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Washington, D.C. - Wagner (2-2) takes a break from Northeast Conference (NEC) action this weekend when the Seahawks travel to our nation's capital for a game with Georgetown (3-2) of the Patriot League. The Green & White have never defeated a team from the conference, losing both match-ups to Lafayette and one against Georgetown.

THE SERIES/LAST MEETING WITH GEORGETOWN
The teams have met just once with the Hoyas capturing a 28-21 victory over the Seahawks back on September 16, 2000 at the Wagner College Stadium. With the score tied at 21-21, Georgetown went ahead 28-21 on a Dave Paulus 5-yard TD pass to Aaron Brown with 9:18 to play. Wagner would threaten to tie the game, only to come up short as John Campbell was halted in his tracks on fourth and goal at the Hoya 2-yard line with just 2:09 remaining. Paulus, the older brother of former Duke point guard and Syracuse point guard Greg, finished 14-of-27 for 176 yards and two touchdowns in the air while grinding out 35 yards on the ground. Aaron Smith led Wagner, going 19-for-36 in the air with a touchdown pass and run. Campbell paced the rushing attack with 92 yards and one score on 28 carries while Jason Bain had seven catches for 94 yards. All-time Wagner is 8-6 against current Patriot League members (8-3 vs. Ford./0-2 vs. Laf./0-1 vs. GTown).

WITH A WIN
The Seahawks would collect their first win over an opponent for the third time this season after previously besting Cornell and Bryant for the first time this season. Wagner would also get coach Walt Hameline his 198th career win.

LAST WEEK
After a disappointing loss to Robert Morris, Wagner rebounded to post a 29-21 victory over Bryant with an outstanding offensive performance before halting a late Bulldog rally.

Bryant started the scoring on a one-yard rushing touchdown following a blocked punt. Wagner responded with the defense when senior Mike Cox sacked the Bulldog quarterback for a safety before David Lopez connected on a 35-yard field. Then on the first play of the second half, sophomore Nick Doscher found Justin Matthews for a 62-yard touchdown pass. Doscher would notch two more scores through the air and throw for 261 yards while Lopez added a 30-yard field goal. Bryant would hang tough thanks to a blocked field goal and two Green & White turnovers and appeared poised to make some noise late in the game. However with the ball at the Wagner 34 an errant snap was corralled by junior Quintin Anderson, securing the victory for the Green & White.

DOSCHER NAMED NEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Doscher accounted for 323 yards of total offense while lifting Wagner to a rousing conference win over the Bulldogs. The sophomore signal caller was 13-of-27 in the air for a career-best 261 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for a team-best 62 yards on 12 carries. His 62-yard scoring pass to Matthews gave the Green & White its first lead at 12-7. After Bryant reclaimed the lead early in the second quarter, he delivered again. This time, the Staten Island native threw a six-yard scoring strike to graduate student Chris Jaeger that put Wagner ahead for good with 3:20 remaining in the opening half. Doscher opened the second-half scoring when he converted a 3rd-and-goal from the 18-yard line, finding sophomore Dan Ford with 4:34 remaining in the third quarter. The weekly honor is the first this year for the preseason all-NEC quarterback. He now has seven weekly NEC accolades for his career (5 ROTW / 2 POTW).

DOSCHER KEY TO VICTORY
It's a common perception that a team wins and loses with its quarterback and the 2010 version of the Seahawks are no different. In the two Wagner wins, Doscher is 21-of-38 in the air (55.3 %) for 488 yards and six touchdowns while not throwing a pick. Additionally he has gained 139 yards rushing on 25 carries (5.6 ypc) with one score. In the two Green & White losses, he is just 28-of-56 (50.0 %) for 323 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions while rushing for just 70 yards on 28 carries (2.5 ypc).

ONE MORE DOSCHER NOTE
Doscher also had two passing plays of 40 or more in the win over Bryant and now has five on the season, after notching just four in his first season at the helm of the Green & White. On the year, he is 49-of-94 for 811 yards with eight touchdowns while picking up 209 yards on the ground and one rushing touchdown. Last season, he passed for just 1,330 yards and eight scores while also throwing nine interceptions. He is on pace for 22 touchdowns and 2,230 yards.

OFFENSIVE STALWARTS
Lost amid the shuffle of Saturday's win was the play of junior David Crawford and Jaeger.

Crawford collected his first career 100-yard game, pulling in 107 yards on three catches, including a career-best grab of 57 yards. A big-play receiver in his first two years, he has done nothing to dispute that claim in 2010, averaging 21.7 yards per catch while hauling in 10 catches for 217 yards. To see the complete career totals for all current players, click HERE.

