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Staten Island, NY - Last Monday night, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Staten Island community, leaving the college without electricity for five days, and forcing the school's closure an entire week. The Wagner College campus was evacuated last Sunday, one day before the hurricane roared in, and players reconvened on Tuesday. What awaited them was a quiet, desolate campus, plenty of cold showers and just four days to prepare to play the NEC's only undefeated team, on the road no less.
NCAA.com took notice of the odds Wagner overcame in going on the road and dominating No. 18 Albany by running the Associated Press game story (below) of the Seahawks' 30-0 win at No. 18 Albany as its lead item.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Nick Doscher threw for a pair of touchdowns, and the Wagner defense held Albany to 188 yards of total offense as the Seahawks overcame preparation obstacles due to Hurricane Sandy to topple the Great Danes 30-0 for first place in the Northeast Conference.
The Seahawks (6-3, 6-1) won despite a disrupted work week due to Hurricane Sandy. The Wagner campus was evacuated Sunday, and players reconvened Tuesday to prepare for Albany (7-2, 5-1) on a campus that was still shut down and without electricity.
Wagner's six-game winning streak is its longest since 1988, and its longest in NEC play.
Doscher was 10-of-15 passing for 253 yards and two TDs, including an 88-yarder to Anthony Carrington early in the third quarter that stretched Wagner's lead to 20-0.
NOTES/ SUPERLATIVES/ RANKINGS AND MORE FOLLOWING WIN OVER ALBANY
WAGNER IN NCAA AND NEC RANKINGS
NCAA – Team
Rank Category Average NEC Rank
1st Kickoff Returns 29.71 1st
4th Scoring Defense 14.67 1st
6th Pass Defense 157.44 1st
21st Pass Efficiency Defense 113.96 1st
NCAA – Individual
Rank Name/Category Average NEC Rank
2nd Otis Wright, KO Returns 34.19 1st
20th Nick Doscher, Pass Efficiency 143.76 1st
WAGNER'S INCREDIBLE STREAK WITHOUT A TURNOVER CONTINUES
Against Albany, Wagner continued an incredible string as the Seahawks have not committed a single turnover during their entire six-game winning streak. The last turnover committed by the Green & White was way back on September 15 vs. Monmouth with 8:27 left in the fourth quarter when the Hawks picked off a pass thrown by junior QB Kramer Berg (Plymouth, MN/ Wayzata/ Rochester CC). The 38-17 loss to Monmouth put Wagner in a 0-3 hole to start to the season. But Wagner righted the ship in week four with a win at Central Connecticut (31-13), before going on to beat Bryant (31-21), Sacred Heart (12-3), Saint Francis (PA) 31-24 and Robert Morris (23-13).
DOSCHER HAS NOW THROWN 143 PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION
Senior QB Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/ Moore Catholic) played yet another interception-free game against Albany. His 15 attempts today makes it 143 consecutive passes without an interception over a span of 8.5 games (19 consecutive quarters). Incredibly, Doscher has not thrown an interception since the season opener at Florida Atlantic on August 31. With Wagner leading 3-0 in what would in an eventual 7-3 loss, Doscher was picked off in the end zone on a third-and-goal with 3:42 remaining in the first half against the Owls. t was his 10th pass attempt of the game.
DOSCHER 8-1 TD/INT RATIO
Quarterback Nick Doscher's two TD passes vs. Albany give him eight for the season while his lone interception remains a second-quarter pick at Florida Atlantic in the season opener on September 3.
10th 200-YARD PASSING GAME OF DOSCHER'S CARER, SECOND-HIGHEST PASSING TOTAL
Quarterback Nick Doscher's 253-yard passing day vs. Albany marked the 10th 200-plus yard game of his career and is the second-most yards he has thrown in a single game as a Seahawk, bettered only by his 261-yard effort vs. Bryant on October 2, 2010. It was also his third 200-yard-plus passing day of the season, and second in a row, as he had a 228-yard effort in the 23-13 Homecoming Day win over Robert Morris on October 27. For his career.
88-YARD TD PASS TO CARRINGTON MATCHES DOSCHER'S CAREER LONG
QB Nick Doscher's 88-yard second quarter touchdown pass to sophomore WR Anthony Carrington equaled the longest pass (and TD pass) of his career. On September 18, 2010, Doscher hooked up with WR Justin Matthews on an 88-yard TD in a win over Cornell.
