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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – Coming off of its season opener on Friday night, the Maritime Football team will now welcome in the Mass. Maritime Buccaneers on Reinhart Field, Thursday evening for the 7th Annual Chowder Bowl between the schools.
 
Game Coverage
The Maritime Sports Information department will be providing both LIVE STATS and a LIVE AUDIO stream of the game.
 
Celebrating our Heroes
In addition to Thursday night's contest being the 7th Annual Chowder Bowl, the Maritime football team will also be celebrating Heroes Night on Reinhart Field.
 
Prior to the game, Vietnam Veteran, and Merchant Marine Captain Donald Denning, father of Maritime Women's Lacrosse coach Ann Denning will be on hand for the opening coin toss. Captain Denning worked for Moran Towing Corporation during the attacks of September 11, 2001, in which he participated in the largest sea evacuation history in which 500,000 people were transported from Manhattan to Hoboken, N.J. in under nine hours. Later in the day Denning returned to provide emergency assistance to first responders, and continued with the efforts for roughly six days after the attacks. The Department of Homeland Security awarded Donald and his crew with medal for their service during that time.

Later on at halftime, a list of veterans and other active servicemen and servicewomen, as well as those serving with the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority of New York/New Jersey will be read at the halftime break. Each member of the football team as well as other members of the Maritime athletics staff and campus community has selected those names of family members, friends and others to be honored Thursday night.
Full list of those to be recognized at halftime

Other events that will be going on throughout the evening for Heroes Night...
--Maritime's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be selling Heroes Night T-Shirts, with the logos of the branches of the military as well as the FDNY, NYPD and Port Authority on them
--Any active member or veteran of the military, as well as retired or active FDNY/NYPD/PA-NYNJ will receive a free hot dog and soda with a valid form of ID

Lookin' Good
Once again, Maritime will be debuting new one-time only uniforms for Heroes Appreciation Night, the uniforms are gray with fatigue numbers in black, red and white with a white trim. The names on the back of the uniform are white with a black trim. On the front of the jersey is the Privateer logo and print name, along with an American Flag patch. The left shoulder will feature the emblem of the FDNY, while the right shoulder will feature that of the NYPD.
For a look at Maritime's Heroes Appreciation Night uniforms, check out Maritime's official YouTube Page.

They Have Arrived!
The 2014 Maritime Game Program has arrived, and will be available for sale ($3.00 per copy) at the table next to the concession stand

Just In Case...
As of Thursday morning, the forecast around game time on Thursday evening is said to include scattered thunderstorms throughout the tri-state area. Just a reminder that in the case of a delay throughout the game, fans are instructed to make their way to the first floor lobby inside Riesenberg Hall or return to their vehicles. Fans are not permitted inside the gymnasium, second floor lobby, or locker room areas as that space will be used for the teams and coaches.
 
Head-to-Head

Maritime (0-1, 0-0 ECFC)	Roster	Schedule	Stats
Mass. Maritime (0-0, 0-0 MASCAC)	Roster	Schedule	Stats (2013)

 
All-Time Series
Last season the Buccaneers ended the long stretch of wins by the Privateers, en route to it's first-ever Chowder Bowl victory by a 24-20 score. Maritime had previously taken the first five matchups between the two teams from 2007-10 and 2012, with a year off during the 2011 campaign.
 
In last year's matchup, the Privateers and Buccaneers were tied at 10 heading into the halftime break. Maritime took a three-point advantage into the fourth quarter, but Mass. Maritime collected the only points of the final stanza as they escaped with the four-point victory.
 
Around the League
Every team in the ECFC got off to a shaky start in 2014, with the exception of Castleton State, who won its game in overtime.
 
In addition to Maritime hosting Mass. Maritime, here's a look around the rest of the ECFC schedule for Saturday…
Mount Ida at Plymouth State, 12 p.m.
Becker at MIT, 1 p.m.
Norwich at St. Lawrence, 1 p.m.
Maine Maritime at Anna Maria, 3 p.m.
 
