Seahawks soar past Bears 48-10 in NEFC opener

Salve Regina 48, Coast Guard 10
Middletown, R.I. – Gaudet Field
Saturday, September 24, 2016

Summary
Senior Sam Pascale (Cheshire, Conn.) carried 21 times for 226 yards and four touchdowns and junior James Dawson (Oradell, N.J.) had 203 total yards and two touchdowns leading Salve Regina to a 48-10 win over Coast Guard in the New England Football Conference (NEFC) opener for both teams.

Series and Streaks
This was the sixth meeting between the teams. The Seahawks now own a 5-1 record all-time over the Bears. Salve Regina has won 10 home games in a row and 23 of it's last 25. The Seahawks have also now won 17 in a row over conference opponents at Guadet Field.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Salve Regina senior Sam Pascale - rushed 21 times for 256 yards and four touchdowns including a 78 yarder for his final score of the afternoon.
2 – Salve Regina junior James Dawson - rushed 10 times for 151 yards and two scores in just one half of action.
3 – Salve Regina defense - the Seahawks had 11 tackles for a loss of 55 yards and held the Bears to 25 yards of total offense in the first half. The Seahawks had two interceptions, two sacks, and six pass breakups.

Scoring Drives
1^st -SRU-13:42- James Dawson 61 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 7-0
-SRU-11:10 - Sam Pascale 1 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 14-0
-SRU-09:19 - Sam Pascale 2 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 21-0
-SRU-03:03 - James Dawson 3 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 28-0
2^nd -SRU-11:31 - Chris Rosati 15 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 35-0
-SRU-05:23 - Sam Pascale 56 yd run (Andrew Verre kick failed), - 41-0
3^rd -CGA-08:42 - Patrick Crowley 31 yd field goal, - 41-3
-SRU-08:16 - Sam Pascale 78 yd run (Andrew Verre kick), - 48-3
4th -CGA-11:46 - Darius Adams 43 yd pass from Ethan Goldcamp (Patrick Crowley kick), - 48-10

Key Stat of the Game
Salve Regina outgained Coast Guard in total offense, 601 yards to 115. The Seahawk defense held the Bears to -2 yards rushing.

Turning Point
Salve Regina scored on five of its first six possessions and led 41-0 at halftime. The Seahawks had 456 yards in the first half (332 rushing).

Quick Hits

• Brandon Basil (Branford, Conn.) was 6-12 for 139 yards and one interception.
• Five different Seahawk quarterbacks saw action today. Basil, Danny McDermott, Dan Nastasi, Tyler Berkland, and Mike Cody.
• The 601 yards of total offense for the Seahawks is second most in program history. The Seahawks gained 604 yards against Maine Maritime on November 2, 2013.
• Pascale fell nine yards short of tying his own program record for rushing yards in a game (265) which he set last season.
• Coast Guard senior quarterback Derek Victory (Weston, Fla.) was 10 of 25 for 52 yards and was intercepted for the first time this season snapping a streak of 248 straight passes, dating back to last year, without throwing an interception.
• Sophomore Ethan Goldcamp (Morgantown, W.V.) (10 of 22, 65 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) replaced Victory on the first possession of the second quarter with the Bears trailing 35-0 and played the remainder of the first half and returned in the fourth quarter.
  
• Coast Guard got on the board when freshman Patrick Crowley (San Marino, Calif.) booted his first career field goal, a 26-yarder, with 8:42 left in the third quarter. The score was set up when freshman Michael Goldsworthy (Jamison, Pa.) recovered a fumbled punt at the Salve 26-yard line.
• Goldcamp threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to junior Darius Adams (Nassau, Bahamas) and Crowley added the extra point making the score 48-10 with 11:46 left.

Next up

Salve Regina (3-0, 1-0 NEFC) – Saturday, October 1 at Curry, 1 p.m.
Coast Guard (1-3, 0-1 NEFC) – Saturday, October 1 vs Maine Maritime, 1:30 p.m.