Scoreboard

Week Eleven Game Summaries

Susquehanna 24, Albright 16
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Sophomore quarterback Mike Bowman threw for 196 yards and three touchdowns, including two in a span of 44 seconds late in the first half, as Susquehanna defeated Albright 24-16 in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth League action at Lopardo Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Mark Bartosic caught five passes for 101 yards to become the first Crusader receiver to surpass 1,000 yards in a season as Susquehanna (7-3, 2-3 MAC Commonwealth) finished off its 15th straight non-losing season. Mike Strack threw for 192 yards and a touchdown for Albright (3-7, 2-3), which closed the season with four straight losses.

Susquehanna opened the scoring on its first play from scrimmage following an Albright punt on the game's initial drive, as Bowman connected with Jon Dvorshock on a 48-yard scoring pass just 1:40 into the first quarter. Albright retaliated on a 20-yard field goal by George Merrill, the first of three on the day by the Lion kicker, to pull within 7-3 with 4:09 left in the first quarter.

Albright took the lead early in the second quarter as Strack hooked up with Ernie Woolf on a 64-yard touchdown down the right sideline to move ahead 10-7, and Merrill added his second field goal of the game with 4:20 left in the half to extend the Lion lead to 13-7.

However, the Crusaders struck back with 1:25 left in the second quarter as Bowman found Josh Kitchin for a 19-yard touchdown pass to push Susquehanna ahead 14-13. The touchdown pass was the 19th of the season for Bowman, establishing a new Susquehanna single-season record.

The Crusaders were not done, though, as Antonio Nash picked off a Strack pass and returned it 36 yards to the Albright 22. Three plays later, Bowman spotted Bartosic in the end zone for an 18-yard score and a 21-13 Susquehanna lead at the break.

The second half turned into a defensive struggle, as the teams exchanged two punts apiece in the third quarter before Andy Nadler hit a 20-yard field goal with 5:48 left in the quarter to push Susquehanna to a 24-13 lead.

Merrill drilled a 35-yard field goal with 39 seconds left in the quarter to trim the Crusader advantage to 24-16, but the Susquehanna defense completely shut down the Lions in the final quarter, yielding just 17 total yards to Albright in the final frame. Albright moved to its 33-yard line on the game's final drive, but Strack was intercepted by freshman Jon Guarino with 57 seconds left to end the threat.

Bowman finished the afternoon 10-for-23 for 196 yards, while Isaac Hernandez ran for 88 yards on 26 carries for the Crusaders. Buck Scarduzio led all Albright runners with 39 yards on nine carries, while Keith Johnson added 37 yards on 16 attempts.

The Lions were plagued by penalties, as they committed 11 infractions for 118 yards on the afternoon. Both punters were active, as Albright's Bert Wenzel averaged 35 yards on eight kicks while Susquehanna's Ryan Hollis posted a 33.5 average on six boots.

Hardin-Simmons 13, McMurry 3
ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons' defense limited McMurry to 133 yards of total offense and had enough offense to defeat their crosstown rival 13-3 at a sloppy Shelton Stadium.

The Cowboys defense was spectacular for the second straight week, limiting the Indians to minus-9 yards rushing on the game. HSU's offense had five other chances to score touchdowns.

HSU (10-0, 9-0) had passes picked off in the end zone and at the McMurry two-yard line and dropped a sure fire touchdown pass that ended in a punt. The Cowboys elected to kick a field goal with the ball at the 3-yard line at the end of the first half and did not attempt to score on the last drive of the game from the McMurry 1. HSU had 367 yards of total offense on the mud-drenched playing surface.

HSU jumped on the board early in the first quarter with a 23 yard pass play from Travis Jones to Kirk Rogers. Neither team scored another touchdown. The Indians scored on a 42-yard field goal with 37 seconds to go in the first half. Andy Howard kicked a pair of 20-yard field goals to end the Cowboys' scoring.

The Cowboy defense was spectacular, with Jared Sanderson leading the way with 12 tackles, 1½ sacks and four tackles for loss. McMurry (6-4, 5-4) had only 25 yards of total offense in the second half. Andy Howard had a pair of interceptions for the Cowboys.

The win gave the Cowboys the Willford Moore trophy, which was first awarded in 1998, for the third consecutive season. The trophy is given to the winner of the game and is named for Moore, who is in both school's athletic Halls of Fame.

HSU has won 13 straight games against McMurry, 29 straight in the regular season, 22 straight in conference play and 15 in a row at home.