WILLIAMS OVER 100…AGAIN
Junior RB Dominique Williams, following his 25-carry, 103-yard effort vs. Albany, has now hit the century mark in 18 of 28 games in his career.
SECOND TIME SEAHAWKS COP SIX NEC WINS
This marks the second time that Wagner has won six NEC games in a season as it matches the win total produced by the 2000 tea m which posted a conference record of 6-2 (6-5 overall).
FIRST SIX-GAME OVERALL WIN STREAK SINCE 1988
Wagner's six-game overall winning streak is the longest by the Seahawks since 1988. That year, Wagner sandwiched an eight-game winning streak after losing its season opener and before dropping its season finale.
MOST TOTAL WINS IN THREE YEARS
The six wins are the most compiled by a Wagner team overall since 2009 when the Seahawks went 6-5.
SECOND WIN ALL-TIME VS. ALBANY
The victory was the second for the Seahawks in 17 tries against Albany and breaks an 11-game losing streak vs. the Great Danes. The only other time that Wagner defeated Albany was on September 23, 2000 when the Green & White out-lasted the Great Danes in a 38-30 shoot-out in a game that was also held on the road.
HAMELINE AT 210 WINS…AND COUNTING
Today's win was the 210th (eighth among active FCS coaches) in the 32-year career of head coach Walt Hameline. His counterpart, Bob Ford, is the FCS active leader in wins with 262.
ALBANY ABSORBS FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 2010
Wagner handed Albany its first shutout since October 16, 2010 when the Great Danes lost at Robert Morris 35-0.
FIRST HOME SHUTOUT FOR ALBANY SINCE 2006
The last time that Albany suffered a home shutout was on November 11, 2006 when the Great Danes dropped a 19-0 decision to Monmouth.
WAGNER RECORDS FIRST SHUTOUT SINCE 2007
The 30-0 win over Albany came five years to the day when Wagner recorded its last shutout, a 28-0 vanquishing of La Salle on November 3, 2007.
WAGNER'S FIRST NEC SHUTOUT SINCE 2001
The 30-0 blanking of Albany represented the Seahawks' first shutout over an NEC opponent since Oct. 19, 2002 when Wagner posted a 7-0 win over Saint Francis (PA). This marked the second consecutive shutout for Wagner that year as the Seahawks blanked Robert Morris 29-0 in their previous game on October 12, 2002.
MARGIN OF VICTORY
The 30-point margin of victory vs. Albany was the most lop-sided win recorded by the Seahawks since a 41-7 victory over Cornell (September 18, 2010).
MARGIN OF VICTORY IN NEC GAME
The 30-point margin of victory vs. Albany was the widest by a Wagner team in NEC play since October 20, 2001 when the Seahawks defeated Saint Francis (PA) 31-7.
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SEAHAWKS MAKING THEIR MARK IN CAREER RECORD BOOK
Senior QB Nick Doscher moved from fourth to third in career passing touchdowns as his two TD tosses vs. Albany give him 39 for his career. Doscher is just 268 yards away from tying John Sciarra (473, 2004-2005) and 269 of passing him in all-time passing yards.
PASSING YARDS
1. John Sciarra (2004-05) ..........5902
2. NICK DOSCHER (2009-) .........5634
PASSING COMPLETIONS
1. John Sciarra (2004-05) ............473
2. NICK DOSCHER (2009-) ....... ...408
TOUCHDOWN PASSES (1950-present)
1. Don Cavalli (1958-61) ................46
2. John Sciarra (2004-05) ..............40
3. NICK DOSCHER (2009-) .............39
RECEIVING YARDS
8. Sean Hurley (1993-96) ..............1876
9. Al Ferrie (1957-60) .................,, 1703
10. DAVID CRAWFORD (2008-) ...1614 (Entered top 10 vs. Albany)
RECEPTIONS
8. Joe Kinard (2004-07)............... 108
9. Mike Walker (1987-90) ............ 107
10. Bob Grady (1974-76) ...............106
DAVID CRAWFORD (2008-) ......... 100 (six from tying for 10th, seven away from 10th place solo)
RUSHING YARDS
1. Rick Sarille (1995-99) ..............5290
2. Terry Underwood (1985-88) ...5010
3. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82) ....4177
4. Kito Lockwood (1992-95) ....... 3156
5. DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS ...........2,867
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