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20072007 FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFOOTBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, 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 • Central Connecticut State • Monmouth • Robert Morris Sacred Heart • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Football Northeast Conference Football Facts & Figures (Week 8 - October 22, 2007) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral Saturday October 20 1. Central Conn. St. 3-0 1.000 5-2 .714 W3 3-0 2-2 0-0 ALBANY 58, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 21 Albany 2-0 1.000 4-3 .571 W3 2-1 2-2 0-0 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 21, WAGNER 13 3. Wagner 3-1 .750 5-2 .714 L1 2-1 3-1 0-0 Duquesne 17, ROBERT MORRIS 14 4. Robert Morris 2-2 .500 3-5 .375 L4 1-3 2-2 0-0 SACRED HEART 41, Marist 34 5. Monmouth 1-2 .333 1-5 .167 L1 0-2 1-3 0-0 NEC team in CAPS. Home Team underlined 6. Sacred Heart 0-3 .000 3-5 .375 W1 2-2 1-3 0-0 St. Francis (PA) 0-3 .000 0-6 .000 L6 0-4 0-2 0-0 This Week’s Schedule Saturday, October 27 NEC Football Offensive Player of the Week SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at SACRED HEART 1:00 pm Dave McCarty, Albany ALBANY at WAGNER 1:00 pm So., TB, 6-0, 190, Gansevoort, NY/La Salle Institute MONMOUTH at CENTRAL CONN. ST. 1:00 pm McCarty rushed for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries in Albany’s road rout ROBERT MORRIS, idle of Saint Francis (PA). The sophomore tailback helped his team remain unbeaten in league play by NEC team in CAPS averaging 11.3 yards per carry, which includes his 63-yard scoring scamper that opened the second half. Moving from flanker into the backfield during the off-season, McCarty has rushed for more than 140 NEC Offensive Player of the Week yards on three occasions this season. He tallied 157 yards and 143 yards in wins over Stony Brook and Sep. 4 Jason Butler, Wagner Fordham, respectively. Sep. 10 Vinny Esposito, Albany Sep. 17 Jo Jo Freeman, Central Conn. St. Sep. 24 Alvin Hill, Robert Morris NEC Football Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 1 Jason Butler, Wagner Oct. 8 Dave Sinisi, Monmouth Blair Smart, Central Connecticut State Oct. 15 Jason Butler, Wagner Jr., LB, 5-11, 225, Stamford, CT/Stamford Oct. 22 Dave McCarty, Albany Smart takes over the honor that teammate Ernie Greywacz claimed last week. The junior linebacker was NEC Defensive Player of the Week at the center of CCSU’s stifling defensive effort in Saturday’s win at Wagner. Smart made 13 total tackles, Sep. 4 Mark Sheehan, Albany 10 of the solo variety, as the Blue Devils held Wagner to 225 yards of total offense and forced the Sep. 10 Dave Casale, Albany Sep. 17 Chad Wengert, Robert Morris Seahawks to punt on each of their first nine possessions. Smart made two tackles for a loss in sending Sep. 24 John Wilson, Sacred Heart Wagner to its first NEC defeat. Oct. 1 John Wilson, Sacred Heart Oct. 8 Robert Brown, Wagner Oct. 15 Ernie Greywacz, Central Conn. St. Oct. 22 Blair Smart, Central Conn. St. NEC Football Special Teams Player of the Week NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Daniel Bocanegra, Albany Sep. 4 Piotr Czech, Wagner Jr., FL, 6-1, 195, Daly City, CA/Junipero Serra Sep. 10 Michael Walser, Robert Morris Bocanegra returned three punts for a total of 80 yards in Albany’s road victory over NEC opponent Saint Sep. 17 Piotr Czech, Wagner Sep. 24 Mike Wall, Albany Francis (PA). His most impressive return of the day came late in the first quarter when he brought a punt Oct. 1 Piotr Czech, Wagner back 53 yards to set up a Great Danes’ touchdown. The junior flanker, who moved from quarterback Oct. 8 Al Phillips, Wagner Oct. 15 Piotr Czech, Wagner following last season, also caught two balls for 23 yards on offense. Oct. 22 Daniel Bocanegra, Albany NEC Football Rookie of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Dale Fink, Sacred Heart Sep. 4 Dale Fink, Sacred Heart Fr., QB, 6-4, 200, Swansea, IL/Althoff Catholic Sep. 10 Dale Fink, Sacred Heart Sep. 17 Myles Russ, Robert Morris Fink returned to early season form on Saturday in what was his second start back after missing three Sep. 24 Nick Schirtzinger, Robert Morris weeks with an ankle injury. The freshman signal caller completed 82 percent of his passes (18-22) for Oct. 1 Ryan Shepard, Saint Francis (PA) Oct. 8 Bobby Giles, Monmouth 204 yards and three touchdowns in the Pioneers’ 