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William Paterson (1-1, 0-0 NJAC) will finish its three-game, season-opening road trip and start New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) play Saturday, Sept. 21, at Cortland (0-1, 0-0 NJAC) at 12:00 p.m.
Live statistics and
live video will be available, and a
live audio broadcast will be provided by WP Brave New Radio 88.7 FM.
Scouting the Pioneers
William Paterson is 1-1 overall and 0-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) following a 41-24 loss at Bridgewater State (1-1) Sept. 14.
Senior
Ryan Gresik (Newton, N.J./Newton), a member of the 2012 All-NJAC Team Honorable Mention, is 47-for-72 for 543 yards, completing six touchdown passes to five different teammates. The Sept. 8 NJAC Offensive Player of the Week, he is now WP's career leader in completions (413), attempts (703) and yardage (4,612).
Sophomore
Dwaine Dabney, Jr. (Summit, N.J./Summit) leads the ground game with 14 carries for 42 yards.
Senior
Mick Paye (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional) is the Pioneers' leader in receptions (nine) and yardage (123), finding the end zone once. Senior
Brian Winfield (Newton, N.J./Newton) has caught nine passes for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Junior linebacker
Ben Allen (Ventnor, N.J./Atlantic City) paces the defense with 20 tackles (12 solo, 3.5 TFL, 0.5 sack). Senior linebacker
David Zurla (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) has 13 stops (four solo), and junior defensive back
Elijah DeGuzman (Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken) has collected 12 tackles (eight solo) and a forced fumble.
Senior wide receiver/punter
Julian Frazier (Plainfield, N.J./North Plainfield), the Sept. 8 NJAC Special Teams Player of the Week, has punted nine times for an average of 41.7 yards (first in NJAC, 12th in Division III). He has also caught seven passes for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Junior placekicker
Robert Sinegra (Wharton, N.J./Morris Knolls), an honorable-mention all-NJAC selection in 2011, is 6-for-6 on PATs and 1-for-3 on field-goal attempts this fall.
William Paterson returned five offensive starters and four defensive starters from a 2012 team that finished 5-5 overall and 2-5 in NJAC play. The Pioneers, who welcomed back 49 letterwinners and two all-conference selections, were predicted to finish sixth in the 2013 NJAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
