Week 3 Stats: 10 tackles (7 solo), 3.5 tackles-for-loss (9 yards), 1.0 sack (2 yards), 1 forced fumble
Fasolino was the anchor of an LIU defensive performance that limited the 22nd-ranked team in the nation to two touchdowns on Saturday. The redshirt senior running back recorded a season-high 10 tackles, including seven solo stops, for his second multi-tackle game of the season against Villanova. In addition, Fasolino contributed 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble in a back-and-forth battle that saw the Wildcats squeak out a 20-16 win in Brookville behind a late touchdown with 68 seconds left to play. Pushing Villanova back a total of 11 yards, his forced fumble at the Sharks’ two-yard line was good for an LIU touchback. He currently leads the NEC in tackles (35), tackles per game (8.8), solo tackles (27), tackles-for-loss per game (1.63) and tackles-for-loss (6.5). This is Fasolino’s second career NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Defensive Player of the Week award.