Soccer | 9/12/2025 10:00:00 AM
AN SFU WIN WOULD
• Open the NEC slate with a win for the eleventh time in program historical past and seventh time below head coach Chris Villarrial
• Be the second consecutive win in New Britain
• Be the workforce’s first win of the season
• End a three-game street journey on a profitable notice and head residence to play 5 of the following seven video games in Loretto
• Enhance to 9-6 in NEC openers below Villarrial
ON THIS DATE
• This would be the seventh recreation on this date and the primary since 2018
• The 2018 recreation was not purported to occur on this date, however with assistance from Hurricane Florence the sport was moved from Richmond to Loretto and performed two days earlier than the scheduled date.
• Saint Francis is searching for its first win on this date
LAST TIME OUT
• Saint Francis registered its first landing of the season after enjoying its second consecutive FBS program in a 45-6 loss at Buffalo in non-conference soccer motion on September 6.
• Jordan Theodore scored a two-yard speeding landing in his hometown.
• Geno Calgaro paced the protection once more with a career-high 15 tackles towards the Bulls, whereas Zachary Betts additionally had a personal-best 10 tackles.
THE WORD ON THE BLUE DEVILS
• CCSU comes into the competition 1-1 after defeating American Worldwide on September 6.
• Quarterback Brady Olson threw for 247 yards (15-for-21) with two landing passes. Operating backs Donny Marcus and Davon Smith, Jr. every recorded a speeding landing, and Marcus additionally had a 54-yard TD reception. Malachi Wright paced the Blue Devils’ protection with 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a compelled fumble.
• Olson has 365 yards passing this season on 23-for-40 completions. Elijah Howard leads the speeding assault with 11 carries for 60 yards, and Dave Pardo is the highest receiver with 4 catches for 80 yards. Wright powers the protection with 13 tackles and a couple of.5 sacks.
LAST TIME WE MET
• CCSU scored on a 10-yard fumble return with 1:45 left within the fourth quarter to defeat Saint Francis 27-20 on September 14, 2024 in Loretto.
• The Purple Flash took two leads on the afternoon due to large runs. DaMario Crawford had a 94-yard kickoff return with 9:50 left within the first quarter to present Saint Francis a 7-6 edge, after which DeMarcus McElroy had a 97-yard run with 7:21 left within the second quarter for a 14-13 lead. Crawford’s run was the fourth longest in single-game historical past, whereas the McElroy run was the second longest in workforce historical past. The workforce additionally scored on a fumble restoration of the Blue Devils.
• Jeff Hoenstine was 12-for-16 with 112 yards passing for Saint Francis, whereas Brady Olson was 21-for-42 for 163 yards, a passing landing, and a speeding TD.
• Fran Brown, Jr. led Saint Francis’ protection with 9 tackles. Paul Tangelo and Trey McLeer added eight tackles for the Purple Flash. Davone Walden, Jr. and Jack Stoll had eight tackles for CCSU.
IN THE NATION AND THE NEC
• Geno Calgaro ranks fifth within the FCS with 27 tackles and 13.5 tackles per recreation. The sophomore additionally leads the NEC in that class and is second in tackles for loss/common per recreation (3.5/1.75).
• Aidan Cirulli leads the NEC in punting yards (727), punting common (45.4), and his 61-yard punt at Louisiana-Monroe at the moment is the longest within the league. He additionally ranks ninth in FCS in punting yards and is ninth in punting common.
• Zachary Betts is third within the NEC in tackles (17) and common per recreation (8.5). Betts can also be second in sacks/sacks per recreation (1.5/.75)
• Kendric Council is sixth within the NEC in tackles for loss/common per recreation (2.5/1.25).
• Raphael Ekechi ranks tenth within the NEC in speeding (58 yards/29.0 avg.).
TWO-DEEP QUICK HITS
• #5 Corey Williams notched a career-high six tackles and his first collegiate interception towards Buffalo. Williams ranks third on the workforce with 9 tackles (5 solo, 4 assisted). He has appeared in three profession video games and registered all of his stats this season.
• #7 Zachary Betts backed up his efficiency within the season opener with a career-high 10 tackles towards Buffalo. He leads the workforce with 1.5 sacks and is second on the workforce with 17 tackles. In 10 profession video games, Betts has registered 16 solo tackles, 15 assisted tackles, six tackles for a loss, and a couple of.5 sacks.
• #8 Kendric Council additionally had a standout efficiency towards Buffalo with a career-high seven tackles and has 12 tackles on the 12 months. The sophomore additionally had seven tackles towards Robert Morris on October 26, 2024. Council has 42 tackles (17 solo, 25 assisted) with six tackles for loss and one sack in his profession. He notched his first profession sack towards Delaware State on October 5, 2024.
• #13 Emmanuel Dyson tied Nelson for the workforce lead with 4 receptions towards Buffalo for 22 yards in his collegiate debut.
• #19 Colin Douglas has eight tackles in 2025 (seven solo, one assisted), together with a season-high 4 tackles towards Buffalo. Douglas, who made a career-high 5 tackles towards CCSU on September 14, 2024, has 19 tackles (14 solo, 5 assisted), three go defenses, and a compelled fumble in six video games.
• #23 Dwayne Carter made his collegiate debut at Buffalo and notched his first profession sort out.
• #35 Arison Walker registered a career-high 5 tackles towards Buffalo and has appeared in two video games with seven tackles (4 solo, three assisted).
• #83 Peyton Nelson leads the workforce with six catches for 41 yards, together with a team-best 4 catches for 34 yards at Buffalo. The freshman helped arrange the Purple Flash landing towards the Bulls with a 16-yard reception.
• #95 Balaam Miller had a career-high six tackles at Buffalo. The redshirt junior has all 9 of his profession tackles this season after enjoying in two video games final season with out registering a stat.
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