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22013013 WagnerWagner SeahawksSeahawks FootballFootball WWagneragner SSeahawkseahawks ((2-4)2-4) (1-1(1-1 NEC)NEC) ............................................. aatt DDuquesneuquesne DDukesukes ((2-2,2-2, 00-0-0 NEC)NEC) SSaturday,aturday, OOctoberctober 112,2, 22013013 - 11:00:00 pmpm AArthurrthur JJ.. RRooneyooney FFieldield ((2,200)2,200) PPittsburgh,ittsburgh, PPAA Wagner Quick Facts Location: ............................................Staten Island, NY Free Live Webstream at necfrontrow.com; Live Stats at goduquesne.com; Live Twitter Updates @wagnerathletics President: .....................................Dr. Richard Guarasci The Wagner Seahawks will look to ride the momentum gained by their stirring 23-20 win at Sacred Heart Athletics Director: ................................. Walt Hameline last week when they travel to the Steel City to meet the Dukes of Duquesne in a 1:00 pm NEC clash this Head Football Coach: ............................ Walt Hameline Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The last time these teams met was on Nov. 17, 2012 on Staten Island. With the Record at Wagner: ........................... 215-131/33rd year NEC Championship on the line, the Seahawks pulled out a 23-17 win to claim their fi rst-ever NEC title. Overall Record: .................................................... Same Media Relations: .......................................John Beisser Maley’s Game-Winning FG Caps 23-20 win at Sacred Heart The Green & White rode the leg of junior kicker Bryan Maley (Eagle River, Alaska/Chugiak) at Sacred Beisser Offi ce Phone: ..........................(718) 390-3227 Heart, as the Alaska native nailed a 32-yard fi eld goal and a pair of 45-yarders, the latter splitting the Beisser Email:[email protected]@g uprightsuppright with four seconds left to play, providing Wagner with the thrilling win. Maley, who was named NEC SpecialSppecia Teams Player of the Week, was fi lling in for fi fth-year senior DavidDavid Lopez who suffered an ankle injury at Delaware (9/21) that WAGNER vs. DUQUESNE (4-4) 2013 Schedule hashas sidelinedsi him since. Maley has big shoes to fi ll as Lopez was a 2010201 All-NEC selection, a 2013 Preseason All-NEC pick, and 2012 Wagner 23, Duquesne 17 ranksranks second on the all-time NEC fi eld goals made list with 38. August 31 Georgetown W 28-21 2011 Duquesne 37, Wagner 21 (ESPN 3) 2010 Duquesne 21 Wagner 20 September 6 Merrimack L 42-41 AboutAbo the Seahawks 2009 Wagner 23 Duquesne 17 (2ot) September 14 at Syracuse L54-0 ESPN 3) The defending NEC Champion Seahawks, picked No. 1 in the 2008 Duquesne14 Wagner 0 September 21 at Delaware L 49-9 2013201 NEC Preseason Poll and No. 24 in the 2013 Lindy’s Annual 1995 Duquesne 44 Wagner 20 28 Bryant*# L 47-28 ( PreseasonPre Poll, are 2-4 -on the season. Wagner opened the September 1993 Wagner 27 Duquesne 24 campaigncam with a 28-21 come-from-behind win over Georgetown 1992 Wagner 31 Duquesne 6 October 5 at Sacred Heart* W 23-20 in the season opener on August 31. The following week, WagnerWa was edged by Merrimack in a 42-41 shoot-out on Sept. October 12 at Duquesne*Robert Morris* 1:00 pm 12:00 pm bold = home game 1:00 pm 6.6. Wagner was blitzed in its next three outings, by Syracuse italics = road game October 26 Central Connecticut* (54-0,(5 9/14), Delaware (49-9, 9/21) and Bryant (47-28, 9/28), November 2 Monmouth 12:00 pm (ESPN 3) beforebe taking a 20-3 lead at Sacred Heart and then pulling November 9 outo the 23-20 win on Maley’s game-winning kick. November 16 at Saint Francis U*12:00 pm DominiqueD Is Unique The Seahawks are led by 5-9, 205-pound senior running back Dominique Williams, a tough, sturdy #-Homecoming and elusive back, and one who enters the Delaware game ranked fourth all-time in in Wagner Bold - Home Games / * - NEC Game historyhistory in rushing yards (3,951) and third in scoring (264 points). Williams enters the Sacred Heart game rankedranked fourthf all-time in NEC history with 4,921 all-purpose yards and eighth in rushing. Williams is a 2013 CollegeCollege Sports Journal Preseason Third-Team All-American and a 2012 Preseason All-NEC selection. In 38 games as a Seahawk, Williams has topped the 100-yard rushing mark 25 times. About Duquesne Duquesne didn’t need its offense in a 27-14 win over Division II West Liberty last week. The Dukes took control of the game by scoring three fi rst-quarter touchdowns, two via interception returns and one on a fumble recovery. Duquesne defenders Nick Floyd, Zach Zidian and Dane O’Driscoll all found paydirt as the Dukes, who had two September bye weeks, picked up their fi rst victory since the Week 1 win over CAA member UAlbany. WAGNER COLLEGE 9th All-Time Meeting Between Seahawks & Dukes Location: Staten Island, NY Duquesne and Wagner will be meeting for the 9th time. In a series