC preseason All-NEC squad. performer in 2001 as he led the conference with 8.5 sacks and paced Monmouth with 16 tackles for loss of yardage. A second-team All-NEC choice in 2001, Pitts ❒ led Monmouth with three interceptions and eight pass breakups in 2001. On Junior Billy Lynn enters the season special teams, placekicker RYAN PETERSON and return specialist KEVIN as the only Hawks’ wide receiver FAULKNER were selected as the best at their positions by the league’s coaches. with a career reception. Peterson led the NEC with 10 field goals on 15 attempts last season. Faulkner ranked third in the conference in punt return average with a 8.9 clip and re- turned a punt 53 yards for a touchdown in Monmouth’s win over Canisius. ❒ Monmouth owns a 47-39 all-time record heading into its 10th season. CLOSING IN ON 3,000 Senior quarterback BILL RANKIN needs just 150 passing yards to reach the ❒ 3,000 yard plateau. In doing so, Rankin would become just the second Starting tailback Bobby Smith was Monmouth quarterback to accomplish the feat, joining Dan Sabella (6,229). a All-NEC and All-East performer Rankin has 2,850 career passing yards as he has completed 227 pass on 486 in the Javelin in 2001. attempts. His 19 career touchdown passes also ranks second in the Monmouth annals. MONMOUTH IN OVERTIME In the nine-year history of the Monmouth football program, the Hawks have never participated in a contest that has gone into overtime. NEC PRESEASON COACHES POLL COACHES PICK MU TO FINISH FOURTH The league’s skippers predicted that Sacred Heart’s reign as the league champi- 1. Albany (4) ons would be short and they did not see the crown being passed to former 2. Robert Morris (3) perennial top dog Robert Morris. In the poll, released on August 14, the coaches picked Albany to win the NEC with four of the eight ballots listing the Great 3. Sacred Heart (1) Danes in the top spot. They selected Robert Morris to finish second, followed by 4. MONMOUTH Sacred Heart. The Colonials (3) and Pioneers (1) shared the remaining first- 5. Central Connecticut State place votes. Monmouth was tabbed to round out the top half of the conference, 6. Stony Brook in fourth place. The bottom half had Central Connecticut State, Stony Brook, Wagner and St. Francis selected fifth through eighth. 7. Wagner 8. St. Francis (Pa.) STONY BROOK AND ALBANY STAY, ST. JOHN’S EXITS While St. John’s continued its nomadic ways and elected to go the ‘Prodigal Son’ route and re-enter the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Albany and Stony PRESEASON Brook renewed their agreements to remain associate member of the Northeast Conference in the sport of football through 2006. Both schools initially agreed to ALL-NEC TEAM a three-year commitment when they joined the I-AA football conference in 1999. Albany began sponsoring football as a varsity sport in 1973, while Stony OFFENSE Brook introduced football in 1984. Both universities competed as an NCAA QB Ryan Roeder - Albany Division III program until the mid 90’s, when the move was made to Division II. They each upgraded to Division I-AA upon joining the NEC in 1999. Albany RB Clinton Dunston - CCSU finished with a 7-3 record last year, and tied for third place in the league stand- RB Sam Dorsett - Robert Morris ings. Stony Brook ended the 2001 campaign with a 3-6 mark, tying for fifth in WR Stephen McNair - Robert Morris the conference. Stony Brook is nearing completion of Seawolves Stadium, an 8,000 seat facility set to open in time for the 2002 season. The Northeast WR Londre Blocker - Stony Brook Conference consists of 12 institutions of higher learning located throughout five TE Greg Sigler - Albany states and is celebrating its 21st year as an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic OL Alex Argulewicz - Albany association. The NEC began sponsoring football at the I-AA level in 1996, and OL Geir Gudmundsen - Albany has since increased its membership from five to eight institutions. Central Connecticut State, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA) and OL Scott Konchek - Robert Morris Wagner are full-time NEC members who sponsor football, and are joined by OL Kevin Wachhaus - Robert Morris associate members Albany and Stony Brook, both of whom joined the I-AA OL Jason St. John - Sacred Heart league in 1999. NEC institutions voted in October, 1999 to permit financial aid to be awarded on the basis of athletic ability for a limited number of football student-athletes beginning in the 2000 season. DEFENSE DL CHRIS AMMACHER - MONMOUTH LAMAR CAN’T BEAT THIS GUY DL John Bolt - Albany Starting tailback BOBBY SMITH is poised to become one of the nation’s elite DL Mike Kirk - CCSU javelin throwers. After a highly touted prep track and field career at Hopatcong DL Shaun Hubbard - Sacred Heart High School, Smith had an equally outstanding freshman season earning All-NEC LB JOE SENTIPAL - MONMOUTH and All-East honors in the javelin. He was an NCAA Provisional Qualifier with a toss of 227 feet. LB Josh Bazan - Albany LB Kayode Mayowa - Sacred Heart DB MICHAEL PITTS - MONMOUTH DORMANT WEAPONS DB Samson Brown - Albany In 2001, Monmouth tight ends combined to catch just five passes for the entire season. This season, PETE RASPITZI is the only tight end on the roster with a DB Corey Oaks - Robert Morris career reception. His lone catch came last season for 20 yards. DB Daunte Neal - St. Francis (Pa.)

