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Week Five Game Summaries

Johns Hopkins 54, Gettysburg 13
BALTIMORE -- Senior running back Scott Martorana rushed for a game-high 147 yards and three touchdowns and junior quarterback Rob Heleniak threw for a career-high 286 yards and three touchdowns as Johns Hopkins rolled to a 54-13 victory against visiting Gettysburg at Homewood Field. The win is the third straight for the Blue Jays.

After Gettysburg and Hopkins exchanged touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the game, Martorana gave the Blue Jays (3-1, 2-0 Centennial) the lead for good with back-to-back touchdowns in a span of less than six minutes midway through the first half. His 7-yard run capped a five-play, 18-yard drive that was set up by a fumble recovery Mike Little. He added a 6-yard run with 11:31 left in the second quarter to cap a five-play, 29-yard drive that put Hopkins up 20-6.

Gettysburg (0-5, 0-3) answered with a six-yard touchdown run by Bryan Pojonowski to slice the lead to 20-13 with 1:32 left in the second quarter, but the Blue Jays marched down the field in the final minute of the half and capped a seven-play, 74-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring pass from Heleniak to junior Zach Baylin to make it 27-13 at the half.

Martorana capped his scoring efforts for the night with a 9-yard run with 2:15 left in the third quarter and the game remained at 34-13 for most of the fourth quarter before the Blue Jays scored 20 points in the final 4:44. Senior Wes Moore scored on a 39-yard pass from Heleniak to make it 41-13 with 4:44 left in the game. Moore's touchdown reception capped another quick drive for the Blue Jays as they went 85 yards in five plays. None of Hopkins' six offensive scoring drives lasted longer than 2:12.

Hopkins closed the scoring with a pair of defensive touchdowns in the final seconds of the game. Junior linebacker Nick Quercetti returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown with seven seconds remaining to make it 48-13. After Gettysburg downed the ensuing kickoff, the Bullets fumbled a handoff on first down and Hopkins' freshman Rob Bates returned the ball 32 yards for another score as time expired.

Gettysburg opened the scoring with a 61-yard scoring pass from senior Denis Flaherty to senior Pat Jordan less than 10 minutes into the game, but the Blue Jays answered back less than six minutes later with a 9-yard scoring pass from Heleniak to Baylin, setting the stage for Martorana's exploits.

Martorana's three rushing touchdowns matched his career high, which he set last season in a 37-13 win against Gettysburg. He also moved into sixth place on the career rushing touchdowns list at Johns Hopkins with 17. Heleniak, who entered the game as the fifth-rated quarterback in the nation, has now thrown at least three touchdown passes in each of Hopkins' four games this season and has 12 TD passes against just two interceptions on the year.

Flaherty threw for 223 yards and the one touchdown to Jordan, but was sacked seven times in the game and the Bullet ground attack generated just 100 yards on 44 attempts. Pojonowski led the way on the ground for Gettysburg with 82 yards on 20 carries with the one touchdown.

Rowan 20, New Jersey 10
EWING, N.J. — Junior wide receiver Al Beverly had three catches for 113 yards, including a 40 yard touchdown pass to open the Profs’ scoring and a 51 yard pass to open the third quarter. Sophomore quarterback Mike Warker finished with 237 yards passing to lead the Profs to a 20-10 win over The College of New Jersey on Friday evening. Rowan improves to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the NJAC, while TCNJ falls to 1-2 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

Warker opened the Profs’ scoring with a 40-yard pass in the first quarter to cap two play drive of 57 yards. Warker would find Beverly in the third quarter with a 51 yard touchdown reception to break open the game in the third quarter after the Lions pulled within four points on a 21-yard field goal by junior Greg Schell at 3:29 in the first. Beverly’s touchdown in the third quarter gave the Profs a 13-3 lead.

TCNJ’s sophomore Tim Kosuda ran the ball in for a 2-yard touchdown in the third quarter at 8:41 to keep the Lions within striking distance before sophomore Jason Frabasile capped a five play, 27 yard drive with his 11 yard touchdown run to extend the Profs’ lead back to points, a score that would hold up.

Warker finished with 237 yards passing with two touchdowns on a 12-for-28 effort with one interception. TCNJ’s junior quarterback Steve Bellosi threw his first interceptions of the season after an 11-for-29 effort and only 91 yards passing. He was picked off three times on the night.

Frabisile had 25 rushes for 94 yards with a touchdown to help the Profs remain perfect on the season. Rowan was held to 152 yards rushing on the night, despite being called for 17 penalties for 150 yards. The Profs held the Lions’ leading rusher Kosuda to only 41 yards and one touchdown.

