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Soccer | 9\/12\/2025 10:00:00 AM<\/p>\n
Soccer | 9\/12\/2025 10:00:00 AM<\/p>\n
AN SFU WIN WOULD<\/strong>
\u2022 Open the NEC slate with a win for the eleventh time in program historical past and seventh time below head coach Chris Villarrial<\/a><\/b>
\u2022 Be the second consecutive win in New Britain
\u2022 Be the workforce’s first win of the season
\u2022 End a three-game street journey on a profitable notice and head residence to play 5 of the following seven video games in Loretto
\u2022 Enhance to 9-6 in NEC openers below Villarrial
ON THIS DATE<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\u2022 This would be the seventh recreation on this date and the primary since 2018
\u2022 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.\u00a0
\u2022 Saint Francis is searching for its first win on this date
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LAST TIME OUT<\/b><\/span><\/font>
\u2022 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.
\u2022 Jordan Theodore<\/a><\/b> scored a two-yard speeding landing in his hometown.
\u2022 Geno Calgaro<\/a><\/b> paced the protection once more with a career-high 15 tackles towards the Bulls, whereas Zachary Betts<\/a><\/b> additionally had a personal-best 10 tackles.
THE WORD ON THE BLUE DEVILS<\/b><\/span><\/font>
\u2022 CCSU comes into the competition 1-1 after defeating American Worldwide on September 6.\u00a0
\u2022 Quarterback Brady Olson <\/b>threw for 247 yards (15-for-21) with two landing passes. Operating backs Donny Marcus and Davon Smith, Jr. <\/b>every recorded a speeding landing, and Marcus additionally had a 54-yard TD reception. Malachi Wright <\/b>paced the Blue Devils’ protection with 9 tackles, 2.5 sacks, and a compelled fumble.
\u2022 Olson has 365 yards passing this season on 23-for-40 completions. Elijah Howard<\/b> leads the speeding assault with 11 carries for 60 yards, and Dave Pardo<\/b> is the highest receiver with 4 catches for 80 yards. Wright powers the protection with 13 tackles and a couple of.5 sacks.\u00a0
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LAST TIME WE MET<\/b><\/span><\/font>
\u2022 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.
\u2022 The Purple Flash took two leads on the afternoon due to large runs. DaMario Crawford<\/a> 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<\/a> 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.
\u2022 Jeff Hoenstine<\/a><\/b> was 12-for-16 with 112 yards passing for Saint Francis, whereas Brady Olson<\/b> was 21-for-42 for 163 yards, a passing landing, and a speeding TD.\u00a0
\u2022 Fran Brown, Jr. led Saint Francis’ protection with 9 tackles. Paul Tangelo<\/a> and Trey McLeer<\/a> added eight tackles for the Purple Flash. Davone Walden, Jr. and Jack Stoll had eight tackles for CCSU.
IN THE NATION AND THE NEC<\/b><\/span><\/font>
\u2022 Geno Calgaro<\/a><\/b> 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).
\u2022 Aidan Cirulli<\/a><\/b> 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.\u00a0
\u2022 Zachary Betts<\/a><\/strong> 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)
\u2022 Kendric Council<\/a><\/b> is sixth within the NEC in tackles for loss\/common per recreation (2.5\/1.25).
\u2022 Raphael Ekechi<\/a><\/b> ranks tenth within the NEC in speeding (58 yards\/29.0 avg.).
TWO-DEEP QUICK HITS<\/b><\/span><\/font>
\u2022\u00a0#5 Corey Williams<\/a> <\/b>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.
\u2022\u00a0#7 Zachary Betts<\/a> <\/b>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.\u00a0
\u2022 #8 Kendric Council<\/a><\/b> 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.
\u2022\u00a0#13 Emmanuel Dyson<\/a><\/b> tied Nelson for the workforce lead with 4 receptions towards Buffalo for 22 yards in his collegiate debut.
\u2022\u00a0#19 Colin Douglas<\/a><\/b> 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.
\u2022\u00a0#23\u00a0Dwayne Carter<\/a><\/b> made his collegiate debut at Buffalo and notched his first profession sort out.
\u2022\u00a0#35 Arison Walker<\/a><\/b> registered a career-high 5 tackles towards Buffalo and has appeared in two video games with seven tackles (4 solo, three assisted).\u00a0
\u2022\u00a0#83 Peyton Nelson<\/a><\/b> 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.\u00a0
\u2022\u00a0#95 Balaam Miller<\/a><\/b> 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.\u00a0