On the wildcat, Will Lederman pitches over the middle to
Oskar Baldwin for a 10-yard touchdown, 14-7 Saints.
St. Lawrence went on to beat Buffalo State 26-18. SLU
finishes 3-6 on the season. (Kyton Deon photo)
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November 15, 2025: With five touchdowns, a season-high
495 yards on offense and lock down defense, the St. Lawrence
University football team cruised to a 37-17 win over the
University of Rochester, capping the 2025 season with a
senior day victory on Saturday afternoon at Leckonby
Stadium.
Will Lederman passed 23-for-30 for a career-best 349
yards and ran for 109 to record two touchdowns. Fellow
senior
Nicholas Huhtala recorded a career-high 15 catches for
176 yards, while
Shea Goodwin had four catches for 78. On defense,
Savino Morelli logged nine tackles, including one for
the loss, while
Ryan Surhoff finished with eight and a breakup.
Pat Ryan and Brennan Twombley and
Pat Ryan each broke up a pass and finished with seven
and six tackles, respectively. Fogler finished with 335
yards on kickoffs, went 4-for-5 on extra points and landed a
45-yard field goal. The teams traded field goals to start
things off, the first was a 21-yarder from Rochester's
Seungyoon Shin at 8:14 and the second was a 45-yard field
goal from
Clayton Fogler at 5:06, to keep the game tied 3-3 at the
end of the first quarter. Starting off the second, the
Saints pulled a trick play on a fake field goal attempt and
special teams shined as Fogler connected with Surhoff in the
end zone for a 9-3 lead. With just nine seconds to play in
the second quarter, Lederman capped a 95-yard drive with a
14-yard touchdown pass to Huhtala to make it 16-3 before the
break. The Yellowjackets pushed back to start the third, as
Cole Raux finished off the Rochester drive with a one-yard
run, bringing the scoreboard to 16-10. Less than three
minutes later, Lederman found
Matt Ciesielski streaking down the home sideline on a
54-yard touchdown pass to give the Saints a bit of a buffer
and a 23-10 lead. Rochester answered once again, with a
10-yard pass from Shawn Bellenger to end the third quarter
23-17. Lederman scored his second touchdown of the game on a
25-yard run, to finish off the Saints' 68-yard drive with
14:43 to play in the fourth. Lederman went for his third
touchdown with 5:27, but the fumble would land in the hands
of
Joseph Silver, who recovered the ball in the end zone to
make the final 37-17. Rochester pushed hard with five
minutes to play in the final frame, but senior
Derik Nelson recorded his first career interception at
the one-yard line to keep the Yellowjackets off the
scoreboard in the fourth. The Saints pulled a second trick
play, as
Matt Kowalski went for the short pass to Joe Silver
following a Rochester timeout to end the game. Bellenger
threw for 245 yards, while Raux ran for 95 yards on 19
attempts and Aidan Papantonis recorded 10 catches for 139
yards. Daniel Santos led the defense with 10 tackles. St.
Lawrence finished with a 26-23 edge in first downs, recorded
495 yards on offense for a season-best, converted on 5-of-9
third-down opportunities and went 1-for-1 on fourth downs
and a perfect 3-for-3 in the red zone. The Saints closed out
the season at 4-6 overall and 3-4 in Liberty League play,
while Rochester wrapped things up at 5-5 and 2-5,
respectively. Prior to the game the Saints honored the 23
members of the Class of 2026 –
Nick Cantalupo,
Tommy Chambers,
Matt Ciesielski,
Clayton Fogler,
Shea Goodwin,
Michael Gutwein,
Nicholas Huhtala,
Matt Kowalski,
Will Lederman,
William Murray,
Derik Nelson,
Keith Omane-Agyei,
Thomas Proia,
Peter Sleeper,
Ryan Surhoff,
Colin Wanat,
Lucas Zawko and team managers/student assistant coaches
– Will Hoyt,
John Hutchins,
Ben Isabella,
Aidan Keefe,
Jack O'Brien and
Brendan Walsh.
November 8, 2025: Senior running back
William Murray recorded two touchdowns and the Saints
fended off a second-half comeback attempt from the Bengals,
as the St. Lawrence University football team claimed a 24-19
win over Buffalo State in conference play on Saturday.
Will Lederman passed 17-for-25 for 258 yards and ran in
one touchdown, netting 84 yards on the ground, while Murray
recorded two touchdowns for 19 yards and
Cole Phelan caught four passes for 113 yards.
Savino Morelli led the defense with nine tackles, while
Ryan Surhoff recorded eight.