Jaeger, also had three catches for 35 yards for his first career touchdown. Arguably no player has been through as much as the fifth-year senior who is currently enrolled in graduate classes. He has moved from the defensive side of the ball to the offensive after missing last year due to injury. Jaeger is currently the starting fullback while helping clear the way for a solid Seahawk ground game.

DEFENSIVE REBIRTH
After arguably one of the worst seasons in school history on defense, new defensive coordinator Malik Hall has led a revival of sorts for the Seahawks. After giving up a league-worst 392.2 yards per game, Wagner paces the NEC this season while allowing just 309.8 ypg. On the ground, the Green & White are allowing just 135.3 ypg (3rd NEC) after allowing a league-worst 222.3 ypg in 2009. Additionally, the Seahawks have the league's top-ranked scoring defense, allowing just 20.5 ppg while leading the league with 12 sacks after notching just 15 a year ago.

SOME GOOD, SOME BAD
While Wagner stands in good shape with a 2-2 record (1-1 NEC), that mark could be a little better if not for some alarmingly constrasting stats. The Seahawks are second in the league in total offense (389.8 ypc) but are just fifth in the scoring with 22.0 ppg in large part to having the worst Red Zone conversion rate in the league at 57.1 percent (8-of-14; 6 TDs). Last week, Wagner fumbled twice inside the five-yard line while having a field goal blocked. However, the defense has almost nullified that figure, ranking second while allowing opponents to score at a rate of just 69.2 percent (9-of-13; 8 TDs). Those fumbles have also contributed to a NEC-worst - 1.25 turnover rate. Also, Wagner has drawn an average of 65.0 yards of penalties (2nd NEC) per game, but at the same time committed the most in the league (73.2 ypg).

COX BREAKS OUT
After turning in a modest eight tackles and one one quarterback hurry in his first three games, senior UConn transfer Mike Cox broke out in a big way against Bryant recording six tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss that netted 24 lost yards and 2.5 sacks, including one of which that went for a safety. He put Wagner on the board with his first sack as a Seahawk in the first quarter, dropping quarterback Mike Croce for a two-yard sack in the end zone before snuffing out Jordan Brown, who would rush for over 100 yards, on a screen pass while dropping him for a two-yard loss. He then sacked Croce again in the second quarter before combining with senior Keith Davis on an 11-yard sack on the final drive of the second quarter. After starting the third period with a tackle on the opening kickoff, he stopped Bryant punter Brand Lockerby on fourth down later in the half for a seven-yard loss.

DAVIS DOMINATES
There has been no question that Davis is the leader of the defense. He has established himself as one of the top linebackers in the NEC, recording team-highs in total tackles (35), solo stops (11), assisted stops (24) and is second with 4.5 tackles for loss while his 9.7 tackles per game are fourth in the league. The Keystone State native has also paced the squad in stops in two of the four Wagner games.

PLACIDE BREAKS OUT
After notching just four tackles and one kick return for 24 yards in his first two games of the year, preseason All-American Frantz Placide had a big game against RMU. Placide notched five tackles while forcing his NEC-best second fumble of the year and breaking up three passes, for a NEC-best four on the year. On special teams, Placide returned four kicks for 89 yards with a long of 31 and is averaging 22.4 ypr.

DOSCHER HELPS DISMANTLE CORNELL
Wagner struck first and often in dismantling Cornell 41-7. Doscher led the onslaught, accruing 304 yards of total offense (227 passing, 77 rushing) while going 8-for-11 with three touchdowns passing and one running. That set the tone for the offense, which outgained the Big Red by a whopping 552-242, including 325-125 on the ground.

COLLINS RETURNS STRONG
After being plagued by injuries a year ago while catching just 15 passes for 232 yards and one score, senior Tyrone Collins has proved last year was a mirage, going off for three touchdowns, among his 10 catches for 134 yards in the first three games while averaging 13.4 yards per catch. He showed his versatility by throwing a 37-yard pass to his fellow wideout Crawford. Collins has also returned four kicks for an average of 21.2 ypr and six punts for an average of 6.0 ypr while not fumbling once.

MATTHEWS DEVELOPING INTO BIG-PLAY THREAT
Senior Justin Matthews has developed into one of the big guns in the Wagner offense as a senior after failing to catch a pass in each of his first two seasons. Matthews had a modest 15 catches for 186 yards and a score as a junior before breaking out in 2010 ala MLB's 50 Home Run man Jose Bautista. The Garden State native has a team-best 14 catches for 288 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 20.6 yards per catch. He also paces the league with 72.0 receiving yards per game and has touchdown receptions of 88 yards and 62 yards to his credit. Matthews paced the squad against Assumption, collecting a team-best seven catches for 68 yards before corralling a career-best 88-yard TD in the win over Cornell. He then hauled in three receptions for 52 yards against RMU with a score before notching three more catches for 80 yards and a score in the win over Bryant.

