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2012 WWilliamilliam PPatersonaterson FFootballootball William Paterson Pioneers Kean Cougars (2-3, 0-3 NJAC) (3-2, 3-0 NJAC) Saturday, Oct. 13; 1:00 p.m. Wightman Stadium; Wayne, N.J. Today’s Game William Paterson (2-3, 0-3 NJAC) returns home to take on Kean (3-2, 3-0 NJAC) Saturday, Oct. 13. Kickoff on Wightman Stadium will be at 1:00 p.m. SSchedule/Resultschedule/Results Live statistics will be available via wpupioneers.com, and a live audio broadcast will be provided by WP Brave New Radio 88.7 FM. Sat. Sept. 1 KING’S W, 9-3 Fri. Sept. 14 at Rowan* L, 0-51 Scouting the Pioneers William Paterson is 2-3 overall and 0-3 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference Sat. Sept. 22 MONTCLAIR STATE* (NJAC) following a 35-14 loss at Brockport (4-2, 2-2 NJAC) Oct. 6. (Homecoming) L, 17-34 Junior Ryan Gresik (Newton, N.J./Newton) is 64-for-116 for 642 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions under center. Sat. Sept. 29 at Maritime W, 21-14 Senior tailback Dawys German (North Arlington, N.J./North Arlington), a Sat. Oct. 6 at Brockport* L, 14-35 fi rst-team all-conference honoree a year ago, has carried 97 times for 419 yards and two touchdowns, and has also caught 11 passes (46 yards). Sophomore run- Sat. Oct. 13 KEAN* 1:00 p.m. ning back Isaac Jlaka (Phillipsburg, N.J./Phillipsburg) has 18 att empts for 96 Sat. Oct. 20 at Morrisville State* 12:00 p.m. yards and a score. Junior wide receiver Mick Paye (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Region- Fri. Oct. 26 at The College of New Jersey* al) leads the Pioneers with 16 receptions, 224 yards and two touchdown catches. 7:00 p.m. Classmate Howard Davis (Franklin Park, N.J./Franklin) has caught 11 passes for 134 yards and a TD. Sat. Nov. 3 CORTLAND* 1:00 p.m. Senior bandit German Decena (Union City, N.J./Emerson) owns 37 tack- Sat. Nov. 10 WESTERN CONNECTICUT* les (16 solo), a fumble recovery and a 70-yard interception return for a score (at Maritime, Sept. 29), while senior linebacker Clifton Glaze (Palmyra, N.J./ 1:00 p.m. Palmyra) has 32 stops. Sophomore Jedd Blackowski (West Milford, N.J./ West Milford) has tallied 31 tackles (15 solo, 4.0 TFL) and a forced fumble. Senior free safety Javon Hodges (Parlin, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial) and senior corner- CAPS indicate home game at back Adam Curry (Sayreville, N.J./Sayreville War Memorial) have each made Wightman Stadium 28 stops. An honorable-mention all-league selection last year, sophomore placekicker * indicates New Jersey Athletic Conference Robert Sinegra (Wharton, N.J./Morris Knolls) is 7-for-8 on PATs and 2-for-7 on game fi eld-goal att empts. Junior wide receiver Julian Frazier (Plainfi eld, N.J./North Plainfi eld) has been pressed into punting duties due to an injury suff ered by all-NJAC honoree Cory Mundt (Rockaway, N.J./Morris Hills), and Frazier is av- eraging 34.7 yards per att empt. Hodges is averaging a league-leading 15.4 yards per punt return, and Jlaka is averaging 17.0 yards per kickoff return. William Paterson returned nine off ensive starters and eight defensive start- ers from a 2011 team that fi nished 4-6 overall and 3-6 in New Jersey Athletic 2012 WWilliamilliam PPatersonaterson FFootballootball Conference (NJAC) play. The Pioneers, who welcomed back 54 lett erwinners and fi ve all-conference selections, were predicted to PPioneersioneers iinn tthehe NNJACJAC SStatstats fi nish sixth in the 2011 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Team Statistics Scoring Off ense ................................12.2 points/game (eighth) Scouting the Cougars Scoring Defense ..................................27.4 points/game (sixth) Total Off ense .....................................248.6 yards/game (ninth) Kean is 3-2 overall and 3-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Confer- Total Defense ...................................... 366.2 yards/game (fi fth) ence (NJAC) after a 58-7 victory against Western Connecticut (0-5, Rushing Off ense ............................... 95.6 yards/game (eighth) 0-4 NJAC) Oct. 6. Under the direction of head coach Dan Garrett , Rushing Defense............................. 240.8 yards/game (eighth) Passing Off ense.............................153.0 yards/game (seventh) the Cougars were selected to fi nish third in the 2012 NJAC Pre- Passing Defense ...................................125.4 yards/game (fi rst) season Coaches Poll. Passing Effi ciency .....................................................106.0 (sxth) Junior quarterback Christian Bailoni is 63-for-107 for 763 Passing Effi ciency Defense .....................................127.1 (sixth) Kickoff Returns ................................19.0 yards/return (fourth) yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception under center. Punt Returns ........................................13.8 yards/return (fi rst) Senior running back Darius Kinney leads the conference with Interceptions ............................................... Four (tied-seventh) 801 yards on 95 carries (160.2 yards/game), scoring six touchdowns, Punting .............................................. 