Brennan Twombly and
John Finnegan each logged interceptions, while
Joseph Pickett recorded a forced fumble. The Saints
scored on their opening drive, as Lederman rushed for seven
yards to cap a 73-yard drive and
Clayton Fogler's kick was good for the 7-0 lead at 12:38
of the first quarter. It looked as though Buffalo State
would score on their opening drive, but the Saints' defense
shut down the Bengal's offense on a fourth-down opportunity
in the red zone. St. Lawrence doubled up on the Bengals, as
Jack Finnegan ran back a 34-yard interception to start a new
drive for the Saints. Murray capped the drive with a
five-yard run to make it 14-0. With Buffalo State to receive
to start the second half, SLU was able to shut them down on
their opening drive for the second time, keeping the Bengals
off the scoreboard to start the second half of play. Fogler
converted on a 43-yard field goal to increase the Saints
lead to 17-0. The 43-yarder was his second longest kick of
the season. With just about four minutes to play in the
third, the Saints blocked the Bengals punt and recovered at
the two-yard line for a great field opportunity. Murray
capitalized with his second touchdown run of the day to make
it 24-0. On the next Bengals drive, Jeadi Higdon picked up
the ball at the 20 and ran it back 80 yards for Buffalo
State's first score of the game, making it 24-6, as the
extra point was no good. The Bengals attempted a second-half
comeback, as Higdon connected with Otho Cox for a 64-yard
touchdown pass. Buffalo State went for the two-point
conversion, but were unsuccessful, making the score 24-12
with 10 minutes to play in the fourth. Brennan Twombley
ended the next Bengal's drive with SLU's second
interception, but a fumble on first play gave the ball back
to the Bengals at the one-yard line. Buffalo State
capitalized and scored 19 unanswered, to bring the game
within five points with 4:08 remaining. Lederman and Murray
converted on a third-and-long to bring the game to the final
two-minute warning and St. Lawrence held onto the ball to
stop the Bengals comeback efforts. Amir Cameron
passed for 82 yards, while Higdon led the ground game with
83 yards and Cox caught five passes for 106 yards. Sincere
Green led the defense with 11 tackles, while Brody Stevens
and Evan Gallagher each recorded 10. St. Lawrence finished
with a 21-13 advantage in first downs, recorded 365 yards on
offense to Buffalo State's 291. SLU also converted on
7-of-12 third-downs and 2-of-3 fourth-down opportunities.
Fogler finished 3-for-3 on extra points. SLU improved to 3-6
overall and 204 in Liberty League play, while Buffalo State
fell to 1-8 and 1-5.
November 1, 2025: First-year
Pat Ryan recorded a team-best 10 tackles, but the St.
Lawrence University football team was shutout 48-0 by the
RPI Engineers on Saturday afternoon at Leckonby Stadium.
Ryan also finished with a tackle for the loss, while
Ryan Surhoff and
Brennan Twombly picked up eight tackles apiece. Twombly
also recorded a block on an extra-point attempt for the
Engineers. Will Lederman passed for 57 yards on eight
completions and ran 39 yards for the Saints offense, while
Cole Phelan caught four passes for 32 yards.
Oliver Cheer also saw action at quarterback, passing
7-for-12 for 48 yards. RPI made quick work in the first
quarter, building a 14-0 lead over the Saints, as Anthony
DeMatteo connected with Josh Young for a 22-yard touchdown
pass at 9:59 and Kayden White ran in a seven-yard touchdown
at 4:44. Adrian Gurung made it 20-0 with a five-yard run
just five minutes into the second quarter, but the extra
point however was no good, as it was blocked by Twombley.
With 20 seconds to play in the second, DeMatteo capped a
79-yard drive with a 29-yard pass to Gage Swanger to give
RPI a 27-0 lead at the break. The Engineers put up 21 points
in the third quarter for the eventual 48-0 final, as neither
team scored in the final frame. DeMatteo logged 270 passing
yards, going 20-for-23 for RPI, while Joshua Ahrens ran for
a team-best 45 yards and Robbie Peterson caught five passes
for 55 yards. Three members of the Engineers defense
recorded six tackles each. RPI improved to 7-1 on the season
and remain undefeated in Liberty League play at 5-0. St.
Lawrence fell to 2-6 and 1-4.
October 25, 2025: Twenty-eight points in the second
quarter powered the Hobart Statesmen to a 49-17 win over the
St. Lawrence University football team on Saturday afternoon
in Geneva, N.Y.
Will Lederman passed for 118 yards on 15 completions and
ran for 36 yards to lead the Saints offense, while
William Murray caught five passes for 45 yards.
Ryan Surhoff led the defense with seven tackles, a sack
for the loss of 12 and two TFL's for the loss of 14 and a
forced fumble.
