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10/01/22 - Kasim Hill, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

Kasim Hill threw two touchdown passes to Caleb Warren, Marques DeShields ran for two touchdowns and Rhode Island rolled to a 38-10 win over Brown on Saturday night. All the damage was done in the first half as twice the Rams defense stopped the Bears on downs while snagging a pair of interceptions and recovering a fumble. Although Rhode Island was quiet on offense after the break, a third interception, a second fumble recovery and another fourth-down failure stymied the Bears until a late touchdown. Hill went 15 of 27 for 257 yards, hitting favorite target Kahtero Summers six times for 112 yards. Warren had three catches for 83 yards with both of his touchdowns, covering 28 and 26 yards, coming in the final minute of the first half following interceptions. DeShields rushed 11 times for 109 yards with touchdowns covering 21 and 12 yards. The win gave Rhode Island (3-2) a 21-19 lead in the Governor's Cup and three-straight wins, but the Bears still lead the 106-game series 73-31-2. Jake Wilcox was 20-of-29 passing but only picked up 158 yards and had three interceptions for the Bears (1-2). - AP College Football

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QB Kasim Hill, Rhode Island
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10/01/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

Robert O'Donnell picked off a pass by punter Carson Wilt and scored to help Sacred Heart pull away from Norfolk State for a 31-14 victory on Saturday. The Pioneers forced Wilt to punt out of his own end zone with 6:32 to play and a low snap forced him to heave the ball down field. O'Donnell picked off the pass at the 5 and scored to cap the scoring. Marquez McCray was 17 of 27 for 176 yards passing and put Sacred Heart (3-2) on the board first with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Womack on the Pioneers' first possession.

Norfolk State (0-5) answered on its first possession, marching 75 yards in 16 plays with Jordin Lennon punching it in from the 1 to tie the game at 7. Jaylan Adams hit Ikeem Wright from 6 yards to pull the Spartans (0-5) even at 14 with 3:45 left in the first half, but Sam Renzi put Sacred Heart on top for good with a 34-yard field goal just before halftime. Norfolk State ran 46 times for 212 yards, but the Spartans were blanked in the second half. Malik Grant ran 24 times for 132 yards and a touchdown to lead Sacred Heart (3-2). - AP College Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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09/24/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

Malik Grant scored his third touchdown of the game in overtime and Ernest Howard followed with an interception as Sacred Heart defeated Dartmouth 38-31 on Saturday, ending the Big Green's 20-game nonconference win streak. Dartmouth's streak had been the longest active one in the FCS. Sacred Heart (2-2) came back from a 31-17 second-half deficit with Grant scoring twice including a 1-yarder with just over two minutes left in regulation. After Grant's overtime touchdown, Ernest Howard cut in front of a Dartmouth receiver to pick off Nick Howard's fourth-down pass from the 5-yard line.

Dartmouth (1-1) took off to a 21-3 first-quarter lead that included 68- and 30-yard touchdown runs by Q Jones and Nick Howard and Howard's 35-yard TD pass to Jonny Barrett. Marquez McCray had passing and rushing touchdowns to cut the Pioneers' deficit to 21-17 at halftime. McCray finished 31 of 36 for 274 yards passing with an interception. Grant rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries. Nick Howard rushed for 186 yards and two scores on 24 carries and passed for 120 yards and another TD with two interceptions. Jones had 158 yards rushing on 12 carries. - Sacred Heart/AP College Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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09/10/22 - Kasim Hill, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

Kasim Hill threw two long touchdown passes in the second quarter to spark Rhode Island to a 35-21 victory over Bryant on Saturday. Rhode Island (2-0) trailed 7-6 when Hill fired a 78-yard scoring strike to Ed Lee and followed with a 63-yarder to Kahtero Summers to put the Rams up 20-7 with 5:28 left in the first half. Zevi Eckhaus, who had an 18-yard TD toss to Derick Eugene in the first quarter, hit Anthony White for a 7-yard score to get the Bulldogs within 20-14 at halftime.

Marques DeShields added a 16-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Jaylen Smith scored on a 50-yard run midway through the final period to put Rhode Island up 33-14. Jake Fire sacked Eckhaus in the end zone for a safety with 2:06 remaining to cap the scoring. Hill completed 14 of 21 passes for 290 yards with one interception for the Rams. Lee caught five passes for 135 yards. DeShields rushed for 105 yards on 16 carries, while Smith ran for 89 on nine carries. Eckhaus connected on 22 of 37 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns for Bryant (0-2). - AP College Football

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QB Kasim Hill, Rhode Island
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09/10/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

Malik Grant ran for 109 yards and a score on 23 carries, Rob McCoy added a 14-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Sacred Heart beat Central Connecticut 14-10 Saturday night in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. McCoy finished with five carries for 48 yards for Sacred Heart (1-1). Santana Fonseca kicked a 29-yard field goal just before halftime to trim Central Connecticut's deficit to 7-3 and Nasir Smith capped a nine-play, 90-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run to give the Blue Devils their first lead at 10-7 with 2:41 to go in the third quarter. Smith had 21 carries for 92 yards and added 38 yards receiving on three catches for Central Connecticut (0-2). The Blue Devils outgained Sacred Heart 254-238 total yards. - AP College Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/26/22 - Davey Schaum-Bartocci, rSr/2023, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON FCS PUNTER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Davey Schaum-Bartocci, Rhode Island,... A redshirt senior, Schaum-Bartocci has excelled over the last three season, handling the punting and holder roles for the last 26 games. He is the only player URI player ever to average 40.0 yards per attempt, and he has three of the top 10 season averages in program history (41.6 in 2020-21, 40.0 in 2019 and 39.6 in 2021). His hang time and distance allowed the punt coverage unit to average 37.1 net yards per punt last fall. Schaum-Bartocci pinned 12 punts inside the opposing 20-yard line and had three punts of 50 yards or more. - Rhode Island Football