CLOSING IN ON 3,000 SPECIAL TEAMS Senior quarterback BILL RANKIN needs just 150 passing yards to reach the K RYAN PETERSON - MONMOUTH 3,000 yard plateau. In doing so, Rankin would become just the second P Billy Pike - Albany Monmouth quarterback to accomplish the feat, joining Dan Sabella (6,229). RS KEVIN FAULKNER - MONMOUTH Rankin has 2,850 career passing yards as he has completed 227 pass on 486 attempts. His 19 career touchdown passes also ranks second in the Monmouth annals. ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE 2001 National Rankings Senior defensive end CHRIS AMMACHER returns off an All-American perfor- mance in 2001. During his junior campaign, Ammacher led the Northeast Conference with 8.5 quarterback sacks and registered a team-high 16 tackles for loss totaling 61 yards. For his effort, Ammacher was selected to the Don INDIVIDUAL (Top 50) Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette Division I-AA Mid-Major All-America KICKOFF RETURNS first-team. Placekicker RYAN PETERSON and defensive back MICHAEL 19. Jay Roach 25.9 ypr PITTS were on the team’s honorable mention list. FIELD GOALS t-27. Ryan Peterson 1.0 fgpg HELP WANTED: RECEIVERS WITH EXPERIENCE ALL PURPOSE YARDAGE Junior BILLY LYNN enters the season as the only Hawks’ wide receiver with a 44. Matt Merklinger 122.5 ypg career collegiate reception. Lynn ranked second on the squad with 24 recep- SCORING tions for 258 yards and one touchdown in 2001. Counting tight ends and t-20. Matt Merklinger 8.4 ppg running backs, Monmouth returns just 40 of their 126 receptions from last TEAM (Top 25 of 123 schools) season. PASSING DEFENSE t-8th. 148.70 passing yards per game BLOCK & TACKLE TOTAL DEFENSE After ending the 2001 season ranked fifth on Monmouth’s career tackle chart 17. 292.50 yards per game with 235 takedowns, senior co-captain MIKE DIBELLA was expected to SCORING DEFENSE challenge Aaron Edwards (353) for the top spot on the list in 2002. All of that 9. 15.4 points per game changed during spring practice when the Hawks’ coaching staff decided to put DiBella’s aggressive style of play in the offensive backfield. He enters the 2002 PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE season listed as the starting fullback. 17. 96.92 opponents’ pass efficiency CLOSE CALLS 2001 NEC Rankings After losing 9 of its 10 games decided by seven points or less between Septem- ber of 1997 and October of 2000, the Hawks have won their last three tightly INDIVIDUAL (Top 4) contested affairs dating back to 2000’s season-ending 32-28 victory over PASSING Jacksonville. Monmouth is 9-15 all-time in games decided by seven points or 4. Bill Rankin 149.5 ypr less. TOTAL OFFENSE Date Opponent Result 4. Bill Rankin 139.3 ypr 9-7-1997 at Towson L, 20-21 PUNT RETURNS 9-19-1998 at Albany L, 28-31 3. Kevin Faulkner 8.9 ypr 10-10-1998 at C.W. Post L, 22-27 10-24-1998 at Robert Morris W, 27-26 KICKOFF RETURNS 11-14-1998 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE L, 13-17 2. Jay Roach 25.9 ypr 9-25-1999 at Stony Brook L, 3-7 10-9-1999 C.W. POST L, 26-30 ALL PURPOSE YARDAGE 11-13-1999 at Central Connecticut State L, 21-28 2. Matt Merklinger 122.5 ypg 9-9-2000 at Wagner L, 7-14 9-30-2000 SACRED HEART L, 7-13 SCORING 11-18-2000 at Jacksonville W, 32-28 2. Matt Merklinger 8.4 ppg 9-22-2001 at Central Connecticut State W, 20-14 FIELD GOALS 10-27-2001 at Towson W, 24-17 1. Ryan Peterson 1.00 ppg SACKS A ROUTINE PLAY? t-1. Chris Ammacher 8.5 In 2001, Monmouth experienced a letdown immediatetly after scoring a t-3. Todd Stevens 6.5 touchdown. Immediately, as in the very next play. The Hawks were able to convert on just 22-of-31 on all points-after-touchdown attempts. Monmouth made 22-of-29 PAT kicks on the season and were 0-of-2 on their two-point conversion attempts. Starting placekicker RYAN PETERSON made just 22 of his 28 PAT attempts and backup STEVE ANDRIOLA missed his only attempt of the season. UP NEXT... Next week, Monmouth opens up its 2002 home slate as the Hawks host Sacred Heart in a 1 p.m. contest at Kessler Field on Saturday, September 14, 2002. THE LAST TIME... A MONMOUTH PLAYER... Rushed 25 times 29, Matt Merklinger at Towson (10-27-2001) Rushed 30 times 32, Matt Merklinger vs. Wagner (9-8-2001) Rushed 35 times 39, Matt Merklinger at Jacksonville (11-18-2000) Rushed for 100 yards 116, Matt Merklinger at Towson (10-27-2001) Rushed for 150 yards 162, Matt Merklinger at Jacksonville (11-18-2000) Rushed for 200 yards 214, Chris Reed at Wagner (11-7-1998) Rushed for 3 TDs 3, Matt Merklinger vs. Canisisus (9-29-2001) Rushed for 4 TDs 4, Matt Merklinger vs. Stony Brook (10-21-2000) Rushed for 5 TDs 5, Chris Reed vs. LaSalle (10-3-1998) Had a rush of 60 yards or more 60, Chad Smith vs. Canisius (9-22-2001) Had a rush of 70 yards or more 70, Matt Merklinger vs. Wagner (9-8-2001)

