FOOTBALL Saturday, November 18, 2006 - noon Hobart College NCAA Championship Tournament - First Round (John Page Field - Glassboro, NJ) Radio The Series The Rowan football games are broadcast on This is the second meeting between Rowan University and Hobart College. The WGLS radio at 89.7 FM and the internet at Profs had a 45-14 win over the Statesmen in the second round of the 2004 NCAA wgls.rowan.edu. Division III Championship Tournament. Rowan Fast Facts How They Got There Rowan defeated William Paterson University, 38-7 on Friday, November 10 to win Location: Glassboro, NJ the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship and receive an automat- Founded: 1923 ic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hobart earned an at-large bid to the NCAAs. Enrollment: 9,762 The First Seed President: Dr. Donald J. Farish Mount Union College is the top seed in the NCAA Division III Championship Affiliation: NCAA Division III Tournament. The Purple Raiders are the defending national champion. It is Mount Conference: New Jersey Athletic Union’s 18th appearance in the national tournament where it has a 47-9 record. Nickname: Profs NCAA Schedule Colors: Brown and Gold The first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament will be played on Home Field: John Page Field (turf) Saturday, November 18. The second round will take place on Saturday, November Director of Athletics: Joy Solomen 25 and the quarterfinals are on Saturday, December 2. The semifinals are slated for Office Phone: 856-256-4686 Saturday, December 9. The championship, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, is sched- Office Fax: 856-256-4916 uled for Saturday, December 16 at 4 p.m. in Salem, VA. Head Coach: Jay Accorsi The Undefeated (Nichols, MA 1985) This year, there are 11 undefeated teams heading into the postseason. The teams Coaching Record: 45-11 (fifth season) are: Mount Union (10-0), Concordia (WI) (10-0), Wilkes (10-0), Curry (11-0), Office Phone: 856-256-5466 Wesley (10-0), Carnegie Mellon (10-0), Wis.-Whitewater (10-0), St. Norbert (10-0), Office Fax: 856-256-5604 Whitworth (10-0), Occidental (9-0) and Central (IA) (10-0). Sports Information Director: NCAA First Round Sheila Stevenson Sat., Nov. 18 - Hope at Mount Union, noon; Wittenberg at Capital, noon; Sports Information Assistant: Washington & Lee at Wilkes, noon; Union at St. John Fisher, noon; Curry at Jon McMenamin Springfield, noon; Dickinson at Wesley, noon; Millsaps at Carnegie Mellon, noon; Office Phone: 856-256-4252 Washington & Jefferson at Christopher Newport, noon; Mt. St. Joseph at Wheaton (IL), 1:00; North Central (IL) vs. Concordia (WI), 1:00; Hardin-Simmons at Mary Office Fax: 856-256-4433 Hardin-Baylor, 1:00; St. Norbert at Wis.-Whitewater, 1:00; Bethel (MN) at Wis.-La 2006 NJAC Standings Crosse, 1:00; St. John’s (MN) at Central (IA), 1:00; Occidental at Whitworth, 3:00. NJAC Overall Rowan in the NCAA Tournament Rowan University 6-1 7-2 Since 1991, Rowan has made 13 appearances in the NCAA Championship SUNY Cortland 6-1 9-1 Tournament. The Profs have a 28-12 mark in the national tournament. Rowan has Montclair State 5-2 7-3 played in the championship game, the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, five times in the 4-3 6-4 last 13 years (1999-98-96-95-93). In 2005, 2004, 2001, 1997 and 1992, Rowan The College of NJ 2-5 4-6 reached the semifinals of the tournament. Buffalo State 2-5 3-7 Last Year’s NCAA Tournament Western Connecticut 2-5 5-5 Rowan advanced to the semifinals and lost to eventual champion Mount Union, William Paterson 1-6 1-9 19-7 on the road. In the quarterfinals, Rowan defeated Delaware Valley, 27-21 in The Web Doylestown, PA. Rowan won 28-24 over Union in the second game in Schnectady, NY. Rowan had a 42-3 victory over visiting Wilkes in the first round. Rowan fin- Rowan: www.rowan.edu/sports ished the season with an 11-2 record. Hobart: www.hws.edu/athletics NJAC: www.njac.net NJAC Championships Liberty: www.libertyleaguesports.org Rowan has won the NJAC Championship 16 times, 14 outright and two shared. The NCAA: www.ncaasports.com Profs also captured the title in 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1993, 1992, AFCA: www.afca.com 1991, 1977, 1976, 1975 and 1974. Rowan shared the NJAC Championship in 1972 and in 1983. Rowan University The Coaches 9-2 Christopher Newport 32-8 Rowan Head Coach 9-23 at Robert Morris 0-21 Jay Accorsi 9-30 Western Connecticut 24-17 This is Jay Accorsi’s fifth season as head coach of the Rowan University football team. 10-6 at The College of NJ 14-6 Accorsi took over the position after nine years as an assistant coach. 10-15 at Buffalo State College 35-7 10-21 Kean University 16-12 In four seasons, he has guided the Profs to three conference titles and three NCAA appear- 10-28 at Montclair State 20-27 (OT) ances. Last year, Rowan advanced to the semifinals of the national tournament for the 11-4 SUNY Cortland 14-7 (OT) second consecutive season. Accorsi was selected the New Jersey Athletic Conference 11-10 William Paterson 38-7 (NJAC) Coach of the Year in 2005, 2004 and 2002. He was also named the Maxwell 11-18 Hobart College noon Football Club Tri-State Coach of the Year in 2005.

