Flash Points:

• No. 25 Saint Francis heads to Staten Island on Saturday to meet Wagner in its regular-season finale.
• Kickoff is scheduled for Noon at Hameline Field on NEC Front Row.
• The Red Flash, who is 7-3 overall and 5-0 in the NEC, has already locked up a bid to the FCS Playoffs and can clinch the outright NEC Title with a win.
• SFU has an opportunity to reach eight wins in a season for just the third time in program history.

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LORETTO, Pa. – The No. 25 Saint Francis football team, coming off clinching at least a share of the NEC Regular Season Title, finishes the regular season at Wagner on Saturday.  Kickoff is scheduled for Noon at Hameline Field, with a live stream on NEC Front Row.
 
The Red Flash earned a 31-21 win over Central Connecticut State last Saturday to improve to 7-3 overall and 5-0 in the NEC.  It was SFU's sixth straight win.  With the win, Saint Francis clinched a share of the NEC Regular Season Title and the league's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. 
 
With a win this week, Saint Francis could be the first NEC team to go undefeated in conference play since Albany in 2008.
 
Wagner is 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the NEC after a 40-5 win over Robert Morris last Saturday.
 
A LOOK BACK AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE
Quarterback Zack Drayer (Hershey, Pa./Hershey ) threw for three touchdowns, and ran for another, to lead Saint Francis to a 31-21 victory.
 
Saint Francis gained 323 total yards, including 225 passing and 98 rushing.
 
Drayer, who earned NEC Offensive Player of the Week honors, completed 12 passes and connected with Marcus Alston (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph), Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison) and Jordan Millberry (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Township) on touchdown passes.  Drayer also had a two-yard touchdown run.
 
Lewis caught eight passes for a career-high 189 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown.  Millberry had a nine-yard touchdown on a screen pass and Alston caught a six-yard touchdown pass.
 
SFU allowed 400 total yards, only the second NEC team to gain over 300 yards against the Red Flash this year. 
 
Hakeem Kinard (York, Pa./York Catholic) led the SFU defense with a career-high 10 tackles and a sack.  Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) and Solomon Leaeno (Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell) each made eight stops, with Leaeno adding a tackle for loss and half a sack. 
 
Special teams played a big role in the game, with SFU recovering two muffed punt returns by CCSU, which led to two touchdowns.  Punter Andrew Zecca (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Gov. Livingston) picked up NEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, averaging 44.4 yards on eight punts, with a career-long of 56.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Saint Francis trails the all-time series, 21-4, but won last year's contest, 43-14, at home.
 
The Red Flash totaled a school-record 628 yards.  Drayer threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, with tight end Frank Failace (Wayne, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) catching all three touchdowns.  Khairi Dickson (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) and Marcus Bagley (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights) each went over 100 yards on the day and each added a touchdown run.  Lance Geesey (Harrisburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) hit three field goals.
 
On the defensive side, Delondo Boyd (Indian Head, Md./Henry E. Lackey) made a team-high eight stops, while Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella) had seven tackles, with two for loss and a sack.  Linebacker Max Ma'afala-Maiava (Pearl City, Hawaii/Aiea ) had two sacks and forced a fumble.
 
NEC CHAMPIONS
With the win over Central Connecticut State, the Red Flash clinched at least a share of the NEC Regular Season Title and an automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs.  It is Saint Francis' first ever conference title as a Division I program. 
 
Saint Francis is 5-0 in the NEC for the first time since joining the conference in 1996.  The Red Flash has a chance to clinch the outright conference title with a win over Wagner or a Duquesne loss to Central Connecticut State.  SFU has already clinched the FCS Playoffs bid due to its 14-10 win over Duquesne on October 21.
 
FLASH IN STATS FCS POLL
After its win over CCSU, Saint Francis entered the STATS FCS Media Poll at No. 25. 
 
This is the first time in program history that SFU has appeared in either the Media or Coaches Poll. 
 
Saint Francis is the first NEC team to be ranked since Sacred Heart was No. 24 in the final STATS FCS Poll of 2014. 
 
With the win over CCSU, the Red Flash reached the seven-win mark for just the fifth time in program history and has an opportunity this weekend to reach eight wins for just the third time as a program. 
 
HOME SWEET HOME
Saint Francis improved to 4-0 at DeGol Field this season with its win over CCSU. 
 
The Red Flash has gone undefeated at home in back-to-back seasons and is 9-0 at home over the last two seasons.  That is the longest home win streak in program history.
 
VILLARRIAL NAMED EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD FINALIST
Leading Saint Francis to its first ever NEC Title and FCS Playoffs bid has earned Head Coach Chris Villarrial a spot as a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award.
 
Villarrial is a finalist for the award, which is presented by STATS FCS to the National FCS Coach of the Year, for the second straight season.
 
