Saturday, September 16
Fairfield, Conn.
1:00 PM
Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics
0-3 , 0-1
10
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17
Wagner College
1-2 , 1-0
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Wagner
0
10
7
0
17
Sacred Heart
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0
0
10
10
Football Tripped Up at Home in NEC Opener
9/16/2023 6:14:00 PM | Football
Pios' comeback falls short to Seahawks
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Sacred Heart University football team opened Northeast Conference play with a 17-10 home setback against the Seahawks of Wagner College on Saturday afternoon at Campus Field.
Records:
Sacred Heart: (0-3, 0-1 NEC)
Wagner (1-2, 1-0 NEC)
Top Performers:
Rob McCoy – 8 completions, 81 passing yards, 1 INT, 5 carries, 32 rushing yards
Malik Grant – 27 carries, 135 yards, 3 catches, 40 receiving yards
Jalen Madison – 11 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
Tyreke Brown – 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL
Of Note:
Solid defense led to a scoreless first quarter between Sacred Heart and Wagner.
The second stanza saw Wagner break through as Junior Wiley intercepted a Rob McCoy pass and returned it for a 52-yard touchdown. Wiley's touchdown was followed up with a Liszner extra point attempt that put the Seahawks up 7-0 with 6:01 left to play.
With the clock winding down, Wagner kept the Pioneers' offense at bay while a 42-yard field goal from Liszner put the visitors up 10-0 heading into the halftime break.
The third quarter saw Wagner extend its lead to 17-0 following a 10-yard touchdown pass from Steven Krajewski to Justin Wolf on a third and six at the SHU 10-yard line with 8:52 left in the stanza.
Following the quarter break, SHU broke through on offense, tallying seven quick points on a rushing touchdown from Jalen Madison and a Sam Renzi extra point. Madison's touchdown kept the momentum in favor of the Pioneers as a Renzi field goal trimmed the deficit seven, 17-10.
With today's rushing touchdown, Madison has scored a TD in all three games, while Grant tallied a season-high 135 rushing yards and 40 receiving yards.
However, a late roughing the kicker call against the Pioneers sealed a Seahawks' road victory, their first of the season.
Brown led the defensive unit with seven tackles behind two solo and five assisted to go along with 2.5 TFL/13 yards. The duo of DeAndre Byrd and Bayo Gbowu also served as defensive threats for the Pios as the pair finished with six tackles each.
Up Next:
The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 23, with a road showdown against Saint Francis University (Pa.). Game time is set for 12 p.m.
Records:
Sacred Heart: (0-3, 0-1 NEC)
Wagner (1-2, 1-0 NEC)
Top Performers:
Rob McCoy – 8 completions, 81 passing yards, 1 INT, 5 carries, 32 rushing yards
Malik Grant – 27 carries, 135 yards, 3 catches, 40 receiving yards
Jalen Madison – 11 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
Tyreke Brown – 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL
Of Note:
Solid defense led to a scoreless first quarter between Sacred Heart and Wagner.
The second stanza saw Wagner break through as Junior Wiley intercepted a Rob McCoy pass and returned it for a 52-yard touchdown. Wiley's touchdown was followed up with a Liszner extra point attempt that put the Seahawks up 7-0 with 6:01 left to play.
With the clock winding down, Wagner kept the Pioneers' offense at bay while a 42-yard field goal from Liszner put the visitors up 10-0 heading into the halftime break.
The third quarter saw Wagner extend its lead to 17-0 following a 10-yard touchdown pass from Steven Krajewski to Justin Wolf on a third and six at the SHU 10-yard line with 8:52 left in the stanza.
Following the quarter break, SHU broke through on offense, tallying seven quick points on a rushing touchdown from Jalen Madison and a Sam Renzi extra point. Madison's touchdown kept the momentum in favor of the Pioneers as a Renzi field goal trimmed the deficit seven, 17-10.
With today's rushing touchdown, Madison has scored a TD in all three games, while Grant tallied a season-high 135 rushing yards and 40 receiving yards.
However, a late roughing the kicker call against the Pioneers sealed a Seahawks' road victory, their first of the season.
Brown led the defensive unit with seven tackles behind two solo and five assisted to go along with 2.5 TFL/13 yards. The duo of DeAndre Byrd and Bayo Gbowu also served as defensive threats for the Pios as the pair finished with six tackles each.
Up Next:
The Pioneers are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 23, with a road showdown against Saint Francis University (Pa.). Game time is set for 12 p.m.
Team Stats
WAG
SHU
Total Yards
219
342
Pass Yards
86
110
Rushing Yards
133
232
Penalty Yards
25
40
1st Downs
13
21
3rd Downs
8
2
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
27:47
32:13
2nd Quarter
WAG 7, SHU 0
WAG - Wily,Junior 52 yd interception (Liszner,Ryan kick)
WAG 10, SHU 0
WAG - Liszner,Ryan 42 yd field goal 9 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:27
3rd Quarter
WAG 17, SHU 0
WAG - Wolf,Justin 10 yd pass from Krajewski,Steven (Liszner,Ryan kick) 12 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:16
4th Quarter
WAG 17, SHU 7
SHU - Madison,Jalen 2 yd run (Renzi,Sam kick), 8 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:45
WAG 17, SHU 10
SHU - Renzi,Sam 24 yd field goal 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 02:26
Game Leaders
CMP
4
TD
0
YDS
29
INT
2
Players Mentioned
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