Prior to Rowan, Accorsi was an assistant football coach at Nichols College in Dudley, MA from 1989-93. He coached the wide receivers and quarterbacks. Accorsi gradu- ated in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He earned a master’s in sports science from the U.S. Sports Academy (Daphne, AL) in 1992 and a master’s in business administration from Rowan in 1997.

At Nichols, Accorsi was a for four years and was captain of the football team his senior year. A native of Somers, CT, Accorsi attended Somers High School and Rowan-Hobart graduated in 1981. He lettered in football, wrestling and baseball. Accorsi Series Results Year-byYear He is a member of the Coaches Association (AFCA) 2006 7-2 and the New Jersey Football Coaches Association (NJFCA). Accorsi con- 2005 11-2 2004 45-14 W NCAA tinually attends various high school and youth organization clinics and is 2004 10-3 a common presenter for the Frank Glazier and Mega clinics. He has been 2003 7-3 the guest speaker for the Touchdown Club of South Jersey and keynote 2002 10-1 speaker at the Rotary Bowl banquet. total 45-11 Hobart College 9-9 Dickinson College 31-28 Accorsi resides in Mullica Hill, NJ with his wife Nancy and daughters, Gabrielle and 9-16 at William Paterson 31-27 Rachel and son, Jack. 9-23 at Rensselaer 24-17 9-30 WPI 19-14 Hobart Head Coach 10-14 at Merchant Marine 30-19 Mike Cragg 10-21 at St. Lawrence 27-7 Mike Cragg is in his 12th season as head coach of Hobart College. He became the 10-28 at Alfred University 21-14 school’s 23rd head coach in 1995 after serving as defensive coordinator since 1991. 11-4 Union College 14-31 Cragg joined the Statesmen football staff in 1986. 11-11 University of Rochester 31-21 11-18 at Rowan University noon Cragg has an 81-38 record and has guided the Statesmen to six postseason appearances in the last seven years. Under his direction, Hobart has won the Liberty League title five times. Cragg is Hobart’s all-time leader in career victories and wins per season. He ranks second in school history in winning percentage and games coached. Last year, the Statesmen finished the season with a 9-2 record. Hobart won the Liberty League Championship and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to Hobart, Cragg coached the varsity football team at Corry High School in Corry, PA. He led Corry to its first ever appearance in the District X Playoffs in 1986 and was named the Coach of the Year. Liberty League Standings Cragg graduated from Slippery Rock University in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in Liberty Overall health and physical education. At Slippery Rock, he was a two-year letterwinner at free Union College 5-1 7-2 safety and linebacker. He still shares the school’s single game interception record (3 vs. Hobart College 5-1 8-1 Edinboro, 1980). His senior season, he suffered a knee injury and joined the coaching Rochester 4-2 7-3 staff as a defensive backs coach. St. Lawrence 3-3 5-4 Rensselaer 3-3 6-3 Cragg lives in Geneva, NY with his wife Holley and children, Michael and Kristen. Merchant Marine 1-5 3-7 WPI 0-6 3-6 Rowan University The Profs (7-2) 2006 Statistic Leaders Last Game Last week, Rowan defeated William Paterson University, 38-7 to capture its 16th New Offense Rushing Att. Yds. TD Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship. It marked the Profs’ third consecu- Davon Edwards 95 414 4 tive conference title. Leading the way was superback Jonathan Downes with three rushing Rob Richardson 67 267 2 touchdowns and 38 yards on five carries. Superbacks Davon Edwards and Rob Richardson John Impagliazzo 61 185 1 added 43 and 41 yards respectively. Quarterback Mike Orihel completed 19 of 32 passes for 222 yards and one TD. Dustin Katcher made seven grabs for 73 yards, Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD while Emory Lester had four receptions for 65 yards and a touchdown. Linebackers Mike Orihel 212-116 1216 8 Andrew Yezzi and Chris Pinto