Rowan’s senior Alex Ferrante had eight tackles in leading the Profs to the win as they held the Lions to 204 yards of total offense. Junior linebacker Matt Baranyay added eight tackles as well, while junior Clinton Tabb had six stops and an interception in the win.

TCNJ’s freshman Brian Gibson had 10 tackles for the Lions, while junior Doug Nagle had 10 stops as well.

Springfield 55, Ithaca 34
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Springfield (4-0) remained unbeaten by holding off host Ithaca (3-1) to win 55-34. The Pride's 55-point outburst marked the most points the Bombers have given up in 20 years. Thomas Allen intercepted three Ithaca passes and returned two for touchdowns. Springfield finished with five interceptions.

Allen's first score, an 83-yard return, gave the Pride a 26-7 lead with 39 seconds left in the first half. Springfield's first two touchdowns came on long touchdown passes from senior quarterback Kevin Cahill -- a 46-yard completion to Tim Hanley and a 50-yard throw to Jay Curtis. Senior fullback Jay Miller ran 74 yards for a second-quarter score.

The Bombers erased Springfield's lead by scoring three touchdowns in the first seven minutes of the second half. Junior quarterback Brian Young ran 7 yards for a score, five plays after Springfield fumbled the second-half kickoff. Young threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to senior running back Tommy Giorgio on the next Bomber possession and two minutes later a fumble recovery by Bomber linebacker Larry Jones set up a 1-yard run by junior fullback Kyle Tedeschi.

Springfield regained the lead for good on a one-yard run by Cahill. Allen's second touchdown -- this one on a 17-yard return -- ended the next Bomber possession. Miller and Bob Sedlor scored on touchdown runs to close out Springfield's scoring. Ithaca pulled to within 47-34 on an 11-yard touchdown reception by Giorgio. Giorgio also scored the first Bomber touchdown, on a 1-yard run in the second quarter.

Sedlor and Demetrius Dunn ran for 114 and 105 yards, respectively, for the Pride, who entered the game as Division III's top-ranked rushing offense. Miller ran for 98 yards and Cahill threw for 109 yards.

Giorgio carried Ithaca's offense, rushing 33 times (two short of the school record) for 143 yards and catching a career-high nine passes for a career-best 113 yards. He became the first Bomber to reach 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game and raised his career total to 150 points, fourth on Ithaca's all-time list.

Allen led Springfield's defense with 11 tackles. He also had one of the Pride's nine pass breakups. Rich Moran and Jason Perkins added 10 and nine tackles, respectively.

Senior free safety Ron Amato recorded a career-high 16 tackles, including two for loss. He extended his school record with his 17th career interception (his fifth of the season). Senior middle linebacker Julian Forbes added 10 tackles. 

Brockport State 30, Buffalo State 0
BROCKPORT, N.Y. -- Senior Courtlan Green rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns and the Brockport defense posted its second shutout of the season, both against Upstate New York opponents, as the 18th-ranked Golden Eagles posted a dominating 30-0 win against No. 17 Buffalo State.

The victory stretched Brockport’s school-record winning streak to eight games over two seasons. Brockport had not beaten Buffalo State since a 15-14 decision in 1994. The Bengals had not been shutout since 1993. The Golden Eagles have allowed just 10 points in four games this year, an average of 2.5 points per game.

Buffalo State entered the game averaging 31.5 points and 409.0 yards per game. In addition to being shutout, the Bengals were held to just 265 total yards.

The Golden Eagles scored on a 42-yard field goal by junior Todd Freelove on their opening possession and never looked back. Green’s two short rushing scores in the second quarter, from seven and eight yards out, gave the Golden Eagles a 17-0 halftime lead.

Green, who now has rushed for 100 or more yards in five consecutive games dating back to last year, has 624 yards in just four games this year. He already stands fifth all-time in rushing at the College with 1,446 in less than a season-and-a-half.

Brockport hasn’t posted two shutouts in a season since the 1996 season. The Golden Eagles have not allowed a point to either of its Upstate New York rivals this year. Brockport shut out Cortland in the opener, 14-0. The Golden Eagle defense has not allowed a point since the 2:16 mark of the first quarter against Plymouth State, a span of 107:16.

Defensively, senior linebacker John Humann had 10 tackles. Junior linebacker Jay Johnson had eight stops and two sacks. The defense had four sacks of Buffalo State senior quarterback Chris Henry, increasing Brockport’s season total to 19. Offensively, Brockport has allowed just two sacks. Henry was 16-for-31 for 176 yards for the Bengals.

