22011011 WWagneragner SeahawksSeahawks FootballFootball WWagneragner ((1-0;1-0; 11-0-0 NNEC)EC) aatt NNo.o. 9 RRichmondichmond ((1-0;1-0; 11-0-0 CCAA)AA) SSaturdayaturday - SSeptembereptember 110,0, 22011011 - 6:006:00 pmpm RRobinsobins SStadiumtadium ((8,700)8,700) - RRichmond,ichmond, VVAA For Immediate Release ........ September 7, 2011 Wagner Quick Facts Location: ............................................Staten Island, NY TODAY’S GAME: AUDIO / VIDEO / LIVE STATS ON http://www.richmondspiders.com President: .....................................Dr. Richard Guarasci Athletics Director: ................................. Walt Hameline FIRST-EVER MEETING BETWEEN SEAHAWKS AND SPIDERS Head Football Coach: ............................ Walt Hameline This is the fi rst time that Wagner and Richmond are meeting on the grid iron. The Record at Wagner: .........................201-116-2/31st year Spiders, who are ranked ninth nationally in the Sports Network/Fathead.com Top-25 Overall Record: ..............................201-116-2/31st year Poll, are members of the ultra-competitive Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). Rich- Media Relations: .......................................John Beisser mond, which won the 2008 FCS National Championship, is coming off an impressive Ross Offi ce Phone: ..............................(718) 390-3227 23-21 victory at FBS member Duke, which competes in the ACC. Ross Email: [email protected] THETHE MATCHUP TheThe matchupm features the reigning Sports Network National Offensive and Defensive PlayersPlaaye of the Week. Wagner sophomore running back Dominique Williams 2011 Schedule and Results (Bridgeton,(Brid NJ/ Milford Academy) rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns in last 3 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) W 38-28 week’swee 38-28 vanquishing of Saint Francis (PA). Meanwhile, Richmond safety Cooper September Taylor,Tayl a transfer from Georgia Tech, had 14 tackles at Duke. The head coaches in September 10 at Richmond 6:00 pm thethe Wagner-Richmond game, meanwhile, are on opposite sides of the spectrum in September 17 CCSU* 1:00 pm termsterm of experience. Wagner’s Walt Hameline is in his 31st year at the helm of the September 24 at Bryant* 1:00 pm SeahawkSSe program while Richmond’s interim head coach Wayne Lineburg is in his October 1 at Cornell 12:30 pm secondse week at the helm. The game marks the fi rst-ever night game at two-year October 8 GEORGETOWN 1:00 pm oldold Robins Stadium. This is the fi rst meeting between and Wagner, and Richmond October 22 at Duquesne 1:00 pm andan the Spiders have won their last six meetings vs. a fi rst-time opponent. October 29 ALBANY* 12:00 pm November 5 SACRED HEART* 1:00 pm RICHMONDR WILL BE JUST SECOND CAA SCHOOL THAT WAGNER HAS FACED November 12 at Robert Morris* 12:00 pm InI its 80 previous seasons of college football, Wagner has only faced one other November 19 at Monmouth* 1:00 pm schools that is a current member of the CAA in Towson University. Wagner and Home Games in CAPS-coming NEC Contest; $- Home- Towson engaged in a two-game series in the mid 1990’s. On September 23, 1995, the Seahawks earned a 23-15 victory over Towson on Grymes Hill. The followingfollow season, on November 16, 1996, the Tigers came away with a 35-11 win. WagnerWPbblStt Probable Starters CURRENT CAA CONFIGURATION Richmond • September 10, 2011 The 11 teams that comprise the CAA are Delaware, James Madison, Maine, UMass, OFFENSE New Hampshire, Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Richmond, Villanova and William & QB 8 Nick Doscher* (Jr., 6-1, 220, Staten Island, NY) Mary. RB 25 Dominique Wiliams* (Jr., 5-9, 200, Bridgeton, NJ) FB 40 Patrick Gibbons (Fr, 6-0, 245, Carthage, NY) WR 19 Justin Matthews (Sr., 6-1, 190, Hillside, NJ) CURRENT CAA MEMBER RHODE ISLAND TO JOIN NEC WR 14 David Crawford (Sr, 6-4, 215, Carrollton, TX) On November 22, 2010, the University of Rhode Island (URI) accepted an invita- TE 83 Joe Sidaras (So., 6-14 245, Mastic Beach, NY) tion to join the Northeast Conference (NEC) as an associate member in the sport LT 71 Sean Pearson Jr., 6-5, 290, Scotch Plains, NJ) of football. Rhode Island will begin competing in the NEC in the 2013 season. The LG 77 Omar Fahnbulleh (Jr., 6-4, 290, Burtonsville, MD) C 75 David Fredrickson (So., 6-2, 285, Staten Island, NY) Rams will remain an associate football member of the Colonial Athletic Association RG 64 Anthony Harper (Jr., 6-4, 305, Syracuse NY) in 2011 and 2012. RT 69 Steve Cioccii (Jr., 6-4, 290, Royersford, PA) PK 