and defensive tackle Ed Kunder each made eight tackles. Defensive end Keith Heimerl recorded two sacks. Linebacker Aaron McCord posted Receiving No. Yds. TD one interception, which he returned for a TD. Cornerbacks Tim Harrison and Dawaine Dustin Katcher 25 212 0 Jim Migliore 22 387 3 Whetstone each had one pick. Rowan went ahead 3-0 at 6:56 in the first quarter following Emory Lester 19 250 3 a 36 yard field goal by kicker Daniel Roberts. Less than a minute later, William Paterson Will Barnes 10 51 0 had a 54 yard touchdown pass to take the lead. Rowan had a 10-7 advantage at the half after a 10 yard touchdown pass from Orihel to Lester. Downes had touchdown runs of Defense two (5:41) and four yards (00:47) in the third to put Rowan up 24-7. With seven min- Tackles Total UT AT utes remaining in the game, McCord intercepted a pass and returned it 21 yards for a TD. Chris Pinto 70 36 34 Downes added his third touchdown run of eight yards with 2:16 left to play. Kelvin Bellamy 49 30 19 NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week (11/11/06) Zach Garren 48 21 27 Andrew Yezzi (fr. Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Reg.) Eric Bailey 41 19 22 Yezzi was named this week’s NJAC Defensive Rookie of the Week for Randy Tosh 37 19 18 his performance against William Paterson (Nov. 10). He tied for the Andrew Yezzi 34 15 19 Ed Kunder 33 9 24 team lead with eight tackles, including five solo stops. He also had one Keith Heimerl 32 16 16 sack (-8 yards). Yezzi has 34 tackles, four tackles for a loss (-32 yards) and one forced fumble Special Teams Pass Rush Specialist PATs Made Att. Heimerl has come up huge for the Profs’ defense. In two must win games down the Daniel Roberts 10 12 stretch against SUNY Cortland and William Paterson, Heimerl totaled six tackles for a loss Matias Spahn 8 13 (-30 yards), four sacks (-20 yards) and one pass deflection. This season, he leads the team with 14.5 tackles for a loss (-63 yards) and eight sacks (-42 yards). Heimerl also has 32 Punting No. Yds. Avg. tackles, three pass breakups, one interception for a touchdown and one forced fumble. Charles Bupp 62 2007 33.5 That Good Old Feeling Orihel is becoming more and more confident in his young offense and has started to return American Football Coaches (11-14) to his old form. He has completed 38 of 79 passes for 515 yards and six touchdowns in his Association Coaches DIII Poll last three games. This year, Orihel has thrown for 1,216 yards and eight TDs, completing 1. Mount Union (OH) 116 of 212 pass attempts. Orihel holds 32 school records. 2. Wis.-Whitewater Rookie Runner 3. Wesley (DE) Downes has proven to get tough yardage for the Profs when they have needed it this sea- 4. Central (IA) 5. Occidental (CA) son. Downes has rushed for 93 yards and four TDs on 20 carries. He has nine tackles and 6. Wilkes (PA) one fumble recovery on special teams. Downes also has two kickoff returns for 53 yards. 7. Capital (OH) Blanket Defender 8. Whitworth (WA) Whetstone has been Rowan’s best defensive back all season. He leads the team with six 9. Wis.-La Crosse interceptions (88 yards) and 10 pass breakups. Whetstone has also posted 20 tackles. He 10. Hardin-Simmons (TX) leads the conference with 0.67 interceptions per game and is third with 16 passes defended. 11. Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) The Defense 12. St. John’s (MN) Rowan’s defense has been its strength all season long. The Profs lead the NJAC in scor- 13. Concordia (WI) ing defense (12.4), rushing defense (32.0), pass defense efficiency (80.6) and total defense 14. Rowan (NJ) 15. SUNY Cortland (166.1). Rowan is second in passing defense (134.1) and sacks (42). 16. St. John Fisher (NY) Turnover Margin 17. Wheaton (IL) The Profs have been highly successful due to their +10 turnover margin over their oppo- 18. St. Norbert (WI) nents. The defense has forced 15 interceptions and recovered nine fumbles. The offense 19. Bethel (MN) has only thrown nine picks and lost five fumbles. 