Muhlenberg 45, Moravian 20
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Freshman running back Matt Bernardo ran for a career high 251 yards on 40 carries and tied a Muhlenberg record with four touchdowns in the Mules 45-20 victory over Moravian in the annual rivalry game Saturday.

Muhlenberg moves to 8-2 on the season and now awaits a possible berth in the ECAC Playoffs while the Greyhounds finish the 2000 season at 6-4, a four-game improvement over 1999.

Bernardo helped the Mules get on the board early with a 9-yard touchdown run with 10:01 left in the first quarter.  Senior Michael Dickinson made the extra point, one of six conversions in the game, to give Muhlenberg a 7-0 lead.  The Mules would extend the lead to 14-0 with 15 seconds left in the first stanza on a 41-yard pass from senior quarterback Michael McCabe to junior wide receiver Joshua Carter.  McCabe completed 11 of 24 passes in the game for 159 yards but he was intercepted three times.

Moravian would cut the lead to 14-6 early in the second quarter when sophomore wide receiver Josh Fick took a handoff and ran 3 yards for a touchdown.  The extra point failed and Moravian trailed 14-6 with 12:21 left in the first half.

Bernardo, who won the Bianco Award in the game as Muhlenberg's MVP, scored his second touchdown of the first half with 5:41 to play in the second quarter on a 1-yard run.

Moravian would score on its next drive on a 14-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden to sophomore wide receiver Jarod Rhinehart but the two-point conversion failed to set the score at 21-12.  Bowden, Moravian's MVP in the game, completed 16 of 32 passes for 250 yards to give him 2,237 on the year, the third best single season in Moravian history.  However, Bowden was intercepted twice in the game.

Muhlenberg would need exactly 13 seconds to pad its lead as Carter received the kickoff at the ten yard line and ran up the middle of the field 90 yards for a touchdown.  The score gave the Mules a 28-12 halftime lead.
The Greyhounds would be the only team to score in the third quarter as freshman tailback Tim Barlok scampered up the middle 36 yards for the touchdown.  A Bowden pass to Rhinehart for two points put Moravian down by eight points, 28-20 with 4:02 left in the third quarter.  Barlok led the Moravian ground game with 75 yards on 12 carries.

Muhlenberg would finish out the scoring in the fourth quarter with 17 points.  Bernardo scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 1 yards while Dickinson capped the scoring with a 28-yard field goal with 3:49 to play.  Bernardo came out of the game, 12 yards shy of the Muhlenberg single game rushing record.

Senior cornerback Mike Burke led the Muhlenberg defense with 11 tackles, one for loss, and two interceptions while senior linebacker J.D. Rhinehart paced the Greyhounds with 13 tackles, one interception and two pass breakups.

Ursinus 35, Dickinson 21
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Frank Vecchio threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns and the Ursinus (8-2, 5-2 CC) defense forced nine Dickinson (5-5, 4-3) turnovers en route to a 35-21 victory in Centennial Conference football action.

Rashard Williams was Vecchio's favorite target hauling in six balls for 102 yards and two touchdowns.  He finishes the regular season with 12 touchdown catches, a school record.  Lyle Hemphill picked off three passes, while Eric Cowie picked off a pair, raising his season total to 11 and tying the Ursinus single-season mark.

The Red Devils jumped out early, taking the opening kickoff 52 yards on eight plays capped by a Jeff Sturgeon 8-yard touchdown run.  Rob Antanitis added the point after.

Ursinus answered on the ensuing drive, when Vecchio found Chris Glowacki on a crossing route for a 42-yard score.  The Bears missed the extra point.  Three plays later, linebacker Tom Reilly stripped Dickinson's Paul Cooney and ran it in for a 15-yard touchdown, the first of his career.  Vecchio found Josh Barr for the two-point conversion, and the Bears led 14-7.

Ursinus increased their lead to 21-7 with 11:06 left in the first half when Vecchio found Williams streaking down the sideline for a 38-yard score.  Tim Noone added the extra point. 

On the ensuing kick, Hemphill recovered Tom Carluccio's onside attempt and the Bears set up shop on Dickinson's 48 yardline.  Six plays later, Shearrod Duncan's 9-yard plunge and Noone's point after increased the Bear lead to 28-7.

The Red Devils closed the gap to 28-14 when Antonio Tiberi ran it in from 2 yards out and Antanitis booted the point after with :10 left in the first half.

