2012 Football News

May 3, 2013
Football Adds Member Through Team IMPACT
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team has joined the list of programs working with Team IMPACT, a non-profit organization that matches children facing life-threatening illnesses with collegiate athletic teams, after announcing that it has added 14-year old Nathan Etchells to the squad.

May 3, 2013
Football Honored at Annual Awards Banquet
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team celebrated its 2012 season and honored 11 individual players with awards at its annual awards banquet a day after its annual spring game on April 21 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics building.

May 1, 2013
Athletic Department Holds Annual Celebration of Athletic Excellence
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Student-athletes representing all 20 of Saint Anselm College’s NCAA Division II varsity sports were honored and celebrated at the 2013 Celebration of Athletic Excellence held at the Dana Center for the Humanities Monday evening. The evening’s festivities also honored six individuals who were the recipients of the Charles J. Quinn Sportsmanship Award, the Anselmian Athletic Club Student-Athlete of the Year award and the Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

April 18, 2013
Saint Anselm Announces New, Convenient Way to Support Athletics
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Saint Anselm College Director of Athletics, Dr. Kelly Higgins, in conjunction with the Office of College Advancement, has announced a new athletics giving web page, in which donors can now specifically select which program or initiative they would like their support to go toward. This can now easily be done online with the click of a button.

April 11, 2013
Saint Anselm Honors 182 Student-Athletes at Academic Reception
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College Department of Athletics held its annual Scholar-Athlete Academic Honors Reception at the Dana Center on Monday evening and honored 182 of its student-athletes.

April 8, 2013
Saint Anselm Athletic Department Earns Graduation Rate Honor
INDIANAPOLIS - Saint Anselm College is one of 26 Division II schools that have been honored with the Division II Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or more.

March 18, 2013
Doyle, Timmons Garner Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Honors
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Seniors Allyn Doyle (Merrimack, N.H.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s cross country team and Brendan Timmons (Franklin, Mass.) of the football squad were named to their respective Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference teams for the 2012-13 fall athletic season.

March 18, 2013
Football to Hold Fifth Annual Coaches Clinic at Sullivan Arena
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Saint Anselm College football head coach Patrick Murphy announced Monday that the program will hold its Fifth Annual Saint Anselm College Football Coaches’ Clinic on Friday, April 19 from 5:30-10:30 p.m. on campus at Sullivan Arena.

February 12, 2013
149 Student-Athletes Selected to NE-10 Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Saint Anselm College placed 149 student-athletes, representing each of the school's intercollegiate athletics programs in the conference, were named to the Fall 2012 Northeast-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes student-athletes at each of the conference's 16 institutions for their success in the classroom.

January 31, 2013
141 Student-Athletes Receive Fall 2012 Dean’s List Honors
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Saint Anselm College announced that 141 student-athletes, representing all 20 Saint Anselm intercollegiate teams, were named to the Fall 2012 Dean's List.

January 8, 2013
Bernard Snags Football Gazette All-Super Region One Team Honor
CLARION, Pa. – Junior WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected to Don Hansen’s Football Gazette NCAA Division II All-Super Region One Team, it was announced Tuesday afternoon.

December 5, 2012
Bernard Garners Beyond Sports Network All-America Honors
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was chosen as a 2012 Beyond Sports Network Division II All-America Team Honorable mention, it was announced Tuesday morning.

November 14, 2012
Five Footballers Land Northeast-10 All-Conference Accolades
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Junior WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) and freshmen QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.), DB Jack Hopkins (Brandywine, Md.), DB Carroll Bailey (Clinton, Mass.) and TE Mike Lombard (Pelham, N.H.) received 2012 Northeast-10 All-Conference honors, the conference announced Wednesday morning.

November 10, 2012
Football Set for Rematch at Merrimack on Championship Weekend (Nov. 10)
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The eighth-seeded Saint Anselm College football team will take the field one final time in 2012 when it meets fifth-seeded Merrimack College in a Northeast-10 Championship Weekend matchup Saturday, Nov. 10 (1 p.m.) at Martone-Mejail Field. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

November 10, 2012
Football Drops Championship Weekend Battle with Merrimack, 62-26
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Senior WR Craig Dennis (Atlantic City, N.J.) put together a career day in his final collegiate game, but the eighth-seeded Saint Anselm College football team ended its season with a 62-26 loss to fifth-seeded Merrimack College in a Northeast-10 Championship Weekend tilt at Martone-Mejail Field on Saturday afternoon.

November 8, 2012
Murphy Named D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week
LIBERTY, Mo. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the D2Football.com Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 4, the Web site announced Thursday afternoon.

November 6, 2012
Cerio Feted as ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Senior K/P Shea Cerio (Canastota, N.Y.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Special Teams Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 4, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

November 6, 2012
Football’s Bernard Snags BSN Offensive Player of the Week Honor
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team received Beyond Sports Network (BSN) Offensive Player of the Week honors Tuesday for the period ending Nov. 4.

