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Football: Gameday Preview vs. Delaware Valley

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State football team hosts No. 14 Delaware Valley University Saturday afternoon.
 
GAME INFO
Kickoff at Sprague Field is scheduled for noon, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Live video can also be found on the Red Hawks Sports Network YouTube Channel.
 
YEAR 40
The Red Hawks are led by Head Coach Rick Giancola, who enters his 40th season at the helm. He enters the 2022 campaign as the active winningest coach in Division III and is fourth among all NCAA coaches. He has led MSU to 11 NJAC titles and nine NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks knocked off Thiel College 27-6 in their season-opener last Saturday. MAKAI MICKENS rushed for a pair of scores while STEVEN TAFURI blocked a punt that was recovered for a touchdown by JALIL TERRELL. MIKE RAMOS and NICHOLAS BURGESS tallied interceptions in the win.
 
D3FOOTBALL.COM Team OF THE WEEK
Sophomore linebacker STEVEN TAFURI was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week as a special teamer after blocking a punt in the third quarter. Tafuri blocked the punt at the three-yard line, where JALIL TERRELL scooped it up and scored.
 
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State 
Passing Yards: MASON MURDOCK, 171
Rushing Yards: ABELLANY MENDEZ, 62
Receptions: REILLY NELSON, 4
Receiving Yards: CLARENCE WILKINS, 103
Tackles: NICHOLAS BURGESS, 8
Sacks: DIMITRI PALI and MIKE RAMOS, 1
Interceptions: MIKE RAMOS and NICHOLAS BURGESS, 1
 
Delaware Valley
Passing Yards: Louie Barrios IV, 73
Rushing Yards: Jay White, 83
Receptions: Tahmir Barksdale, 6
Receiving Yards: Nahsir Morgan, 36
Tackles: Three Tied with 5
Sacks: Michael Nobile, 2
Interceptions: Two Tied with 1
 
SCOUTING DELAWARE VALLEY
The Aggies notched a 22-8 win over Westminster College in their season-opener last week. Trailing 2-0 at halftime, the Aggies outscored Westminster 22-6 over the final two quarters and were led by two touchdowns (one throwing, one rushing) by Louie Barrios IV.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are 12-6-1 all-time against the Aggies but have dropped the last three contests. After meeting every season from 1949 – 1962, the two sides did not meet again until 2000.
 
LAST MEETING
Last season in Doylestown, Pa., the Aggies came away with a 26-2 triumph. Red Hawks punter MILE DJORDJIOVSKI pinned the Aggies deep in their territory in the first, and DORIAN GASHI broke through on fourth down to block a punt. That would be the only scoring of the day for MSU, as they turned the ball over three times on the afternoon.

UP NEXT
Montclair State hits the road for the first time in 2022, taking on Salve Regina in Newport, RI, at 2 pm next Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Mile Djordjiovski

#7 Mile Djordjiovski

P
5' 10"
Senior
Abellany Mendez

#1 Abellany Mendez

RB
5' 8"
Junior
Makai Mickens

#3 Makai Mickens

RB
6' 0"
Sophomore
Dimitri Pali

#6 Dimitri Pali

DL
6' 1"
Junior
Mike Ramos

#0 Mike Ramos

DB
5' 9"
Senior
Clarence Wilkins

#9 Clarence Wilkins

WR
5' 10"
Junior
Dorian Gashi

#17 Dorian Gashi

LB
6' 0"
Freshman
Mason Murdock

#11 Mason Murdock

QB
6' 1"
Freshman
Reilly Nelson

#21 Reilly Nelson

WR
6' 2"
Freshman
Steven Tafuri

#67 Steven Tafuri

LB
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Mile Djordjiovski

#7 Mile Djordjiovski

5' 10"
Senior
P
Abellany Mendez

#1 Abellany Mendez

5' 8"
Junior
RB
Makai Mickens

#3 Makai Mickens

6' 0"
Sophomore
RB
Dimitri Pali

#6 Dimitri Pali

6' 1"
Junior
DL
Mike Ramos

#0 Mike Ramos

5' 9"
Senior
DB
Clarence Wilkins

#9 Clarence Wilkins

5' 10"
Junior
WR
Dorian Gashi

#17 Dorian Gashi

6' 0"
Freshman
LB
Mason Murdock

#11 Mason Murdock

6' 1"
Freshman
QB
Reilly Nelson

#21 Reilly Nelson

6' 2"
Freshman
WR
Steven Tafuri

#67 Steven Tafuri

5' 11"
Freshman
LB