Rivalry Renewed Under The Lights In Waltham

Junior linebacker Clark Leger will be returning to his hometown of Waltham when the Skyhawks face archrival Bentley on Friday night under the lights beginning at 7 p.m.

STONEHILL SKYHAWKS at BENTLEY FALCONS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008, 7 PM
BENTLEY FIELD, WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
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Back On Track
Looking to snap a two-game losing streak, Stonehill travels to Bentley on Friday night for a 7 p.m. meeting with the Falcons.

What Lies Ahead
Starting with their matchup with Bentley, the Skyhawks play three straight contests away from W.B. Mason Stadium.

What's Left
Stonehill went 3-4 in 2007 against the six teams remaining on its 2008 schedule.

Falcons Fly High
After starting the varsity series with a tie and a win, Stonehill has gone 2-17 in the last 19 meetings, including having dropped the last 13 matchups.

It Has Happened Before ...
Because of the departures of C.W. Post and Bryant from the Northeast-10, Stonehill and Bentley will play twice this season for the first time since 1995.

 ... And When It Did
During the 1995 season, Stonehill won a thrilling 39-36 regular season affair, only to have the Falcons roll to a 46-3 win in the ECAC IFC Bowl a week later.

4th And Inches
In 20 seasons of varsity play, Stonehill is 8-11-1 in the fourth game of the season.

4th And Short
The only time Stonehill and Bentley squared off in the fourth game of the season was back in 1988, when the two teams tied 21-21.

4th And Goal
In the fourth game of the season in 1994, Stonehill set a program record for points with a 57-20 win over MIT.

4th And Long
For the past four years, Stonehill has dropped its fourth game of the season by an average of 10.5 points.

Bulbs On The Scoreboard
During the 13-game stretch, Bentley has outscored Stonehill 500-210, including a 57-17 win in 2003, the most points either team has ever scored in the series. 

Greene Means Go
Senior linebacker Michael Greene (Plainview, N.Y.) returned a fumble 91 yards for his first career touchdown in the 28-14 loss to Southern Connecticut. The play was the longest ever in W.B. Mason Stadium history. 

Welcome Back
Senior defensive back Jon Kilborn (North Dartmouth, Mass.) made his impact felt when he returned to the lineup in the loss to Southern Connecticut. He finished with a team-high nine tackles and blocked a punt late in the fourth quarter that went one yard. 

Parsons' Plan
Cruz Parsons (Signal Hill, Calif.) has 26 career touchdown passes and only 12 interceptions. He is currently on a streak of 57 straight passes without a miscue. This streak pales in comparison to the 120 pass stretch he had during the 2007 season. 

Payne-Fully Obvious
Now with 1,011 career rushing yards, senior Jeff Payne (West Haven, Conn.) has moved into the top ten on the school's career rushing list. Former standout Tyrone Jefferson (1998-2000) is the program's all-time leader with 2,701 yards. 

Nine Lives
After rushing for seven touchdowns a season ago, Jeff Payne registered his first score in the loss to Southern Connecticut. He now has nine career touchdowns. 

3rd Quarter Slumber
In 13 contests with head coach Robert Talley at the helm, Stonehill has failed to score in the third quarter nine times. 

If Tony's Great, What About George?
Senior George Whetstone (Westwood, Mass.) has three sacks this season in just three contests. Last year's team leader Tony Camarota had 3.5 sacks in 10 contests.

Return To Sender
Freshman Stephan Neville (Foxborough, Mass.) ranks third in the nation in kickoff returns with a 38.5 average. That average was buoyed by an 85-yard touchdown return to open the game at Pace.

Not The Only One
Freshman Stephan Neville isn't the only Skyhawk enjoying success on kickoff returns. Sophomore Eddie Vachon (Newton, Mass.) ranks sixth in the Northeast-10 with a 21.8 yard return average. In the loss to Southern Connecticut, he had three returns for 101 yards, including a career-best 44 yarder.

Double Trouble
With Jeff Payne and Eddie Vachon doing most of the damage, Stonehill ranks third in the Northeast-10 in rushing offense (143.7).

Pringle's Back
Playing in the first game of his junior season, David Pringle (West Haven, Conn.) caught a career-high tying five passes for 39 yards in the loss to Southern Connecticut.

Double Dippin'
Eddie Vachon and Jeff Payne rank sixth and seventh in the Northeast-10 in all-purpose yards per game. Vachon is racking up 111.7, while Payne totals 109.7.

Rooney's Boots
Freshman Chris Rooney (Quincy, Mass.) made his career appearance in the loss to Southern Connecticut. He punted four times for 163 yards (40.8 average) and had one stop inside the 20.

Holland Helps Out
Senior Bob Holland (North Andover, Mass.) had two catches in the loss to Southern Connecticut. One of them was a 19-yard reception on 4th and 3 on the game's opening drive and set up Jeff Payne's touchdown.

Share The Wealth
Eight different receivers have been on the receiving end of the 28 pass completions by Cruz Parsons this season.

Run Eddie, Run
The longest run in Eddie Vachon's career run (35 yards) came in last year's loss to Bentley. In that contest, Vachon had 73 yards on 10 carries, as he and Jeff Payne combined for 124 yards on 23 carries.

Clark Heads Home
Junior linebacker Clark Leger, a native of Waltham, starred at Trinity Catholic in Newton before arriving at Stonehill in 2006. He has started all three games thus far this season and is fifth on the squad with 16 tackles. He also has a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.