that began in 1992, the Seahawks Nickname: Seahawks and Dukes are tied 4-4 in the all-time series. First Football Season: 1927 Head Coach Walt Hameline Enrollment: 2,100 Now in his 33rd season as head coach, Walt Hameline, who doubles as the Seahawks’ athletic director, owns a sparkling 215-131-2 (.621) record. In 2012, he led the Seahawks to their fi rst-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) Football Championship with a thrilling 23-17 come-from-behind win over Duquesne on November 17, 2012, while clinching a berth in the 2012 D-I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Championship. The win personifi ed the Green & White’s as Wagner began the campaign with three straight losses, before winning its next nine games. In defying the odds throughout its triumphant march to the school’s fi rst-ever NEC title and the conference’s fi rst-ever NCAA FCS win, Wagner compiled a 9-4 record, including a 7-1 mark in the NEC. The Seahawks fi nished the season ranked 21st in The Sports Network Top-25 Poll and 22nd in the FCS Coaches Poll, marking the fi rst time an NEC team has ended the season with an appearance in both offi cial Top-25 polls. The accolades soon began to pour in for Hameline. After being named the NEC Football Coach of the Year, he was tabbed the 2012 FCS National Coach of the Year by both College Football News (CFN) and the College Sports Journal (CSJ). DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY In the 2012 home opener against Monmouth, Wagner College Stadium was renamed Hameline Field in Location: Pittsburgh, PA his honor. On November 6, 2010, Hameline became just the eighth active FCS coach to win 200 games with a 31-20 victory over Monmouth, is 54th on the all-time NCAA wins list (any level) and one of just Nickname: Dukes 36 coaches to win 200 games at one school. The 1987 Kodak National Coach of the Year, after guiding First Football Season: 1891 Wagner to a 13-1 record and to the Division III National Championship, Hameline currently ranks sixth Enrollment: 10,011 in victories among all active FCS coaches. WAGNER COLLEGE 2013 Quick Facts Team Information: General Information: 2012 Overall Record: .............................................. 9-4 Location: ............................................ Staten Island, NY 2012 NEC Record/Finish: ................................. 7-1/1st Founded: ................................................................ 1883 Starters Returning/Lost: Enrollment: ........................................................... 2,000 Offense: ..................................................................... 7/4 Nickname: ...................................................... Seahawks Defense: ..................................................................... 4/7 Colors: ............................... Green (PMS 3308) & White Lettermen Returning: ...............................................40 Affi liation: .................................. NCAA Division I-AA Lettermen Lost: .........................................................31 Conference: ...................... Northeast Conference (NEC) Newcomers: ...............................................................56 Stadium: .....................Wagner College Stadium (3,300) Surface: ......................................................... Field Turf President: .......... Dr. Richard Guarasci (Fordham, 1967) Returning Offensive Starters (7) Athletic Director: Walt Hameline (Brockport St., 1975) RB - Dominique Williams ................(5th-Sr., 5-9, 200) Athletic Department Phone: ...................(718) 390-3433 OL - David Frederickson .........................(Jr., 6-2, 290) Ticket Offi ce Phone: ............................. (718) 420-4039 OL - Brett Buzzard ................................(R-Jr., 6-7, 300) OL - Chris Furner ...............................(5th-Sr., 6-4, 270) Football History: OL - Kevin Messier ...............................(R-Jr., 6-5, 295) First Year of Football: ..............................................1927 WR - Anthony Carrington ..........................(Jr., 6-2, 195) Overall all-time record: ..................... 388-329-19 (.544) TE - Bryant Watts ................................(R-Jr., 6-5, 255) Undefeated Seasons: ............................1960, 1964, 1967 Div. III National Champions: ...................................1987 Returning Defensive Starters (4) ................................................................ FCS since 1992 DB - Jarrett Dieudonne ..........................(R-Jr., 6-1, 190) ......Member of Northeast Conference (NEC) since 1996 DL - Daevonte Barnett ......................... (R-So., 6-4, 280) All-time NEC record: ...................................57-59 (.491) DL - Fidel Okoye ..................................... (So., 6-2, 285) DL - Yamir Ortiz ......................................