MADISON, NJ -- On an cool, rainy day, the FDU Devils made
eight sacks and held the Wilkes Colonels to 87 yards rushing,
but couldn't outscore their opponent in the ECAC Southeast Championship
game, losing 27-6.
Following an FDU fumble at their own 13 yardline, Wilkes opened
up the scoring just 1:41 into the game, as freshman quarterback
Jeff Marshman hit senior running back Don Hindmarsh with a seven-yard
touchdown pass.
FDU's junior quarterback Mark Pollifrone (Manalapan, NJ)
hit junior wide receiver Colin Grenon (Hackettstown, NJ)
with a 21-yard pass for a touchdown with 3:45 left in the first
quarter. The Devils missed the extra point attempt, but closed
their deficit to one point as they trailed 7-6.
In the second quarter, Marshman hit Junior wide receiver Ryan
James with an eight-yard TD pass with 9:03 left. After three penalties
on consectutive third downs, Mashman followed it up with an eight
yard TD pass to sophomore wide receiver Brian Miller with just
17 seconds left, taking a 20-6 lead into halftime.
Wilkes scored in the third quarter as running back senior Mike
Hankins ran in a 15-yard TD to go up 27-6.
For FDU, freshman running back Ed Cracchiolo (Marlboro,
NJ) ran for 112 yards on 19 carries. Junior quarterback Pollifrone
threw for 108 yards on 11 of 21 passing including FDU's only
TD. Junior wide receiver Mike Quigley (Manalapan, NJ) led
the Devils with five catches for 44 yards.
Senior linebacker Erik Stanislawczyk (Monroe, NJ) led the
Devils with 14 tackles, four of them solo. He posted 1.5 tackles
for losses of four yards and one sack for six yards. Senior linebacker
Mike Ortiz (Weehawkin, NJ) made 14 tackles, three solo
to go with one interception. Senior cornerback Greg Brandis
(Lacey, NJ) made nine tackles. Jon Roman (Wayne, NJ) made
three sacks for 27 yards and seven total tackles. FDU had eight
sacks on the day.