Completed 20 passes 22, Chris Wielgosz at Central Connecticut St. (11-13-1999) Completed 25 passes 26, John DiPasquale at C.W. Post (10-10-1998) 26-of-33 Completed 30 passes Never accomplished Attempted 30 passes 36, Bill Rankin vs. C.W. Post (10-6-2001) Attempted 40 passes 40, Chris Wielgosz vs. C.W. Post (10-9-1999) Attempted 50 passes 54, Dan Sabella vs. Southern Connecticut (9-7-1996) Threw for 200 yards 214, Bill Rankin vs. C.W. Post (10-6-2001) Threw for 250 yards 266, Bill Rankin vs. Central Connecticut State (9-22-2001) Threw for 300 yards 328, John DiPasquale vs. Sacred Heart (10-31-1998) Threw for 400 yards 418, Doug Rossback vs. St. Peter’s (10-2-1993) Threw a pass for 70 yards or more 74, Bill Rankin to Matt Merklinger vs. Albany (11-3-2001) Threw for 3 TDs 3, Bill Rankin vs. Central Connecticut State (9-23-2000) Threw for 5 TDs 5, Doug Rossback vs. St. Peter’s (10-2-1993) Threw 3 interceptions 3, Bill Rankin at Towson (10-27-2001)

Caught 8 passes 8, Anthony Galella vs. Towson (9-12-1998) Had 100 receiving yards 107, Matt Merklinger vs. Albany (11-3-2001) Had 150 receiving yards 156, Anthony Galella vs. Sacred Heart (10-31-1998) Had 200 receiving yards Never accomplished Caught a pass for 70 yards or more 74, Matt Merkliner from Bill Rankin vs. Albany (11-3-2001)

Returned a kickoff for a TD 93, Jay Roach vs. Wagner (9-8-2001) Returned a punt for a TD 53, Kevin Faulkner vs. Canisius (9-29-2001) Returned an interception for a TD 92, Aaron Edwards at Towson (10-27-2001) Returned a fumble for at TD 11, Dan Blazosky at Towson (10-27-2001)

Blocked a punt Aaron Edwards vs. Stony Brook (10-20-2001) Blocked two punts Aaron Edwards vs. Stony Brook (10-20-2001)

Kicked a 40+ yard field goal 43, Ryan Peterson vs. Wagner (9-8-2001) Kicked a 50+ yard field goal Never accomplished MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL Depth Chart vs. Lafayette (September 7, 2002) O TE LT LG C RG RT WR 88 - CHRIS DAMIAN 72 - DAN ISKRA 75 - AUGUST WUILLERMIN 60 - MARK DI PISA 74 - MIKE STOIA 77 - ED HELFREY 85 - BILLY LYNN F 6-2, 235, SR. 6-3, 250, JR. 6-1, 265, SO. 6-4, 270, SR. 6-2, 255, SR. 6-4, 320, JR. 5-9, 170, JR. 66 - Ryan Charzewski 50 - Frank Mastrangelo 65 - Tom Mauro 79 - Steve Popadiuk 4 - Tim Hiltwine 89 - Pete Raspitzi 54 - Mike Mirabelli WR 6-3, 300, So. 6-2, 240, So. 6-2, 260, Fr. 6-3, 250, Fr. 5-9, 170 Fr. 6-3, 230, Jr. 6-2, 235, Fr. F 3 - BILL WORFOLK 5-7, 170, JR.

81 - Chuck Gookins QB 6-1, 180 Sr. 11 - BILL RANKIN E 6-1, 210, SR. FB 5 - MIKE DIBELLA 16 - ChrisRB Wielgosz 33 - BOBBY SMITH 6-1, 240, SR. 6-1, 215, 5-Sr. 6-1, 210, SO. N 7 - Jay Wolfstirn 23 - Doug Stetz 5-11, 215, Sr. 6-0, 200, Sr. S 13 - RYAN PETERSON S P 6-0, 170, SR. E DE DT DT DE 19 - Steve Andriola 6-0, 190, So. 78 - CHRIS AMMACHER 91 - SEAN KERR 90 - BOB PLUTA 87 - TODD STEVENS 6-4, 240, 5-SR. 6-0, 250, JR. 6-1, 245, JR. 6-4, 240, SR. P 13 - RYAN PETERSON D 92 - Mike DeFalco 93 - Glascow Bart 95 - Ed Ratyniak 55 - Sean Hefferon KO 6-0, 170, SR. 6-3, 235, Jr. 6-2, 260, Sr. 6-0, 270, So. 6-0, 230, Jr. E 13 - RYAN PETERSON E WLB 6-0, 170, SR. C 19 - Steve Andriola 47 - DAN BLAZOSKY 35 - DANNY BARKER PK 6-0, 190, So. 6-2, 225,SLB SO. 6-0, 220, SR. F 53 - Fred Williams 59 - Josh Costantino I 2 - ROBERT LOMORIELLO 6-0, 215, Jr. 28 - JOE SENTIPAL 6-2, 210, So. 6-0, 185, SO. 5-11, 225, SR. A 30 - KEVIN FAULKNER MLB 5-8, 175, SR. E 22 - Nick Castellano 5-10, 195, Fr. CB CB L KR 30 - KEVIN FAULKNER N 5-8, 175, SR. 85 - Billy Lynn 2 - ROBERT LOMORIELLO 20 - MICHAEL PITTS 5-9, 170, Jr. 6-0, 185, SO. SS FS 5-11, 190, SR. S 30 - Kevin Faulkner 6 - Keith Harper 21 - JOE BILLUPS 1 - JUSTIN ROSATO 28 - JOE SENTIPAL 5-8, 175, Sr. 6-1, 170, Sr. T 6-1, 195, JR. 6-0, 195, SR. PRLS 5-11, 225, SR. 42 - Kevin Hutchison 40 - Pete Palus 16 - CHRIS WIELGOSZ E 6-3, 210, Jr. 5-11, 200, Fr. E 6-1, 215, 5-SR. A M S HO Monmouth Offensive Depth Chart

FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM WR 3 Bill Worfolk 5-7, 170, Jr. WR 81 Chuck Gookins 6-1, 180, Sr. Speedy receiver... First career college start... Enters game looking for Has appeared in one game for the Hawks... Has not caught a pass... his first career reception... Played in four games in 2001. Plays outfield for the Hawks’ squad.