LEWIS ADDED TO WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST
Sophomore receiver Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison) is having an outstanding season and was recognized on Wednesday by being placed on the Walter Payton Award Watch List.  The award, given by STATS FCS, goes to the National Offensive Player of the Year in the FCS.
 
Lewis currently ranks second in the FCS in receiving yards (1,227), fourth in receiving yards per game (122.7), 14th in receiving touchdowns (9) and 16th in receptions per game (6.5).  He leads the NEC in all of those categories.  Lewis is also 16th in the FCS and second in the league in yards per reception, averaging 18.8.  He trails Eastern Washington' Cooper Kupp by three yards for the nation's lead in yards, despite having 20 less catches.
 
The Fresno, Calif. native is 206 yards away from tying Michael Caputo's (1,433 yards, 2005) single-season SFU and NEC record.  Lewis already has the third-most yards in a season for an NEC player.  Lewis is also three receiving touchdowns from tying the school-single season record for touchdowns, held by Caputo (2005) and Dan Mathis (1992).  Lewis has six 100-yard games and has caught at least one touchdown pass in six different games.
 
DRAYER ON CFPA WATCH LIST
Zack Drayer (Hershey, Pa./Hershey ) is one of 36 players on the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Midseason Watch List.
 
On the year, Drayer has completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 2,046 yards and 18 touchdowns, while adding six rushing touchdowns.
 
He has two or more touchdown passes in seven games this season and three games of 250 or more yards.
 
Drayer has set a new career high for season passing yards (previous 1,977 in 2015) and just became the fifth SFU player to top 2,000 yards in a season.  He has also set a new season-high for passing touchdowns (previous 15 in 2014 and 2015) and is three away from tying the school's single-season record, held by Anthony Doria (2005). 
 
He is also moving up the SFU career records list for passing yards and touchdowns.  Drayer went over the 5,000-yard mark for his career in the win over SHU and now has 5,438 for his career.  Drayer needs just 211 yards to move past John Kelly (5,694, 2009-12) for second all-time.  He also has 49 touchdowns, good for second all-time at SFU. 
 
Drayer is also fourth all-time in completions (411), fifth in pass attempts (706) and third in total offense (5,560).
 
GEESEY, WEISS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Senior kicker Lance Geesey (Harrisburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) and junior defensive end Luke Weiss (Verona, N.J. /Verona) were named CoSIDA Academic All-District on November 3.  They will move on to the Academic All-America Ballots, with the All-America team announced on December 1.
 
Geesey is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Business Administration.  He graduated last December with a 3.92 GPA as a double-major in management and marketing.  He currently owns a 3.96 GPA in grad school and is on pace to graduate this December.
 
On the field, Geesey has made 11-of-18 field goal attempts this year, including four makes of 40 or more yards and is 35-of-35 on extra points. 
 
He owns the SFU career records for field goals made (56), attempted (73), percentage (76.7), extra points (119) and points (287).  He has already passed the previous NEC record for field goals made and is locked in a battle with Duquesne's Austin Crimmins for the current record.
 
Weiss is a double major in Criminal Justice and Sociology, as well as a minor in Accounting, and has a 3.55 GPA.
 
He has 23 tackles this season, with nine solo, three for loss, half a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.  He has started seven games this year.
 
THE DARKSIDE
The Red Flash defense, nicknamed "The Darkside", has been "light outs" this year, putting up some impressive numbers to put themselves among the FCS leaders in multiple categories.
 
The Saint Francis defense is allowing only 17.6 points per game this year, good for 10th in the FCS.  SFU held its first four NEC opponents to 17 or less points, four of the last six opponents to 10 or less points and seven of eight opponents to 20 or less points.
 
SFU also ranks seventh in the nation in total defense, giving up just 296.4 yards per game. 
 
The Red Flash defense is good for 15th in the FCS, allowing just 108.6 rushing yards per game.  SFU is also 28th in the FCS, giving up 187.8 passing yards per contest.
 
SFU has not allowed a team to rush for more than 175 yards this year and has only allowed over 200 passing yards in three games.  CCSU was the first NEC opponent this year to throw for over 175 yards against SFU.
 
Saint Francis' 35 sacks this season are tied for the fourth-most in the FCS this season and just three off the school record, set by the 1992 team.  Solomon Leaeno (Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell) leads the team, and ranks 26th in the FCS, with seven sacks.  Freshman Da'Jon Lee (Fairfax, Va./Robinson) and junior Zane Stewart (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) have five sacks each.  Thirteen SFU players have at least one sack this season.
 
SFU's 79 tackles for loss are the 10th-most in the FCS this year, with Leaeno leading the team with 13.5 TFL and Lee right behind with 11.5.  Stewart has eight tackles for loss, Wesley Nagaseu (Waipahu, Hawaii/Waipahu) has 6.5 and Shawn McCord (Aberdeen, N.J. /Red Bank Catholic) has six.  Austin Gray (Egg Harbor Township, N.J. /Egg Harbor Township) has 5.5 tackles for loss.
 
