Live Audio And Blog
 
        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2012) – On Saturday, the Maritime football team (1-0) will travel to Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y. to take on arch-rival Kings Point (1-1) in the annual “Seafaring Scuffle.” Kick off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the Mariners' Captain James Harvey Tomb Field.
 
Live Audio And Live Blog Available For Saturday's Game
        The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy will be producing a live audio stream of the football game on Saturday, as well as a live blog. KP's Jaden Daly will be calling all the action from the press box at Tomb Field. Fans can access the live audio feed and blog by following this link.
 
“Seafaring Scuffle” Is A Rivalry That Transcends The Gridiron
        Fans and student-athletes always get excited when the football schedule is announced and usually always circle the date of the Maritime-Kings Point game. However, alumni from both maritime-industry institutions are even more excited than most about the annual event.
 
        Oftentimes, these alumni are working together in the high seas all over the globe and the results of these games on the gridiron are a big sense of pride for the alums and their institutions. The 2012 “Seafaring Scuffle” should not disappoint, as both teams are coming off of wins over other maritime-industry schools (Maritime over Mass. Maritime and USMMA over Coast Guard).
 
Privateers' Newest Additions To Coaching Staff Already Having Impact With Program
        The Maritime football team already has one win under its belt in the 2012 season and three new faces to the Privateer coaching staff can be proud to say they have had an impact on the program so far. In the offseason, head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes brought on two new coaches and a new faculty advisor to the staff.
 
        Coach Mark Conlon begins his first year with the Privateers as the offensive line coach. No stranger to the Maritime Industry, Coach Conlon comes to Maritime College from the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he coached the Offensive line, Running Backs and Defensive line over the past 10 seasons. Most recently he was the Offensive Line coach when the transitioned to the triple option scheme that the Privateers employ. Coach Conlon is a longtime New York City native and has coached at the high school and college level for nearly 20 years. These stops include Lincoln High School (Offensive Coordinator), Cardinal Hayes High School (Offensive Coordinator) and Kean University (Offensive Line). Coach Conlon and his wife, Thais, reside in Pelham Manor with their infant son, Christopher.
 
        Joe Tartaglia also starts his first year here at Maritime as the program's video coordinator. He is finalizing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Sport Management from St. John's University in Queens this fall and is excited about his future in college athletics. His father is a SUNY Maritime College graduate and he resides in Douglaston, N.Y.
 
        Finally, Maritime Distinguished Librarian Constantia Constantinou will serve as the team's faculty advisor/academic coach. Constantinou holds a Master in Arts and a second Masters in Library Information Science. Her work has been globally transformative in librarianship and higher education by removing barriers to access, promoting collaboration across libraries, and serving as a teacher and a mentor. Constantinou's scholarly work and research on the principles of information literacy, library system technology, assessment, and student learning outcomes in higher education in countries such as China, Croatia, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Korea, Ireland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States. Constantinou is recognized as an effective leader in the library profession by serving on academic committees and library organizations. Constantinou holds the highest faculty rank of the Distinguished Librarian at the State University of New York. She is a Fulbright Scholar (2011) and a Fulbright Senior Specialist (2005), in the country of Cyprus. Constantinou is the Academic Coach of the football team. Her work with the football team aims to ensure high scholarly standards of academic excellence for all players.
           
Inside The Series With Kings Point
        Saturday's game will be the fourth meeting between Maritime College and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Privateers have won each game since the series began in 2009. The rivalry returns back to Great Neck after being played in Throggs Neck for the past two seasons.
 
        In last year's meeting, Maritime won at Reinhart Field by the score of 13-7 with clutch defense in the second half, including two stops in the red zone. Then-junior Erik Heedles (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp) (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp) caught a 19-yard pass from then-sophomore QB Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Putnam Valley, N.Y./JFK Catholic) for the Privateers' first score on the opening drive of the game and senior Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) ran in a seven-yard TD later in the first quarter to give Maritime a 13-0 lead. Then-junior Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) led the Privateers on defense with 11 tackles, including one sack.
 
Scouting The Kings Point Mariners
        Eighth-year head coach Mike Toop and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy enter Saturday's game with a 1-1 record after opening the season with a 37-21 loss at Susquehanna on Sept. 1, but rebounding to defeat Coast Guard on the road, 43-37, last weekend.
 
        Senior QB Alex Coviello is the team's leading gunslinger with 111 yards on 5-of-10 passing with one touchdown, but sophomore Luke Stidham is right behind him with 89 yards on 6-of-11 passing. Senior running back John-Leon Gosselin leads the Mariners with 198 rushing yards and has found the end zone four times. Sophomore wideout Christopher Cook has hauled in a team-high 93 yards and has one touchdown.
 
        On defense, sophomore Andrew Harmon leads all players with 16 tackles (14 solo, 2 assisted), including one for a loss of two yards. He has also broken up two passes. Junior Tyler Washington trails by just one tackle with a total of 15 (10 total, five assisted).