BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Stonehill will visit Long Island for an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Shark Stadium, with both teams looking to build momentum in the final stretch of their schedules.

Long Island enters at 3-5 after a 14-9 victory at Wagner and has won three of its last four games. Quarterback Luca Stanzani is the player to watch for the Sharks. In his most recent outing, Stanzani completed 9 of 17 passes for 55 yards and ran 17 times for 83 yards and a touchdown. He completed 10 of 13 passes for 156 yards and ran 20 times for 44 yards and a score in a win over Duquesne, and he passed for 63 yards and ran for 77 in a victory over Mercyhurst. Earlier, he passed for 109 yards and ran for 4 against Florida International. Sam Slade supplied 121 rushing yards and a touchdown on 19 carries against Wagner, plus a 21-yard kick return, and Jesiah McKnight added 25 rushing yards.

Stonehill is 2-5 after a 14-7 loss to Duquesne and has dropped four of its last five games. Quarterback Jack O’Connell leads the Skyhawks and completed 17 of 29 passes for 173 yards while running 10 times for 31 yards in that defeat. In his previous game, he completed 13 of 23 passes for 134 yards and ran five times for 40 yards, throwing one touchdown pass and scoring one rushing touchdown in a 28-7 win over Sacred Heart. He also completed 11 of 18 passes for 117 yards and a touchdown against Ohio. Rayshaun King ran for 31 yards against Duquesne, and Aidan Garrett ran for 12 yards, caught two passes for 20 yards, recorded a tackle and scored a touchdown.

The Skyhawks have also beaten New Haven and lost to Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Bryant this season. Long Island has wins over Duquesne and Mercyhurst to go with losses to Florida International, Villanova, Albany, Kansas and North Dakota. Stonehill will next host Mercyhurst, while Long Island will visit New Haven after this matchup. Long Island will also face Central Connecticut and Robert Morris, while Stonehill will also meet Central Connecticut, Robert Morris and Wagner.

Both quarterbacks have produced as passers and runners this season. O’Connell has carried a heavy workload for Stonehill, while Stanzani has been productive for Long Island. Shark Stadium will host the matchup between teams seeking a late-season surge.