JMU Makes Statement, Hawks, Hens Roll in MARC DIAA
JMU Makes Statement, Hawks, Hens Roll in MARC DIAA
St. Joseph’s defeated Rutgers 60-5 in MARC action to move to 3-0 in the MARC.
This remains a very young St. Joe’s team with nine sophomores in the gameday 23 and nine freshmen.
Fullback Jack Del Monte and center Tommy O’Connell each scored two tries while Matt Kelly and a large group of forwards—Larry Thiel, Max Fisher, Mike Silk, Brandon Bispo, and Nick Sapienza all touched down. Flyhalf Jeff George converted five.
Delaware joins St. Joe’s at 3-0 in the MARC North after the Blue Hens slammed Rowan. Those two, Delaware and St. Joe’s, seem to be in charge in the MARC North; they don’t meet up for another three weeks.
In the MARC South, favorites Virginia Tech were shocked in a tie 29-29. This result immediately puts James Madison into the conversion in the MARC South, and with 1-1 Maryland still to play Tech the key game may well be JMU vs West Chester next week.
"Our big boys up front absolutely worked it," said JMU club president Rew Twomey. Those big boys included Saxton Garver, Andrew Ringel, Scott Rigual, Tyler Lopes, and Mike Shifflet. Ringel is a freshmen.
"They all ran hard and tackled well," added Twomey. "Our backs didn't shy away from contact either."
They were led by some big players from wing Logan Edler and center Gus Bayer. "If we keep playing together as a team and having the right mindset, I don't think there any stopping us," added Twomey.
Virginia Tech still leads the MARC DIAA South with a 2-0-1 record, while JMU is right behind at 1-0-1.
Next up, Delaware takes on Rutgers and St. Joe's plays Temple, both on this coming Friday. James Madison has a huge game against West Chester. Virginia Tech gets a week off.
