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2013 FINAL STATISTICS

DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS FINAL CAREER STATS / DAVID LOPEZ FINAL CAREER STATS

Loretto, PA – The Wagner football team closed the 2013 season on a high note, snapping a four-game losing streak behind a dominant defensive effort and 238 yards rushing, as the Seahawks earned a 10-7 win at Saint Francis U in a game seen live on ESPN 3.

With the victory, Wagner finishes with an overall record of 3-8 and a 2-5 mark in the Northeast Conference (NEC) while the Red Flash, which entered the game harboring NEC title hopes, fall to 4-6, 2-3 in league play with one game remaining.
 
Redshirt freshman quarterback Chris Andrews (Queens, NY/St. Joseph's/Valley Forge) ran for a career-high 127 yards on 25 carries while fifth-year senior running back Dominique Williams (Bridgeton, NJ/Bridgeton/Milford Academy) added 95 yards on 24 carries in his final game as a Seahawk. Andrews, who went the whole way behind center, also completed 10-of-12 passes for 63 yards, including a one-yard touchdown pass to fifth-year senior wide receiver Tyree Watkins (Camden. NJ/Camden/Duke) with 6:32 left in the first half.
 
Andrews' one-yard flip to Watkins put the Seahawks up for good at 10-7 and completed the day's scoring. Saint Francis U running back Kyle Harbridge, who entered the game ranked eighth all-time NEC rushing yards, opened the day's scoring with a 43-yard touchdown dash on fourth-and-one with 9:13 to go in the first quarter, which capped a five-play, 65-yard drive.
 
The Seahawks answered with an eight-play, 66-yard drive that was culminated with a 26-yard field goal by fifth-year senior David Lopez (Plantation, FL/ American Heritage). Lopez' boot made it a 7-3 game with 5:04 left in the first quarter. Lopez' first-quarter boot was historic in that it was his 44^th career made field goal, as he ends his career tied with former Seahawk great Piotr Czech (2004-07) for the No. 1 spot on both the NEC and the Wagner all-time list.
 
A balanced defensive effort was keyed by five different Seahawks who came up with five tackles apiece in linebackers Greg Hilliard (Brockton, MA/Brockton/Suffield Academy/UMass), Trevor Loveland (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) and Yamir Ortiz (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley), along with defensive backs Jarrett Dieudonne (Ft. Lauderdale, FL/Dillard/Purdue) and Blake Bascom (Monroe Township, NJ/Monroe).
 
The suffocating Seahawk defense limited SFU to 144 total yards and six first downs, which are the least allowed by Wagner in each of these categories all season. Wagner also held SFU to just 74 passing yards, a season-low allowed by the Seahawks, as QB Max Ward  was hurried into  7-for-13 passing day for just 49 yards.
 
Wagner matched its season-high of four sacks, a figure first attained vs. Robert Morris (10/26). Hilliard paced the Seahawks with two sacks while fifth-year senior defensive end Lawrence Williams (Philadelphia, PA/George Washington/Milford Academy) and sophomore defensive end Mike Mentor (North Bergen, NJ/North Bergen/Fork Union) recorded one each.
 
For the game, Wagner out-gained SFU 301-144.
 
Wagner held a 202-87 edge in total yards while taking a 10-7 lead into halftime. During the scoreless second half, the teams combined for just 179 yards with the Seahawks out-gaining the Red Flash 122-57. Each team crossed the 50-yard line just one time each in the second half. Wagner's deepest penetration was to the SFU 37 early in the third-quarter while the Red Flash reached the Seahawk 46 in its one trip across the 50-yard line.
 
The 238 rushing yards were a season-high for the Seahawks and the most since Nov. 24, 2012 when Wagner totaled 245 yards on the ground en route to its 31-20 win over Colgate in the first round of the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
 
The teams combined for 17 punts this afternoon, with SFU punter Zack Draber punting the ball 10 times for a 44.0 average while redshirt junior #A.J. Firestone# (Mercersburg, PA/Mercersburg) booted the ball seven times for a 44.6-yard average which is the best single-game average by a Seahawk this season. Firestone also had two punts downed inside the 20-yard line, including a clutch 44-yard effort in the final 90 seconds that pinned the Red Flash back on their own 12-yard line.

