Fulse rushes for pair of 77-yard TDs in Wagner's 40-23 win
NEW YORK -- Ryan Fulse rushed 20 times for a career-high 271 yards and three touchdowns, including two 77-yarders, and Wagner opened its season with a 40-23 victory over Bowie State Thursday night.
Incumbent Luke Massei, who won a three-way competition for the starting quarterback job over a pair of graduate transfers, added 134 yards passing, including a 55-yard TD to Denzel Knight to open the scoring. Cam Gill blocked a punt and returned it 28 yards for a TD and Eric Silvester kicked a field goal to get the Seahawks off to a 17-0 lead.
Fulse, the No. 4 FCS rusher last season, scored twice in the second quarter that ended with Wagner ahead 31-13.
The Division-II Bulldogs got within 31-23 early in the fourth quarter before Fulse rushed for his third touchdown and Gill added a safety on a sack of Amir Hall.
Hall was 30 of 47 for 365 yards and two touchdowns.
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2024 CIAA Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Union | 6-1 | 8-3 |
| Virginia State | 6-1 | 7-4 |
| Johnson C Smith | 4-2 | 8-2 |
| Winston-Salem | 4-2 | 7-3 |
| Shaw | 4-3 | 6-4 |
| Livingstone | 4-3 | 6-4 |
| Bowie State | 4-4 | 4-6 |
| Fayetteville State | 3-4 | 4-5 |
| Lincoln (PA) | 2-5 | 2-8 |
| Elizabeth City State | 1-6 | 3-7 |
| Bluefield State University | 0-7 | 1-9 |
2024 Northeast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Duquesne | 5-0 | 8-2 |
| Central Connecticut | 4-1 | 6-5 |
| Robert Morris | 3-2 | 6-5 |
| Wagner | 2-3 | 4-7 |
| Long Island University | 2-3 | 3-8 |
| St. Francis (PA) | 2-4 | 4-6 |
| Mercyhurst | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Stonehill | 0-5 | 1-9 |
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