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Following a rousing 27-21 come-from-behind win over Sacred Heart on Senior Day last Saturday, the Seahawks make the long trek to Western Pennsylvania to meet the Colonials of Robert Morris in a Noon kickoff on Saturday.
THE MATCHUP
Wagner and Robert Morris enter this Northeast Conference (NEC) matchup with identical overall and conference records as both the Seahawks and Colonials are 2-7 on the season, 2-4 in NEC play. With those identical 2-4 league records, the Seahawks and Colonials enter the game in a tie for sixth place. Wagner is coming off a rousing 27-21 come-from-behind win over Sacred Heart on Senior Day last Saturday while Robert Morris was on the short end of a 31-24 decision at Central Connecticut St.
THE SERIES
Wagner and Robert Morris have met 17 times and the Colonials hold a 12-5 lead in the all-time series and have won the last three meetings, including a 30-9 victory on September 25, 2010 on Staten Island last season. The last time Wagner posted a victory over Robert Morris was a 20-13 road win on October 6, 2007.
WILLIAMS REACHES 1,000-YARD PLATEAU
Sophomore RB
Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/ Bridgeton) ran for 109 yards on 28 carries to help carry Wagner past Sacred Heart 27-21 last Saturday as the Seahawks sent out their 18 seniors on Senior Day in style. In the process, the 5-9, 200-pound Williams eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season and enters Saturday's game at Robert Morris with 1,006 yards. He becomes the first Seahawk to crack the 1,000-yard barrier since 2007 when Jason Butler rushed for 1,353 yards, a mark which ranks fourth on the all-time Seahawk career list. With two games remaining in the season, Williams is 126 yards away from cracking the Wagner all-time Top-10 list in single-season rushing yards. Greg Harris (1989) currently occupies the 10th spot with 1,132 yards.
DOSCHER BECOMES SEAHAWK ALL-TIME LEADER IN TOTAL OFFENSE
Though junior QB
Nick Doscher did not pick up big numbers vs. Sacred Heart, throwing for 57 yards and running for another 15, he did reach a career milestone vs. the Pioneers, becoming Wagner's all-time leader in total offense (passing yards plus rushing yards). His 72 yards of total offense vs. Sacred Heart give him 5,858
yards, surpassing John Sciarra, who amassed 5,845 yards from 1994-95.
THE LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET
Sept. 25, 2010 - Staten Island, NY - Robert Morris scored 30 unanswered seconnd-half points en route to a 30-9 victory over Wagner. Linebacker
Keith Davis had a monster game, recording a game-high and career-best 14 tackles, including three stops for loss. Wagner controlled the tempo in the first half driving into the Robert Morris red zone on the opening possession only to come up short. Following a Colonial three-and-out, QB
Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY led the Seahawks on a five play, 22-yard scoring drive that took 2:13 off the clock.
David Lopez (Plantation, FL/ Heritage) capped the drive with 41-yard field goal that opened the scoring with 6:53 to go in the first quarter. With 1:46 left in the first half, Doscher found wide receiver
Justin Matthews (Hillside, NJ/ Hillside) for a 33-yard touchdown down the middle of the field, putting the Green & White up 9-0 following a missed extra point. In the second half, it was all Robert Morris as the Colonials outscored Wagner 30-0 after halftime, while outgaining the Green & White by a 279-51 margin as the visitors averaged 7.5 yards per play, compared to 2.0 for the Seahawks. After going just 4-for-13 for 44 yards in the first half, Robert Morris quarterback Jeff Sinclair was 11-for-14 for 197 yards and four touchdowns, including three in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Wagner passing game was just 2-of-12 for 30 yards and three interceptions.