SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore quarterback Jeff St. Onge (Kingston, NH) fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to sophomore receiver Ben Hall (Conway, NH) with two seconds remaining as Salve Regina recovered for a wild 41-34 victory over visiting Western New England College in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division contest Saturday afternoon (Oct. 27).

The Seahawks (2-6, 1-5 Boyd) held off a furious fourth quarter rally by the Golden Bears who trailed 34-15 with 11 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the game.

Western New England College sophomore quarterback Justin Walz (Groton, CT) returned to action after missing three contests and had a record-setting day. He established four school marks for attempts (53), completions (30), and yards (437), along with the single season passing mark (1704 yards) that broke the old record of 1273 set by Jeff Armstrong in 1992.

Walz passed for three touchdowns and also ran for 24 yards and two other scores. He opened the scoring with a one-yard run at the 8:11 mark of the second quarter. The Seahawks came back to tie the game at halftime.

The teams exploded for 61 points in the second half and 988 total yards (WNEC 513, Salve Regina 475).

SRU took a 27-13 lead when senior running back Louy Marroquin (Hewlett, NY) (23 carries, 122 yards) went seven yards with 1:17 left in the third quarter. He also ran 45 yards for his second score to give the Seahawks a 34-19 lead with 11:33 left in the game.

Walz rallied the Golden Bears with a 45-yard scoring pass to sophomore receiver Matt O'Brien (South Windsor, CT) (5 catches, 116 yards) just 35 second later. Walz and O'Brien hooked up on the two-point conversion to cut the margin to 34-27. Walz then ran one-yard again for a touchdown to knot the score at 34 with 5:48 left.

Western New England College took over on downs on its 43, but settled for a 52-yard punt by junior Jordan Capitanio (Torrington, CT) that was downed at the SRU five. The Seahawks moved to their own 34, then punted, where WNEC took over at its own 37 with 1:37 left.

Walz, however, threw his fourth interception and Salve Regina had a final chance starting at the WNEC 41 with 1:01 remaining. St. Onge (13-for-23, 153 yards, 3 TDs) completed all three passes in the drive, including the game-winner on the final play of the game.

Western New England College sophomore receiver Chris Vaillant (Holliston, MA) had a game-high eight catches for 90 and a TD (45 yards). Sophomore receiver Rob Chiacco (Groton, CT) had seven receptions for 75 yards and a TD (37 yards). Senior receiver Kevin Miculcy (Greenwich, RI) had four receptions for 103 yards.

Western New England College falls to 2-7 (0-6 Boyd) after dropping its sixth straight game.