FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Host Princeton for Senior Day Saturday

MANSFIELD – Mansfield University seniors Tim Carr, Jeremy Estremera, Jared Green, Mike Maniscalco, Anthony Mazzone, Brendan McDermott, Roland Miller, Kyle Sadler and Christian Sookdeo will be honored in pregame ceremonies when the Mountaineers host the Princeton University Tigers for Senior Day this Saturday.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Karl Van Norman Field. A live audio broadcast of the game by Doug Page of ESPN Radio Williamsport will be linked, along with live stats, at GoMounties.com.

The game marks the last home game of the CSFL season for the Mountaineers who travel to Cornell on Oct. 31st for the season finale.

Last week, Mansfield got another outstanding performance from senior quarterback Mike Maniscalco and racked up more 1st downs (21-13) and total offense (371-301) but dropped a 36-15 decision to visiting Franklin Pierce. Princeton was off last week after forfeiting to Army.

Maniscalco, who passed for a CSFL season-high and MU record 380 yards and five touchdowns against Army the week before, passed for 357 yards and two TD's against Franklin Pierce. Maniscalco also broke the school record for attempts (48) and competitions (26) in the game.

It marks the first time in school sprint football history a Mountaineer quarterback has thrown for 300 or more yards in back-to-back games. Maniscalco, who has passed for 737 yards and seven touchdowns in the past two weeks, became the first MU quarterback in sprint history to pass for more than 1,000 yards in a season and now has 1,281 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season.

Sophomore wide receiver Kurt Logan recorded his second straight game with 150 or more reception yards pulling down eight catches for 150 yards. Logan broke the school sprint records for receptions and receiving yards in a season. He eclipsed David Wallace's mark of 27 receptions in a season set in 2012 and shattered teammate Joe Bucek's school mark for receptions yardage of 322 set last season and currently has 456 yards on the season with two games remaining. Kyle Post picked off his third pass of the season in the game and now leads the CSFL in interceptions.

The Mountaineers have never lost to Princeton in seven tries since the Mountaineers established their sprint football program in 2008. The last two games have been the most competitive with Mansfield holding on for a 23-16 win at Princeton in 2012 and recording a 24-14 win in Mansfield's first home night football game in 121-years before a CSFL record 6,223 fans last year.

Both teams will be looking for their first win over the season with the tough-luck Mountaineers playing well but dropping at 14-13 decision to Penn to open the season before a hard-fought 26-14 setback to Navy. The Mountaineers suffered a 21-18 setback in the rain at Post and gave Army all it could handle before losing 48-32 prior to Saturday 36-15 loss to Franklin Pierce.

Princeton opened the season with a 63-0 loss to Navy before dropping a 45-7 decision to Franklin Pierce and 55-0 loss to Cornell in the last game. Princeton forfeited last week's game against Army.

The Mountaineers have one of the most exciting passing attacks in the CSFL behind senior record-setting quarterback Mike Maniscalco who has completed 98-of-196 passes for 11 touchdowns and 1,281 yards. Maniscalco ranks second in the CSFL in passing yards per game (256.2) and touchdowns.

Mansfield has four receivers who rank among the top 10 in the CSFL so far this year. Sophomore Kurt Logan has put together back-to-back 150 yard games in the last two weeks and ranks second in the league in  receptions (31), yards per game (91.2) and touchdown catches (5).

Junior Joe Bucek ranks third in the CSFL in receptions (25) and sixth in yards per game while sophomore Eddie Larcom rank sixth and seventh in catches and have combined for 415 yards and five touchdown catches.

Mansfield has struggled a bit to put together an effective running game since the opener when they lost starting tailback Trelijah Miller with an injury. Injuries have also had an impact on a young offensive line which has given up a league-high 27 sacks on the season.

The Mountaineers have been among the top pass defensive team in the league ranking second in the CSFL in pass defense allowing just 131.4 yards per game and a league-low four passing touchdowns on the year.

Mansfield hasn't been quite as effective against the run allowing an average of 222.8 yards a game to opponents and giving up 16 rushing touchdowns. Junior linebacker Spencer Underdown ranks fifth in the CSFL in tackles with a team-best 37 stops. Senior defensive lineman Anthony Mazzone is 8th in the league in tackles with 35. Sophomore defensive back Kyle Post tops the CSFL in interceptions with three and ranks 11th in tackles (32).

Princeton's offensive has been led by sophomore quarterback Chad Cowden who ranks 6th in the league in passing yards per game at 123.0. He has completed 38-of-111 attempts for 369 yards and a touchdown while throwing a CSFL high 10 picks. Junior linebacker A.J. Sibley tops the CSFL in tackles per game averaging 9.3 per outing.