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Washington, DC – Georgetown junior kicker Matt MacZura booted a 35-yard field goal with 1:42 left to play which lifted the Hoyas to a defensive-minded 13-10 decision over Wagner at steamy, hot and humid Multi-Purpose Field.
 
In dropping their second straight close game, having lost at Florida Atlantic 7-3 on August 31, the Seahawks fall to 0-2 while the Hoyas improve to 2-0, having defeated Davison on the road, 35-10, last week.  
 
The Seahawks are next in action on Saturday, September 15 when Wagner hosts Monmouth in what promises to be a festive day on Grymes Hill. In a pre-game ceremony, the field at Wagner College Stadium will be named “Hameline Field” in honor of long-time Seahawk head football coach and athletic director Walt Hameline. At halftime of the Wagner-Monmouth contest, the 1987 Division II National Championship Team, coached by Hameline, will be honored on the 25th anniversary of this crowning achievement.   
  
In this defensive-minded affair, senior free safety and reigning Northeast (NEC) Conference Defensive Player of the Week Patrick O'Connor (Leominster, MA/ Leominster) led the hard-hitting Seahawk defense with a career-high 13 tackles while senior inside linebacker #C.O. Prime# (Laval, Quebec/ Montreal) finished with 10 stops.

Coming up with seven tackles apiece was a trio of seniors in cornerback Matthew McGuinness (West Caldwell, NJ/ Caldwell), strong safety Sidiq Soulemana (Bronx, NY/ Hudson Valley CC) and inside linebacker Mike Lombardo (Jupiter, FL/ Jupiter Christian/ Arkansas St.).
 
Senior quarterback Nick Doscher (Staten Island, NY/ Moore Catholic) went 10-of-16 passing for 124 yards, after going a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half for 66 yards. Redshirt junior running back Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/ Milford Academy) was held to less than 100 yards rushing for just the eighth time in his 22-game career, finishing with 66 yards on 22 carries. Fifth-year senior wide receiver David Crawford(Carrollton, TX/ Hebron) led the way for Wagner in the receiving department with six catches for 72 yards.
 
At the game's outset, Wagner won the coin toss and elected to defer to the second half. After forcing the Hoyas to punt, the Seahawks promptly put together a well-executed 11-play, 66-yard march. The crisp drive culminated in a 12-yard touchdown pass from Doscher to redshirt sophomore tight end Bryant Watts (Burlington, NJ/ Florence) on a third-and-10, to put Wagner on top7-0 with 5:29 left in the opening quarter.
 
Doscher also began the drive with a 12-yard gain, this one being a rush as he rolled to his right before tucking the ball under. On second-and-three from the Hoya 47, Doscher picked up the first down on a twisting seven-yard run up the middle. The Seahawks then put the ball into the hands of Williams four straight times which brought about a first-and-10 at the Hoya 12.
 
After two Doscher runs netted zero yards, the savvy veteran rolled to his right and found his big tight end Watts at the three-yard line and the 6-5, 260-pounder dove into the end zone from there.
 
For Watts, it was the first touchdown reception of his career and for Doscher it was his 32^nd career touchdown pass. Doscher is fourth on the all-time Seahawk list as he trails Aaron Smith (1999-2001) who is in third place with 38 career TD passes.
 
The Hoyas returned the kickoff to their own 24 before embarking on a 19-play, 72 yard drive that resulted in a 21-yard field goal by Matt MacZura. It appeared Georgetown was bent on tying the game after a two-yard by running back Nick Campanella gave the Hoyas a first-and-goal at the Seahawk three.
 
O'Connor stuffed quarterback Aaron Aiken on first down for a one-yard gain. On second-and-goal, Campanella was stonewalled for a two-yard loss by the combination of junior defensive end Davon Johnson (Baltimore, MD/ ASA College) and redshirt freshman linebacker Tim Bristol (Baltimore, MD/ Hereford).
 
Facing third-and-goal from the Seahawk five, a hurried Aiken threw incomplete which brought on the kicker MacZura who drilled the 21-yarder with nine seconds left in the first quarter to make it 7-3.
 
Early in the second quarter, Georgetown defensive back Richard Shankle stripped the ball from Crawford recovered it at the Seahawk 43. Aiken hit wide receiver Max Walzenneger for 21 yards to the Wagner 22 on first down. On the next play, Wagner thought it had itself a chance to take a 14-3 lead.

Hoya running back Wilbur Logan gained seven yards to the 15 where he was crunched by senior McGuiness and O'Connor. The ball was jarred loose and then scooped up by redshirt sophomore cornerback Jarrett Dieudonne (Fort Lauderdale, FL/ Dillard), who appeared to have open field ahead for a potential touchdown. But the runner was ruled down and Georgetown maintained possession at the Seahawk 15.
 
After the Hoyas worked the ball down to a first-and-goal situation at the one, for the second time in the game, the Green & White came up with a big goal-line stand. After three rushes netted minus three yards, Georgetown elected to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the four but Aiken fumbled as the jubilant Seahawks defense raced off the field.
 
The Seahawks maintained their 7-3 through halftime and well into the third quarter before the game turned on a key sequence. Facing fourth-and-four at the Wagner 48 with inside of five minutes remaining in the third, Georgetown was forced to punt. MacZura, who doubles as Wagner's punter, lofted a high-arching punt which was batted out of bounds by Dustin Wharton at the three-yard line.
 
Backed up near its own goal line, Wagner went three-and-out as Doscher's third-and-seven pass sailed incomplete. Georgetown's Kevin Macari then fielded a 41-yard punt by redshirt sophomore #A.J. Firestone# (Mercersburg, PA/ Mercersburg/ Penn St.) at the Wagner 45, angled to his right before picking up a few blocks in weaving his way to the Seahawk 12-yard line.
 
After Aiken misfired on first down, he dropped backed to pass on second down before taking off on a 12-yard  touchdown scamper with 2:26 to play in the third quarter, giving Georgetown a 10-7 lead.
 
Five minutes into the second half, Wagne'sr defense came up big yet again, forcing an errant pass from Aiken on fourth-and-four at the Green & White 31.
 
Wagner answered with a nine-play, 42-yard field goal drive highlighted by a gorgeous 19-yard third-quarter catch by Crawford as the outstretched 6-4, 215-pounder made a leaping grab of a well-placed Doscher pass along the left sideline. On third-and-two from the Hoya 27, Williams was stopped for no gain and Wagner turned to senior kicker David Lopez (Plantation, FL/ American Heritage), who drilled a 44-yard field goal with 5:19 remaining in the game to knot the score at 10-10.
 
Georgetown then moved the ball to its own 47 before the Wagner defense again bowed its neck, forcing the Hoyas to punt on fourth-and-four with 3:44 to go. But a key personal foul penalty on the Seahawks extended the drive, giving the Hoyas a first down at the Wagner 38 with 3:44 left. From there, the Hoyas worked the ball to the 19, setting up MacZura's 35-yarder that put Georgetown on top 13-10.
 
Wagner took over on its own 24 with 1:33 left and had one more chance. Junior Kramer Berg (Plymouth MN/ Rochester CC) then came on to replace Doscher after the Seahawk starting QB had gained seven yards on first down Wagner turned the ball over on downs at the Seahawk 36 as Georgetown ran out the clock.
 
Aiken completed 18-of-38 passes for 146 yards while Campanella was the Hoyas' leading ground-gainer with 49 yards rushing. Linebacker Robert McCabe, the reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week led the spirited Georgetown defensive effort 13 stops while defensive back Jeremy Moore had 10.
 
Georgetown out-gained Wagner 312-244 while holding a 166-94 edge in rushing yards.