LT 72 Dan Iskra 6-3, 250, Jr. LT 54 Mike Mirabelli 6-2, 235, Fr. Has played in just one game during his first two seasons due to First collegiate game... Local product from nearby Freehold Township... injuries... All-state player at Middlesex (N.J.) HS where he Three-sport standout for the Patriots... Earned first-team All-Shore averaged over 17 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior. honors as a senior.

LG 75 August Wuillermin 6-1, 265, So. LG 66 Ryan Charzewski 6-3, 300, So. Making first career start... Moved to offensive line in the spring after Appeared in just one game as a freshman... One of three 300- spending freshman season on defensive line... Did not see action in pounders on the roster. 2001.

C 60 Mark Di Pisa 6-4, 270, Sr. C 50 Frank Mastrangelo 6-2, 240, So. Veteran of 22 games for the Hawks, including 20 starts... Began career Played in one game as a freshman, seeing action in MU’s win over as a right tackle for the Hawks... Started all 11 games at center in Canisius... May also see action at one of the guard spots. 2000.

RG 74 Mike Stoia 6-2, 255, Sr. RG 65 Tom Mauro 6-2, 260, Fr. Appeared in all 21 games in 2000 and 2001... Made 13 starts over the First collegiate game... Local product from nearby Middletown South... last two seasons, including starts at both LG and RG. As team captain, led the Eagles to a 12-0 record and a Central Jersey Group III State Championship in 2001.

RT 77 Ed Helfrey 6-4, 320, Jr. RT 79 Stephen Popadiuk 6-3, 240, Fr. One of three 300-pounders on the roster... Wears size 19 shoes... First collegiate game... Earned All-Skyland Conference honors at Veteran of 14 games, including 12 starts... Has played both LT and RT. Hillsborough... Led HHS to the Central Jersey Group IV state title in 2001.

TE 88 Chris Damian 6-2, 235, Sr. TE 89 Pete Raspitzi 6-3, 230, Jr. Veteran of 19 games for the Hawks... MU’s top blocking tight end over Has played in 19 of Monmouth’s 21 games over the last two seasons... the last three seasons... Owns one career reception. Caught one pass for 20 yards last season... Has just one career reception.

QB 11 Bill Rankin 6-1, 210, Sr QB 16 Chris Wielgosz 6-1, 215, 5-Sr. Offensive co-captain... 12-8 record in 20 starts at quarterback... Ranks Veteran of 23 games at quarterback, including seven starts... Ranks second on all of MU’s career passing lists (227-486, 2,850 yards, 19 fifth on MU’s career passing list with 1,881 yards... Threw for 1,330 TDs)... Tallied 1,495 yards in the air as a junior. yards in nine games in 1999.

FB 5 Mike DiBella 6-1, 240, Sr. FB 7 Jay Wolfstirn 5-11, 215, Sr. Offensive co-captain... Ranks fifth on MU’s career tackle chart (235)... Two-year starter at fullback... Has 78 career rushing yards on 25 Played ILB in his first three seasons... Moved to FB in spring. carries... Owns 18 career receptions for 116 yards... Has played in 31 games for the Hawks.

TB 33 Bobby Smith 6-1, 200, So. TB 23 Doug Stetz 6-0, 200, Sr. All-ECAC performer and NCAA Provisional Qualifier in the Javelin as a Has appeared in 12 games as a backup tailback and on special teams... freshman... Rushed for 67 yards on 14 careers in 2001. Rushed for 38 yards and one TD on six carries as a junior... Has 56 career rusing yards.

WR 85 Billy Lynn 5-9, 170, Jr. WR 4 Tim Hiltwine 5-9, 170, Fr. Only WR on the roster to own a career catch... Ranked second on the First collegiate game... Three-sport standout at Hammonton... Helped squad with 24 receptions for 258 yards... 38 career receptions. Blue Devils to a combined 30-6 record, three New Jersey Group II runner-up finishes and one Cape Atlantic title during his three seasons.

PK 13 Ryan Peterson 6-0, 170, Sr. PK 19 Steve Andriola 6-0, 190, So. Preseason All-Northeast Conference selection... Hit 10-of-15 field goals Appeared in one game as a freshman... Went 0-of-1 in extra point in 2001... Preseason Don Hansen’s Division I-AA Mid-Major All- attempts... Does not have a career field goal attempt. America... 12-of-17 in field goal attempts for his career. Monmouth Defensive Depth Chart

FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM DE 78 Chris Ammacher 6-4, 240, 5-Sr. DE 92 Mike DeFalco 6-3, 235, Jr. Led NEC with 8.5 sacks in 2001... Named preseason D-IAA Mid-Major Owns 17 career tackles and five career sacks in 13 games... Posted All-America by The Sports Network and Don Hansen National Weekly eight tackles and two sacks in 2001 and nine tackles and three sacks Football Gazette... First-team All-NEC in 2001. as a freshman.