Three plays after Hemphill's first interception of the day, Vecchio and Williams hooked up again, this time for a 19-yard touchdown.  Noone increased the Ursinus lead to 35-14 with the point after.

Dickinson answered on the next drive, when Sturgeon scored on a 1-yard plunge to cut into the Bears lead.  Anatnitis' point after pulled the Devils to within 35-21.

That was as close as they would get as the Ursinus defense took over, forcing Sturgeon to throw interceptions on the Red Devil's next five possessions.

The Bears defense limited the Devils to just 116 yards on the ground, 150 yards below their season average coming in.  Joe Conte led the way with 11 tackles, while Cowie added seven stops to go with his two picks.

Brian DeGiosio carried the ball 20 times for 73 yards to lead the Ursinus ground attack, while punter Greg Furman averaged 45.7 yards on three punts, including a 54-yarder.

Washington & Jefferson 42, Buffalo State 21
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Washington & Jefferson (9-1) ended the slim playoff hopes of Buffalo State (6-4), who lost for the first time in 11 games at Coyer Field.  The Bengals will not play a playoff game for the first time since the 1990 season, a string of nine straight trips to postseason play.

Buffalo State opened the scoring with a 14 play, 72-yard drive on its first possession, capped off by a 7-yard touchdown pass from Chris Henry to T.J. Cottrell.  However, the Presidents came right back on their first drive to tie the score on the first of three touchdown runs by Joey Nichols.  Nichols' first score was a 2-yard run, followed by a 3-yard TD early in the second quarter giving W&J a 14-7 advantage.

The Bengals tied the score on a 52-yard pass from Henry to Derek Baker midway through the second quarter, but the Presidents answered with an 89-yard scoring strike from Brian Dawson to Todd Fry to give W&J the 21-14 halftime edge.

Two quick scores in the third quarter, a 13-yard pass from Dawson to Ryan Silvis, and an 8-yard run by Nichols, broke the game open for the Presidents as they led 35-14.  The Bengals tried to stay close as Baker and Henry connected on another long TD, this one covering 60 yards to close the gap.

The Presidents capped the scoring with 3:20 left on the game clock as Roger Snyder toted the ball the final four yards to make the final score 42-21.

The game marked the end of the careers of two of the most distinguished players in Division III history. Henry finished the year with a school-record 2,660 passing yards and his career mark of 7,978 ranks among the top 25 all-time in Division III history, while Baker broke his own school mark for receiving yards in a season with 1,152.  He is among the top 20 in the Division III record books with 3,359 career receiving yards.

Both offenses were able to move the ball today with the Presidents outgaining the Bengals 469-413 in total yards.

Swarthmore 16, Washington & Lee 6
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- Sophomore running back Ken Clark rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns to lead Swarthmore (4-5) to a 16-6 non-conference victory against Washington & Lee (5-5).   Clark finished the season with 1,053 yards, becoming the first back in Swarthmore history to reach the 1,000-yard plateau.

Clark scored on a 1-yard plunge on Swarthmore's first series, capping a 10-play 54-yard drive.  On a gusty day the extra point was no good and the Garnet Tide led 6-0.   On the ensuing kickoff sophomore running back Chris Sullivan rumbled 80 yards down the right side of the field to even the score.  The extra point attempt failed and the score was deadlocked at 6-6 just 18 seconds after the Garnet score. 

The game remained the same until Clark punched in from two yards out with 12:01 remaining in the game to give the Garnet Tide a 13-6 lead.  Senior defensive back Rob Castellucci ended any General threat as he intercepted a  Sean McGarvey pass at the W&L 38.   Swarthmore's drive stalled at the General 6 and Castellucci kicked a 32-yard field goal to give the Tide a 16-6 lead.

Swarthmore outgained W&L 386 to 179 as the Tide defense held the General passing attack to 58 yards on the day. W&L running back Marc Watson  rushed for 101 yards on 20 attempts.  The junior sets the W&L season rushing record with 1,325 yards. 

Garnet senior quarterback Scott Murray was 10-for-21 for 214 yards his main target was sophomore fullback Lane Oatey recorded a career-best three receptions for 86 yards.

At 4-5 Swarthmore posts its best finish since going 5-5 in the 1995 season.

Central 49, Dubuque 7
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- No. 3 Central team rolled past Dubuque 49-7, to wrap up a record 24th Iowa Conference championship. The Dutch complete the regular season at 10-0, their13th unbeaten season and their second in two years.  Central has now won 14 straight regular-season games. 