41-34 win over Marist. In addition to throwing for Oct. 15 Scott Lewis, Saint Francis (PA) Oct. 22 Dale Fink, Sacred Heart three scores, Fink was on the receiving end of a six-yard touchdown pass during a second-quarter halfback option play . Fink sits seventh in all of Division I FCS with a 167.9 passer efficiency rating. NEC Football Notes: WEEK EIGHT (8) (through games of Oct. 22) NEC Notebook Central Connecticut State dropped Wagner from the top By The Numbers spot in the NEC standings by handing the Seahawks their first league loss, 21-13, at Wagner Stadium.... CCSU (3- 0) and Albany (2-0) sit atop the conference... the Blue 236 career tackles for Robert Mor- Devils host defending NEC Champion Monmouth this Saturday in a NEC TV Game, which is slated to kick off at 11:00 am EST (check local ris senior linebacker Chad Wengert. listings for broadcast info)... CCSU rides the nation’s fifth-longest home win streak (11 The preseason all-NEC selection ranks games) into the game... the Blue Devils have won 17 of their last 18 home affairs... eighth in program history after making preseason favorite Albany visits Wagner... Jason Payne’s (Cortlandt Manor, NY/ a game-high 17 stops at Duquesne on Walter Panas) performance in Sacred Heart’s 41-34 win over Marist marked the third straight week the NEC has seen a 200-yard rushing day... Payne finished with a career Saturday. Wengert also produced two high 207 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries... last week, Wagner’s Jason Butler sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) ran times for 201 yards and four touchdowns... prior to break-up. that, Monmouth junior tailback Dave Sinisi (Cedar Grove, NJ/Cedar Grove) racked up 200 yards in the Hawks rout of SHU... Sinisi and Monmouth were idle this week, but the Butler was practicing his regular routine... Wagner’s senior running back posted his yards are the most gained on seventh straight 100-yard game, running for 108 yards and two TDs on 26 attempts... 207 Albany is the lone remaining team in all of DI FCS to not lose a fumble this season... the the ground by any NEC player this year. Great Danes are amongst the nation’s best in turnover margin (+1.43), tied for tenth... Sacred Heart senior Jason Payne the NEC is home to three of the nation’s top-10 punting teams... Wagner (sixth), Robert Morris (seventh), and Albany (eighth) represent the conference amongst the leaders in needed 31 carries to reach that total in net punting yardage. Saturday’s win over Marist. It marks the third straight week an NEC back had NEC Week Eight Review: CCSU and Albany Remain Unbeaten in a 200-yard day. League Play; Sacred Heart Gets Offensive with Marist Central Connecticut State (5-2, 3-0 NEC) held on for a 21-13 road victory over Wagner (5-2, 3-1 NEC) in what was a battle of conference unbeatens. Albany (4-3, yards was the longest play in any 2-0 NEC) remained unbeaten in league play, rolling past Saint Francis (PA) (0-6, 82 0-3 NEC), 58-21. Sacred Heart (3-5) snapped a five-game slide, hanging on to beat NEC game on Saturday. It came cour- Marist in a 41-34 affair. Robert Morris (3-5) could not complete its comeback bid, tesy of Central Connecticut State rookie falling at cross-town rival Duquesne (5-2), 17-14. Josue Paul. With the Blue Devils cling- Freshman wide receiver Josue Paul's (Delray Beach, FL/Pope John Paul II) 82- ing to a one-point lead late in the fourth yard touchdown run with remaining was enough to put away Wagner on Grymes Hill. quarter, Paul took a reverse handoff to The NEC's top rushing team, CCSU amassed 257 yards on the ground with numerous ball carriers making contributions. Seahawks' senior running back Jason Butler the house. (Syracuse, NY/Henninger) turned in his seventh straight 100-yard game, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Both touchdowns came in the fourth quarter, which began with Wagner trailing 14-0. 22 occasions on which Albany line- Great Danes' sophomore tailback Dave McCarty (Gansevoort, NY/ LaSalle Insti- backer Colin DIsch recorded at least 10 tute) rushed for over 140 yards for the third time this season, amassing a career-high tackles in a game. The two-time NEC 170 to go with two scores in Albany's rout at Saint Francis (PA). Red Flash junior receiver Antoine Rivera (Willingboro, NJ/Willingboro) caught five balls for 126 Defensive Player of the Year made 10 yards, but the SFPA ground game never got going against Albany's tough defense.