DT 91 Sean Kerr 6-0, 250, Jr. DT 93 Glascow Bart 6-2, 260, Sr. Second-team All-Northeast Conference in 2001... Veteran of 19 games Veteran of 13 games for the Hawks, including 10 games during his for the Hawks, including nine starts last season... Logged 19 tackles sophomore campaign in 2000... Solid producer on special teams. and two sacks in 2001.

DT 90 Bob Pluta 6-1, 245, Jr. DT 95 Ed Ratyniak 6-0, 270, So. Posted 21 tackles and 1.5 sacks last season... Owns 25 career First collegiate game... Did not see action as a freshman in 2001... tackles... Has appeared in 12 games during his career... Serves as Named Hudson County Lineman of the Year in 2000 at St. Peter’s Prep. backup long snapper.

DE 87 Todd Stevens 6-4, 240, Sr. DE 55 Sean Hefferon 6-0, 230, Jr. Ranks sixth on MU’s career sacks chart with 12.5 quarterback Moved to defensive line after spending first two seasons at linebacker... takedowns... Owns 60 career tackles in 31 games, including 21 tackles Veteran of 10 games for the Hawks, including eight games as a for loss of yardage... Booked 36 tackles in 6.5 sacks in 2001. sophomore... Recorded nine tackles in 2001.

SLB 47 Dan Blazosky 6-2, 225, So. SLB 53 Fred Williams 6-0, 215, Jr. Two-time Northeast Conference Defensive Rookie of the Week in Appeared in all 10 games as a sophomore... Logged nine tackles and 2001... Tallied 31 tackles and 3.0 sacks in eight games... Returned a two fumble recoveries in 2001. fumble 11 yards for a TD in MU’s 24-17 win over Towson in 2001.

MLB 28 Joe Sentipal 5-11, 225, Sr. MLB 22 Nick Castellano 5-10, 195, Fr. Defensive co-captain... Preseason All-NEC... Set NEC record with 15.5 First collegiate game... The most coveted of Monmouth’s 2002 sacks in 2000... NEC Defensive Player of the Week four times and first- recruiting class... Renowned as a heavy hitter... Earned first-team All- team All-NEC in 2000... Missed all but two games w/mono in 2001. State honors as a LB in 2000 and 2001.

WLB 35 Danny Barker 6-0, 220, Sr. WLB 59 Josh Costantino 6-2, 210, So. Veteran of 18 games for the Hawks... Owns 49 career tackles, including Played in five games as a freshman... Recorded two tackles, one sack 44 tackles as a junior in 2001. and two pass breakups in 2001.

CB 20 Michael Pitts 5-11, 190, Sr. CB 30 Kevin Faulkner 5-8, 175, Sr. Second-team All-NEC selection in 2001... Preseason All-NEC choice at Preseason All-NEC choice as return specialist... Will see action as a punt defensive back in 2002... Led Hawks with three interceptions and eight and kickoff returner... Logged two tackles and two pass breakups on pass breakups as a junior. defense in 2001... Returned punt 53 yards for TD vs. Canisius in 2001.

FS 1 Justin Rosato 6-0, 195, Sr. FS 40 Pete Galus 5-11, 200, Fr. Defensive co-captain... Earned first-team Verizon Academic All-District Entered fall camp as a running back, but switched to defensive back II honors as a junior... Owns 105 career tackles, including 60 in 2001. with rash of injuries... Rushed for 1,065 yards as a senior at Butler HS.

SS 21 Joe Billups 6-1, 195, Jr. SS 42 Kevin Hutchison 6-3, 210, Jr. Intercepted two passes and returned them for 48... First start in the Has appeared in 17 games in the secondary and on special teams... secondary... Owns 19 tackles in 13 career games. Recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a TD at Stony Brook in 2001... Has seven career tackles.

CB 2 Robert Lomoriello 6-0, 185, So. CB 6 Keith Harper 6-1, 170, Sr. First collegiate start... Did not see action as a freshman... Will also Returning starter in the defensive backfield... Owns 55 career tackles, serve as a kickoff returner. including 35 takedowns in 2001... Also has three career interceptions and eight career pass breakups.

