20042004 FOOTBALLFOOTBALLFOOTBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Football Contact: Bob Balut, Asst. Director of Communications Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 • www.northeastconference.org E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Football Northeast Conference Football Facts & Figures (Week 2 - September 13, 2004) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Saturday, September 11 1. Central Connecticut State 1-0 1.000 1-1 .500 L1 1-0 0-1 Rhode Island 39, Central Conn. St. 7 St. Francis (PA) 1-0 1.000 1-1 .500 W1 1-0 0-1 Monmouth 34, La Salle 15 2. Monmouth 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 1-0 1-0 St. Francis (PA) 35, Sacred Heart 28 Robert Morris 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 2-0 0-0 Robert Morris 34, Duquesne 14 Wagner 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W2 0-0 2-0 Fordham 14, Albany 0 Stony Brook 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 L1 0-0 0-1 Wagner 28, Marist 13 Albany 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-1 0-1 Sacred Heart 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 L2 0-0 0-2 Home team underlined NEC Offensive Player of the Week This Week’s Schedule Drew Geyer, Robert Morris Thursday, September 16 Jr., QB, 6-4, 215, Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes Central Conn. St. at St. Peter’s, 7:00 pm Geyer continued his hot play as Robert Morris’ signal caller with 302 passing yards and two touchdowns in the Colonials’ 34-14 Saturday, September 18 triumph over top-ranked Duquesne on Saturday. The junior completed 19-of-31 passes en route to his first career 300-yard passing Albany at Brown, 1:00 pm performance. He guided the Colonials on scoring drives in their first offensive possessions of both halves, keeping momentum on his Stony Brook at Wagner, 1:00 pm team’s side. On RMU’s first offensive exchange, Geyer was 3-for-3 passing for 42 yards, which was capped off by a two-yard touchdown Valparaiso at St. Francis (PA), 1:00 pm plunge by tailback Kevin Drakeford (Englewood, NJ/Paramus Catholic). Setting up Robert Morris’ second score, a 24-yard Monmouth at Robert Morris, 1:30 pm Iona at Sacred Heart, 2:00 pm field goal by Nathan DiLorenzo (Wheeling, WV/Wheeling Park), the quarterback was 2-for-2 passing for 79 yards, including a 52-yard strike to senior Dante Settles (Washington, DC/Northwestern). Late in the first quarter, Geyer put the Colonials up NEC Teams in Bold 17-0 with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Tyjuan Massey (Orlando, FL/William R. Boone). His second touchdown came in the first possession of the second half with a 27-yard connection to freshman flanker Mario Hines (Ecorse, MI/Ecorse). In two games this season, Geyer is 32-for-49 passing for 530 yards with eight touchdowns. NEC Offensive Player of the Week Sep. 7 Cory Harge, CCSU NEC Defensive Player of the Week Sep. 13 Drew Geyer, RMU Jonathan LeDonne, Robert Morris Sr., LB, 6-1, 215, Aliquippa, PA/Aliquippa LeDonne led the inspired Colonial defense in a win over No. 1 Duquesne on Saturday and helped hold the Dukes to 307 total yards, NEC Defensive Player of the Week with just 62 rushing yards. The linebacker collected nine totals tackles (4 solo), his first career interception, one pass breakup and Sep. 7 Brian Sullivan, CCSU a quarterback hurry. In a key play of the ballgame, LeDonne intercepted the Duquesne quarterback on the opponent’s 40-yard line Sep. 13 Jonathan LeDonne, RMU and returned it to the Duquesne 12. Two plays later, Drew Geyer (Gibsonia, PA/Deer Lakes) connected with wide receiver Tyjuan Massey (Orlando, FL/William R. Boone) in the endzone to put Robert Morris on top 17-0. LeDonne, a senior, now has 197 career tackles, moving him into 10th place on the Robert Morris all-time list. NEC Special Teams Player of the Week NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Sep. 7 Derek Pearson, CCSU Adam Sciulli, St. Francis (PA) Sep. 13 Adam Sciulli, SFPA Fr., K, 5-10, 195, Pittsburgh, PA/Central Catholic Rookie placekicker Adam Sciulli helped