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        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 19, 2012) – The Maritime football team (3-3, 2-1 ECFC) will travel to Newton, Massachusetts, Saturday to take on ECFC-opponent Mount Ida College (5-1, 3-0 ECFC). Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Mustangs' Alumni Field.
 
Live Stats Available For Saturday's Game
        The ECFC has acquired live stats through PrestoSports for all eight teams to use during their home games. You can access the up-to-the-play live stat updates from the action up at Mount Ida by following this link.
 
Four Players Earn ECFC Weekly Honors On Five Occasions So Far This Year
        The Privateers have had four players earn ECFC weekly honors thus far throughout the 2012 season. Senior linebacker Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) was named the Defensive Player of the Week on two occasions (Sept. 10 and Oct. 8), while sophomore defensive end Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) earned the same honor on Oct. 1 and sophomore punter Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) earned Special Teams Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 8. Then, just this past Monday, Oct. 15, freshman kicker Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) was named the ECFC Rookie of the Week.
 
Privateer Breakdown
        The Maritime football team enters Saturday's contest with an even 3-3 record under eighth-year head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes, including a 2-1 mark in ECFC action. The Privateers are riding a two-game winning streak with victories over Becker College, 33-7, at home on Oct. 6 and Anna Maria, 42-21, on the road just this past Saturday. Maritime opened the season with a 20-14 home win over rival Mass. Maritime on Sept. 7, but lost the next three games – a 19-14 loss on the road to Kings Point on Sept. 15, a 35-16 defeat up at Castleton St. on Sept. 22 and a 21-14 loss defeat to William Paterson on Sept. 29.
 
        The team's rushing leader is junior quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) with 368 yards on the ground and six rushing touchdowns. Junior fullback Gary Bigham (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles (Fla.)) (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles) is second on the team with 315 yards and eight TDs. Trodden is also 42-for-85 on completions for 594 yards with two TDs and five interceptions. Trodden's primary receivers have been seniors Erik Heedles (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp) (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp) and Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.)) (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast). Heedles has 16 catches for 145 yards and one touchdown, while Jean has seven catches for 121 yards. Classmate Anthony Patti (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) has hauled in four catches for 116 yards with one TD and senior Joe Guerra (Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) (Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) has five receptions for 96 yards.
 
        On defense, the Privateers are led by senior linebacker Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury), who has a team-high 79 tackles (47 solo and 32 assisted), 5.5 of which have been for combined losses of 18 yards, while also forcing two fumbles. Senior Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) and sophomore Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) rank second and third on the team with 49 and 42 tackles, respectively. Both players also have forced one fumble, apiece. Lasher leads the squad with eight tackles for losses of a combined 21 yards.
 
        The punting duties have landed on Alvora this season, who has had some great punts thus far. He has amassed 854 yards on 21 punts for an average of 40.7 yards per punt. His longest of the year came in Week Two against Kings Point on a 76-yard punt that went back for a touchback. He has four punts of 50 or more yards, has landed seven inside the opponents' 20-yard line and had two touchbacks. The kickoffs/field goals have been taken by freshman Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic), who has compiled a total of 1.346 yards on 25 kicks for an average of 53.8 yards per kickoff. He's also 17-for-20 in PATs. Maritime's kickoff return team has compiled 404 yards on 21 returns between Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.)) (10 for 216 total yards, 21.6 ypr), junior Chris Klass (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet ) (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) (seven for 117 total yards, 16.7 ypr) and sophomore Greg Caneparo (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) (four for 71 total yards, 17.8 ypr).
 
A Closer Look At The National Rankings
        Both teams rank in the Top 25 in NCAA DIII Football in three categories. The Privateers rank third in the nation in tackles for losses allowed with 2.83 per game, seventh in sacks allowed per game (0.50 per game) and 24th in net punting with 35.71 net yard average per punt. The Mustangs are fourth in the nation in passing efficiency with a 183.29 rating over six games, 12th in net punting with 36.55 net yard average per punt and 21st in time of possession with 33:18.
 
