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Staten Island, NY - The Wagner College football team will travel to Long Island on Saturday to take on the LIU Sharks, with kickoff set for 1:00 pm on NECFrontRow.
Jakubauskas Makes An Impact
Freshman
Luke Jakubauskas scored Wagner's lone touchdown of the afternoon in the Seahawks' loss to Bryant last weekend.
The Staten Island native scooped up a loose ball following a backward pass by the Bulldogs and took it 83 yards for the touchdown, giving the Seahawks the lead in the second quarter.
The first-year Seahawk also made three tackles, including one tackle for loss, earning him NECPrimePerformer honors by the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Jakubauskas' touchdown was Wagner's first touchdown on defense since the season-opener in 2019, when senior cornerback
Myron Morris hauled in a one-handed interception in the left flat, before racing 71 yards up the left sideline for a touchdown.
Applying Pressure
As a team, Wagner combines for 7.1 tackles for loss per game, which is good for first in the NEC and 13
th in the country. In Wagner's homecoming loss to Delaware State, the Seahawks combined for 18 tackles for loss, which still stands as the highest number in the country this year.
Possessing The Ball
Wagner's offense averages 33:11 minutes of possession per game, good for second in the NEC and 11
th in the country.
Leo Leads The Way
Senior captain
Titus Leo continues to be among the nation's best at his position. The reigning NEC Defensive Player of the Year is second in the NEC in tackles for loss with 1.4 stops behind the line of scrimmage per game, which is also good for 18th in the nation. Leo is currently also fourth in the conference in sacks (.64 per game) and fourth in the NEC in total tackles (6.4 per game).
The Series
In the Division I era, the Seahawks and Sharks only met in 2019, with Wagner coming away with the 24-14 victory.
Graduate student quarterback
Christian Alexander-Stevens completed 27-of-36 passes for 267 yards, ran for two scores and threw for another, and the Wagner defense recorded six sacks while allowing just 18 net rushing yards en route to a 24-14 victory over the Sharks.
Scouting The Sharks
LIU enters Saturday's contest with a 1-5 record after recently beating Central Connecticut 30-13 for the Sharks' first win of the season.
The victory over the Blue Devils marked the first time the Sharks scored more than 10 points in a game this season.
Three of LIU's games this season were against FBS competition.
Explosive Plays
On the first play from scrimmage in Wagner's contest at Delaware State, Simmons took a quick pass from freshman quarterback
Guenson Alexis and turned it into a 74-yard touchdown reception.
Simmons' reception was the second touchdown catch of 70 or more yards on the season for Wagner, with freshman
Randy Fizer's 82-yard catch and run at Saint Francis U still tied for the fourth-longest reception in the country this season.
Wagner has had an offensive explosive play of 50 or more yards in three of its seven games this season.
Senat Signs With Indianapolis
The Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) have signed former Wagner College two-sport standout Greg Senat to their practice squad.
Senat joins former Seahawk defensive tackle Chris Williams, who is also a member of the Colts organization.
Most recently, Senat signed a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns and competed for a roster spot in Cleveland during training camp, but was placed on the injured reserve list and waived by the Browns in September.
In Tampa Bay, Super Bowl champion outside linebacker Cam Gill made his first tackle of the season against the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