20. Springfield (MA) NCAA Statistics (through 11-11-06) 21. Washington & Jefferson (PA) Whetstone is 10th in the country in passes defended (1.8) and 15th in interceptions (0.7). 22. Carnegie Mellon (PA) Bellamy is 17th in forced fumbles (0.33). Heimerl is 29th in sacks (0.9) and 36th in tack- 23. Mount St. Joseph (OH) les for a loss (1.6). The Profs are second in total defense (166.1), third in rushing defense 24. Hobart (NY) 25. Curry (MA) (32.0) and sixth in pass efficiency defense (80.6). Rowan is 16th in turnover margin (+1.1) and 30th in scoring defense (12.4). Hobart College The Statesmen (8-1) 2006 Statistic Leaders Last Game Offense At home on Saturday, Hobart had a 31-21 victory over the University of Rochester. Rushing Att. Yds. TD Halfback Doug Blakowski rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Doug Blakowski 222 1003 13 Quarterback Shawn Mizro completed 12 of 23 passes for 149 yards and one TD. Wide Don Gilardi 34 211 3 receiver James Wright made two receptions for 44 yards and Nick Dyson had two grabs for 30 yards. Linebacker Evan Hoffman posted a game-high 14 tackles. He added 2.5 Passing Att.-Comp. Yds. TD tackles for a loss (-24 yards), two sacks (-20 yards) and one forced fumble. Linebacker Shawn Mizro 233-131 1540 13 Nolan Robinson contributed 11 tackles and one forced fumble, while linebacker Jeff Receiving No. Yds. TD Sanders made 10 stops. The Statesmen took a 7-0 lead at 11:33 in the first quarter on a James Wright 28 359 5 19 yard TD scamper by Blakowski. Rochester answered with a two yard touchdown run Doug Blakowski 26 311 1 at 5:37 to tie the score. Halfback Don Gilardi carried the ball 18 yards for a TD at 2:13 to Ryan LiDrazzah 25 325 3 put Hobart back on top. Rochester opened the second quarter with a 21 yard touchdown Nick Dyson 15 169 0 run at 11:45. Hobart scored on a one yard TD rush by Blakowski with 47 seconds remain- ing, but Rochester completed a 38 yard touchdown pass as time expired to tie the score Defense (21-21) at halftime. Kicker Denis Avdic made a 33 yard field at 9:03 in the third quarter Tackles Total UT AT and tight end Matt Duliba had a 10 yard TD reception at 11:18 in the fourth to give the Nolan Robinson 71 43 28 Statesmen the win. Evan Hoffman 69 46 23 The Liberty League Ryan Aruck 58 15 43 Hobart was tied for first place in the Liberty League with a 5-1 conference mark. Union Jeff Sanders 51 27 24 Andy Purdie 46 24 22 College received the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament Mike Kaplun 46 33 13 because of its 31-14 win over Hobart (Nov. 4). Last year, the Statesmen finished second Tyler Mason 36 17 19 in the conference with a 9-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in the league. The NCAA Tournament Special Teams Hobart received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Statesmen are in the PATs Made Att. national tournament for the fifth time and third straight season. Last year, Hobart reached Denis Avdic 20 25 the second round of the tournament. The Statesmen have a 3-4 record in the NCAAs. Big Time Back Punting No. Yds. Avg. Blakowski is Hobart’s main offensive weapon. He has rushed for 1,003 yards and 13 Dominick Ancona 40 1642 41.0 touchdowns on 222 carries. Blakowski also has 311 receiving yards and one TD on 26 catches. He constitutes 43.4 percent of the Statesmen’s total offensive output. Blakowski Team Statistics is second in the Liberty League with 147.3 all-purpose yards per game and third in rushing RU HC with a 111.4 average. This season, he was selected to the Liberty League second team. 121 First Downs 170 Senior Signal Caller Mizro is in his third year as the Statesmen’s starting quarterback. This season, he has 104.7 Rushing Offense 152.2 136.7 Passing Offense 184.2 completed 131 of 233 passes for 1,540 yards and 13 touchdowns. In 35 career games, 241.3 Total Offense 336.4 Mizro has thrown for 5,947 yards and 60 TDs, completing 446 of 807 pass attempts. He 21.4 Scoring Offense 25.3 holds the school record for career touchdown passes. Mizro was named to the Liberty League first team in 2005. 