Posted: Oct 01, 2014
Seahawks host Bison for Fall Festival Weekend
Nichols
(1-4)
7
Salve Regina
(2-3)
48
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nichols (1-4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
Salve Regina (2-3) | 21 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 48 |
Summary: The Salve Regina University football team faces Nichols College.
Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (1-3) versus Nichols Bison (1-3).
Game date, time and site: Sat., Oct. 4, 2014; 1 p.m. @ Middletown R.I.
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Ticket Info: $5 per person; children under 12 are FREE
Series edge: This is the 22nd meeting between Salve Regina and Nichols with the Seahawks owning a 12-9 edge in the all-time series.
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SALVE REGINA VS. NICHOLS
- Last season, Salve Regina defeated Nichols in Dudley, Mass. 32-0 on October 5, 2013
- Quarterback Steven Wilken (Ringwood, N.J.) completed 15 of 26 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns
- The Seahawks defense recorded five sacks and 10 tackles for a loss resulting in minus 68 yards for the Bison offense
- Salve Regina held Nichols to six first downs and 93 yards of total offense
TODAY'S SALVE REGINA FOOTBALL FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
- This is the second NEFC game for both teams.
- Both teams are looking for their first NEFC victory of the season.
- Salve Regina has outscored Nichols 585-372 all-time.
- Salve has won four games in a row against Nichols and five of the last six.
- Salve Regina has played three other games on October 4 going 2-1 on this day.
- The Seahawks had been undefeated on this day, winning games at MIT, 29-7 in 1997 and Western New England, 22-20 in 2003 before dropping a home game to Curry, 21-7 in 2008.
CAPTAINS
- Seniors Dan Buonocore (Mahwah, N.J.), Frank Musco (Montvale, N.J.), and Hayden Stanton (Wallingford, Conn.) will share captains duties for the 2014 season.
CCC PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
- Salve Regina ranks second in the conference's pre-season coaches' poll behind Endicott College.
- Salve Regina was picked to finish second in the 2013 Poll behind Endicott as well. The two teams played in the final game of the season to determine the champion with Endicott prevailing 24-0.
TEAM - POINTS
The Poll:
- Endicott College 12 points
- Salve Regina University 16 points
- Western New England 30 points
- MIT 32 points
- Curry College 40 points
- U.S. coast Guard Academy 42 points
- Maine Maritime Academy 55 points
- Nichols College 61 points
*Points are awarded based on positions selected in the poll. A first place vote is awarded one point, a second place vote two points, etc…
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- Salve Regina travels to face Western New England on October 11, 2014 at 1 p.m.
COACHES' CORNER
- Kevin Gilmartin enters his second season as the head coach.
- Gilmartin welcomes three new assistants to his coaching staff this season - former Seahawk player Josh Burnett, along with Brandon Cuevas and Derek Grinkin.
