UAlbany vs. Sacred Heart - Game Thread

[GD84]

battle of NEC undefeated teams. Sacred Heart is 6-0, but against Division II and weak FCS teams.

[GD84]

good video of the game at sacred hearts website...you have to register but it is free. no audio, but good video.

[dgreco]

any score yet?

[GD84]

10-7 UAlbany with 9:15 to go in the half

penalties hurting UA. 3rd down roughing the passer that led to a TD and a 1st down TD run holding call hurt UA.

[GD84]

14-10 Sacred Heart, 4:39 left. Spread Offense is killing UA. Very poor tackling by the Danes.

[GD84]

wacky play just happened...Sacred Heart INT on deflection, Sacred Heart runs it down, fumbles at the 1 and its a touchback, UA ball at their own 20...gain of 5 yards...lol

[dgreco]

thats some luck for UAlbany.

I guess SHU is for real this year. If they can play like this for 60 minutes.

[GD84]

OOOO AGAIN BY UA!!! ANOTHER PENALTY

a HUGE RUN by UA...McCarty catch runs for 64 yards, called back on a holding penalty.

NOW UA HAS TO PUNT!!! GEEZ

[dgreco]

604 yards?

[GD84]

64 YARDS...MY BAD...FIXED IT

[GD84]

UA has 5 penalties for 55 yards, but it basically takes away 11 pts (21 pts total) for the Danes...not good at all

[GD84]

14-10 Sacred Heart at halftime...

big difference in the game is penalties on UA. Two TD's basically taken away on holding penalties by UA. Stats:

UA:
Vinny Esposito: 10-15, 107 yards, 2 INT, 1 rushing TD
David McCarty: 10 rushes for 80 yards
Daniel Bocanegra: 2 catches for 62 yards

Sacred Heart:
Dale Fink: 14-18, 154 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Evin Jones: 11 rushes for 31 yards, 1 TD, 42 yards receiving
Steve Tedesco: 4 catches 55 yards

Net Yards: UA 210 / SH 190
1st Downs: UA 6 / SH 11
3rd Down: UA 3 for 8 / SH 3 for 5
Penalties: UA 5 for 55 / 3 for 25

[dgreco]

interesting game so far.

[GD84]

UA moving down the field...McCarty over 100+ yards again.

[GD84]

McCarty TD...15th consecutive game with a TD for McCarty per UA PBP

also, McCarty has now rushed for over 100 yards 12 of his last 13 games

[GD84]

17-14 UA going into the 4th Quarter...4th Down UA at the SH 16 yard line...

[GD84]

FG good...20-14 UA

[GD84]

esposito option run...failed 2 pt conversion...26-14 UA. 3 second half possessions, 3x points put on the board.

[GD84]

wow...McCarty breaks for 35 yards with around 1 minute left, could have walked into the endzone, but slows up, runs out of bounds to kill enough time. unselfish play by McCarty...sure TD that he doesn't take...UA wins 26-21

McCarty finishes with 207 yards rushing, 1 TD and 31 yards receiving

[Dane96]

McCarty...blowing through SHU's D...and, stops where he could have scored to keep the ball in bounds and let the clock run out.

Literally slowed up and let himself get tackled.

Selfless!

Albany pulls the game out....Albany 26-21.

McCarty with 203 yards....WOW...another 200 yard performance.

[GD84]

actually 207, but still...with receiving...238 total yards...

the key...NO UA PUNTS IN THE 2ND HALF AND 3 DRIVES AND 3 SCORES TO START THE HALF...

McCarty is a class act. The Marines should be proud to get a fine man when his career is over.