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P Davey Schaum-Bartocci, Rhode Island
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08/14/22 - Nick Correia, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: OL - Nick Correia, 6-6, 330, redshirt junior, Rhode Island,...A CAA Football Second Team All-Conference selection in 2021, Correia has the team's longest active streak with 26 consecutive starts. He was a major reason Rhode Island averaged 133.6 rushing yards per game last season. Running behind Correia, backs Justice Antrum and Jaylen Smith combined for 1,059 yards and seven touchdowns while splitting the starting backfield duties. In the 26 games since Correia joined the starting lineup, Rhody produced 9,383 yards of total offense (360.9 yards per game) and 77 touchdowns. Over that span, the Rams have rushed for 3,012 yards (115.9 yards per game) and thrown for 6,371 yards (245 yards per game). - Rhode Island Football

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OG Nick Correia, Rhode Island
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08/10/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT NEC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: RB Malik Grant, Sacred Heart, Sr.,...A finalist for the 2021 Walter Payton Award, he was fourth in the FCS at 1,347 rushing yards - fifth on the SHU single-season list - and sixth with 112.2 yards per game. A First-Team All-NEC selection, Grant crossed the goal line 11 times, which was tops in the NEC and 32nd nationally. - Sacred Heart Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/09/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON STATS PERFORM FCS SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: RB - Malik Grant, junior, 5-9, 200, senior, Sacred Heart,...Named the 2021 New England Football Writer's Most Outstanding Player, Grant was also named the NEC Offensive Player of the Year. A finalist for the 2021 Walter Payton Award, he was fourth in the FCS at 1,347 rushing yards - fifth on the SHU single-season list - and sixth with 112.2 yards per game. - Sacred Heart Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/07/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: RB Malik Grant, Sacred Heart, Sr., 5-9, 200 (2021 Finalist),...The 2021 New England Football Writer's Most Outstanding Player, Grant was also named NEC Offensive Player of the Year. The Bronx, NY native was fourth in the FCS at 1,347 rushing yards - fifth on the SHU single-season list - and sixth with 112.2 yards per game. A Third-Team All-American in 2021, Grant crossed the goal line 11 times, which was tops in the NEC and 32nd nationally. - Sacred Heart Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/06/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-NORTHEAST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAM: RB Malik Grant, Sacred Heart, Sr.,...Last year's NEC Offensive Player of the Year, Grant already has two preseason All-America honors under his belt. Voted the 2021 New England Football Writer's Most Outstanding Player, Grant was also a finalist for the 2021 Walter Payton Award. He was fourth in the FCS at 1,347 rushing yards - fifth on the SHU single-season list - and sixth with 112.2 yards per game. A First-Team All-NEC selection, the Bronx, NY native crossed the goal line 11 times, which was tops in the NEC and 32nd nationally. - Sacred Heart Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/03/22 - Malik Grant, rSr/2025, Rhode Island + More +

It's been quite some time since Sacred Heart football has missed a beat. The Pioneers dominated the Northeast Conference in the 2021 calendar year, capturing the league's first-ever championship title in an unconventional spring campaign before defending their title in the fall. With the start of the new football season right around the corner, the beat of the NEC circuit hasn't changed, as Sacred Heart has been tabbed the favorite to again raise the NEC trophy for a seventh time at season's end. The Pioneers received five-of-eight possible first-place votes to claim the top spot in this season's NEC Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Behind the strength of junior All-American running back Malik Grant, the Pioneers, who went 6-1 in NEC play and came just shy of a FCS Playoff win last season, will look to run in back for the third straight season in 2022. Coming off a runner-up finish in the league standings in 2021, Duquesne received the three remaining first-place tallies to take the second spot in the coaches' preseason predicted order-of-finish. The five-time NEC champion Dukes closed the 2021 season on a three-game winning streak to finish 5-2 in the NEC and 7-3 overall. - Northeast Conference Football

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RB Malik Grant, Rhode Island
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08/02/22 - Jordan Jones, rSr/2023, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Jordan Jones, Rhode Island, Sr., CB,...Jones started every game at cornerback finished with six interceptions and eight pass breakups. He led an effort that resulted in the team breaking up 51 passes, the second most in program history. Jones was an Associated Press Second Team All-America selection in 2021. - Rhode Island Football

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CB Jordan Jones, Rhode Island
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08/02/22 - Kasim Hill, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES/MEDIA): Kasim Hill, QB, Rhode Island,...Hill was one of the most productive offensive players in the league a year ago, passing for 2,178 yards and 18 touchdowns with just six interceptions. He ranked 30th nationally and third in the conference with an average of 13.1 points responsible for per game. Since transferring to Rhode Island, Hill has appeared in 14 games. Over that span, he has thrown for 2,568 yards and 20 touchdowns while adding 305 yards and eight more scores on the ground. - Rhode Island Football

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QB Kasim Hill, Rhode Island
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08/02/22 - Nick Correia, rSr/2024, Rhode Island + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-CAA CONFERENCE TEAM (COACHES/MEDIA): Nick Correia, Rhode Island, Jr., OL,...Correia started every game at left guard and helped the team average 133.5 rushing yards per game and just 2.3 sacks per game. Despite still having two seasons of eligibility, Correia has started a team-best 26 consecutive games at guard. - Rhode Island Football

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