P 13 Ryan Peterson 6-0, 170, Sr. P 19 Steve Andriola 6-0, 190, So. First game as a punter... Preseason All-Northeast Conference selection Has yet to punt for the Hawks... Appeared in one game as a fresh- at kicker... Hit 10-of-15 field goals in 2001... Preseason Don Hansen’s man... Went 0-of-1 in extra point attempts... Does not have a career Division I-AA Mid-Major All-America. field goal attempt. MONMOUTH2002 FOOTBALL ROSTER (Numerical) UNIVERSITY NNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Justin Rosato DB 6-0 195 Sr. Old Bridge, N.J./St. John Vianney 50 Frank Mastrangelo OL 6-2 240 So. Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memoria 2 Robert Lomoriello DB 6-0 185 So. Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock 51 Ryan Connell DL 6-2 235 Fr. Jersey City, N.J/St. Peter’s Prep 3 Bill Worfolk WR 5-7 170 Jr. Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley 52 Joe Turzilli LB 6-1 210 So. Kinnelon, N.J./Kinnelon 4 Tim Hiltwine WR 5-9 170 Fr. Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton 53 Fred Williams LB 6-0 215 Jr. Berkeley Heights, N.J./Livingston 5 Mike DiBella FB 6-1 240 Sr. Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan 54 Mike Mirabelli OL 6-2 235 Fr. Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township 6 Keith Harper DB 6-1 170 Sr. Hamilton, N.J./Hamilton West 55 Sean Hefferon DL 6-0 230 Jr. Stanhope, N.J./Hopatcong 7 Jay Wolfstirn FB 5-11 215 Sr. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 57 Mike Viturello OL 6-4 340 Jr. West Orange, N.J./West Orange 8 Dennis Carriero WR 5-9 185 So. Hackensack, N.J./Butler 58 Jay Ricciardi LB 6-1 200 So. Old Bridge, N.J./St. John Vianney 9 Chad Smith TB 6-0 200 Sr. Pleasantville, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 59 Josh Costantino LB 6-2 210 So. Hope, N.J./Belvidere 10 Aleem Barnhardt WR 5-7 170 Sr. Orange, N.J./Orange 60 Mark Di Pisa C 6-4 270 Sr. Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights 11 Bill Rankin QB 6-1 210 Sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 61 Tom Fiumefreddo DL 6-0 255 Fr. Wayne,N.J./Wayne Valley 12 Sam Abu-Issa WR 5-11 185 Jr. West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro 62 Jared Kight DL 5-10 265 Fr. Brick, N.J./Brick Township 13 Ryan Peterson K 6-0 170 Sr. Monroeville, N.J./Delsea Regional 63 Jon DeAngelo OL 6-1 260 Sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 15 Brendan Kennedy QB 6-3 190 Fr. Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South 64 John Emel OL 6-0 235 Fr. Salem, N.J./Salem 16 Chris Wielgosz QB 6-1 215 5-Sr. Somerset, N.J./Franklin 65 Tom Mauro OL 6-2 260 Fr. Middletown, N.J./Middletown South 17 Steve Sherwood QB 6-0 185 Fr. Cliffside Park, N.J./Cliffside Park 66 Ryan Charzewski OL 6-3 300 So. Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial 18 Peder von Harten QB/P 6-3 200 Fr. Marlboro, N.J./Marlboro 67 Dan Sizelove DL 6-2 235 Fr. Brick, N.J./Brick Township 19 Steve Andriola K 6-0 190 So. Union, N.J./Union 68 Nick Trumper DL 6-2 240 Fr. Lakewood, N.J./Lakewood 20 Michael Pitts DB 5-11 190 Sr. Tenafly, N.J./Tenafly 69 Jordan Brody DL 6-2 225 Fr. North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex 21 Joe Billups DB 6-1 195 Jr. Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway 70 Jeff Gallo OL 6-2 275 Jr. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 22 Nick Castellano LB 5-10 190 Fr. Jackson, N.J./Jackson 71 Brian Sweeney DL 6-2 250 Fr. Marlton, N.J./Cherokee 23 Doug Stetz TB 6-0 200 Sr. Monmouth Beach, N.J./Red Bank Catholic 72 Dan Iskra OL 6-3 250 Jr. Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex 24 Jeff Scoras FB 6-0 215 Jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 73 Mitar Rudanovic OL 6-4 290 Fr. Sussex, N.J./High Point 25 Jeff Kolodziejczyk DB 5-10 180 So. Washington, N.J./Belvidere 74 Mike Stoia OL 6-2 255 Sr. Middletown, N.J./Red Bank Regional 26 Ted Nycz WR 6-1 200 Fr. South Amboy, N.J./St. John Vianney 75 August Wuillermin OL 6-1 265 So. Hammonton, N.J./Hammonton 27 Ryan Pavlosky WR 6-5 190 Fr. Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury 77 Ed Helfrey OL 6-4 320 Jr. South Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick 28 Joe Sentipal LB 5-11 225 Sr. Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights 78 Chris Ammacher DL 6-4 240 5-Sr. Hawthorne, N.J./Hawthorne 29 Brian Mulvihill WR 6-2 185 Fr. Absecon, N.J./Holy Spirit 79 Stephen Popadiuk OL 6-3 240 Fr. Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough 30 Kevin Faulkner DB 5-8 175 Sr. Spotswood, N.J./Spotswood 80 Miles Austin WR 6-3 200 Fr. Garfield, N.J./Garfield 31 Mike McClelland WR 6-1 190 Fr. Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South 81 Chuck Gookins WR 6-1 180 Sr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River East 32 Al Maresca FB 5-10 220 So. Bayville, N.J./Central Regional 82 Matt Martin WR 5-10 175 So. Toms River, N.J./Toms River South 33 Bobby Smith RB 6-1 210 So. Hopatcong, N.J./Hopatcong 83 David Jiles WR 5-9 175 Fr. Paulsboro, N.J./Paulsboro 34 Aaron Suozzo FB 6-1 215 So. Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge 84 Nick Maletto DB 5-10 195 Fr. Eatontown, N.J./Red Bank Regional 35 Danny Barker LB 5-11 220 Sr. Lakehurst, N.J./Manchester 85 Billy Lynn WR 5-9 170 Jr. Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn 36 Peter Berg WR 6-0 180 Fr. West Morris, N.J./Mendham 86 Milan Rudanovic TE 6-3 220 Fr. Sussex, N.J./High Point 37 Bobby McManigal DB 5-11 200 Fr. Ocean, N.J./Ocean Township 87 Todd Stevens DL 6-4 240 Sr. New Market, Md./Linganore 38 Danny Principe DB 5-9 170 Fr. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel 88 Chris Damian TE 6-2 235 Sr. Old Bridge, N.J./St. John Vianney 39 James Woods DB 5-10 190 So. Toms River, N.J./Manchester 89 Pete Raspitzi TE 6-3 230 Jr. Avenel, N.J./Colonial 40 Pete Galus RB 5-11 200 Fr. Butler, N.J./Butler 90 Bob Pluta DL 6-1 245 Jr. Toms River, N.J./Toms River East 41 Tommy Duffy RB 5-11 200 Fr. Valley Center, Calif./Valley Center 91 Sean Kerr DL 6-0 250 Jr. Summit, N.J./Summit 42 Kevin Hutchison DB 6-3 210 Jr. Florence, N.J./Florence 92 Mike DeFalco DL 6-3 235 Jr. Milltown, N.J./Spotswood 43 Jay Giberson FB 5-10 195 So. West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional 93 Glascow Bart DL 6-2 260 Sr. Elizabeth, N.J./Elizabeth 44 Antwuan Williamson RB 6-0 205 Fr. Bowie, Md./McNamara 94 Keith Koellhoffer DL 6-3 240 Fr. Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills 45 Dan Hanrahan LB 6-2 230 Fr. Oradell, N.J./River Dell 95 Ed Ratyniak DL 6-0 270 So. Bayonne, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 46 Pat Pagan RB 5-11 180 Fr. Oradell, N.J./River Dell 96 Jesse Orbach DL 6-2 235 Fr. Hazlet, N.J./Raritan 47 Dan Blazosky LB 6-2 225 So. Coaldale, Pa./Panther Valley 97 Marcus Matthews LB 6-3 215 Fr. Deptford, N.J./Deptford 48 Joe Migliore RB 5-9 185 Jr. Jackson, N.J./Jackson 98 Josh Walter LB 5-11 225 Fr. West Milford, N.J./West Milford 49 Josh James RB 5-8 180 Fr. Freehold, N.J./Freehold Boro 99 Anthony Addonizio LB 6-2 215 Fr. Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel 2001 FINAL STATISTICS

