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Setting the Scene:
Salve Regina is coming off an impressive 36-7 victory over Bridgewater St. last Saturday to open the season. The Seahawks held the Bears to just 291 yards of total offense while holding BSU to just 85 yards in the opening half. Junior Dan Buonocore had a career day with four touchdowns on 21 carries and one reception.
Montclair St. comes into this weekend's contest after dropping its season opener to Lebanon Valley, for the second straight year, as the Dutchmen edged the Red Hawks 15-14 at Arnold Field on Saturday evening.
The Series - Battle of the Birds
The all-time series between Salve Regina and Montclair St. is knotted at 1-1 with the Seahawks defeating the Red Hawks last season, 16-7.
Last season, Salve Regina racked up 421 yards of total offense while dominating time of possession, 35:02-24:58.
Taking the Reins
Former offensive coordinator Kevin Gilmartin takes over as the fifth head coach of Salve Regina football. Before coming to the Seahawks, Gilmartin worked five seasons handling the responsibilities of offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, quarterbacks coach, running backs coach, and admissions liaison. He helped lead the team to three consecutive postseason appearances, advancing to the ECFC title game in 2009, as well as the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl in both 2010 and 2011.
Prior to Mount Ida, Gilmartin was a special teams/assistant running backs coach at Hofstra (Division I-AA) and a quarterbacks/defensive backs coach at Hamilton (Division III) for five years. Coach Gilmartin also spent two seasons at Nipmuc Regional High School where he became the school's all-time winningest head coach.
Seahawk Football History
Salve Regina added football in the fall of 1993 and is entering its 21st season on the gridiron. The Seahawks have had 11 winning seasons since its inception and boasts a 107-83 all time record over the last 20 seasons.
The Seahawks have made a trip to the post season four times; most recently winning the ECAC North-West Bowl 26-6 over Worcester St.
Have Yourself a Day, Kid
Junior Dan Buonocore had a career day last Saturday against Bridgewater St. Buonocore ran for 62 yards on a career high 21 carries while finding the end zone three times on the ground. The junior scored his career-best fourth touchdown of the game on a 2-yard pass from junior Steven Wilken (Ringwood, N.J.).
I'll Take That
Junior Phil Terio (Trumbull, Conn.) is a proven threat to most quarterbacks in the league. Last season, Terio led the team picking seven passes out of the air and set an NCAA Division III record by returning four of them for a score. Graduated senior Maxwell Shubert was close behind Terio with six INTs and finished his career as a Seahawk with 14, second all-time at Salve Regina.
Terio picked up right where he left off in Salve Regina's 36-7 victory over Bridgewater St. to open the season. The cornerback picked off an early second quarter pass for his 10th of his career.
Senior Joshua Burnett (Whitman, Mass.) picked up his second INT of his career late in the second quarter that set up a touchdown drive for the Seahawks.
Oh Captain, My Captain
Leading the Seahawks on and off the field this season will be a trio of senior captains, Joshua Burnett (Whitman, Mass.), Richie Edwards (Trumbull, Conn.) and Floyd Shaffer (Conshohocken, Pa.).
I'm Honored
Senior center Floyd Shaffer (Conshohocken, Pa.) and Junior Phil Terio (Trumbull, Conn.) have brought a lot of national attention to the Seahawks prior to the 2013 season as pair have combined for 12 preseason All-America selections with Terio earning a pair of spots on three different lists. Terio also was featured by Josh Buchanan as one of the top-10 Division III players heading into the season.
Senior Joshua Burnett (Whitman, Mass.) was honored by the NEFC on Sunday as the conference Defensive Player of the Week for his play against Bridgewater St. Burnett totaled 12 tackled (7-5) and one interception. Burnett blocked a punt and had 0.5 TFL..
Junior Dan Buonocore (Mahwah, N.J.) was named to the NEFC honor roll for his four touchdown performance.
Where They Rank
Several juniors have made quite the impact on Salve Regina's record book already and look to re-write the records as they continue their career in the Blue & Green.
Steven Wilken - Quarterback
Pass Attempts - 4th (324) - needs 275 to overtake 3rd
Pass Completions - 4th (183) - needs 53 to overtake 3rd
Passing Yards - 4th (2,481) - needs 1,230 to overtake 3rd
Passing TDs - 4th (21) - needs 13 to over take 3rd
Benjamin Barrett - Punter
Punt Yards - 2nd (4,147) - needs 212 to overtake 1st
Punt Attempts - 2nd (109) - needs 14 to overtake 1st
Phil Terio - Cornerback/Return Specialist
Punt Return Yards - 7th (141) - needs 55 to over take 6th
Punt Returns - T-7th (17) - needs 2 to over take 6th
Punt Return TDs - T-5th (1) - needs 2 to over take 2nd, 4 to over take 1st
Kick Return Yards - 3rd (590) - needs 538 to over take 2nd
Kick Returns - 8th (21) - needs 2 to over take 7th
Interceptions - 4th (10) - needs 2 to overtake 3rd
A Whole New World
2013 will bring a new look to the New England Football Conference with the Massachusetts state schools leaving the conference to form its own, the former Boyd Division with the addition of Maine Maritime and Coast Guard and the loss of Plymouth St. and UMass. Dartmouth comprise the new-look New England Football Conference. The NEFC retains its automatic bid to the NCAA tournament without the need for a championship game at the end of the season.
Red Zone Offense
Salve Regina made it a habit of marching down the field to get into the red zone last season. Not only did they get inside the 20, the Seahawks found the end zone once there. Salve Regina converted 35 of 44 chances with 29 touchdowns.
The Seahawks picked up right where they left off a season ago and found their way into the end zone all five times they worked their way into the red zone. On the other side of the ball, Salve Regina managed to hold Bridgewater St. out of the end zone the only time the Bears managed to get into the red zone.
Safety Dance
One score you don't see all the time on the scoreboard at a football game is two points but the Seahawks did what four professional teams this past week and converted a safety in their season-opener. Salve Regina's safety came off a blocked punt by junior Alex Hennessey (West Babylon, N.Y.) midway through the third quarter. Hennessy recovered the football outside of the end zone to put up two points for Salve Regina.
The Seahawks have converted a blocked punt of a safety before, last time was against Endicott on Oct. 10, 2003. Salve Regina lost 27-20 in overtime.
Familiar Faces
After successful playing careers with the Seahawks, Gregory Gosselin and Daniel Kehew turn in their pads for whistles to help lead the Seahawks this season. New to Salve Regina, Nick Lynch is reunited with Gilmartin, his former coach at Mount Ida, to help guide Salve Regina.
Also joining the staff in the off season was Casey Goff, coming to Salve Regina after a successful three-year career with King's (Pa.). Goff had a connection to the Seahawks prior to arriving to Newport, R.I. as he coached with linebackers/special team coordinator Michael Weick.
A Win for Salve Regina Would ...
- Lift the Seahawks to 108-83
- Give Salve Regina back to back wins over Montclair St. in the series
- Move the Seahawks to 2-0 to open the season for the second year in a row
- Hand Montclair St. back-to-back 0-2 starts to the season since last year