November 5, 2012
Foss, Murphy Tabbed as Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior Andi Foss (Elko, Minn.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s ice hockey team and freshman Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the football squad were chosen as the Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week for the period ending Nov. 4.

November 5, 2012
Murphy, Cerio Earn Northeast-10 Football Weekly Awards
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) and senior K/P Shea Cerio (Canastota, N.Y.) of the Saint Anselm College football team were each awarded with a Northeast-10 weekly honor for the period ending Nov. 4, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

November 3, 2012
Football Set For NE-10 Championship Weekend Tuneup at Seton Hill on Nov. 3
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will wrap up its regular season when it travels to take on Seton Hill University in non-conference action Saturday, Nov. 3 at noon at Offutt Field. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

November 3, 2012
Football Topples Records in 52-45 Slugfest Win at Seton Hill
GREENSBURG, Pa. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) annihilated his own school records, junior WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) became the school’s first 1,000-yard receiver, as well as the all-time leader in touchdown receptions and sophomore WR Ahkeen Williams (DeWitt, N.Y.) posted a pair of career highs as the Saint Anselm College football team outlasted Seton Hill University in a 52-45 shootout Saturday afternoon at Offutt Field in the team’s regular-season finale.

October 31, 2012
NCAA Report Shows Saint Anselm Student-Athletes Continue to Succeed in Classroom
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA has released the latest Division II graduation rate data, including the division’s Academic Success Rate (ASR), which held good news for Saint Anselm College.

October 31, 2012
Football’s Murphy Selected as ECAC Offensive Player of the Week
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 28, the conference announced Wednesday morning.

October 29, 2012
Football’s Murphy Tabbed NE-10 Rookie of the Week For Fourth Time
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Oct. 28, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

October 26, 2012
Football Plays Host to First-Place AIC on Senior Night This Friday
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will play its final home game of the 2012 season when it hosts American International College on Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. under the lights at Grappone Stadium on Senior Night. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

October 26, 2012
First-Place AIC Narrowly Escapes Football on Senior Night, 37-34
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) threw for a school-record 430 yards as the Saint Anselm College football team nearly pulled the upset against first-place American International College, but fell, 37-34, Friday night under the lights at Grappone Stadium on Senior Night.

October 22, 2012
Oldfield, Bernard Net Saint Anselm Student-Athlete of the Week honors
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior Kaitlin Oldfield (Epping, N.H.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s soccer team and junior Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) of the football squad were chosen as the Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 21.

October 22, 2012
Football's Murphy Wins Third NE-10 Rookie of the Week Honor
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Oct. 21, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

October 22, 2012
Football, SAAC Hosting Make-A-Wish Benefit Against AIC on Friday
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will be holding its Senior Night when it plays host to American International College in its final home game of the regular season Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. under the lights at Grappone Stadium, while the Student-Athlete Advisory Committe (SAAC) will be putting on the Night of Stars.

October 20, 2012
Coming Off Win, Football Flying High into Saturday's Matchup with Merrimack
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will try and string together a pair of wins when it hits the road to take on Merrimack College at Martone-Mejail Field on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

October 20, 2012
Football Ends Up on Wrong Side of High-Scoring Affair with Merrimack
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) tossed five touchdowns and junior WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) caught three of them, but the Saint Anselm College football team ran into a record-setting offensive day for Merrimack College as the Warriors posted an 81-35 victory Saturday afternoon at Martone-Mejail Field.

October 16, 2012
Football's Charles Named ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Junior RB Keith Charles (Laurel, Md.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Special Teams Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

October 15, 2012
Millet, Charles Featured as Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman Callie Millet (Lancaster, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s soccer team and junior Keith Charles (Laurel, Md.) of the football team were selected as the Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday for the period ending Oct. 14.

October 15, 2012
Football's Charles Selected as NE-10 Special Teams Player of the Week
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Junior RB Keith Charles (Laurel, Md.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was chosen as the Northeast-10 Special Teams Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 14, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

October 13, 2012
Football Readies for Homecoming Clash with Pace on Oct. 13
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will be gunning for its first win of the season when it plays host to winless Pace University on Homecoming at Grappone Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

October 13, 2012
Football Rolls Over Pace, 48-21, on Homecoming
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior RB Keith Charles (Laurel, Md.) amassed nearly 300 all-purpose yards, including 119 on the ground, to lead the Saint Anselm College football team to a 48-21 victory against Pace University on Saturday afternoon at Grappone Stadium.

October 9, 2012
Whittemore, Bent Feted as Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman Shauna Whittemore (Bennington, N.H.) of the Saint Anselm College field hockey team and senior Chris Bent (Dracut, Mass.) of the football team garnered Saint Anselm Student-Athlete of the Week honors Tuesday for the period ending Oct. 7.