Brockport senior quarterback Mike Haas, who improved to 8-0 as a starter, was 14-for-26 for 122 yards.

The Golden Eagles got strong play from their kicking game. In addition to Freelove’s 42-yard field goal -- he also averaged 43.5 yards on four punts -- senior Chris Rudderow kicked 34- and 35-yard field goals and nailed three extra points.

Brockport has allowed just 59 points and posted three shutouts during its eight-game winning streak.

Mount Union 48, Ohio Northern 24
ADA, Ohio -- Ohio Northern got 125 yards rushing from Jamal Robertson and 247 yards passing from Shane Franzer, but No. 2 Mount Union's 564 yards of total offense was just too much for the No. 16 Polar Bears as the Purple Raiders posted a 48-24 Ohio Athletic Conference football victory Saturday before a standing-room only crowd of 4,611 at Ada War Memorial Stadium.

Chuck Moore carried 23 times for 137 yards and three TDs and caught
two passes for 25 yards and a TD to pace the Raiders (4-0, 3-0 OAC). The four touchdowns was a career high for the senior.

Dan Pugh carried 23 times for 127 yards and two TDs and Gary Smeck completed 20-of-31 passes for 289 yards and two scores. Adam Marino caught 12 passes for 177 yards and a score for MUC.

The two teams combined for 997 yards of total offense in the contest. Robertson carried 24 times for 125 yards, giving him 3,061 yards for his career, just seven behind ONU's all-time career rushing leader Arnie Boigner's mark of 3,068 from 1989-92. It is the third time in four games this season Robertson has surpassed the 100-yard mark. Franzer finished the day 20-of-44 passing for 247 yards and two TDs and ran seven times for 50 yards and another score.

Trailing 28-0 in the third quarter, the Bears (2-2, 2-1) scored 17 points in a
span of 5:26 to get within 28-17 with 14:03 left in the game. Franzer started the flurry with a 28-yard pass to Frank Van Dresser on a fourth and 13 play to make it 28-7 with 4:29 to go in the third quarter.

After Chad Lorton sacked Smeck and forced a fumble at MUC's 44-yard line, Northern scored on a 19-yard pass from Franzer to Tony Mitchell to make it 28-14 with 1:03 to play in the third. 

Another MUC fumble gave the Bears the ball on the Mount 41. Seven plays later J.R. Cipra nailed a 32-yard field goal to make it 28-17.

That's when the Purple Raiders showed why they have won three of the last four Division III national championships, as they scored on their next three possessions to go up 48-17 with 2:25 to play.

Franzer scrambled in from five yards out with 12 seconds left to cap the scoring.

After a scoreless first quarter, Mount Union scored three times in the second period to take a 21-0 lead at intermission. Moore dove in from 1 yard out with 9:28 to go in the second period, Pugh scored from 3 yards out at the 6:07 mark and Moore ran in from 3 yards out with 2:26 to go for the Raiders. Mount went up 28-0 on its first possession of the third period when Smeck hit Marino on a 5-yard TD with four minutes gone.

"Mount Union's offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage all day," ONU head coach Tom Kaczkowski said. "Our offense had some early opportunities and we didn't capitalize. You can't get into a track meet with a team that good. Our defense played as well as they could, but Mount's offense is better than it was last year."

Northern drove deep into Mount Union territory on its three of its four first-half possessions, but turned it over on downs twice and had an interception and trailed 21-0 at the half.

Western New England 28, Massachusetts-Boston 9
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Junior tailback Marvin Langley ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns -- all in the first half -- to lead Western New England College to a 28-9 victory against Massachusetts-Boston in a New England Football Conference Boyd Division game.

The Golden Bears even their record at 2-2 (1-2 NEFC Boyd) while the
Beacons fall to 1-4 (0-3 NEFC Boyd).

Langely scored his first touchdown on a 17-yard run at the 10:27 mark of the first quarter before the Beacons cut the margin to 7-3 on a 27-yard field goal by Michael Bissanti with 1:10 remaining in the period. Langley scored his eighth rushing touchdown of the season on a 1-yard run with 8:27 left in the opening half. He didn't play the second half because of a hip pointer.

WNEC took a 28-3 lead in the third quarter on a one-yard run by quarterback Matt Sotherden and eight-yard score by John Hyatt (8 carries, 52 yards). Sotherden was 9-for-15 passing for 116 yards and one interception. Hyatt, a starting cornerback, was making his first appearance in the backfield this season.

