GAMEDAY CENTRAL: Football Opens Historic Season at Bloomsburg

 

Stonehill Skyhawks
(0-0, 0-0 NEC)

at

Bloomsburg University Huskies
(0-0, 0-0 PSAC)

Saturday, September 3, 2022
Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium
Bloomsburg, Pa.
  2 p.m.

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The Game
Stonehill opens its inaugural NCAA Division I FCS schedule with a familiar foe this afternoon, visting Bloomsburg University on Danny Hale Field at Robert B. Redman Stadium.

Media Info
Today's game is being streamed live via the PSAC Digital Network at psacsportsdigitalnetwork.com/buhuskies. The game is also being broadcast live via Bigfoot Country 106.5 FM in the Bloomsburg region, with audio links also available online. Jim Doyle and Andy Ulicny will have the call on the radio.

Movin' On Up!
Stonehill College announced in early April that it had accepted an invitation to join the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference (NEC), beginning a four-year Division I transition period to conclude in 2026. The Skyhawks entire set of 23 varsity programs will now compete in the NEC, with the exception of equestrian, women's ice hockey (NEWHA) and men's ice hockey (independant) starting this fall.

For Openers
Stonehill is 14-20 all-time in week one games in program history, winning the last two season openers against Bloomsburg. The Skyhawks last four week one wins have come against the Huskies, including three-straight here at Redman Stadium, posting a 33-14 win here to open the 2019 season, a 44-28 win in 2017, as well as a 27-10 triumph in 2015. Stonehill is 8-12 all-time in week one games on the road, having won its last three road openers - both against Bloomsburg.

Preseason Prognostications
Stonehill has been picked to finish eighth in the Northeast Conference preseason poll by the league's head coaches. Reigning NEC Champions Sacred Heart were picked to repeat this fall, earning five first place votes, followed by Duquesne in second with the remaining three first place votes. Following the Dukes are Saint Francis (Pa.) in third, Central Connecticut State in fourth, Merrimack fifth,  and then LIU and Wagner tied for sixth.

Aye, Aye, Captains
Stonehill head coach Eli Gardner and his coaching staff have named five captains for its inaugural Division I FCS season. Offensive linemen Joe Bastante and Thomas Walsh, along with tight end Cam Boes and defensive backs Masyn Lorick and Kevin Porch were voted to lead the Skyhawks for the 2022 season.

Bright Lights, Big City
Stonehill will play two games this fall as part of the NEC's Game of the Week package on ESPN3. The Skyhawks inaugural NEC contest when it hosts Duquesne at W.B. Mason Stadium will be streamed live on the ESPN3 platform at noon, as well as three weeks late at Saint Francis (Pa.) in Loretto, Pennsylvania, at 1 p.m.

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 heads home next week to host the Post University, an NCAA Division II independant in the first ever meeting between the two programs next Saturday, September 10, at W.B. Mason Stadium at 1 p.m. The Skyhawks will then have two consecutive bye weeks before making their Northeast Conference debut against Duquesne at W.B. Mason Stadium on Saturday, October 1, at noon in a game that will be broadcast live as part of the NEC's Game of the Week package on ESPN 3.

 

 

 

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