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Ethan Greenwood celebrates vs. Wagner 11-22-25 Edited
Daniela Bedoya
17
Wagner WAG 5-7 , 4-3
24
Winner LIU LIU 6-6 , 4-3
Wagner WAG
5-7 , 4-3
17
Final
24
LIU LIU
6-6 , 4-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
WAG Wagner 7 0 10 0 17
LIU LIU 7 0 7 10 24

Game Recap: Football |

LIU Defeats Wagner on Senior Day, Posts Best Record in DI Era

Sharks run for 278 yards in win over the Seahawks

<p><strong>BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — </strong>Redshirt junior quarterback Ethan Greenwood passed for one touchdown and ran for another to lead the Long Island University football team (6-6, 4-3 NEC) to a 24-17 win over NEC rival Wagner College (5-7, 4-3 NEC) in the season finale on Saturday afternoon at Shark Stadium. With the win, the Sharks closed the season on a three-game winning streak and posted the program's best record in its Division I history.<br /> <br /> Greenwood scored from two yards out to make it 21-17 early in the fourth quarter, the touchdown coming three plays after he found freshman wide receiver Jayden Simpson for 47 yards, setting up a first down and goal at the Wagner seven-yard line.<br /> <br /> Junior kicker Will Johnson capped the LIU scoring with a 32-yard field goal that put the game away with 4:12 remaining.<br /> <br /> Wagner, which had a four-game win streak snapped, turned the ball over on downs at the LIU 39 yard line on its final possession.<br /> <br /> The Seahawks, 5-7 (4-3), took a 17-14 lead into the fourth quarter when defensive back Shamar Williams returned a fumble for a 62-yard touchdown.<br /> <br /> All told, Greenwood completed 11 of 15 passes for 155 yards and was intercepted once. He also rushed for a game-high 103 yards on 21 carries.<br /> <br /> Redshirt senior running back Kam Ingram also had 100 yards on the ground for LIU while redshirt junior running back O'Shawn Ross, Jr. had a 42-yard rushing touchdown as the Sharks picked up 278 total yards rushing on the day.<br /> <br /> Freshman wide receiver Jayden Simpson paced the LIU passing game with five catches for 93 yards while sophomore wide receiver Cory Nichols grabbed four passes for 55 yards and had a 16-yard touchdown catch for the Sharks.<br /> <br /> Defensively, sophomore defensive back Jalen Bell led LIU with 14 tackles (4 solo, 10 assisted). Bell also registered a half tackle for loss.<br /> <br /> Senior defensive back Norman Massey followed Bell with eight tackles (4 solo, 4 assisted).<br /> <br /> Sophomore defensive tackle Scoop Gardner, Jr. (4 solo, 2 assisted) and redshirt freshman defensive lineman Rodney Mills (2 solo, 4 assisted) added six tackles each for the Sharks stop unit with Mills also recording 1.5 tackles for loss.</p>
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