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The Game
Stonehill College heads to New Hampshire for the second time this season as it visits Franklin Pierce University for the inaugural meeting between the two programs in Northeast-10 Conference football action at Sodexo Field this afternoon. The Skyhawks are looking to improve to 3-0 in NE10 play for the first time in four years, having won its last two following a 31-13 win over American International College last weekend. The Ravens are in their inaugural NCAA Division II season after fielding a sprint football program for six seasons and are looking to claim their first NE10 win after a 55-27 loss at Southern Connecticut State University last weekend.

Media Info
This afternoon's game is being presented live by The Ravens Sports Network on NE10 Now at portal.stretchinternet.com/franklinpierce. Bryce Johnson (play-by-play) and Trent Dunn (color) have the call of the action. Links to the webcast and live stats are also available via stonehillskyhawks.com.

Offensive Player of the Week
Sophomore running back Justin Felder (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) was named the Northeast-10 Conference's Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks for his efforts in Stonehill's 31-13 win over American International. Felder, who earns the weekly recognition following the second-straight game for Stonehill, was the offensive catalyst in the win, going over 100-yards rushing and scoring three touchdowns for the second-straight week. He finished with 151 all-purpose yards in the win, rushing the ball 22 times for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while adding another 47 yards on three receptions and a score. He is the first Stonehill player to collect two Offensive Player of the Week honors in the same season since quarterback Matt Foltz, '18 did so as a sophomore in 2015. Felder was also recognized after the Skyhawks 38-14 win at Saint Anselm on September 21, when he rushed for three touchdowns in the opening quarter to spur Stonehill to a 21-0 lead it would not relinquish on the way to victory. He posted career-highs for rushing attempts and yards, totaling 139 yards on 27 carries and the three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver Andrew Jamiel (Yarmouth, Mass.) earned Offensive Player of the Week accolades after the week one win at Bloomsburg.

Athy

They're Honored
Senior punter Kyle Cantalupo (Candia, N.H.) and junior safety Sam Athy (Holliston, Mass.) were both named to the NE10's weekly honor roll for their efforts in Saturday's 31-13 win over American International. Cantalupo played a key role in the Skyhawks field position success by averaging 38.2 yards on his five punts, placing two inside the Yellow Jackets ten yard line, as well as one to the AIC six that was fumbled and led to a late second quarter touchdown for a 21-6 lead. He pinned his second punt of the afternoon on the AIC three-yard line and also delivered punts to the AIC 21 and 18-yard lines on the afternoon, with his long of the day a 44-yard punt. Athy led a Skyhawks defense that held AIC to 191 total yards, including 73 passing, and ten first downs, by forcing four turnovers and going 0-for-12 on third down for the day. Athy posted five tackles (three solo), an interception that set up Stonehill's second touchdown of the day and recovered a fumble that he returned 35 yards to set up a field goal in the third quarter.

Looking for Three Games, Three Wins
Stonehill looks to improve to 3-0 in NE10 play for the fifth time in program history and the fourth time over the last seven years. The Skyhawks last opened with three NE10 wins in 2015, posting a 4-0 record overall, before finishing 7-4 overall and 5-4 in the NE10. Stonehill was also 3-0 in NE10 play in 2013 when it went on to claim a share of the Conference regular season championship at 8-1, finishing 8-3 overall.
Stonehill 3-0 starts in the NE10
2015: 3-0 finished 5-4
2013: 3-0 finished 8-1 (NE10 Reg. Season Champions)
2012: 3-0 finished 5-3
2007: 3-0 finished 5-4

Road Warriors
Stonehill is 2-0 in its two games away from W.B. Mason Stadium this season after wins at Bloomsburg (33-14) and Saint Anselm (38-14). The Skyhawks are averaging 35.5 points per game on the road with 424.5 yards of total offense, including 185.5 rushing and 239.0 passing, while allowing 238.0 yards per game, including 127.0 per game passing and 111.0 rushing.

D-Fense
Stonehill leads the NE10 and ranks sixth nationally in Division II for total defense, yielding 239.0 yards per game. The Skyhawks leads Division II for passing defense (95.8 yds/gm) and rank fourth in the NE10 for rushing defense (143.3 yds/gm).

Splitting the Uprights
Senior placekicker Matt Haite (Pembroke, Mass.) kicked his 33rd career field goal against American International last weekend, moving into a tie with Steve Grzywacz '16 (GRIZ-wack) for the program's career record. Haite also ranks second all-time with 95 career made PATs, 18 behind Grzywacz's program record of 113. Haite currently ranks second all-time for career PAT percentage (93.1%) - just 0.1 shy behind the program record of 93.2% by Brendan Gorey '10. Haite is also second for FG conversion percentage (68.8%).

Twin-100s
Sophomore running back Justin Felder (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) has rushed for 100 yards in back-to-back games after his 104 yards on 22 carries against AIC last week as well as his career-high 139 yards on a career-best 27 carries at Saint Anselm on September 21. Felder is Stonehill's first running back to surpass 100 rushing yards in consecutive games since senior teammate Brian Kearns, Jr. (North Arlington, N.J.) did so in the season finale at Bentley in 2016 and then the season-opener at Bloomsburg in 2017.

Early Gird Gets the Worm
Stonehill has outscored its opponents 73-20 in the first half this season, including 49-14 in the first quarter. The Skyhawks have scored first quarter points in all four games this season, averaging 12.3 first quarter points per game, including touchdowns on its first possession in two of the four games. Stonehill has outscored the opposition 24-6 in the second quarter this fall.

Stay On, Get Off the Field
Stonehill leads the NE10 and ranks second nationally in Division II for third down defense at 21.6-percent (11-for-51) after holding AIC 0-for-12 on third down last week. The Skyhawks are ranked second in the NE10 (54th nationally) for third down offense, converting at 41.1% (23-56), including 8-of-15 (53%) at Bloomsburg in week one.

3,000-yard Man
Senior wide receiver Andrew Jamiel (Yarmouth, Mass.) enters this afternoon's game needing 96 yards to become the first receiver in program history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards. The program's all-time receiving yardage leader with 2,904 yards is ranked eighth in NE10 history for career receiving yards and aims to become the Conference's eighth 3,000-yard receiver.

Earle of Tackle
Junior linebacker Casey Earle (Hanover, Mass.) leads Stonehill with 25 tackles (11 solo) through the first four games, ranking 13th in the NE10 with 6.3 tackles per game. He posted a career-high 14 stops (eight solo) in the win at Saint Anselm, including a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss.

Good Protection
Stonehill's offensive line, which had just two returning starters, is allowing the second-fewest sacks per game in the NE10 at 1.50 through four games. Senior center Frank Jerkovich (Secaucus, N.J.), junior left tackle Matthew Marvin (Goshen, N.Y.) were the lone returning starters for the Skyhawks offensive line, which now also includes junior Yaniv Kovalski (Jerusalem, Israel) at left guard, junior Derek Ivey (Newtown, Conn.) at right tackle and sophomore Joe Bastante (Bloomingdale, N.J.) at right guard. The line is also paving the way for an offense that ranks third in the NE10 with 150.3 rushing yards per game.

Getting Social
Fans and media members of Stonehill athletics now have three social media outlets to get updates on all 20 varsity programs. The department's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/stonehillskyhawks, and you can also follow @GoStonehill on Twitter and "StonehillSkyhawks" on Instagram. Stonehill football also has its own Facebook and Twitter accounts: @StonehillFB.

On Deck
Stonehill is back in action next Saturday, when it hosts rival Bentley University at W.B. Mason Stadium at 1 p.m.