October 9, 2012
Football's Murphy Captures Second Straight NE-10 Weekly Honor
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Freshman Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was selected as the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

October 6, 2012
Football Welcomes Bentley to Hilltop for Oct. 6 Tilt Under the Lights
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will take on undefeated Bentley University at Grappone Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

October 6, 2012
Bentley Holds Off Football, 38-28
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Freshman Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) threw for nearly 300 yards and two touchdowns, but the Saint Anselm College football team’s rally fell short as Bentley University came away with a 38-28 victory Saturday night under the lights at Grappone Stadium.

October 1, 2012
Doyle, Murphy Earn Saint Anselm Student-Athlete of the Week Honors
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Senior Allyn Doyle (Merrimack, N.H.) of the Saint Anselm College women’s cross country team and freshman Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the football team were named Saint Anselm Student-Athletes of the Week for the period ending Sept. 30.

October 1, 2012
Football's Bernard Honored as BSN Offensive Player of the Week
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sophomore Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team garnered Beyond Sports Network (BSN) Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday the period ending Sept. 30.

October 1, 2012
Football's Murphy Selected as Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Freshman Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) of the Saint Anselm College football team was named the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week for the period ending Sept. 30, the conference announced Monday afternoon.

September 29, 2012
Football Returns to the Nutmeg State to Battle So. Connecticut on Saturday
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will hit the road again as it takes on Southern Connecticut State University in a battle of two teams looking for their first wins of the season at Jess Dow Field on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

September 29, 2012
Football Handed 45-34 Heartbreaking Loss at So. Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) set a school record for receiving yards, freshman QB Andrew Murphy (Franklin, Mass.) posted a new rookie school record for passing yards and sophomore WR Ahkeen Williams (DeWitt, N.Y.) amassed nearly 200 yards of all-purpose offense as he set five personal career highs, but the Saint Anselm College football team suffered a 45-34 defeat against Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday afternoon at Jess Dow Field.

September 22, 2012
Football Will Try to Pull Another Upset at #8 New Haven on Saturday
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will hit the road again in search of its first victory of the season as it takes on eighth-ranked University of New Haven at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22 at a p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

September 22, 2012
Football Drops 45-0 Decision at #8 New Haven
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Sophomore WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) made 10 catches for 81 yards, but the Saint Anselm College football team fell to the eighth-ranked University of New Haven, 45-0, Saturday afternoon at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium.

September 14, 2012
Football Meets Stonehill Under the Lights in Home Opener Friday Night
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will open its home slate Friday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. by playing host to Stonehill College in the Seventh Annual "Battle for the Ol' Bronze Hawk" at Grappone Stadium. It will mark the first time in program history the Hawks have played a home game under the lights. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

September 14, 2012
Football Loses Battle Under Lights with Stonehill, 35-20
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Sophomore WR Justin Bernard (Cambridge, Mass.) caught a 35-yard touchdown and tossed a 52-yard score, but the Saint Anselm College football team fell to Stonehill College, 35-20, in the Seventh Annual “Battle for the Ol’ Bronze Hawk” on Friday evening in the first ever football game under the lights at Grappone Stadium.

September 7, 2012
Football Hoping to Avenge Last Season's Heartbreaking Loss to Assumption
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will try to avenge last season's heartbreaking home loss to Assumption College when it meets the Greyhounds at Multi-Sport Stadium on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

September 7, 2012
Football Loses Rollercoaster Game at Assumption, 24-14
WORCESTER, Mass. – Junior RB Keith Charles (Laurel, Md.) racked up 194 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, but the Saint Anselm College football team dropped another back-and-forth game with Assumption College, 24-14, Friday night in both team’s Northeast-10 opener at Multi-Sport Stadium.

August 30, 2012
Football Opens 2012 on the Road at 12th-Ranked Kutztown
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College football team will open its 2012 campaign when it travels to take on Kutztown University at University Field on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 6:05 p.m. Links to live stats and live video are available on the football schedule page.

August 30, 2012
Football Looks to Make Jump in 2012
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Despite a 1-9 season a year ago, the Saint Anselm College football team took some strides it will look to build upon in 2012. While the Hawks will need to do this without arguably the program’s best player of all-time in the graduated Marc Wilson, fifth-year head coach Patrick Murphy has a number of returning veterans on the offensive side of the ball and a solid defensive nucleus back, to go along with a pool of talented newcomers.

August 30, 2012
Football Upended by #12 Kutztown, 58-6
KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kevin Morton threw six touchdowns as 12th-ranked Kutztown University defeated the Saint Anselm College football team, 58-6, Thursday evening at University Field in both teams’ season opener.

April 20, 2012
2012 Saint Anselm College Coaches' Clinic Itinerary Announced
MANCHESTER, N.H. - The itinerary for this evening's 2012 Saint Anselm College Coaches' Clinic has been released, Head Coach Patrick Murphy announced early Friday morning.

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Football Announces Fifth Annual 7 on 7 Tournament and Clinic
The Saint Anselm College football team has announced their annual clinic and 7 on 7 tournament! Click here for more information.