Central receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Div. III playoffs.  The 28-team playoff field will be announced Sunday afternoon.  Play begins next Saturday, Nov. 18 for 24 teams, with one team in each of four regions receiving an opening-round bye and starting play on Nov. 25.

Central kept the ball on the ground most of the day, racking up 368 yards rushing and 472 yards total offense. Dubuque had 168 yards total offense.

As they have much of the season, the Dutch got off to another slow start, as a Central turnover led to a Dubuque score, and the first quarter ended tied, 7-7.  But a 30-yard Scott Koerselman touchdown pass to Joe Kain got the Dutch going as they erupted for three second-quarter touchdowns to break it open.

Central shutout Dubuque over the final three quarters.  That allowed the Dutch to complete the regular season without surrendering a point in the fourth quarter.  Central outscored opponents in the second half this season, 204-14, and 120-0 in the fourth period.

Tailback Aaron Aeschliman had two scores on the day, including a 41-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.  He finished with 85 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries while tailback Joey Liekweg had 107 yards and one TD on 13 carries and backup Jesse Collins had 82 yards and one score on 10 attempts.

Koerselman completed seven of 13 passes for 99 yards.  Dubuque quarterback Rob Cruz completed 16 of 33 passes for 113 yards. Linebacker Jeff Sanger led the league's top defense with eight tackles, including a quarterback sack.  Defensive end Justin Snyder and backup defensive tackle Mike Merema each had five stops.

Bridgewater 46, Catholic 33
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Tailback Davon Cruz rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Jason Lutz ran for 100 yards and one score to lead Bridgewater (Va.) College to a 46-33 victory over Catholic University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action at DuFour Field on Saturday.

With the win, Bridgewater (9-1, 5-1 ODAC) concludes its finest regular season ever with seven straight victories. It shares the ODAC championship with Emory & Henry (8-2), which get the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament by virtue of its 37-35 victory over the Eagles on Sept. 16. If Catholic (6-4, 4-2) had won, it would have advanced to the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year. Bridgewater hopes to receive an at-large bid to the 28-team NCAA postseason tournament.

After the Cardinals pulled to within 33-27 early in the fourth quarter, Andre Jones scored on a 14-yard pass from Lutz to give Bridgewater a 39-27 lead with 10:40 to play. Freshman Michael Kelly keyed the 4-play, 60-yard drive with a 43 of his 57 yards on the ground.

Junior Jeremy Fox scored on a 23-yard fumble recovery after fellow defensive end Immanuel Jones sacked Cardinal quarterback Derek McGee to boost the Eagle advantage to 46-33. McGee completed 16 of 31 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked a season-high four times and intercepted once by Luis DeJesus. It was the first time McGee had been sacked in five games.

Catholic junior running back Dan Boyle ran for a career-high 231 yards to set the school record for season rushing yardage with 1,533. His 9-yard TD with 2:46 left in the third period drew the Cards to within 33-20. Wide receiver Dan Evans’ 27-yard reception on fourth down preceded the score.

With 12:00 left, McGee concluded a 10-play, 43-yard drive with a 5-yard scoring strike to Jim Jankiewicz to narrow the Bridgewater lead to 33-27. Lutz (6-for-16 for 94 and one interception) answered by tossing his only TD pass to Jones in the right corner of the end zone.

The Eagles rushed for 330 yards to 278 for Catholic and scored on a safety and Brian Ratliff’s 26-yard blocked punt return. Ratliff’s block gave Bridgewater a 14-7 lead late in the opening quarter. Dominique Green’s 35-yard field goal made it 17-7 with 9:05 to go before halftime.

Eagle freshman linebacker Jermaine Taylor made a game-high 14 tackles. Catholic’s Scot Lutte had a career-high 12 tackles and J.P. Quinn and Larry Waters posted a personal-best 11 each.

Wheaton 37, Augustana 30
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- It took two overtimes, 865 yards of total offense
and seven missed extra points and field goals, but Wheaton (8-2/6-1) was a 37-30 victor over Augustana College (7-3/4-3). It was only Wheaton's second win in Rock Island since 1978.

With the win on the Vikings' home field Wheaton secured a piece of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship. Wheaton is part of a three-way tie with Millikin (9-1/6-1) and Illinois Wesleyan (9-1/6-1) for the league championship. Illinois Wesleyan defeated Millikin 10-8 today in Bloomington to create the three way tie and give Wheaton a piece of its first CCIW title since 1995. Despite the loss, Millikin wins the tie-breaker that determines who will receive the conference's automatic bid to the playoffs.