29.6 yards/kick (seventh) Kickoff Coverage ................................32.9 yards/return (sixth) and also has six receptions for 65 yards and a TD. Senior wide Field-Goal Percentage ...................................286, 2-7 (seventh) receiver Deandre Fowlkes leads Kean with 20 catches for 315 PAT Kicking ................................................. .875, 7-8 (seventh) yards and four touchdowns, and is complemented by senior Louis Sacks By ........................................................Five (tied-seventh) Sacks Against .............................................................11 (eighth) Haynes, who has hauled in 15 catches for 191 yards and two scores. First Downs .............................................14.4 per game (ninth) Senior linebacker Daniel Wollman leads the Cougars with 45 Opponent First Downs ....................... 18.0 per game (second) tackles (22 solo, 3.0 TFL; 9.0 tackles/game, eighth in NJAC) and a Third-Down Conversions ...................... .265, 18-68 (seventh) Opponent Third-Down Conversions ...... .486, 34-70 (eighth) fumble recovery, while senior linebacker Brad Higgins has collect- Fourth-Down Conversions ...................... .357, 5-14 (seventh) ed 31 stops (12 solo, 2.5 TFL, 1.0 sack) and an interception. Senior Opp. Fourth-Down Conversions ..........333, 2-6 (tied-second) defensive lineman Joe Mendes leads the pass rush with 2.5 sacks, Penalties ................................................49.8 yards/game (third) Opponent Penalties ..............................61.4 yards/game (fi fth) and senior defensive back Chris VanFechtman owns two intercep- Time of Possession ...................................................29:23 (fi fth) tions. Turnover Margin ....................... +0.60 per game (tied-second) Freshman Nate Philipson has averaged 31.1 yards per punt, Red Zone Off ense ............................................. .444, 4-9 (ninth) Red Zone Defense ........................................ .762, 16-21 (sixth) and junior Bill Cullen is 15-for-20 on PATs and 2-for-4 on fi eld goals. Fowlkes is averaging a league-leading 33.7 yards per kickoff Individual Statistics (top 15 listed) return. Rushing .........................D. German, 83.8 yards/game (eighth) Passing ...........................R. Gresik, 128.4 yards/game (eighth) Kean was 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the NJAC last fall, winning the Pass Effi ciency ..................................R. Gresik, 106.7 (seventh) NJAC championship and reaching the second round of the NCAA Receiving Yards ....................M. Paye, 44.8 yards/game (14th) Playoff s. Total Off ense ...................R. Gresik, 133.8 yards/game (ninth) Scoring (Kick) ..............R. Sinegra, 2.6 points/game (seventh) Punt Return .......................J. Hodges, 15.4 yards/return (fi rst) Kick Returns ....................D. Dabney, 21.1 yards/return (fi fth) Back-to-Back 100-Yard Games for German All-Purpose Yards .........D. German, 93.0 yards/game (ninth) Senior tailback Dawys German (North Arlington, N.J./North Punting ..............................J. Frazier, 34.7 yards/punt (eighth) Arlington) rushed for 116 and 162 yards in WP’s outings against Field Goals......................R. Sinegra, 0.40 FG/game (tied-fi fth) PAT Kicking .............................R. Sinegra, .875, 7-8 (tied-fi fth) Montclair State and Maritime, respectively, the seventh and eighth Tackles ..........................J. Garbowski, 10.2 tackles/game (fi rst) 100-yard games of his career. German has rushed for 1,997 yards Interceptions ...........W. Cooper, 0.33 INT/game (tied-eighth) and 14 touchdowns as a Pioneer. ....................................... G. Decena, 0.20 INT/game (tied-11th) ..........................................A. Snead, 0.20 INT/game (tied-11th) Fumbles Recovered ......G. Decena, 0.20 FR/game (tied-sixth) Last Time Out BROCKPORT, N.Y. – William Paterson (2-3, 0-3 NJAC) got to within a touchdown, but host Brockport (4-2, 2-2 NJAC) was able to pull away from the Pioneers for a 35-14 victory Oct. 6. Down 21-7 late in the fi rst half, a potential scoring drive was thwarted when the Golden Eagles intercepted junior quarterback Ryan Gresik (Newton, N.J./Newton) on the goal line. WP opened the third quarter with the ball, and a 43-yard Gresik-to-Brian Win- fi eld (Newton, N.J./Newton) pass set up a one-yard Joseph Cor- dato (Bayonne, N.J./Bayonne) touchdown reception. Sophomore Robert Sinegra’s (Wharton, N.J./Morris Knolls) extra point made it a 21-14 score with 13:03 remaining in the period. After forcing a three-and-out, Sinegra’s 29-yard fi eld goal at- tempt