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Friday, Oct. 10 – 7 p.m. Post at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Stadium – Annapolis, Md. Coverage: Live Stats

 
WATERBURY, Conn. – The Post University sprint football team visits Navy on Friday, Oct. 10 in its first road trip of the season. Both teams are coming off narrow victories a week ago. The matchup will pit the top two rushing offenses in the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) as Navy averages 222.0 yards per game and Post is right behind them at 166.5 yards per contest.
 
Last Time Out: Post 21, Mansfield 18 – Box Score | Recap | Video Highlights
On a rainy Saturday afternoon at LaMoy Field, the Eagles used 218 rushing yards and great defense to defeat Mansfield 21-18. Dashawn Wingate put Post in front 7-0 on the first drive of the game. Joseph Lynch extended the lead to 14-0 early in the second quarter.
 
The Mountaineers blocked a punt in the closing seconds of the second quarter and returned it to the house to narrow the deficit to 14-6 at the break. Mansfield pulled within two at 14-12 on their first possession of the second half on a touchdown pass from Mike Maniscalco to Eddie Larcom. Wingate scored from seven yards out midway through the third and the Mountaineers added another score with 7:49 left in the game.
 
After blocking another put, Mansfield was setup deep in Eagles' territory late in the game. Bernard Peterson picked off Maniscalco with 35 seconds remaining to seal the victory for Post.
 
Scouting the Midshipmen
Navy is 3-0 on the year after picking up a narrow 21-19 victory over Penn last weekend. The Midshipmen came back from a 17-14 deficit late in the third quarter to pull out the win. Navy is second in total offense (341.0 ypg) and first in rushing offense (222.0 ypg). They also have one of the top defenses, allowing just 11 points and 145.0 yards per game. Navy has a tremendous rush defense, holding opponents to -21 yards on the season. Eric Wellmon is the CSFL's leading rusher at 502 yards and eight touchdowns. Brady Flies lead the conference with four sacks and is in the top-10 with 19 tackles.
 
All-Time Series
Post has never defeated Navy in three previous meetings. Last season the teams battled to the end as Post pulled within eight at 28-20 with under 10 minutes remaining before Navy scored twice to put the game away.
Results
10/12/13 ...............H...........L, 42-27
9/28/12..................A ..........L, 37-14
9/30/11..................A ..........L, 37-0

In The League Rankings – Conference Statistics
Post is second in the conference at 166.5 rushing yards per game and are fourth in total defense (291.0 ypg). Jay'Len Mahan leads the CSFL with 28.2 punt return average and is fifth with 223 all-purpose yards with 174 yards. Dashawn Wingate is second in scoring with three touchdowns. Anthony Jamele, Dawson Lindeman, and Chris Leggio are all in the top-10 in the conference in tackles. Vincent Dellefave and Shaquille Williams lead the CSFL with four passes broken up.
 
Approaching the Record Books
A few Eagles have a chance to break career records this season. Anthony Jamele currently has 11.5 sacks and is just 2.5 away for Chris Lopez's record. Greg Volpe can become Post's all-time leader in passing yards with 533 more yards and touchdowns with six more. Jay'Len Mahan is currently the leader in all-purpose yards, but can become the third member of the 1,000-yard club with 215 receiving yards and the all-time leader with 245 yards. He also needs six touchdowns to break Dan Awwad's record of 15.
 
Leading The Way
Head coach Michael Mannetti has named seniors Shaquille Williams, Matt Santos, Jashua Guadalupe and Dylan Celone team captains for 2014.
 
On The Horizon
Post continues its road trip against Penn on Friday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.