        Individually for Maritime, Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) ranks third among all DIII players with 13.17 per game and his 7.83 solo tackles per game is good for fourth. For Mount Ida, senior QB Scott Drosendahl ranks fifth in the nation with a 183.33 rating and is also sixth 24.00 points responsible for per game. Junior wideout Jordan Hyman is 14th in DIII with a total of 629 receiving yards thus far.
 
Inside The Series With Mount Ida
        Maritime and Mount Ida have met six times in the past six years and the series is split, 3-3. The Mustangs won the first three meetings (2006-08) and the Privateers have come out on top the last three (2009-2011).
 
Last Time The Two Teams Met
        The Privateers defeated Mount Ida, 31-29, at home in Week Eight during the 2011 season. Senior Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) led the Privateers' ground game with a game-high 127 yards and two touchdowns. Then-sophomore Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) was 4-for-6 in passing for 44 yards, but was also dangerous on the ground with 72 yards and one rushing touchdown. Senior Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) opened the scoring on 41-yard field goal after the Privateers' opening drive of the game and classmate Jason Burry (Attica, N.Y./Attica) picked up a fumbled ball in the first quarter and ran it back 53 yards to the house. The game came down to a failed two-point conversion opportunity for the Mustangs that would have tied the game with 51 seconds remaining.
 
        On defense, then-junior Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) matched the game-high with 11 tackles (10 solo and one assisted), including two for combined losses of five yard and one came on a sack for a loss of two. Senior Steve Roman (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph's by the Sea) ranked second on the team with nine tackles, while then-junior Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) ended the day with seven tackles, including three for combined losses of 12 yards and one first-half interception.
 
        For the Mustangs, senior Johrone Bunch was limited to just 75 yards and one score and it all came in the first half, as he left the game early with an apparent injury. Then-freshman Chris McNally recorded a team-high 89 rushing yards, while Drosendahl was 15-for-26 in passing for 160 yards and two pass touchdowns. Then-junior Matt Valentini was the leading receiver with seven catches for 58 yards and one TD. Defensively, freshmen Jah-son Johnson and Tevin Moye each recorded 11 tackles, as two of Johnson's were for combined losses of five yards and two of Moye's were for losses of four. Moye also had one forced fumble.
 
Scouting The Mount Ida Mustangs
        Mount Ida enters Saturday's game with a 5-1 record under fifth-year head coach Michael Landers, including a perfect 3-0 mark in ECFC action. The Mustangs won their first two games against UMass-Dartmouth, 24-21, at home on Aug. 31 and at Plymouth, 22-12, on Sept. 8. They dropped their Week Three meeting with Springfield on the road, 49-42, on Sept. 15 and have won each game since: vs. Norwich (36-32), vs. Anna Maria (48-35) and at Husson (30-3).
 
        Mount Ida has compiled 2,603 yards of total offense and has scored 17 offensive touchdowns and two field goals, while also bringing back one return for a touchdown. The Mustangs have allowed 2,266 yards of offense and 21 TDs.
 
        Senior QB Scott Drosendahl is 98-for-154 in completions for 1,567 yards and 19 touchdowns. He has also ran in five TDs. His top receiver is junior Jordan Hyman, who has hauled in 33 catches for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. On the ground, sophomore Chris McNally has amassed 596 yards with one touchdown, while freshman Melquan Pinkney has recorded 322 yards and two rushing TDs.
 
        On defense, sophomore Kayln Smithson leads the team with 45 total tackles (29 solo and 16 assisted), including 7.5 for combined losses of 17 yards with one sack and one forced fumble. Freshman Dominque Spaulding and senior Azim Carter are second and third on the squad with 38 and 36 tackles, respectively.
 
        The kicking duties are handled by senior Bobby Hemmann, who is 2-for-5 on field goals and 24-for-26 on PATs. Drosendahl also doubles as the Mustangs' punter and has amassed 833 yards on 22 punts (37.9 ypp) with a season-long of 57 and has landed nine punts inside opponents' 20-yard line.