Halfback Frank Campo (22 carries, 161 yards) scored on a 31-yard run with 1:02 left in the game for Mass-Boston's only touchdown.

WNEC outgained Mass-Boston by a 422 to 207 margin. The Golden Bears, who came into the game as the nation's top passing efficiency defense, held quarterback John Fitzpatrick to only 1-for-7 passing for 16 yards.

Amherst 35, Bowdoin 0
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Last week, it was the passing game. This week, 
Amherst shifted gears, directing its attention toward the ground attack. Apparently, the shift was a good idea. Behind 100-yard games from junior Okey Ugwonali and sophomore Kevin Kennard, the Jeffs rushed for 339 yards, their third-highest single-game total ever, en route to a 35-0 thrashing of Bowdoin.

Ugwonali rushed for 169 yards and one touchdown while Kennard had 136 yards on the ground and two scores. The pair helped Amherst (2-0) build a 28-0 halftime lead and coast to the win.

In the first quarter, Kennard ripped off touchdown runs of 41 and 42 yards to give Amherst a 14-0 lead with 2:35 left in the opening frame. Ugwonali ballooned the lead to 21-0 midway through the second quarter on a 15-yard run. With nine ticks left in the first half, Lord Jeff senior Peter Honig connected with junior Jerimy Hiltner for a 7-yard scoring strike and the 28-0 bulge.

The Amherst defense, which allowed just 216 yards of total offense and posted its second-straight shutout, was superb in the second half, squelching several Bowdoin drives deep in Lord Jeff territory. Junior Dan Lalli led the Amherst defense with 10 total tackles - three of them for loses.

Amherst put the finishing touches on the win as Honig hooked up
with Hiltner for a second time with 10:32 left on a five-yard pass. Honig
ended the afternoon 10-for-14 for 81 yards and two touchdowns.

Sophomore Justin Hardison was 18 for 31 with 122 yards and one interception for Bowdoin (0-2) while Kevin Bougie ran the ball 17 times for 53 yards.

La Salle 35, Catholic 10
WASHINGTON -- Junior tailback Brian Small scored three touchdowns and threw for another to lead Division 1-AA La Salle to a 35-10 victory against Catholic before 2,300 in non-conference action at DuFour Field on Saturday.

Small, who rushed for 120 yards on 19 attempts, scored on two pass receptions and had a 16-yard TD run to give the Explorers (4-1) a 14-3 lead with 10:28 to go in the second quarter. Just before the end of the half, his 61-yard TD pass to Raymond Santiago (six receptions, 70 yards) gave La Salle a 28-3 lead at the break.

The win was the Explorers’ first-ever against Catholic (1-3) in a series that began in 1933 and was revived in 1997. The Cardinals, who lost their third game in a season for the first time in Coach Tom Clark’s seven-year tenure, hold a 6-1-1 series advantage.

"I think they’re a real solid Division 1-AA team," Clark said. "There were a couple key plays in the first half that went their way. Had we prevented those, I think we would have had a close game. We’ll just regroup and get back to our (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) play."

The Cardinals narrowed the lead to 28-10 midway through the third quarter on a 41-yard catch and run from Derek McGee to Jim Jankiewicz. But Small caught a 22-yard TD pass from Mike Bramowski (9 of 15 for 50 yards, two TDs, one interception) late in the third quarter for the final margin.

With his three receptions for 37 yards, Small accounted for 218 of the Explorers’ 403 yards of offense. He gave La Salle a 7-0 lead with 32 seconds left in the opening period on a 17-yard pass from Bramowski. Greg Stokes accounted for Catholic’s only points of the first half when he hit a 37-yard field goal early in the second quarter to draw the Cards to within 7-3.

Dan Boyle led Catholic with a game- and season-high 136 yards rushing on 20 attempts. McGee finished 14 of 31 for 154 yards and one TD. Jankiewicz caught five passes for 69 yards and Dan Evans added five receptions for 49 yards.

La Salle did most of its damage on the ground. Small had a 51-yard run to key a 5-play, 71-yard drive capped by Keyente Moore’s 1-yard run to make it 21-3. Moore rushed for 53 yards on 13 attempts and Bramowski added a 49-yard scamper to finish with 63 yards on six carries. The Explorers out-rushed the Cardinals 292-149.

"They’re a running team," Clark said. "They run to set up the pass and we pass to set up the run. They’re different philosophies, and theirs was better today."