Dialing it Up…Long Distance
Junior kicker Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) connected on the longest field goal in Maritime football history last week with his 49-yard boot in the second quarter against William Paterson.
 
With his lengthy kick, along with a 28-yarder and a pair of PATs, Dietrich was named ECFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the first week of the 2014 season. This comes off the heels of him being named the league's top special team player for the 2013 season.
 
Scouting the Privateers
Coming off of its season-opening loss to William Paterson on Friday night, Maritime looks to rebound as the Privateers have not won a non-conference matchup since the 2012 edition of the Chowder Bowl against Mass. Maritime on Reinhart Field.
 
On offense, Maritime was led in week one by senior fullback Kyle Gardner (Amityville N.Y./St. Anthony’s) with 134 yards on the ground including a 76-yard touchdown sprint in the third quarter. Junior quarterback Zack Chilcott (Ulster Park, N.Y./Kingston) was second on the team with 93 yards, while senior running back Greg Caneparo (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) had 38 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown dash.
 
Defensively, Kameron Knight (Clayton, N.C./West Johnson) led the Privateers with nine tackles and also a forced fumble. Seniors Hugh O'Brien (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury), Chris Shehata (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook) along with junior Andrew Auriemma (Melville, N.Y./St. Anthony’s) each had eight tackles. O'Brien had a pair of tackles for a loss, while Shehata collected a sack. Senior Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) also had an 11-yard sack, while junior Beau Warrington (Milford, Del./Sussex Technical) had a few pass breakups.
 
While special teams was highlighted by Dietrich's lengthy field goal and eight points total, several other special teamers had solid nights as well. On kickoffs, rookie Matthew Murphy (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) averaged 61 yards on his four kickoffs, all of which were sent inside the six-yard line. Sophomore John Arny (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) averaged 35.2 yards on his four punts, including a 50-yard boot, two of his four kicks were inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
 
Senior Chris Klass (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet ) had four kickoff returns for 71 yards, while Caneparo had one kickoff return for 22 yards. Sophomore Krystian Cardinal-Charles (Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls) had one punt return for 16 yards, and two kickoff returns for a combined 25 yards.
 
Scouting the Buccaneers
Mass. Maritime begins its 2014 season with Thursday's matchup on Reinhart Field. Last year the Buccaneers finished the season with a 5-5 overall record and a 3-5 mark in the MASCAC. After starting off 2013 with two wins, followed by two losses, the Buccaneers alternated wins and loses the remainder of the season.
 
In the rushing game, running back Austin Pierce is Mass. Maritime's top returning rusher after amassing 381 yards and five touchdowns a year ago. Quarterback John Trudel is Mass. Maritime's second returning rusher with 169 yards on the ground during his junior campaign.
 
Also on offense, Trudel completed 23-of-39 passes for 209 yards and 10 touchdowns while adding 169 rushing yards and seven more scores. Wide receiver E.J. Bennett set school single-season records for receptions with 60, and receiving yards with 849 in 2013.
 
Defensively, Victor Andrade paced the Buccaneers defensive with 75 total tackles, including 60 solo stops. Matthew King was second on the team with 58 wrap-ups, while Richard Ford (45.5 tackles) and Reynard Ortiz (38.5 tackles) are back as four of the Buccaneers top-five in tackles from a season ago. Ford also led the team with six sacks for 33 yards, while also collecting a team-best 12 tackles for a loss for 49 yards.
(Parts of 'Scouting the Buccaneers' courtesy of Jim Seavey, Mass. Maritime Sports Information)
 
Up Next
After Thursday's matchup both Maritime and Mass. Maritime play other Maritime schools as the Privateers will trek across the Long Island Sound for its first road game to take on Kings Point on September 20 for a 1 p.m. kickoff against the Mariners.
 
Mass. Maritime will also take on the Mariners, but those of the Maine Maritime Academy for a 12 p.m. kickoff, also on September 20.