Saint Francis has forced 22 turnovers this year, including 14 interceptions.  The Red Flash is 11th in the FCS in interceptions, with Jerome tied for the FCS lead with six of those interceptions.  He is also the active leader among current FCS players with 18 career picks.  SFU had at least one interception in the first eight games of the season, but did not have one against Sacred Heart or Central Connecticut State.
 
Cornerbacks Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) and Wells have two interceptions each this year, while linebacker Ben Bruni (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon), McCord, Ponder and Stewart all have one.
 
FLASH ON TV
All 10 SFU games this season have been livestreamed, with three appearances on ESPN3, three appearances on NEC Front Row, two on CAASports.TV, one on the Ivy League Digital Network and one on Cowles Media TV in Montana.
 
SFU made its third appearance on ESPN3 this season against CCSU, its ninth appearance on ESPN3 in the last five years.  SFU's games against Robert Morris and Duquesne were also on ESPN3 this year.  The Red Flash has one more appearance on NEC Front Row against Wagner.
 
Dating back to the 2011 season, 65 straight SFU games have been broadcasted.
 
STAYING IN-STATE
The Saint Francis roster includes 103 players, with 36 players hailing from Pennsylvania. 
 
The roster features 16 players from New Jersey, 13 from Maryland, 9 from Ohio and 7 from Florida as well as five each from New York and Virginia, four from California and Hawaii, two from Texas and one each from Massachusetts and North Carolina.
 
ABOUT THE SEAHAWKS
Wagner is 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the NEC after its 40-5 win over Robert Morris last week.  The Seahawks scored 33 unanswered points after RMU took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter.  Wagner totaled 428 yards, with QB Alex Thomson throwing for 258 yards and two touchdowns.  John Williams and Lucas DePofi each caught touchdown passes, while Denzel Knight and Matthias McKinnon each had a rushing touchdown. 
 
The Wagner defense held RMU to 168 total yards and forced five turnovers, including a 43-yard pick-six by linebacker Santoni Graham and interceptions by safeties Tim Hayes and Jesse Flaherty.
 
The Seahawks average 25.6 points, ranking fifth in the NEC, and 374 yards, good for third in the conference.  Wagner averages 220.5 passing yards, ranking fourth, and 153.5 rushing yards, ranking third.
 
Thomson, a junior in his second year as Wagner's starter, has completed 55.7 percent of his passes for 2,173 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions.  He also has three rushing touchdowns.
 
Wagner has two key weapons in the backfield, with junior Denzel Knight leading the team with 687 yards and six touchdowns on 100 carries.  The six-foot-two, 220-pound Knight also has 15 catches for 77 yards and a score.  He is joined in the backfield by six-foot, 210-pound senior Matthias McKinnon, who has 572 yards and seven touchdowns on 135 carries to go with 11 catches for 175 yards and a score.
 
Six-foot-six, 220-pound junior John Williams is Thomson's top target at receiver.  Williams is fourth in the FCS with a 21.3 yards-per-catch average and has a total of 28 catches for 596 yards and four touchdowns.  Senior Andre Yevchinecz has 19 catches for 299 yards and a score, while tight end Ryan Owens has 23 grabs for 283 yards and a touchdown.

The Wagner offensive line includes two seniors, a junior and two sophomores, led by Preseason All-NEC senior left tackle Matt Diaz.
 
The Seahawks use a 3-4 system on the defensive side.  The Seahawks rank 19th in the FCS, allowing 20.8 points per game, and 26th in total defense, giving up 339.4 yards per game.  Wagner allows 208.7 passing yards and 130.7 rushing yards, ranking 43rd and 29th in the nation, respectively.  Wagner has forced 16 turnovers, including 12 interceptions, and recorded 16 sacks.
 
Senior defensive tackle Kiser Terry leads the defensive line with 37 tackles, including 19 solo and three for loss.  He has also forced a fumble this year.  Junior end Jordan Baskerville has 30 tackles, with 17 solo, 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. 
 
Sophomore inside linebacker Santoni Graham leads the team with 77 tackles, with 51 solo, nine for loss, two sacks and his 43-yard pick-six.  Quinton Hampton, also a sophomore inside linebacker, has 72 stops, including 51 solo, 10 tackles for loss, five sacks and a fumble recovery. 
 
Senior strong safety Tim Hayes has a team-best four interceptions, to go with 29 tackles and seven pass breakups, to lead the secondary.  Corner Tiquan Garner, a senior, has 54 tackles, with three for loss, a sack and seven pass breakups, while junior free safety Jesse Flaherty has recorded 52 tackles, with 39 solo, one for loss and three picks.