Football Edged by LIU on Homecoming

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. –– The Wagner College football team fell to NEC opponent LIU, 14-9, on Saturday evening on Hameline Field as part of Wagner Homecoming Weekend. Wagner (1-6, 0-3 NEC) had an opportunity to strike first midway through the opening quarter when redshirt freshman quarterback Benjamin Newman connected with sophomore wide receiver Richard Perkins Jr. for a 59-yard completion, moving the Seahawks from their own six-yard line to the LIU (3-5, 3-0 NEC) 35. THE LONG BALL 🎯 Newman finds Perkins on the HUGE 59-yard catch! 😱 1Q 5:39 | WAG 0, LIU 0 📺NEC Front Row #LetsFly |…