The Thunder overcame several injuries throughout the season including the losses of team captains Greg McMillin at linebacker, last week, and running back Brian Pastermack late in the game today. Wheaton head coach Mike Swider said of his team's effort in the difficult environment of Ericson Field, "We managed to win here without nine of our 22 starters that we began the season with. If you would have told me at the beginning of the season that we could have been conference champs with as many injuries as we have had I wouldn't have believed you. If we would have stayed healthy then sure I believed we would have won this, but not with the injuries we have had. This win and this conference title is a credit to our players, our coaching staff and our whole organization."

The Vikings jumped out to a 7-0 lead with 11:36 to play in the first half when quarterback Brad Wendell found Chris Sally on a 10-yard touchdown pass. Wheaton cut the lead to 7-6 with 7:01 to play in the first half with a 38-yard touchdown catch by Chris Boddy from sophomore quarterback Josh Anderson, however the point-after attempt failed. The Vikings held a 7-6 advantage at halftime due in part to two missed field goal attempts and a missed extra point by the Thunder in the first half.

Wheaton took the lead when Anderson found senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos on a 31-yard touchdown toss that saw the ensuing two-point conversion completed as the Thunder owned a 14-7 advantage with 9:54 to play in the third quarter. Wheaton went up 21-7 with 1:57 to play in the third quarter when Pastermack scored on a 16-yard run, however the extra point attempt missed.

Augustana began a fourth quarter scoring barrage with 12:50 to play in the game when Sally caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Wendell. Sally tied the game at 20-20 with 7:15 to play when he caught a 13-yard pass from Wendell in the end zone, however the extra point attempt was blocked by Wheaton. Amos gave the guests a 27-20 lead with 4:34 to play in the game when he caught a 33-yard pass from Anderson, plus a Grant Tillotson extra point.

The Vikings again tied the game at 27-27 when Sally caught a 29-yard pass in the end zone from Wendell. The catch gave the Viking receiver a school-record four touchdown catches in the game.

In the first overtime Augustana owned the first possession and J.J. Hazelett connected on a 25-yard field goal attempt to give the Vikings a 30-27 advantage. On Wheaton's possession the Thunder got the ball to the Augustana 15-yard line where it was forced to kick a field goal on fourth down. Tillotson, the freshman punter/defensive back, made a 33-yard field goal in his first collegiate attempt. In the second overtime Wheaton got the ball first and made it into the end zone in eight plays when sophomore J.E. McKissic scored on a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the Thunder the 37-30 advantage.

In Augustana's final possession the squad got to the 10-yard line in eight plays, but two incomplete passes to Sally ended the game and gave Wheaton the victory.

Pastermack led the Wheaton offense with 158 yards on 31 carries and one touchdown run, before leaving the game late in the fourth quarter with an injured ankle. The Wheaton team captain ends the season with 1,082 yards on the year and 2,494 rushing yards in his career. He ends his four-year career in third-place on the school's all-time rushing yardage list. Amos had seven receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns to give him 76 catches for 1,171 yards on the season. His effort this year ranks him third on Wheaton's single-season receiving yards list.

Anderson was 13-for-25 on the day with three touchdown passes and an interception. Senior linebacker J.D. Leman led Wheaton with 17 total tackles, including two for lost yardage (minus-7 yards), one quarterback sack (minus-5 yards) and a fumble recovery. Sophomore defensive tackle Jeff Darnauer made 15 total tackles with one sack. Junior Bryan Ittersagen made 14 total tackles with a fumble recovery.

Augustana's offense was led by Corey Ungaro with 108 rushing on 21 carries, while David Chorney ran for 75 yards on 20 carries. Wendell was 8-for-18 passing for 99 yards and four touchdown tosses. Sally had all four touchdown catches with seven receptions for 95 yards.

For the Devils, Ed Cracchiolo led the offense with 125 yards on 29 carries. His 864 yards this season are second best in FDU history and his 1,243 career yards rank fifth all-time. Quarterback Brad Bishop completed 7-of-19 passes for 116 yards. He threw three interceptions and one touchdown. Carlock caught two passes for 57 yards. Defensively, the Devils were led by Tom Pouliot with 13 solo tackles. For the season he recorded 127 tackles -- second all-time for FDU. He also set the career mark for tackles by a Devil with 443.