lead St. Francis (PA) to its first-ever win in an NEC opener, by converting both of his field goals and all three of his point-after-attempts, in a 35-28 win over Sacred Heart on Saturday. With the scored knotted at 7-7 in the first quarter, Sciulli put the Red Flash ahead momentarily with a 31-yarder, the first field goal of his young career. Late in the third quarter, NEC Rookie of the Week the Pittsburgh, PA product gave St. Francis a 27-21 lead with 25-yard field goal. Sep. 7 Joey Henley, SHU Sep. 13 Colin Disch, UA NEC Rookie of the Week Colin Disch, Albany Fr., LB, 6-1, 208, North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield NEC Preseason Coaches Poll Despite a 14-0 setback at Fordham, redshirt freshman Colin Disch led the Great Danes defense in tackles for a second-straight week, recording a career-high 13 stops, including four unassisted and 1.5 for losses. Disch also added a half sack, as Albany held Fordham 1. Albany (5) 6. Wagner to just 14 points and 207 yards of total offense, with both Ram scoring drives starting inside Albany territory. Disch currently leads his 2. Stony Brook (2) 7. Sacred Heart team and ranks first in the NEC in total tackles (25) and second in tackles-for-loss (3.0). Monmouth (1) 8. St. Francis (PA) 4. Robert Morris 5. Central Conn. St. First place votes in parentheses. www.northeastconference.org N E C FO OTBALL ON L I N E 2004 NEC Football Schedule/Results Albany Central Connecticut State Monmouth Robert Morris Sacred Heart (0-2, 0-0 NEC) (1-0, 1-0 NEC) (2-0, 0-0 NEC) (2-0, 0-0 NEC) (0-2, 0-2 NEC) Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/2 at Hofstra L, 0-45 9/4 at Sacred Heart W, 27-6 9/4 at St. Peter’s W 44-3 9/4 Buffalo State W 47-10 9/4 Central CT St. L 6-27 9/11 Fordham L, 0-14 9/11 at Rhode Island L, 7-39 9/11 La Salle W, 34-15 9/11 Duquesne W, 34-14 9/11 at St. Francis (PA) L, 28-35 9/18 at Brown 1:00 pm 9/16 at St. Peter’s 7:00 pm 9/18 at Robert Morris 1:00 pm 9/18 Monmouth 1:30 pm 9/18 Iona 2:00 pm 9/25 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 9/25 Wagner 6:00 pm 9/25 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 9/25 at St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 9/25 Albany 1:00 pm 10/2 at Lehigh 1:00 pm 10/2 at Iona 1:00 pm 10/2 Marist 6:00 pm 10/2 at Stony Brook 12:30 pm 10/2 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/9 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/9 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/9 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm 10/9 Central CT St. 1:30 pm 10/16 at Marist 7:00 pm 10/16 Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/16 at Albany 1:00 pm 10/16 Dayton 1:30 pm 10/23 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 10/23 St. Peter’s 1:00 pm 10/23 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm 10/23 Georgetown 1:00 pm 10/23 at Wagner 1:00 pm 10/30 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 10/30 at Stony Brook 6:00 pm 10/30 Wagner 1:00 pm 10/30 Central CT St. 1:00 pm 10/30 St. Peter’s 1:30 pm 11/6 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 11/6 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 11/6 at Robert Morris 1:30 pm 11/6 Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 11/6 Albany 1:30 pm 11/13 Central CT St. 1:00 pm 11/13 at Albany 1:00 pm 11/13 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 11/13 St. Francis (PA) 1:00 pm 11/13 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold NEC Games in Bold St. Francis (PA) Stony Brook Wagner (1-1, 1-0 NEC) (0-1, 0-0 NEC) (2-0, 0-0 NEC) Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time 9/4 at Georgetown L 7-36 9/4 at Lehigh L 2-25 9/4 at La Salle W 35-28 9/11 Sacred Heart W, 35-28 9/18 at Wagner 1:00 pm 9/11 at Marist W, 28-13 9/18 Valparaiso 1:00 pm 9/25 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 9/18 Stony Brook 1:00 pm 9/25 Robert Morris 1:00 pm 10/2 Robert Morris 2:00 pm 9/25 at Central CT St. 6:00 pm 10/2 La Salle 1:00 pm 10/9 Hofstra 6:00 pm 10/2 at Sacred Heart 1:00 pm 10/9 at Albany 1:00 pm 10/16 at St.