Week 12 Stats: 15-30, 197 passing yards, 50.0 pass completion percentage, 4 TDs, 2 INT, 7 rushes, 70 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD
Stanzani improved to 4-0 as a starter as LIU defeated Sacred Heart, 37-34, to close out the 2022 season with a fourth straight victory. The Clearwater, FL native passed for four touchdowns and ran for another on Saturday to help the Sharks finish third in the NEC. Compiling 267 all-purpose yards, including 197 in the air, the rookie set the tone early for the offense, connecting with receiver Michael Love for a 71-yard touchdown pass. Stanzani added 27 and 41-yard touchdown passes in the second quarter to put the Sharks up by 14 before he connected with Love for a 10-yarder in the opening minutes of the third to make it 28-10 lead. In his four starts, LIU averaged 37.5 points per game. This is Stanzani’s third NEC Rookie of the Week award.