St. Anselm Hawks at Sacred Heart Pioneers
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Sacred Heart beats Division II St. Anselm 10-3 for the Pioneers' first victory as an FCS independent
Sacred Heart is playing as an independent after moving into the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which doesn’t sponsor football.
Both of Sacred Heart's scoring drives ended with under a minute left in the first half.
Sacred Heart opened the scoring following a 16-play drive that took over seven minutes on a 29-yard field goal by Matt Kling. St. Anselm fumbled it four plays later and Xavier Leigh capitalized on a 3-yard TD.
St. Anselm's lone score came on a 42-yard field goal by Patrick Carroll early in the fourth.
St. Anselm was held to just nine first downs and 88 total yards.
Michalski was 10-of-16 passing and carried it 17 times for Sacred Heart (1-1).
Anthony Santino went 12 of 19 for 69 yards for the Hawks.
It was the second meeting between the programs with Sacred Heart winning 43-19 on Sept. 5, 2015. Sacred Heart outgained Saint Anselm 402-289 in that contest.
How To Watch
How can I watch St. Anselm Hawks vs. Sacred Heart Pioneers?
- TV Channel: Hawks at Pioneers 2021 College Football, week 2, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
 |
FG | 2nd Period 1:00 | Matt Kling 29 Yd Field Goal |
|
TD | 2nd Period 0:04 | Xavier Leigh 3 Yd Run (Matt Kling Kick) |
 |
FG | 4th Period 14:32 | Patrick Carroll 42 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 STA |
 SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 14 |
| 2-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 122 | Total Yards | 232 |
| 69 | Passing | 86 |
| 12/19 | Comp/Att | 10/16 |
| 3.6 | Yards per pass | 5.4 |
| 53 | Rushing | 146 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 1.9 | Yards per rush | 3.0 |
| 7-55 | Penalties | 7-73 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:04 | Possession | 32:56 |
Game Information
Location: Fairfield, CT
Attendance: 2,934 · Capacity:
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