Throgs Neck, NY – Junior QB Tyler Newberry (Germantown, MD/ Mercersburg Academy) was an efficient 13-of-16 passing for 210 yards and freshman RB Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/ Milford) rushed for 114 yards on seven carries, including fourth quarter touchdown runs of 31 and 63 yards, to lead Wagner past SUNY-Maritime 41-10.

With the victory, the Seahawks even their record at 1-1, rebounding from last Saturday's tough 45-42 home loss to Stonehill. With the loss, the Privateers fell to 1-1 on the season.

Wagner got on the board first when Newberry hit sophomore WR David Crawford (Carrollton, TX/ Hebron) in stride in the middle of the field for a 49-yard TD strike with 5:01 remaining in the first quarter to give the Seahawks an early 7-0 lead. The Newberry to Crawford connection capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive that elapsed 3:57. For Crawford, it marked his second TD of the season and was a career-long reception.

The Wagner defense then forced the Privateer's multiple option-oriented offensive attack into a three and out. Freshman QB Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/ Moore Catholic) then came on in relief of Newberry in the second quarter and engineered a crisp, 10-play, 40 yard march that resulted in a three-yard TD burst by Doscher. The extra point attempt was blocked, however, leaving the Seahawks with a 13-0 lead with 8:06 remaining in the opening half.

Maritime then put together a methodical and efficient, 17-play, 75-yard drive. With the Privateers knocking on the door with a fourth and goal at the one yard line with seven seconds left in the opening half, the Seahawk defense stuffed QB Anthony Gagliano at the line of scrimmage as the Seahawks sprinted into the locker room brimming with momentum, confidence, and a 13-0 lead.

Newberry was 4-of-5 passing in the opening half for 84 yards while Doscher was 3-of-4 for 23 yards as the Seahawks were 7-of-9 through the air for 107 yards.

Wagner opened the second half with a flourish, as Newberry connected with senior WR Lon Woods (St. Petersburg, FL/ J.P. Taravella) on a 45-yard TD hook up to cap a quick three-play, 65 yard drive that gave the Seahawks a commanding 20-0 lead.

Maritime countered with an 11-play, 41 yard march that culminated in an 18-yard field goal by Madison Leary, breaking the shutout and cutting the deficit to 20-3. After the Maritime defense stiffened late in the game, the Privateers embarked on a 10-play, 60-yard drive, with fullback Jamie Spanopoulos covering the final 12 yards on a quick hitter up the middle. The drive, which took 5:50, sliced the deficit in half and brought Maritime within 20-10.

After Newberry hit Woods on a 28-yard third down strike, a fumbled exchange gave the ball back to Maritime on at the Privateer 30-yard line, Wagner's first turnover of the game. After an exchange of punts, junior DB Frantz Placide (Miami, FL/ Arhibishop Curley Notre Dame) downed the ball at the Privateer two-yard line with less than 10 minutes to play.

After a three and out, the Seahawks took over at the Privateer 31-yard line. Williams burst up the middle 31 yards for his first career touchdown, building the lead to 27-10. Williams then capped the game by scampering 63 yards up the left sideline with 4:52 to play to lift Wagner to a 34-10 lead. Junior RB Jeremy Martinez (Brookhaven, NY/ Bellport) rounded out the day's scoring with a five-yard TD run with 1:28 left in the game. 

Junior LB Keith Davis (Harrisburg, PA/ Globe Institute) led the Seahawk defensive charge wth 12 tackles, while junior DB Chaz Legettte (Syracuse, NY/ Nottingham) added five stops and a forced fumble.

NOTES –Woods came into the game needing three receptions to crack the Seahawk all-time top 10 and wound up the game with five receptions for 104 yards. He passed Pat Connolly (96 receptions from 1991-94) and now has 99 career catches. Next on the all-time list is Bob Grady (106 receptions from 1974-76). For head coach Walt Hameline, it marked career victory number 190, leaving him 10 shy of the 200-win plateau. His 189 career wins entering the season were tied for sixth among all active Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) coaches.

Wagner has now scored 83 points in its first two games. The Seahawks will have a tall task on their hands next week when they travel to upper echelon FCS power North Dakota St. for a 7:00 pm (EST) kickoff on Sat., Sept. 19.

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