"We’re discouraged, but we’re definitely not out of (the chase for the NCAA playoffs)," Catholic guard and captain Tim McCarthy said. "We start ODAC play up again next week. If we beat W and L, we’re looking good. A win today would have been good for our confidence, but I think we’ll be alright."

Bryant 63, Mount Ida 0
Freshman Andre McLeod scored three touchdowns in the first quarter to propel the visiting Division II Bryant Bulldogs to a 63-0 win against the Mustangs from Mount Ida. McLeod finished the day with 138 rushing yards on 17 carries. 

The rest of the Bryant touchdowns were spread across six Bulldogs and all of their scores came on the ground. Although the host Mustangs did not score, Ted Levine and Rony Joseph created some excitement with solid kickoff return yardage. Levine's five kickoff returns totaled 89 yards while Joseph had two returns for 43 yards and enjoyed a splendid 35-yard dash.

Nick McNamee was 2-for-7 passing for only 3 yards for the Mustangs (0-4), who were held to 62 yards of total offense on 45 plays. Joseph was the leading ground gainer, with two carries for 39 yards, while Mount Ida quarterbacks were sacked five times for a loss of 21 yards. 

Bryant improved to 3-1.

Union 24, Alfred 6
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Junior defensive end Josh Stinehour led a defensive charge with four of Union's seven quarterback sacks and junior quarterback Ben Gilbert threw for a pair of touchdown passes as the Dutchmen defeated Alfred 24-6 before 2,700 at Frank Bailey Field.

Stinehour, who last week had three sacks and was named the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association's 'Defensive Player of the Week" in the Dutchmen's 13-12 loss to Hobart, had 37 of Union's 60 sacks yards with his four quarterback takedowns. Senior end Brevator Creech had two sacks for 17 yards while sophomore defensive tackle Justin Sievert had the other sack for six yards. Including the sack yardage, the Dutchmen (3-1) stopped Alfred (2-3) running game for minus-10 yards on 27 running plays.

Gilbert, meanwhile, completed 17 of 26 passes with two touchdowns. His 3-yard TD toss to fullback Matt Laporta capped Union's 10-play, 69-yard drive following the opening kickoff. Andrew Ruffo added the PAT for a 7-0 Dutchman lead at 11:06.

The score remained 7-0 until Gilbert connected with senior wideout Bryan Slekes on a 23-yard touchdown pass at 14:16 of the third quarter. The one-play drive was set up when junior defensive back Radney Wood intercepted Alfred quarterback Todd Zandrowicz on the first play of the second half. Ruffo again added the PAT for a 14-0 Union advantage at 14:16. Ruffo added a 42-yard field goal at 10:55 of the period and junior tailback Jasper Mills went in from four yards out at 9:17 of the fourth quarter to give the Dutchmen a 27-0 lead.

Alfred avoided the shutout when tailback George Easton capped a nine-play, 71-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown run with 3:58 left to play.

Sophomore tailback George Beebe led Union's running game with 98 yards on 20 attempts. The Dutchmen finished with 199 rushing yards and 373 total yards while the Saxons had 173 total yards.

Senior defensive back Devon Wimberly and junior linebacker Mike Rosenthal were both in on eight tackles for the Dutchmen while senior strong safety Craig Spangler had 14 tackles and junior nose guard Todd Strong added 10 hits for Alfred.

Rochester 17, RPI 7
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior quarterback Jeff Piscitelli threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to freshman Brian Ferris to put the Yellowjackets ahead for good as the University of Rochester defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 17-7 at Edwin Fauver Stadium.

Piscitelli finished with a career-high 309 yards, hitting 15 of 31. For the first time as a starter -- a stretch of 22 games -- he was not intercepted. The Yellowjacket offensive line, comprised of five new starters -- three of them freshmen -- allowed only three sacks, one on a broken play.

Rochester is 4-0 overall, 3-0 UCAA. The four-game winning streak is Rochester's longest in eight years -- since an 8-0 run to start the 1992 season. Sophomore tailback Greg Lozeau clinched the victory by running for a 1-yard TD with 1:27 left in the fourth quarter.

Rochester took a 3-0 lead on a 22-yard field by goal freshman Jon Sarich three minutes into the second quarter. The Yellowjackets missed a chance to go up 6-0 at the half when Sarich's 25-yard field goal attempt was blocked by RPI's Jim Sears.

The Engineers (1-3, 0-1) took a 7-3 lead on a 42-yard pass from senior quarterback Sean O'Bryan to senior Richard Mokay. Senior Eric Byrne kicked the extra point. 