|————Tackles————| |-Sacks-| |—Pass Def—| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 5 Edwards, Aaron 10 78 36 114 2-6 . 3-94 5 . 2-66 1 5 . 50 DiBella, Mike 10 52 34 86 8-18 1.0-4 1-0 4 1 3-0 1 . . 1 Rosato, Justin 10 39 19 58 3-4 . . 2 . . . . . 20 Pitts, Michael 10 38 12 50 2-6 . 3-17 8 . 1-0 3 . . 35 Barker, Danny 9 24 20 44 8-24 2.5-10 . 5 3 1-0 1 . . 87 Stevens, Todd 10 25 15 40 14-54 6.5-40 . . 1 . 2 . . 6 Harper, Keith 10 25 14 39 . . 2-16 5 . . . . . 78 Ammacher, Chris 10 29 9 38 16-61 8.5-49 . 3 7 . 2 . 1 55 Ibrahim, Hazem 10 27 9 36 6-29 2.5-19 . . . 1-0 . . . 47 Blazosky, Dan 8 20 11 31 7-27 2.0-21 . . 3 2-11 . . . 56 Sumter, Colin 7 17 10 27 10-51 6.0-45 . 1 1 . 1 . . 90 Pluta, Bob 10 18 5 23 5-10 1.5-5 . 1 1 . 1 . . 91 Kerr, Sean 8 13 5 18 4-6 2.0-4 . 1 1 . . . . 21 Billups, Joe 8 8 4 12 . . 2-48 2 . . . . . 28 Sentipal, Joe 2 5 6 11 5-9 0.5-5 . 1 . . . . . 36 Edmundson, Ken 10 5 4 9 ...... 53 Williams, Fred 7 7 2 9 2-14 . . . 2 2-0 . . . 92 DeFalco, Mike 8 8 . 8 3-13 2.0-9 . . . . 1 . . 2 Roach, Jay 10 3 4 7 ...... 1 . 22 Merklinger,Matt 10 5 . 5 ...... 49 Hefferon, Sean 6 3 2 5 1-5 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 . . . 42 Hutchison, K. 7 3 2 5 2-3 ...... 33 Smith, Bobby 10 2 1 3 ...... 1 . 59 Costantino, Jos 5 3 . 3 1-10 1.0-10 ...... 4 Byrom, Raheem 10 2 . 2 ...... 93 Bart, Glascow 3 2 . 2 ...... 38 Abu-Issa, Sam 5 1 1 2 ...... 30 Faulkner, Kevin 9 2 . 2 . . . 2 . . . . . 9 Smith, Chad 8 2 . 2 ...... 13 Peterson, Ryan 10 1 . 1 ...... 7 Wolfstirn, Jay 9 1 . 1 ...... 97 Ali, Jay 1 1 . 1 ...... 26 Lomoriello, Bob 1 . 1 1 ...... 23 Stetz, Doug 7 ...... 1 . 18 Walker, Tyhquan 9 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 10 469 226 695 99-350 34-225 11-175 40 20 14-77 13 8 1 Opponents...... 10 - - - - 23-147 13-231 33 . 8-52 3 2 . 2001 FINAL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long —————————————————————————————- ———————————————————- Merklinger,Matt 10 203 851 32 819 4.0 10 70 81.9 Blazosky, Dan 1 11 11.0 1 11 Smith, Chad 8 53 318 20 298 5.6 1 60 37.2 Edwards, Aaron 1 66 66.0 0 66 Walker, Tyhquan 9 47 196 29 167 3.6 2 38 18.6 Total...... 2 77 38.5 1 66 Smith, Bobby 10 14 68 1 67 4.8 1 15 6.7 Opponents...... 1 52 52.0 1 52 Scoras, Jeff 8 6 32 0 32 5.3 0 17 4.0 Stetz, Doug 7 6 38 6 32 5.3 1 24 4.6 |——— PATs ———| Wolfstirn, Jay 9 6 11 5 6 1.0 0 6 0.7 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Edmundson, Ken 10 5 6 1 5 1.0 0 3 0.5 ——————————————————————————————- Wielgosz, Chris 7 4 1 3 -2 -0.5 0 1 -0.3 Merklinger,Matt 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 Byrom, Raheem 10 1 0 11 -11 -11.0 0 0 -1.1 Peterson, Ryan 0 10-15 22-28 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 52 TM 5 4 0 22 -22 -5.5 0 0 -4.4 Walker, Tyhquan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Rankin, Bill 10 38 62 164 -102 -2.7 0 12 -10.2 Roach, Jay 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Total...... 10 387 1583 294 1289 3.3 15 70 128.9 Smith, Chad 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents...... 10 415 1844 396 1448 3.5 5 42 144.8 Smith, Bobby 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Lynn, Billy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/GGordon, Jirmad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ———————————————————————————————- Stetz, Doug 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Rankin, Bill 10 107.18 231-115-13 49.8 1495 10 74 149.5Hutchison, K. