Holy Cross Football Visits #25 Albany Tonight
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Head Coach Tom Gilmore
The Crusaders beat Albany 37-0 when the teams met in 2015.
“Albany is a much improved team this year, posting a pair of strong victories over Buffalo and Rhode Island. We are really impressed with what we have seen from them, and we will need a great week of preparation in order to get the job done on Saturday,” said Holy Cross head coach Tom Gilmore.
The Albany Great Danes
Albany is going off of a dominating 35-7 win over Rhode Island last week and beat Buffalo 22-16 in their season opener.
The Great Danes are led by Elijah Ibitokum-Hanks has led the team by rushing the ball 50 times for 282 yards and four touchdowns so far this year.
Albany’s quarterback is sophomore Neven Sussman. He has completed 16 of 30 passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 15 times for 64 yards.
On defense, senior linebacker Abner Logan has made 17 tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup, while junior linebacker Michael Nicastro has added 15 tackles and two interceptions.
The Crusaders
Offensively, Holy Cross is led by quarterback Peter Pujols who has completed 64 of 102 passes for 667 yards and six touchdowns. He has also rushed 16 times for 82 yards and a touchdown.
The rest of the offense is carried by running back Diquan Walker who has rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns. Gabe Guild has added 103 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 22 carries.
The wide receiving corps is led by Jake Wieczorek has brought in 20 catches for 179 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Crusaders will look to stop a high powered Albany offense and will need contributions from Nick McBeath to continue his play. He currently leads the Crusaders with 21 tackles and three tackles for a loss.
Looking Ahead
After this game, Holy Cross finally plays a home game when they host Dartmouth on September 24.
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