Career: Has started 23 of 29 contests, intercepting four passes while recording 118 tackles (46 solo), eight pass breakups and a fumble forced and recovered.
2011: Made 10 starts at free safety, ranking fifth on the team with 56 total tackles (23 solo) … Broke up two passes and had 1.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovered … Matched his career best with 10 tackles at Cortland (10/22/11) … Made nine stops (six solo) during a 35-23 Homecoming victory against Brockport (9/24/11) … Recovered a fumble and added three solo tackles to help WP to a 13-6 season-opening victory at King’s (9/3/11) … Collected eight stops against Rowan (10/8/11) and No. 17 Kean (11/5/11).
2010: Started all 10 games at free safety, tying for the team lead with three interceptions while ranking fourth with 47 tackles (14 solo) … Also broke up four passes and forced a fumble … In the NJAC statistics, was tied for 10th in interceptions (0.30 per game) and tied for 12th in passes defended (0.70 per game) … Made seven stops during a 15-7 season-opening victory at The College of New Jersey (9/3/10) … His 29-yard interception return set up a Pioneer touchdown at Rowan (9/25/10) … Added a pick to his five tackles and two pass breakups during a 31-28 win against Morrisville State (10/9/10) … Had a career-best 10 stops (four solo) at Brockport (10/16/10) … Made five tackles and his third interception of the season at Kean (10/23/10) … His fumble force led to a WP touchdown at No. 22 Cortland (11/6/10).
2009: Played in nine games as a rookie, starting each of the final three contests at safety … Made 15 tackles (nine solo), broke up a pair of passes and collected an interception … Made a season-best four stops, all solo, at Montclair State (10/3/09) … Posted three tackles, including half a sack, and two PBUs during a 14-2 victory at Morrisville State (10/10/09) … His 89-yard interception return set up a one-yard touchdown during a 33-7 win at Buffalo State (10/31/09).
Prior to William Paterson: Played scholastically at Emerson H.S., helping to lead the Bulldogs to a 6-4 record and a state playoff berth as a senior in 2005.
Academics: Selected as a 2010-11 and 2011-12 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar … Named to the 2010-11 NJAC All-Academic First Team … 2011-12 NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention … A Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Dean’s List student … Majoring in sociology.
Decena's Career Statistics
|
Year
|
GP-GS
|
Solo
|
Asst.
|
Total
|
TFL
|
Sacks
|
FF
|
FR
|
PBU
|
Int.-Yds.
|
|
2009
|
9-3
|
9
|
6
|
15
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1-89
|
|
2010 |
10-10 |
14 |
33 |
47 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3-26 |
|
2011 |
10-10 |
23 |
33 |
56 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0-0 |
|
Totals |
29-23 |
46 |
72 |
118 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4-115 |
