Albany defeats Wagner 41-28

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replying the story in its archived form does not constitute a re-publiccation of the story.

Vinny Esposito ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more in Albany's 41-28 win over Wagner on Saturday.

The Great Danes (7-4, 6-2 Northeast Conference) led 21-14 late in the second quarter before Esposito's touchdown run of 8 yards and another from a yard out to pull away.

Andrew Smith gave Albany a 14-0 lead on an 8-yard run with 3:50 left in the first quarter, and a 9-yard catch from Esposito with 2:06 left in the period.

Esposito finished with 248 yards on 14-of-21 passing, and Smith had 98 yards on 15 carries.

Justin Gannon had 86 yards on 19 carries for Albany.

The Great Danes were 6-for-6 in red zone chances as they prevented Wagner from winning a share of the NEC title.

The Seahawks (6-5, 5-3) were led by Dominique Williams with 101 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Nick Doscher had 156 yards and a touchdown on 12-of-26 passing.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.