Maritime (1-3, 1-0 ECFC) vs. Becker (1-3, 0-1 ECFC)
Saturday, October 12, 2013 – 3:30 p.m.
Alumni Field – Leicester, Mass.

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Maritime enters week six coming off of its first victory of the season against the Amcats of Anna Maria last Saturday. With a 1-0 record in the ECFC, the Privateers look to remain unbeaten in league play this Saturday when they travel to Leicester, Mass. to take on the Becker Hawks at 3:30 p.m.

Game Coverage
The Becker athletics department is planning to stream the game live via the Internet by was of the New England Collegiate Conference's EZStream service. In addition to the live video stream, Becker will also be providing LIVE STATS for the game as well.

Head-to-Head

Maritime (1-3, 1-0 ECFC)	Roster	Stats	Schedule
Becker (1-3, 0-1 ECFC)	Roster	Stats	Schedule

All-Time Series
Maritime is 6-1 all-time in games against the Hawks. Last season, the Privateers defeated Becker 33-7 at Reinhart Field on October 6. Maritime scored five rushing touchdowns against Becker including two each from Gary Bigham (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles (Fla.)) and Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic). Zach Chilcott also had a 30-yard touchdown run to cap of Maritime's scoring.

First-Ever Win
In the modern era of Maritime football (2006-present), the Privateers picked up their first-ever NCAA victory over Becker on October 28 of 2006 by a score of 29-16.

After the First…
Since joining the ECFC in 2009, Maritime has gone 4-for-4 in following their first conference victories with another win against league opponents.

Year:	2009 Season	2010 Season	2011 Season	2012 Season
1st Conference Win:	W, 58-20 vs. Castleton St.	W, 47-21 vs. Husson	W, 56-14 vs. Castleton St.	W, 33-7 vs. Becker
Following Game:	W, 68-6 vs. Becker	W, 43-20 vs. Anna Maria	W, 47-19 vs. Becker	W, 42-21 vs. Anna Maria

Now Open: The 200-Club
Last week, junior Kyle Gardner became the first Maritime Privateer to rush for over 200 yards in a game during last week's victory over Anna Maria. With 221 yards, Gardner eclipsed the previous Maritime record of 195 yards set by Ben Swedish on September 29, 2007 against Morrisville.

Two-for-Two
In addition to Gardner picking up over 200 yards on the ground, the junior also picked up two of Maritime's five rushing touchdowns in last week's 35-24 win over Anna Maria. Gardner wasn't the only Privateer to pick up a pair of touchdowns as freshman quarterback Ryan Heizman picked up a pair of touchdowns on the ground.

Junior running back Greg Caneparo is the only other player to pick up multiple scores in a game with a pair of touchdowns against Mass. Maritime in the season opener.

Three-Out-of-Four Awards…Again
For the second straight week, Maritime had three representatives on this weeks ECFC awards as announced by the league on Monday. Gardner earned ECFC Offensive Player of the Week. Sophomore Diogo Dietrich picked up his second consecutive Special Teams Player of the Week Recognition, while sophomore Francis Gannon earned his second Rookie of the Week honors with an interception, fumble recovered and kick return as well as six tackles last week.

Around the League
This week features a pair of 1-0 teams going head-to-head as Norwich visits Gallaudet to start off the week at 12 p.m. This week's ECFC schedule is as followed…

Norwich at Gallaudet, 12 p.m.
Mount Ida at Castleton St., 1 p.m.
Hudson at Anna Maria, 3 p.m.

