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1987 HALFTIME REUNION

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Staten Island, NY – Monmouth senior quarterback Kyle Frazier completed 22-of-28 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score and  running back Julian Hayes ran for 103 yards on 20 carries to lead Monmouth to a 38-17 win in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams at newly-named Hameline Field at Wagner College Stadium.

With the victory, the Hawks improve to 2-1 on the season while Wagner falls to 0-3.

In a stirring pre-game ceremony, the field at Wagner College Stadium was named after Walt Hameline who is in his 32nd year as athletic director/football coach. One of just eight active Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) coach to win 200 games, he also ranks 16^th all-time among FCS coaches and 18^th among active NCAA coaches. Hameline has an overall record of 204-125-2

Monmouth took an early 7-0 lead when Frazier run pulled the ball down and out-raced all of the Green-clad shirts down the left sideline for a 16-yard touchdown with 5:03 left in the opening quarter to cap an eight-play, 62 yard drive.

The Seahawks answered on their ensuing drive with a 29-yard field goal by senior David Lopez (Plantation, FL/ American Heritage). Sophomore running back Otis Wright (Fort Lauderdale, FL/ Dillard) gave Wagner excellent starting field position with a 25-yard return up the middle to the Seahawk 41 yard line.

The Hawks countered with a quick-strike five-play, 64-yard drive as Frazier hit WR Tristan Roberts on a 19-yard touchdown pass with nine seconds remaining in the opening quarter to open a 14-3 cushion. After the Monmouth defense forced Wagner into a three-and-out, Monmouth went on the march again, putting together a six-play 41-yard drive with running back K.B. Asante plowing in from thee yards out as the Hawks built a commanding 21-3 lead with 10:31 to go in the half.

The Seahawks then demonstrated their best offensive efficiency of the day in a five-play, 57 yard drive as junior running back Dominique Williams (Bridgeton Academy/ Milford Academy) scampered around left end for a nine-yard score to make it a 21-10 game with 2:04 to go before halftime. The key play in the drive was a 25-yard bullet delivered by senior quarterback Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/ Moore Catholic) to sophomore wide receiver Anthony Carrington (Toms River, NJ/ Toms River North) on 2nd and-8 from the Wagner 45 which gave the Seahawks a first down at the Monmouth 30.

After an exchange of punts, Wagner took over at its own 31 but two incompletions, a holding penalty followed by a sack made it fourth-and-28. Monmouth took over at its own 45 following a 42-yard boot by redshirt sophomore #A.J. Firestone# (Mercersburg Academy/ Mercersburg). A Wagner personal foul penalty on first down got things going for the Hawks who needed just 41 seconds to find paydirt as Frazier hit WR Lamar Davenport on a 17-yard touchdown with just 41 seconds left in the half, which gave the Hawks a 28-10 bulge and momentum heading into halftime.

That's the way the score remaining until the final play of the third quarter when Hayes scored on a two-yard run to make it a 35-10 game. The highlight of the day then came for Wagner when Wright burst free up the middle and angled to his left en route to an 89-yard touchdown returnon the following kickoff, cutting the Seahawks deficit to 35-17 with 14:45 left to play.

Monmouth held a 367-145 edge in totall yards, including a 229-54 advanatge on the ground. In addition to Hayes' 103 yards rushing, Asante added 65 yards rushing on 14 carries. Roberts led the Hawks in receiving with 58 yards on six catches.
The stifling Hawk defense harassed Doscher into a five-of-17 passing day for 54 yards while being sacked four times. was sacked four times. Williams led Wagner with 47 yards rushing on eight carries.

Defensively, the Hawks forced three turnovers and registered six sacks on the afternoon. Junior linebacker San Sullivan had nine tackles to lead the way.

Senior linebacker Mike Lombardo (Jupiter, FL/ Jupiter Christian) and senior free safety Patrick O'Connor (Leominster, MA/ Leominster) had 10 tackles apiece to lead the Wagner defense.

Wagner is next in action on Saturday, September 22 at 7:00 pm when the Seahawks travel to New Britain, CT to face Central Connecticut St.  in the NEC Game of the Week that will be seen on MSG and FoxSports.

NOTES – Wright's 89-yard kickoff return was the longest by a Seahawk since November 21, 2009 when Frantz Placide also had an 89-yarder in the season finale vs. Albany. Wright had several other long kickoff returns on the day and wound up with 186 yards on his five kickoff returns.