PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania sprint football team opens its 2024 campaign on Saturday, heading to St. Thomas Aquinas for a 3 p.m. matchup.
 
Penn (0-0) at STAC (0-0)
Saturday, Sept. 21 | 3 p.m.
Torne Valley Sports Complex | Hillburn, N.Y.
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The Penn vs. STAC Series
*Both teams own a win in the all-time series, with Penn winning the latest battle in 2023.
 
*The Quakers won 19-15 at Franklin Field, scoring 14 points in the fourth to come from behind and win their first game in the series.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers bring back seven 2023 All-CSFL honorees, with Adrian Montemayor, Jake Inserra, Cam Janock, Luke Pajovich, Ty Scherer, Josh Johnson, and Charles Tauckus returning to the field this season.
 
*The reigning CSFL Special Teams Player of the Year, Montemayor, brings promise into his senior year, as he went 2-for-3 on field goal attempts in 2023, converting on all nine of his extra-point tries. Montemayor averaged 32 yards per punt, downing ten punts inside the 20-yard line, with two going more than 50 yards during his junior year campaign.
 
*The Red and Blue added some fresh faces to the team this season, with freshmen Colin Ambrosius (QB), Ryan Callahan (OL/DL), Colin Cross (LB), Aarav Doshi (RB/DB), Ben Lu (RB/LB), Michael Malone (QB), Andrew Piscatelli (TE), Jason Sheairs (WR), and Blake Taranto (DL/OL) making up the Class of 2028.
 
*The Quakers welcomed back program alumni for their annual Alumni Game earlier this month. The Quakers topped the Alumni 7-0 to highlight the outing.
 
*Penn will battle a new opponent in Molloy this season, welcoming the Lions to Franklin Field on Friday, Oct. 18.
 
*The offense is in good hands this season as quarterback Scherer and running back Tom Rebstock return this season. Rebstock led the team with three rushing touchdowns in 2023, while Scherer rushed for two and passed for three.
 
*The Red and Blue look forward to a stout defense with Janock and Inserra returning to the gridiron. Janock led the defense with 44 total tackles in 2023, closely followed by Inserra's 43 tackles.