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Joe Sentipal

  • Award
    NEC Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/20/2003
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Monmouth
  • Year
  • Position
  • Hometown
  • High School
Sr., LB, 5-11, 230 lbs., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ/Hasbrouck Heights

Sentipal put forth an outstanding effort in one of the biggest games in the history of the Monmouth football program on Saturday, as the Hawks remained unbeaten with a 10-7 win over Albany in West Long Branch. He led a Monmouth defense that held Albany's high-powered offense to just 165 total yards, 73 of which came on the Great Danes’ lone scoring drive in the third quarter. Sentipal tallied 10 tackles (four solo), recovered a fumble, broke up two passes and registered his third interception of the season to set up Steve Andriola's 44-yard field goal in the first quarter. The 2002 AP All-American, who was recently named to the Buck Buchanan Award "Watch List," currently leads the NEC in tackles (77), solo stops (41), fumble recoveries (three) and is second in tackles for negative yardage (12.5). Sentipal is a three-time NEC weekly defensive honoree this season and has garnered the award seven times in his career.