Savino Morelli also logged seven tackles, while
Anthony Ferro,
Aidan Hays and
Shemmy Bridges recorded a TFL.
Clayton Fogler finished with one field goal, logged five
kickoffs for 226 yards and went 2-for-2 on PATs. The Saints
were forced to punt on their opening drive, but they pinned
Hobart down with a bad field position to start the
Statesmen's first drive. On a 3rd and 7, Surhoff forced a
fumble, which was recovered in the end zone by Morelli for a
touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Hobart answered with a 65-yard
drive, finished off by a one-yard run from E.J. Taylor to
tie things up 7-7. The Statesmen went on to score three
unanswered touchdowns, the second a 10-yard pass from Jeremy
Weiss to Johnny Harding and the third a 29-yard run from
Taylor. All three of Luke Monteyne's kicks were good for the
21-7 lead. Weiss connected with Jordan Nolan for
back-to-back touchdowns to end the first half, the first a
96-yard touchdown and the second a 40-yarder to build a 35-7
lead at the break. Scoreless for the first part
of the third quarter, Hobart attempted a 51-yard field goal,
but the kick was low and was sent back with a 100-yard
touchdown return by
Matt Ciesielski, making it 35-14 after Fogler's second
kick was good. The Statesmen tacked on another touchdown
with 6:30 to play in the third, as Weiss found Harding for a
60-yard touchdown, increasing Hobart's lead to 42-14. Fogler
converted on his sixth field goal of the season, giving the
Saints three points with a 38-yarder to start the fourth
quarter. Hobart finished things off with a one-yard rush
from Tahj Jackson for the 49-17 final. Weiss threw for 329
yards, going 13-for-17, while Taylor ran for 103 yards and
Nolan finished with three catches for 154 yards. Jeron
Atwater Jr. recorded a team-high eight tackles, while Billy
Brosko finished with six and a sack for the loss of 10. The
Statesmen finished with a 24-15 advantage on first downs,
picked up 544 total yards on offense to the Saints' 194 and
went 5-for-11 on third-down conversions, while SLU went
4-for-12. Both teams moved to 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in
Liberty League play.
October 11, 2025: A strong defensive battle from the
start led to a tightly contested game at the half, but the
Ithaca Bombers scored two touchdowns in the second half to
claim a 24-7 win over the St. Lawrence University football
team on Saturday afternoon at Leckonby Stadium. In a strong
defensive showing,
Ryan Surhoff and
Colin Wanat each logged 10 tackles for SLU. Wanat also
recorded a TFL and broke up two touchdown attempts in the
end zone. Surhoff also forced a fumble, while
Anthony Ferro picked up the fumble recovery, tallied
nine tackles and a quarterback hurry.
Will Lederman passed for 173 yards on 18 completions
with one touchdown and led the Saints on the ground with 28
yards.
Nicholas Huhtala finished with six catches for 90 yards,
while
Shea Goodwin recorded eight for 41. It was a game of
defense from the get-go, as neither team scored in the
opening quarter. Ithaca was first to the end zone, as
Matthew Parker connected with Nicholas Lang on a 25-yard
pass and Caleb Wandell's kick was good for the 7-0 lead. A
little less than five minutes later, the Saints tied things
up, as Lederman looked for Huhtala, scoring on a 35-yard
touchdown pass.
Clayton Fogler's kick was also good to knot things up at
7-7. With 33 seconds remaining in the half, Ithaca scored on
a 27-yard field goal from Wandell for the 10-7 advantage.
The third quarter nearly matched the first in a battle of
the defensive lines, but with one second remaining, Chris
Scully ran for seven yards, making it 17-7 in favor of the
Bombers. Lang sealed the win for Ithaca with 1:47 to play in
the final frame, this time with a six-yard pass from Michael
Reed . Wandell finished 3-for-3 on PAT's for the 24-7 final.
Parker passed for 210 yards for the Bombers, going
18-for-30, while Scully led the run game with 124 yards and
Lang caught 14 passes for 145 yards. Defensively, Ithaca was
led by Sam Tourangeau's seven tackles, while Joe Spirra
finished with five tackles, a sack for the loss of nine and
an interception. Ithaca finished with a 24-12
spread in first downs, and recorded 401 total yards on
offense to St. Lawrence's 242. The Bomber's finished
4-for-10 on third-down conversions, while the Saints went
4-for-15 on third downs and 1-of-3 on fourth-down chances.
With the loss, the Saints fell to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in
Liberty League play, while Ithaca improved to 5-1 and 3-0,
respectively.