DOMINIQUE WAS UNIQUE
A tough, sturdy and elusive back, the 5-9, 205-pound Williams ended his storied career ranked third all-time in Wagner history in rushing yards (4,435) and third in scoring (276 points). He also finished fourth all-time in NEC history in both rushing yards (4,435 and all-purpose yards (5,444).  Williams was a 2013 College Sports Journal Preseason Third-Team All-American and a 2013 Preseason All-NEC selection. In 43 games as a Seahawk, Williams topped the 100-yard rushing mark 26 times. 

DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS POSTS THIRD STRAIGHT 1,000-YARD SEASON
The first three-time captain in Seahawk history, Williams has now passed the 1,000-yard mark in three straight seasons, having rushed for 1,338 yards in 2011 and 1,228 yards in 2012  finished with 1,127 yards this season.
 
WAGNER ALL-TIME RUSHING YARDS
1. Rick Sarille (1995-99), 5,290
2. Terry Underwood (1985-88, 5,010
3. Dominique Williams (2009-pres.), 4,435
4. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82), 4,177
 
TOP FIVE CAREER RUSHING GAMES
1. 216 yards at Robert Morris, 11/12/11
2. 180 yards Saint Francis U, 9/3/11
3. 177 yards vs. Robert Morris, 10/26/13
    177 yards vs. Holy Cross, 11/10/12
5. 145 yards vs. Albany, 10/29/11
 
TOP FIVE CAREER RUNS FROM SCRIMMAGE
1 81 yards at Sacred Heart, 10/6/12, TD
2. 79 yards at Robert Morris, 11/12/11, TD
3. 76 yards at Monmouth, 11/19/11, TD
4 73 yards vs. Robert Morris, 10/26/13, TD
5. 63 yards at Maritime (NY), 9/10/09, TD
 
WAGNER ALL-TIME TOTAL OFFENSE (Passing + Rushing)
1. Nick Doscher (2009 - 12), 8,404
2 John Sciarra (2004-05), 5,845
3. Rick Sarille (1995-99), 5,290
4. Terry Underwood (1985-88), 5,010
5. Dominique Williams (2009-), 4,502
6. Don Cavalli (1958-61), 4,393
7. Jesse Foote (1984-86), 4,273
8. Jason Cue (1993-94), 4,232
9. Alonzo Patterson (1979-82), 4,177
10. Matt Abbey (2005-08), 3,862
 
WAGNER ALL-TIME SCORING
1. Rick Sarille (1995-99), 334
2. Terry Underwood (1985-88), 330
3. Dominique Williams (2009-pres.), 276
4. David Lopez (2009pres.-) 245
5. Piotr Czech (2004-07), 243
 
WAGNER ALL-TIME FIELD GOALS MADE
   1.        Piotr Czech (2004-07), 44
   2.        DAVID LOPEZ (2009 - ), 44
   3.        Tom O'Riordan (1983-86), 35
   4.        Walter Lopez (1988-91)), 32
   5.        Carl Franke (1994-97), 21
 
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ALL-TIME NEC RECORD BOOK

NEC Rushing Yards
1.David Sinisi, MU, 2006-09, 5,049
2.Larry McCoy, DUQ, 2009-12, 4,549
3.Rick Sarille, WC, 1996-99, 4,460
4. Dominique Williams, WAG, 2009-, 4,435
5. David McCarty, UA, 2006-09, 4,287
 
NEC All-Purpose Yardage
1. Jordan Brown, BRY, 2009-12, 6,788
2. David Sinisi, MU, 2006-09, 6,310
3. Rick Sarille, WC, 1996-99, 6,263
4. Dominique Williams WC 2009-, 5,444
5. David McCarty, UA, 2006-09, 4,976
 
NEC Scoring
1. David Sinisi, MU, 2006-09, 432
2. Rick Sarille, WC, 1996-99, 300
3. Jordan Brown, BRY, 2009-12, 290
4.Dominique Williams, WC, 2009, 276
5. Drew Smith, UA, 2009-12, 270
6. Gary Jones, UA, 2002-03, 252
7. Jeff Carlo, RMU, 1998-01, 250
8. David McCarty, UA, 2006-09, 246
9. David Lopez, WC, 2009-13, 245
10. 243, Piotr Czech, WC 2004-07