NEC-OPENERS
Wagner is an impressive 10-5 in NEC Openers, but is just 9-6 in home conference openers following a 30-9 loss to Robert Morris. Last year, the Seahawks posted an exciting triple-overtime victory over Saint Francis (PA) by a 56-48 score after overcoming a 17-point fourth-quarter deficict.

WAGNER ALUM DONATES STATE-OF-THE-ART VIDEO BOARD
Thanks to the generosity of former Wagner College offensive lineman Marc Lebovitz, now a highly successful New Jersey businessman, Wagner College Stadium is the beneficiary of a striking new state-of-the-art scoreboard.

Lebovitz, a member of the Seahawks' 1987 Division III National Championship football team, graduated in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in business management. He is a supporter of Wagner College's Chai Society, the Sal Alberti Scholarship Fund, the Joe Jilts Memorial Alumni Golf Outing and the Seahawk Club.

The new scoreboard is manufactured by Eversan Scoreboards, considered to be one of the nation's leading providers of athletic scoreboards. Standing almost 30 feet high and 32 feet wide, the new scoreboard will be able to display color video as well as game statistics.

HAMELINE SHOOTING FOR 200
Walt Hameline, who is in his 30th season with a record of 197-112-2 (.636), is just three wins shy of 200 for his illustrious career. Hameline registered his 22nd winning season (out of 29) in 2009 by leading the Green & White to a solid 6-5 bounce-back season after going 3-8 in 2008. Hameline also boasts four career .500 campaigns and just three sub-.500 records while leading the school to its only National Championship in 1987 when Wagner went 13-1 while defeating Dayton in the title tilt.

WAGNER SHOWCASES SENIOR DOMINATED LINE-UP
If Wagner is to win its first-ever Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship it will due to a senior-dominated roster. According to the most-recent two-deep the Seahawks have seven seniors starting on offense and defense.

NEW LOOK BACKFIELD PACES WAGNER
With projected starter at running back Dominque Williams falling victim to a knee injury, the onus of the squad's running game will fall upon seniors Eric Foxworth, Javier Martinez and sophomore Torian Phillips. The trio has not disappointed having helped Wagner average 135.2 ypg, the third-best mark in the NEC.

Phillips tallied a 133-yard day on 16 carries in his first collegiate start at tailback against the Big Red after tranferring from Syracuse and has accrued a team-best 224 yards on 36 carries (6.2 ypc). Martinez posted his second career 100-yard game with 117 yards on 16 carries with one score against Cornell and has 207 yards on 37 carries (5.6 ypc). Foxworth, who returned in the win against Bryant has 81 yards on 24 carries (3.4 ypc). Also chipping in with 209 yards on 53 carries (3.9 ypc) is Doscher.

PICK-6
After notching just four interceptions a year ago, Wagner recorded two in the win over Cornell with the second coming via senior Stefen Gage, who promptly took the tipped pass 20 yards to the house for his first career INT Touchdown return. For his career, he now has an INT return for a touchdown, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and a receiving score.

STANFORD LEADS THE LINE
Junior Julian Stanford had a monster game for the Wagner defense, recording 2.5 sacks, two quarterback hurries, one pass break-up and one jarring hit of Cornell's Jeff Matthews that forced a fumbles. On the year, he is tied for the NEC-lead with 3.5 sacks and is third on the team with 23 tackles.

BALANCED ATTACK
Wagner has picked up 715 yards on the ground and 855 in the air while ranking second in the league with 1,559 yards and paces the conference by averaging 6.0 yards per play.

DID YOU KNOW???
Sunday, September 12th marked the 29th anniversary of coach Walt Hameline's first game as head coach at Wagner. On that date in 1981, the Green & White were shutout 28-0 by Montclair State. Ronald Reagan was the President, Michael Jordan had just began his freshman season at North Carolina and only three other members of the coaching staff (Jim Gibbons, Malik Hall and Peter Ottaviano) had been born.

NEC COACH = LONGEVITY
Walt Hameline is one of four NEC coaches that have been at their current institutions for at least 17 years. Hameline trails only Albany head coach Bob Ford, who has been on the sidelines for the Great Danes for 41 years, as the longest tenured coach.

UP NEXT
Wagner returns to NEC play with a game at Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday, October 16 at 2:00 pm.