October 4, 2025: Six touchdowns, including five from
senior
Will Lederman, powered the St. Lawrence University
football team to a 45-14 win over Hilbert in Liberty League
action on Saturday afternoon at Leckonby Stadium. Lederman
passed for a career-high 341 yards and four touchdowns,
going 14-for-17, with a game long 73-yard pass.
Sean Miles tallied five passes for 35 yards and a
touchdown and also ran for a team-best 34 yards on Saturday.
Nicholas Huhtala recorded four catches for a career-best
137 yards, while
Shea Goodwin logged six catches for 95.
Ryan Surhoff and
Luke Robillard picked up 12 tackles apiece. Robillard's
12 was another career-high for the Saints. First-year
Pat Ryan recorded eight tackles, while
Ethan Metro finished with six and a sack for the loss of
12 yards.
Anthony Ferro recorded five and a huge blocked punt St.
Lawrence started out hot, scoring two touchdowns in the
first five minutes of play. Lederman found Goodwin with a
52-yard pass at 14:12 and less than three minutes later
connected with Huhtala on a 73 yarder to put the Saints up
14-0, as both
Clayton Fogler's kicks were good. Lederman then capped
the first quarter and a 75-yard drive with a six-yard run to
make it 21-0 after the first 15 minutes of play.
William Murray logged his first career touchdown with a
64-yard run, getting a great block in the process, and
Fogler's fourth kick was good for the 28-0 lead. Hilbert's
Joseph Edick responded with a one-yard touchdown run,
putting the Hawks on the board, 28-7. With time winding down
in the half, the Saints called a timeout with two seconds to
play. Fogler then kicked a career-long 49-yard field goal,
giving St. Lawrence a 31-7 spread at the break. Huhtala
picked up his second touchdown of the game at 9:06 of the
third, for a 43-yard touchdown, increasing the score to
38-7.
Sean Miles stepped in and got in on the scoring action
with a four-yard touchdown pass to
Cole Phelan, who had another career-first for the
Scarlet and Brown. Hilbert put the final points on the board
with a 47-yard run from Darrion Montgomery at 11:11 of the
fourth. Mike Hanlon led the ground game for the Hawks,
netting 79 yards, while Nicholas West recorded the lone
25-yard catch. Scotty Winchell led the defense with nine
tackles, while Neven Dermady finished with six. SLU finished
with a 22-13 advantage in first downs and recorded a
season-high 484 yards on offense to Hilbert's 260. The Hawks
converted on 4-of-5 four-down opportunities. St. Lawrence
improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play, while
Hilbert fell to 0-5 and 0-2, respectively.
September 27, 2025: The Saints scored two touchdowns in
the second half, but a strong start powered the Union Garnet
Chargers to a 44-12 win over the St. Lawrence University
football team on Saturday evening in Schenectady, N.Y.
Will Lederman passed for 101 yards on eight completions,
with one touchdown. He also ran for 30 yards and the Saints'
second touchdown.
Nicholas Huhtala finished with five catches, while
James Gescheidle caught three and finished with a
touchdown, and
Matt Ciesielski caught a game-long 59-yard pass.
First-year
Pat Ryan led the defense with seven tackles, one tackle
for the loss and a pass breakup.
Ryan Surhoff and
Savino Morelli both recorded six tackles each, while
Luke Robillard finished with a sack and
Zach Brown had a fumble recovery. Union scored off the
opening drive, as Michael Dinardo capped a 75-yard drive
with a two-yard run for the Garnet Chargers first touchdown.
The Saints took over next, but Aldrich Boakye recovered a
fumble and ran for 27 yards to double Union's score for a
14-0 lead after the first quarter. The Garnet Chargers
recorded three touchdowns in the second quarter, all from
Patch Flanagan to build a 34-0 lead at the break. Lederman
put the Saints on the board for the first time at 8:08 of
the third, as he finished off a 75-yard drive with a 10-yard
run, making it 34-6. Union's Francesco Pileggi increased the
score to 37-6 with a 23-yard field goal with 1:45 to play in
the third. The Saints got the first points of the fourth
quarter as well when Lederman connected with Gescheidle on a
four-yard pass, but the Garnet Chargers finished things off
with a 16-yard touchdown run from Cole Brisson, making the
final 44-12. Patch Flanagan threw for 236 yards on 16
completions for three touchdowns and ran for a team-best 86
yards, while Gil Rivera caught seven passes for 92 yards.
John Droggitis led the defense with seven tackles, while
Daniel O'Leary recorded two sacks. With the loss, the Saints
fell to 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in Liberty League play,
while Union improved to 2-2 and 1-0, respectively.
