Monmouth University (4-1, 0-0 Big South) at College of the Holy Cross (2-3, 1-1 Patriot)
Saturday, October 7, 2017; 1:00 p.m.
Fitton Field (23,500), Worcester, MA

Radio Coverage: Shore Sports Network, WOBM 1160AM and 1310AM, shoresportsnetwork.com
                               Eddy Occhipinti (Play by Play); Brian Sweeney (Color Analyst)

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Directions to FItton Field:
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Monmouth Radio Coverage: Shore Sports Network (Shoresportsnetwork.com, Andriod/IOS App/ 1310 AM)
Television/Streaming Video: Patriot League Network
                            
A LOOK AT THE GAME:

• Monmouth is looking for its fifth of the season and its third straight road win. The Hawks are closing out a four-game road swing that has taken them from Virginia to Massachussetts
• Today marks the third time the Hawks and Crusaders have met, although MU has faced three other Patriot League opponents this season - going 3-0 against Bucknell, Lehigh and Lafayette
• Monmouth's rush defense is ranked 11th in the nation, holding opponent's to 75.2 rushing yards per game through five games
• The Crusaders nearly knocked off FBS foe UConn in week one then came back and two weeks later pounded #9 New Hampshire 59-26. Holy Cross has two straight since then including an overtime loss to Dartmouth and a last second loss to Lafayette (10-7)
• Monmouth has received votes (21) in the STATS FCS Media poll for four consecutive weeks and the Coaches poll for two weeks
• Today's game can be heard on the Shore Sports Network, with Eddy Occhipinti (pxp) and Brian Sweeney (analyst) on the call

 
THE COACHING MATCHUP:
Kevin Callahan begins his 25th season at Monmouth as the Hawks' head coach. Callahan owns a 139-116 career coaching record, all with Monmouth. Coming into the season, Callahan's 139 victories ranks him 13th among active coaches in the Football Championship Subdivision. The only coach in Monmouth history, he has led the Blue & White to five conference championships, in 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006. Callahan has earned conference coach of the year accolades in 1998, 2003 and 2006. Prior to arriving in West Long Branch, Callahan served as defensive coordinator at Colgate for eight seasons and at Wagner for three years. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Albany (1977-79) and Syracuse (1980) before becoming a Seahawk assistant in 1981.
 
Tom Gilmore is in his 14th season as the Holy Cross head coach, owning a career record of 72-79 in his time with the Crusaders. His 79 career victories with the Crusaders ranks second all-time in Worcester. In 2009, Gilmore led the Crusaders to their first Patriot League Championship since 1991, earning League Coach of the Year honors. Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Gilmore spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Lehigh and eight seasons leading the defense at Dartmouth College. During his time playing at Penn, he helped lead the team to four Ivy League titles and earned Academic All-American honors. He was also named one of 11 National Scholar Athletes by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 1985.

HEAD TO CJ McLOONES IN SHREWSBURY FOR THE OFFICAL MU FOOTBALL VIEWING PARTY
Can't make it to the game this Saturday against Holy Cross at 1:00pm? You can watch the Hawks on the big screen TV's at CJ McLoone's in Tinton Falls (560 Shrewsbury Avenue) all season long! Food and drink specials available during the game! No RSVP is required, just come and wear your BLUE and Fly Hawks!

INSIDE THE MU-Holy Cross SERIES
Third Overall Meeting
Overall Record: Tied 1-1
                  West Long Branch: HC 1-0
                  Holy Cross: MU 1-0
First Meeting: Sept. 21, 2013
Last Meeting: Sept. 5, 2015
Longest MU Win Streak: 1 game
Longest HC Win Streak: 1 game
Largest MU W Margin: 7 points
Largest HC W Margin: 8 points
Smallest MU W Margin: 7 points
Smallest HC W Margin: 8 points
Shutouts: ---
Overtime Games: ---


MONMOUTH PARTICIPATES IN COACH TO CURE MD
College football coaches around the country, including Monmouth's Kevin Callahan and Bucknell's Joe Susan, will join to fight one opponent today – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By wearing a patch with the Coach to Cure MD insignia, coaches will show their support for Coach to Cure MD, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) charitable project. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. Because the Duchenne gene is found on the X-chromosome, it primarily affects boys and occurs across all races and cultures. Visit parentprojectmd.org for more information.
 
BASILE IS NEW ALL-TIME LEADER IN TACKLES

• Safety Mike Basile became the new Monmouth record holder for tackles with his fifth tackle against Bucknell last weekend
• The tackle came in the second quarter on a run up the middle and gave Basile 354 tackles, the new Monmouth mark
• Basile surpassed Aaron Edwards' record of 353 career tackles, which stood up for 16 years. Edwards, who also played safety, starred for the Hawks from 1997 to 2001
• Edwards set the record in 43 career games while it took Basile just 38 to surpass the mark
• Mike Basile's 6.19 solo tackles per game leads all-active players in the NCAA. He is currently second place all-time in Big South history for solo stops with 227. He needs 17 more to set the Big South record.
• With his 11.3 tackles per game in 2017, he is on pace to become just the fourth Big South player with 400 career tackles (He currently has 356)
• Basile has recorded double digit tackles in 18 of his 38 career games

 
MONMOUTH AGAINST THE PATRIOT LEAGUE

• Monmouth owns an 11-11 record against current Patriot League members.
• The Hawks have won five straight games against Patriot League teams, dating back to last year's season opener against Lehigh.
• MU evened its record against Lafayette during week 1 with a 31-12 win at home. The following week Monmouth won its third straight win against Lehigh in convincing fashion, 46-27 and is coming off a win over Bucknell.
• Last season MU opened up with a 23-21 win over Lehigh at Goodman Stadium then defeated Fordham in overtime in the fifth game of the season. 
• Monmouth has won three straight against Lehigh with the Hawks owning a winning a record against Georgetown (2-0), Bucknell (1-0) and Fordham (2-1).
• The Hawks will play four of the seven Patriot League teams this season.
• Colgate (3-1) and Lehigh (5-3) own winning records against Monmouth.

 
INSIDE THE MONMOUTH HOLY CROSS SERIES

• Today is the third meeting between the Crusaders and the Hawks
• Each team has won on the road, Holy Cross most recently in 2015 at Kessler Field. Monmouth won the first meeting 21-14 in Worcester.
• Holy Cross quarterback Peter Pujals, saw his first collegiate action against Monmouth in 2013 after the MU defense knocked out the first two HC signal callers. Pujals almost erased a 21-0 deficit, closing to within seven points.

 
HAWKS LOSE ONE OF THEIR OWN
The Monmouth University Football Family lost one of its own recently with the passing of former Hawks QB/Punter Rich Bargloski this week. Bargloski was a member of the Monmouth from 1993-1996, playing quarterback and punting. He has the distinction of being the first Monmouth quarterback, starting the inaugural game at Stonehill College in 1993. Bargloski still ranks top-five in a number of punting statistics.
 
DID YOU KNOW?
Opponents are converting just 50 percent of Point After Touchdown (PAT) attempts in 2017, successfully kicking seven of 14 attempts. Albany missed two kicks with Mike Basile, Kamau Dumas and Tymere Berry all blocking kicks this season. MU was tied for first last year with 8 kicks blocked.
 
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