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Wielgosz, Chris 7 115.62 19-8-0 42.1 127 1 40 18.1Faulkner, Kevin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nicholl, Glenn 10 138.00 4-3-0 75.0 30 0 14 3.0Byrom, Raheem 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 10 108.29 254-126-13 49.6 1652 11 74 165.2Sosnovik, Matt 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 10 99.75 275-127-11 46.2 1505 13 62 150.5Edwards, Aaron 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Blazosky, Dan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Ammacher, Chris 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 ————————————————————————- Andriola, Steve 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 Merklinger,Matt 10 29 411 14.2 4 74 41.1 Rankin, Bill 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-2 0 0 0 Lynn, Billy 10 24 258 10.8 1 36 25.8 Total...... 31 10-15 22-29 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 240 Roach, Jay 10 14 187 13.4 1 40 18.7 Opponents...... 20 5-13 17-19 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 154 Byrom, Raheem 10 11 268 24.4 1 59 26.8 Gordon, Jirmad 5 11 136 12.4 1 39 27.2 Riley, Uriel 9 11 119 10.8 0 28 13.2 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Wolfstirn, Jay 9 8 56 7.0 0 16 6.2 ——————————————————————— Sosnovik, Matt 8 4 58 14.5 1 17 7.2 Rankin, Bill 10 269 -102 1495 1393 139.3 Smith, Chad 8 3 67 22.3 1 28 8.4 Merklinger,Matt 10 203 819 0 819 81.9 Unkel, Dan 7 3 18 6.0 0 8 2.6 Smith, Chad 8 53 298 0 298 37.2 Walker, Tyhquan 9 2 34 17.0 1 27 3.8 Walker, Tyhquan 9 47 167 0 167 18.6 Smith, Bobby 10 2 3 1.5 0 3 0.3 Wielgosz, Chris 7 23 -2 127 125 17.9 Raspitzi, Pete 7 1 20 20.0 0 20 2.9 Smith, Bobby 10 14 67 0 67 6.7 Sentipal, Joe 2 1 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 Stetz, Doug 7 6 32 0 32 4.6 Scoras, Jeff 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6 Scoras, Jeff 8 6 32 0 32 4.0 Edmundson, Ken 10 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Nicholl, Glenn 10 4 0 30 30 3.0 Total...... 10 126 1652 13.1 11 74 165.2 Wolfstirn, Jay 9 6 6 0 6 0.7 Opponents...... 10 127 1505 11.9 13 62 150.5 Edmundson, Ken 10 5 5 0 5 0.5 Byrom, Raheem 10 1 -11 0 -11 -1.1 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long TM 5 4 -22 0 -22 -4.4 ———————————————————- Total...... 10 641 1289 1652 2941 294.1 Faulkner, Kevin 28 250 8.9 1 53 Opponents...... 10 690 1448 1505 2953 295.3 Edwards, Aaron 2 33 16.5 0 0 Pitts, Michael 1 1 1.0 0 1 Roach, Jay 1 11 11.0 0 0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Costantino, Jos 1 28 28.0 0 0 ————————————————————————————————- Hutchison, K. 0 0 0.0 1 0 Peterson, Ryan 10-15 66.7 0-0 6-8 3-4 1-3 0-0 43 1 Total...... 33 323 9.8 2 53 Opponents...... 14 141 10.1 0 26 FG SEQUENCE Monmouth OPPONENTS —————————————————————————— INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Wagner (43),42 - ———————————————————- Central Connecticut 22 36,43 Edwards, Aaron 3 94 31.3 1 92 Canisius (23) 47 Pitts, Michael 3 17 5.7 0 15 C.W. Post Pioneers - (24) Billups, Joe 2 48 24.0 0 33 Saint Francis (24),(24),42 41 Harper, Keith 2 16 8.0 0 16 Stony Brook (27),(30) - DiBella, Mike 1 0 0.0 0 0 Towson University (39) 37,32,(39),32 Total...... 11 175 15.9 1 92 Albany (23),20 (24),23,(29) Opponents...... 13 231 17.8 1 95 Saint John’s 37,(33),(22) - Sacred Heart - (30) KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ———————————————————- Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Roach, Jay 16 415 25.9 1 93 Byrom, Raheem 12 229 19.1 0 55 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Sosnovik, Matt 3 17 5.7 0 8 ——————————————————————————- Raspitzi, Pete 1 11 11.0 0 11 Nicholl, Glenn 55 1844 33.5 67 3 4 17 1 Merklinger,Matt 1 0 0.0 0 0 TM 1 15 15.0 15 0 0 0 0 Total...... 33 672 20.4 1 93 Total...... 56 1859 33.2 67 3 4 17 1 Opponents...... 39 691 17.7 0 49 Opponents...... 65 1875 28.8 60 2 2 8 8