Madison, NJ (October 29) – The FDU-Florham football team registered a 10-2 Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Senior Day win over Albright College this afternoon on Robert T. Shields Field.
Prior to the game, FDU-Florham honored its senior class in
Nayson Brown (Red Bank, NJ),
TJ Brown (Staten Island, NY),
Chris DiMedio (Cornwall, NY),
Alex Galarza (Holmdel, NJ),
Marquez Haywood (Lindenwold, NJ),
Christian Korchma (Brooklyn, NY),
Jacob Luna (Perth Amboy, NJ),
Liam Meakem (Toms River, NJ),
Tristan Miranda (Woodbridge, NJ),
Joseph Randazzo (Staten Island, NY),
Connor Schaefer (Parsippany, NJ),
Jake Swindasz (Hamilton, NJ) and Joe Swindasz (Hamilton, NJ). The Devils also honored their two graduating senior cheerleaders including
Rayana Patania (Springfield, NJ) and
Nicole Faller (Howell, NJ).
Today, FDU-Florham was led by sophomore quarterback
Ryon Thomas (Mattapoisett, Mass.), who completed 15 passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. On the ground, N. Brown posted a game-high 58 yards, while
Brendan Dennis (West Palm Beach, Fla.) led the Devils through the air with three receptions for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Devils were led by
Tyrell Pereira (North Brunswick, NJ), who registered 14 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, a half sack and forced a fumble. Both
Matt Heineman (Staten Island, NY) and
Ginika Ozurumba (Union, nJ) tallied seven tackles, one tackle for a loss and one sack.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Devils put three points on the board on a 30-yard field goal by DiMedio. FDU-Florham took over at the Albright 23-yard line after
Kenny Hands (Runnemede, NJ) recovered a fumble that was forced by Randazzo deep in visitor territory.
Before the break, Thomas found Dennis for a 33-yard touchdown as the score stood at 10-0 in favor of the hosts at halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, the Devils were pinned deep in their own side of the field and Albright sacked Thomas twice including once in the end zone on a play from the one yard line for a safety. That was all the scoring in today's game as it finished in a 10-2 final.
Next week, the Devils will travel to No. 14 Delaware Valley University for a 12:00 pm matchup with the Aggies.
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FDU-Florham is currently running a campaign in honor of former Devils men's basketball head coach, men's golf coach and athletic director Roger Kindel.
All donations will go directly towards funding a complete renovation of the basketball and volleyball court inside the Ferguson Recreation Center with his name dawned on both sides. If you are interested in reading more about the campaign and/or making a donation to the cause, please follow the link here:
https://support.fdu.edu/athletics/devils/giving/roger-kindel
