NEW YORK — Denzel Knight had three rushing scores, Alex Thomson threw for 277 yards and a touchdown, and Wagner defeated NCAA Division-II member St. Anselm 37-7 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. D’erren Wilson caught 10 of Thomson’s 22 completions, and collected 136 yards receiving and a touchdown for the Seahawks. After a scoreless first quarter, Gerald Kahari returned a punt 51 yards to St. Anselm’s 11-yard line, setting up Ryan Fulse’s 5-yard touchdown run to give Wagner a 7-0 lead. It set up a 4-play, 31-yard drive capped by Knights 2-yard TD plunge for a 13-0 lead with 9:25 left before halftime. Eric Fairweather led St. Anselm with 69 yards on the ground, and Ben Reiffarth scored for the Hawks on a 3-yard run with 10:14 left to play.

Source: National Post September 01, 2017 01:07 UTC