By: by Sean Engel, Sports Information Director
Live WebstreamLive StatsTHROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Maritime Football team finishes off its 2014 season with a road matchup against ECFC foe Gallaudet on Saturday afternoon at 12 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
Â
The Privateers head into the matchup coming off of a one-score loss to the Norwich Cadets on Saturday, as Maritime fell to Norwich by the score of 13-6.
Â
Gallaudet will look to end a four-game skid as the team has combined just 21 points over that span.
Â
Game CoverageThe Gallaudet Athletics Department will be providing both a
Live Webstream of the contest, in addition to
Live Stats of all the in-game action as it happens.
Â
Head-to-HeadÂ
All-Time SeriesMaritime is 4-3 in games against Gallaudet since the 2007 season, which includes last season's 7-6 win over the Bison, who were nationally ranked in the D3Football.com poll at the time last season.
Â
In last season's meeting, Maritime took a 7-0 lead deep into the fourth quarter. The Bison drove down the field and scored a touchdown with 3:48 to go, but going for the win on a two-point conversion proved to be costly as the Bison gave away their chance at a perfect regular season. A feat only accomplished by Maritime in 2010.
Â
In the game, then-fullback
Dwayne Lacroix (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Malverne) scored the team's lone touchdown in the second quarter, while classmate
Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) tacked on the extra point. On defense, Maritime was led by
Kameron Knight (Clayton, N.C./West Johnson) with 12 tackles, while
Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) added nine,
Andrew Auriemma (Melville, N.Y./St. Anthony’s) also had eight stops, including a sack for a loss in nine-yards.
Â
Around the LeagueWith a win, Husson takes the 2014 title, however if the Eagles lose and Norwich wins, it will create a three-way tie atop the league. The tiebreaking scenarios will then come into effect to break the tie.
Â
Husson at Mount Ida, 12 p.m.
Anna Maria at Becker, 12 p.m.
Maritime at Gallaudet, 12 p.m.
Castleton State at Norwich, 1 p.m.
Â
Top-50Overall Maritime has been moving up the ranks in overall team rankings within all of NCAA Division III. On the individual side, freshman
Nick Conte (Franklin Square, N.Y./Carey) lost his nation-leading fumble recoveries crown, but is just one off the pace for the national lead heading into the final week of the.
TeamT7 - Passes Had Intercepted (3 Interceptions Thrown)
12 - Passing Yards Allowed (142.0 Yards Allowed per Game)
T12 - Blocked Kicks (4 Blocked Kicks)
T27 - Fumbles Recovered (11 Fumbles Recovered)
41 - 4th Down Conversion Percent Defense (43.1%)
T41 - Turnover Margin (0.78 Turnovers per Game)
45 - Red Zone Offense (85%)
T46 - Turnovers Lost (13 Turnovers)
T46 - Blocked Punts (1 Blocked Punt)
48 - Total Defense (311.6)
IndividualT2 - N. Conte - Fumbles Recovered (4 Fumbles Recovered)
T8 - D. Dietrich - Field Goals per Game (1.38 FG per Game)
T17 - C. Klass - Blocked Kicks (2 Blocked Kicks)
T19 - D. Dietrich - Field Goal Percentage (78.6%)
T27 - H. O'Brien - Tackles for Loss (1.8 Tackles for Loss per Game)
T28 - C. Klass - Interceptions (0.6 Interceptions per Game)
Scouting the PrivateersMaritime has accumulated 2,351 yards of total offense on 551 plays, the team averages 261.2 yards per game en route to a 17.44 points per game. Time of possession has been relatively close for the team this season as Maritime has held onto the ball for 29:58 per game, with opponents possessing the ball the remaining 30:02.
Â
Team LeadersZ. Chilcott (QB) – 625 Rushing Yards, 6 Rushing TDs, 587 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TDs
K. Gardner (FB) – 731 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TDs
G. Caneparo (RB) – 349 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 208 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
A. Short (WR) – 134 Receiving Yards
N. Fischetti (RB) – 107 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
Â
C. Klass (DB) – 5 Interceptions, 409 Yards on Kickoff Returns
H. O'Brien (DE) – 72 Tackles, 16.5 Tackles for Loss, 6.5 Sacks, 2 Forced Fumbles
N. Coffiey (LB) – 77 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Interception
K. Knight (LB) – 55 Tackles, 4.5 Tackles for Loss
D. Alvora (LB) – 55 Tackles, 3 Pass Breakups, 1 Fumble Recovery, 1 Forced Fumble
A. Auriemma (DL) – 46 Tackles, 7.0 Tackles for Loss, 3 Sacks
B. Warrington (DB) – 41 Tackles, 7 Pass Breakups
N. Conte (DB) – 40 Tackles, 4 Pass Breakups, 4 Fumble Recoveries
Â
D. Dietrich (PK) – 11 Field Goals, 4 from 40-49 Yards
M. Murphy (KO) – 37 Kickoffs, 2,253 Yards (60.9 Avg.), 15 Touchbacks
J. Arny (P) – 53 Punts, 1,854 Yards (34.98 Avg.), 9 Inside-20, 2 50+ Yard Punt
Â
Scouting the BisonOn the season, Gallaudet averages 213.1 yards of offense per game, with just over 177 of those yards coming by way of the rush per game. The defense for the Bison has allowed 264.5 yard per game, and an average of 18.8 points per game through the team's first eight games of the season. This year, Gallaudet played just two non-conference games.
Â
A. McKinney (QB) – 160 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD
B. Flores (FB) – 462 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 189 Kickoff Return Yards
D. Jones (RB) – 228 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD, 88 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
J. Anderson (RB) – 200 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TDs
J. Dixon (WR) – 5 Receptions, 86 Receiving Yards, 55 Punt Return Yards
Â
J. Alleyne (LB) – 82 Tackles, 6 Tackles for Loss, 1 Interception
G. McConville (LB) – 70 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 9 Tackles for Loss, 1 Interception
C. Smith (DB) – 44 Tackles, 5 Tackles for Loss, 5 Interceptions
D. Walters (DL) – 40 Tackles, 6 Sacks, 11 Tackles for Loss
S. Benavente (LB) – 31 Tackles, 4 Sacks, 10.5 Tackles for Loss
Â
E. Setzer (K/P) – 2 Field Goals, 58 Punts, 2,030 Yards (35.0 Avg.)