Seahawks look to bounce back at home versus Colonels

Summary: The Salve Regina University football team faces the Curry College.

Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (2-1) versus the Curry Colonels (1-3).

Game date, time and site: Sat., Oct. 3, 2015; 1 p.m. @ Gaudet Field (Middletown, R.I.)

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Audio: Bobb Angel of WADK 1540 provides the call with Jim Ascoli http://bit.ly/14B30Gy

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Ticket Info: $5 per person; children under 12 and senior citizens are FREE

Series edge: Seahawks lead Colonels 14-8

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• The Seahawks return home, where they have won six in a row, and 13 straight against New England Football Conference (NEFC) opponents dating back to 2011.
• Salve Regina enters today's contest looking to bounce back from a 21-20 loss versus the United States Coast Guard Academy. 
• The Bears blocked a Seahawks punt, then kicked a 37 yard field goal with seconds remaining to upset the then fifth ranked team in the region. 
• Curry enters today's game after a 49-10 defeat at the hands of Western New England. 
• Western New England wasted no time returning the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. 
• The Golden Bears, ranked #1 in New England, improved to 4-0 overall, while Curry slipped to 1-3.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Salve Regina - Sam Pascale • RB • Jr. • Chesire, Conn. / Chesire

Pascale has topped 200 yards rushing in each of the last two games. Pascale carried 25 times for 211 yards including a 66 yard touchdown run versus Castleton, then followed that up with a 216 yard effort on 36 touches and another score against Coast Guard. Pascale currently ranks 5th in the nation for rushing in Division III.

Curry - Anthony Nastasi  • WR • Jr. • River Edge, N.J.  / River Dell

Nastasi has caught 40 passes this season, the most for any player in Division III, and 22 more than any other player for the Colonels. Nastasi had a season high 14 catches for 82 yards against Bridgewater St. to open the season. Nastasi has yet to find the endzone.

CAPTAINS

• Seniors Alex Hulme (Hopkinton, Mass.) and Danny Ives (Madison, Conn.) will share captains duties for the 2015 season.

• Kevin Gilmartin enters his third season as the head coach.
• Five players from last season are now assistant coaches with the Seahawks. Benjamin Barrett, Dan Buonocore, Frank Musco, Hayden Stanton, and Matthew Traynor,  all who suited up for the Seahawks last year, join former Seahawks Dan Kehew and Floyd Shaffer on the coaching staff.