59 David Lopez (Jr., 6-0, 180, Plantation, FL) ONLY THIRD TIME WAGNER TO PLAY IN STATE OF VIRGINIA DEFENSE When Wagner meets Richmond, it will mark just the third game in Seahawk history to DE 47 Derrick Forrest (Sr., 6-2, 245, Ft. Lauderdale, FL) take place in the state of Virginia. On September 16, 1989, Wagner defeated Newport DT 66 Sal Gigante (Sr., 6-1, 270, New Windsor, NY) DE 81 Quintin Anderson (Sr., 6-5, 280, Rochester, NY) News 31-7 on the road. The teams met again in Virginia on October 5, 1991 when LB 2 Sidiq Soulemana (Jr., 5-11, 210, Bronx, NY) Newport News came out on top 32-19. LB 37 Mike Lombardo (Sr., 6-1, 230, Jupiter, FL) LB 55 C.O. Prime (Jr., 6-1, 230, Quebec, Canada) WAGNER FOOTBALL OPENS 81st SEASON WITH WIN LB 7 Julian Stanford (Sor, 6-2, 225, Bloomfi eld, CT) Wagner opened its 81st season of intercollegiate football with an exciting 38-28 CB 3 Torian Phillips (Jr., 5-9, 180, Staen Island, NY) NEC victory over Saint Francis (PA). The Seahawks are 41-38-2 in lidlifters and had FS 29 Patrick O’Connor (Sr., 6-1, 190 Leominster, MA) SS 5 Jeremiah Brown* (Sr., 6-0, 205, Brooklyn NY) dropped three-straight season-openers prior to Saturday’s win. Head coach Walt CB 1 Jarrett Dieudonne (So., 6-1, Fort Lauderdale, FL Hameline, who now has 201 career victories, is 20-9-2 (.678) in season-opening P 38 A.J. Firestone (So., 6-1, 220, Mercersburg, PA) contests dating back to 1981, including 19-7-0 (.731) after failing to win an opener in *bold = team captains his fi rst four seasons (0-2-2). WILLIAMS, PRIME NAMED NEC CO-PLAYERS OF THE WEEK #25 DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS RB 5-9, 200 Bridgeton, NJ Bridgteton HS/ Milford Academy CAREER GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING TOTALS 2009 Rushing Date Opponent No. Yds TD Long 9/05/09 STONEHILL 9 29 0 10 9/10/09 at SUNY-Maritime 7 114 2 63 Somerset, NJ – Sophomore running back Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/ Mil- 9/19/09 at North Dakota St. 21 131 1 38 ford Academy) and junior linebacker Carl-Olivier Prime (Quebec, Canada/ Kent) have been named the Northeast Conference (NEC) Offensive and Defensive Players of the 9/26/09 ST. FRANCIS (PA) 21 102 4 17 Week, respectively for their efforts in Wagner’s 38-28 season-opening win over Saint 10/03/09 at Bryant 14 49 0 13 Francis (PA) on Saturday the league offi ce has announced. Williams, who missed all of 10/10/09 at Monmouth 18 72 0 20 last season with a knee injury, looked as if he had never been away in seeing his fi rst 10/24/09 SACRED HEART 4 44 1 18 game action in nearly two years. He accounted for 193 yards from scrimmage, high- lighted by a 26-carry, 180-yard rushing performance. The 5-foot-9, 200-pound Williams 11/21/09 ALBANY 19 101 1 28 also ran for two touchdowns, of fi ve and 28 yards, in his fi rst outing since being named Totals 113 642 9 63 one of Wagner’s four team captains for the season. In addition to averaging 6.9 yards per carry, he caught one pass for 13 yards. Williams capped a seven-play, 77-yard 2010 - Misse the season due to injry. Seahawk drive with fi ve-yard touchdown scamper with just 39 seconds left in the fi rst half to give the Seahawks a 17-7 halftime lead. He set up his own score by gashing the Red Flash defense for runs of 20 and 19 yards earlier in the drive. After Saint Francis 2011 (PA) clawed to within 31-28 late in the fourth quarter, Williams put an exclamation point Rushing on his day and, in the process, sealed the win with a nifty 28-yard scamper into the Date Opponent No. Yds TD Long end zone to fashion the fi nal score at 38-28. Prime delivered a game-changing 37- 9/3/11 ST. FRANCIS (PA) 26 180 2 20 yard interception return in the third quarter and also came up with seven tackles and a forced fumble to help lead the Seahawks to their exciting opening game victory. The junior linebacker logged seven tackles (four solo, three assist) and made his fi rst career interception one to remember. With Wagner clinging to a 17-14 lead late in the third Career quarter, Red Flash QB John Kelly’s bullet pass over the middle went right into the wait- GP No. Carr. Yds TD Long ing arms of the 6-1, 245-pound Prime who had dropped back in pass coverage. The former high school running back then angled to the left sideline, tiptoeing his way to a 2009 8 113 642 9 63 37-yard touchdown which staked the Seahawks to a 24-14 lead with 2:15 remaining in 2011 1 26 180 2 28 the third quarter. The play swung the momentum to Wagner’s favor as the Seahawks 9 129 822 11 63 went on to victory.