32.0 Rushing Defense 118.4 Tough Trio 134.1 Passing Defense 206.6 Robinson, Hoffman and Sanders are part of a very good linebacking core. Robinson leads 166.1 Total Defense 325.0 the team with 71 tackles and he has four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one sack. Hoffman follows with 69 stops. He is first on the team in forced fumbles (six) and sec- 12.4 Scoring Defense 19.8 ond in tackles for a loss (9.0) and sacks (6.0). Sanders has contributed 51 tackles, seven 43/130 3rd Down Conv. 39/118 tackles for loss, three sacks, two interceptions and four pass breakups. This year, Hoffman 4/10 4th Down Conv. 10/22 earned Liberty League first team honors, while Robinson was on the second team. 15 INT Returns 9 Lethal Legs 144 INT Yards 107 Hobart has two excellent special teams players in punter Dominick Ancona and Avdic. Ancona has punted the ball 40 times for 1,642 yards for a 41.0 average. He has a long of 15-5 Fumbles-Lost 10-7 65 yards and 12 punts inside the 20 yard line. Avdic is Hobart’s second leading scorer with 35 points. He has connected on five of eight field goal attempts and 20 of 25 PATs. 48-457 Penalties-Yards 52-402 Avdic’s longest field goal is 39 yards. Ancona was selected to the Liberty League first 29:17 Avg. Time of Poss. 32:51 team and Avdic received honorable mention. 42-304 Sacks By-Yards 29-194 NCAA Statistics (through 11-11-06) 25-191 Sacks Allowed 27-156 Hoffman is tied for first in the nation in forced fumbles (0.67). Blakowski is 17th in scor- ing (9.3), 22nd in all-purpose yards (147.3) and 27th in rushing (111.4). Ancona ranks seventh in punting (41.1). Wide receiver Steve Sorhaindo is 29h in kickoff returns (24.7). The Statesmen are ranked 14th in net punting (33.98) and 29th in kickoff returns (21.7). Rowan University Two-Deep Offense Defense Special Teams WR 17 Will Barnes DE 45 Keith Heimerl K 70 Daniel Roberts 80 Melvin Sampson 44 Josh Bonzella 11 Matias Spahn WR 2 Jim Migliore DT 94 Ed Kunder HD 15 Sal Calaciura 84 Vincent Graff 95 Farid Syed 12 Joe Rankin LT 71 Ted Allen DE 34 Randy Tosh 79 Mark Lenarski 49 Justin Hinds LG 68 Dan Lee CB 1 Jabrill Joseph P 85 Charles Bupp 61 Anthony O’Hara 21 Tim Harrison 9 Aaron McCord C 52 Joe D’Amato OLB 40 Chris Pinto LS 18 Chris Niland 61 Anthony O’Hara 9 Aaron McCord 52 Joe D’Amato RG 67 Michael Welfield MLB 59 Andrew Yezzi SS 52 Joe D’Amato 65 Brian Kenyon 57 Matt Bailey 18 Chris Niland RT 60 Ryan Capella OLB 41 Kevin Taylor 79 Mark Lenarski 56 Tony Campbell TE 88 Jesse Eisenhart CB 8 Dawaine Whetstone KR 7 Kelvin Bellamy 85 Charles Bupp 6 Zakee Babb 29 Joshua Adieyefeh WR 81 Emory Lester SS 13 Brandon Tolbert 33 Dustin Katcher 19 David Cafasso QB 4 Mike Orihel FS 5 Eric Bailey PR 7 Kelvin Bellamy 12 Joe Rankin 15 Sal Calaciura 2 Jim Migliore SB 25 Davon Edwards SS 7 Kelvin Bellamy 28 Jonathan Downes 23 Steve Wall Hobart College Two-Deep Offense Defense Special Teams WR 5 Nick Dyson DE 98 Jim Drury K 12 Denis Avdic 22 James Wright 49 Brandon Card 90 Kevin Olson LT 62 Phill Perkins DT 54 Mike Faracca 71 Derek Peterson 94 Mike Arduini LG 57 Nino Giambrone DT 75 Ryan Aruck 61 Brian Monaco 69 Mike Castro C 76 Mike Condon DE 50 Andy Purdie P 85 Dominick Ancona 78 Rick Riggi 56 Alex Williams 84 Tyler Vincent RG 67 Brian Ohman OLB 38 Evan Hoffman 60 Andrew Miller 2 DeWayne Smith RT 55 Mike DePersis ILB 47 Tyler Mason 71 Derek Peterson 40 Justin Hager TE 35 Kyle Martin ILB 9 Jeff Sanders 15 Matt Duliba 51 Tony Siravo WR 7 Kent Thorpe OLB 41 Nolan Robinson KR 1 Ryan LiDrazzah 1 Ryan LiDrazzah 36 Micah Coger 81 Steve Sorhaindo QB 10 Shawn Mizro CB 31 Chris Szymanski 3 Andrew Strom 30 Jonathan Marich FB 4 Chris Whipple FS 8 Mike Kaplun PR 22 James Wright 25 Dan Spinella 19 Lance Boyington 1 Ryan LiDrazzah HB 37 Doug Blakowski CB 21 James Alexander 34 Don Gilardi 18 Bryan Newcomb