Career: Has started in 15 of 27 games, posting 85 tackles (47 solo, 9.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks), three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one fumble forced.
2011: Started in eight games for the Pioneers, making 44 tackles (22 solo, 6.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks), breaking up three passes … Posted a career-high 10 tackles against The College of New Jersey (9/10/11) … Made four solo tackles, adding two assists, during a 13-6 win at King’s (9/3/11) … Had six stops (four solo) at Buffalo State (10/1/11) … Contributed three solo tackles and 1.0 sack at Cortland (10/22/11).
2010: Saw the field nine times, making 24 stops (14 solo, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks) while forcing and recovering a fumble … His fumble force led to the go-ahead score during a 14-7 victory against King’s (9/18/10) … Added two tackles, including a sack, against the Monarchs … Had a season-best six tackles (four solo) during a 35-0 Homecoming win against Western Connecticut (10/2/10) … Matched that effort with six stops (three solo) at Kean (10/23/10) … Recovered a fumble and had a sack at No. 22 Cortland (11/6/10).
2009: Started the first seven games of his first season as a Pioneer, finishing with 17 tackles (11 solo) in 10 contests … Paced the team with three interceptions, and added a fumble recovery … Tied for 11th in the NJAC in interceptions (0.30 per game) … Made seven solo stops during his debut against Brockport (9/5/09) … Intercepted a pair of passes, returning the second one 29 yards for a touchdown, at Montclair State (10/3/09) … Hauled in an interception during a 14-2 victory at Morrisville State (10/10/09), and collected two tackles and a fumble recovery against Rowan (9/26/09).
Prior to William Paterson: A transfer from Raritan Valley Community College … Started at running back and outside linebacker as a senior at Dunellen H.S., tallying 88 tackles, eight rushing touchdowns and two receiving TDs … Was a third-team all-conference and first-team all-division honoree while serving as a senior captain … Led the Destroyers with 85 tackles as a junior, earning all-division accolades … Also a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the Dunellen track and field team as well as a three-year member of the Middlesex Pirates baseball team.
Academics: Majoring in sociology.
Bovo's Career Statistics
|
Year
|
GP-GS
|
Solo
|
Asst.
|
Total
|
TFL
|
Sacks
|
FF
|
FR
|
PBU
|
Int.-Yds.
|
|
2009
|
10-7
|
11
|
6
|
17
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3-30
|
|
2010 |
9-0 |
14 |
10 |
24 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0-00 |
|
2011 |
8-8 |
22 |
22 |
44 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
|
Totals |
27-15 |
47 |
38 |
85 |
9.0 |
3.5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3-30 |