Top-50
Nationally, the team and several Maritime players are amongst the top-50 of all NCAA Division III statistical leaders…

Team
#5 – Passing Yards per Completion (17.63 yards per completion)
#10 – Time of Possession (34:53 per game)
#15 – Passing Yards Allowed (139.8 yards allowed per game)
T-20 – Interceptions Thrown (two in four games)
T-38 – Turnover Margin (+4 in four games)
T-41 – Turnovers Lost (six in four games)
T-43 – Sacks Allowed (four in four games)
T-48 – Tackles for Loss Allowed (5.00 tackles allowed in four games)
T-50 – Fumble Recoveries (five in four games)

Individual
#3 – Nick Coffiey - .75 Forced Fumbles per Game (three in four games)
#15 – Francis Gannon - .80 Interceptions per Game (three in four games)
#15 – Kameron Knight - .50 Fumbles Recovered per Game (two in four games)
#45 – Nick Coffiey – 6.5 Solo Tackles per Game (26 in four games)

Scouting the Privateers
Maritime comes in off of its first win of the season last week against Anna Maria by a score of 35-21. The Privateers scored five rushing touchdowns including a pair from both fullback Kyle Gardner and quarterback Ryan Heizman. The defense also played well while keeping one of the top rushing offenses in check last week against Anna Maria.

After a combined 435 yards on the ground against the Amcats last week, the Privateers have now amassed 1,168 yards on the ground on 247 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. The five rushing touchdowns last week also doubled the team's output to this point in the season for a combined 10 scores on the ground.

Individually it has been Gardner who has led the way carrying the ball with 367 yards on 54 carries and his two touchdowns on the season. Senior Frank Laino and junior Greg Caneparo have also picked up a combined 300+ yards on 31 carries this season from the running back position. Caneparo and Heizman lead the team with three rushing scores each.

Defense has been solid throughout the season for the Privateers as junior Nick Coffiey leads the squad with 33 tackles (26 solo tackles) as well as three forced fumbles. Sophomore Kameron Knight is second on the team with 29 tackles and also has a forced fumble to his credit. Hugh O'Brien had his best game of the season last week as the junior picked up 11 tackles and also had a seven-yard sack. Junior Duke Alvora has 20 tackles, while sophomore Francis Gannon rounds out the top-5 with 15 tackles. Gannon also leads the team with three interceptions.

Last week on special teams, sophomore Diogo Dietrich was perfect on PATs after a 5-for-5 effort, as he now has nine on the season. Dietrich did however miss his lone field goal opportunity of the game against the Amcats. Freshman punter John Arny had his best game of the season with four punts on the game including three inside the opponent's 20-yard line as he picked up 132 yards total for 33 yards per punt.

Scouting the Hawks
Becker's offense has struggled this season, putting up just 15.8 points per game this season including just 28 points in its last three contests. Last week, the Hawks opened up league play with a loss at the hands of the Norwich Cadets by the score of 20-9.

However, the Hawks do have a balanced attack offensively both in the air and on the ground. Senior quarterback Robert Baker leads the aerial attack with 48 completions for 501 yards and five scores but also has three picks to his ledger this season. His favorite target has been classmate Shaun Llewellyn, who has 13 catches for 94 yards but does not have a touchdown. All of Baker's touchdowns have gone to five different receivers.

The rushing duties have been split down the middle between sophomore Matthew Romasco and freshman Romario Vincent as the pair of underclassmen has each carried the ball 41 times this season. Romasco has 174 yards with no touchdowns and a pair of fumbles, while Vincent has 136 yards on the ground with one touchdown and one fumble.

Defensively, three players have 20 or more tackles for the Hawks through four games this season. Freshman Davin Collins and sophomore Josh Lawrence are tied for the squad lead with 22 apiece. Senior Melvin Booker has 20 tackles and is also tied for the team lead with two sacks. Junior Christopher McCarthy (18 tackles, 2 sacks) and freshman Anthony Kaplane (16 tackles, 2 sacks), round out the top five.

Special teams has been an issue for Becker, especially in the kicking department as sophomore Dejahn Dawkins has gone 3-for-6 on extra points and has not attempted a field goal all season. Dawkins also handles the punting duties and has done better in that department as he has picked up 1,002 yards on 27 boots, including five inside the opponent's 20-yard line.