Immediately after the touchdown, Rochester drove to the RPI 17 where Lozeau was stripped by RPI's Marc Blevins and Adam Woollacott recovered for the Engineers at their own 22.

The Yellowjacket defense held and forced a punt by RPI's Chris Comisky. Rochester freshman Kassim Howell had a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown called back for holding. Piscitelli started at his own 33 with 5:38 left in the third quarter.

Lozeau rushed for 3 yards, then lost 7 on the next play when Woollacott and Micah Suggs caught him at the 29. Piscitelli threw a 22-yard pass to junior Anthony Yandek, putting the ball on the RPI 49. Five plays later, Piscitelli found Ferris behind the defense and hit him in the end zone. Brad Hartman's PAT gave Rochester a 10-7 lead.

O'Bryan found Mokay for a 48-yard gain, moving the ball to the Rochester 27. The Yellowjacket defense held, deep in its own end, and Rochester took over on downs with 11:26 to go.

RPI's last good chance came with 4:00 left. The Engineers started at their own 19. O'Bryan was sacked by Rochester's Chris Haarstick back to the 9 and left with an injury. He was replaced by junior Jason Lewis. The first pass Lewis threw was intercepted by Rochester's Joe Lazzaro who returned it 13 yards to the 15. On third down from the 15, Piscitelli found a slanting Yandek over the middle for a 14-yard gain. Lozeau rushed through right tackle for the clinching TD on the next play.

The Yellowjackets had 425 yards in total offense and held RPI to 220. Lozeau carried a career-high 33 times for 121 yards and one TD. Yandek caught five balls for 81 yards. Senior Sean O'Hara caught three balls for 141 yards. Ferris finished with two catches for 41 yards. Lance Ramer led the Yellowjacket defense with 13 tackles and one of Rochester's five sacks. Haarstick finished with two sacks among his six tackles.

RPI rushed for a net of 79 yards on 36 carries. O'Bryan completed seven of 11 passes for 127 yards. Mokay caught five passes for 128 yards and the TD.

Albright 7, Juniata 6
HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Albright took advantage of a Juniata turnover in the fourth quarter and then used a big play on an option pass for a 55-yard gain to get past the Eagles, 7-6, on Saturday afternoon at Knox Stadium. The victory improved the Lions to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth, while Juniata slipped to 0-4 and 0-2 in the Commonwealth. It marks the first time since 1997 that Albright defeated Juniata and the first time since that same year that the Eagles have opened a campaign with four consecutive losses.

Juniata got on the board first in an opening half when both squads were battling for field position. Sophomore wide receiver Andrew Raup hauled in a nine-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Jamie Campbell with 1:45 remaining in the second quarter. It was the first touchdown reception in Raup's career and the fourth straight week that Campbell has thrown a touchdown pass. Sophomore place kicker Dusty Lehr was wide right with his point-after attempt and that left the score at 6-0 in favor of the hosts.

There was no more scoring until Albright took over on its 30-yard line following a fumble by Juniata's sophomore wide receiver Nate Leach. Leach caught a pass from Campbell and while fighting for extra yards was stripped of the ball by Albright's Dave Barr and Steve Biddle fell on the loose ball for the Lions.

Albright moved the ball 10 yards on two straight carries by Keith Johnson and then on first and 10 from its own 40, Jeff Haberl took a lateral from junior quarterback Mike Strack and heaved a 55-yard completion to Rich Kolka to the Juniata five. It was the longest gain of the day by either team's offense and gave the Lions a first and goal situation. Johnson was then stopped for a 3-yard gain, before Buck Scarduzio was stood up at the Juniata 1 on second down. Strack faked a hand off on third down and carried the ball around the left side and scooted into the endzone for the tying score. George Merrill made good on the PAT and gave the visitors a 7-6 lead.

Juniata had the ball three more times but netted just 12 yards on 10 offensive plays. After the score by Albright, the Eagles did not get past their own 39-yard line, on a possession that ended with Juniata trying to draw the Lions offside on a fourth and inches play from the Juniata 39. Albright did not bite and Juniata was forced to take a delay of game penalty and then punt the ball away with 6:09 to go.

The Eagles went for a fourth-down conversion on their last possession, but Albright forced an incomplete pass on fourth and nine from the Juniata 26 when Russell Benditt knocked down a Campbell pass with 1:24 to go. 

From there, Albright advanced the ball to the Juniata 1-yard line, before Strack took a knee on cosnecutive plays to run out the clock.

Albright gained 242 yards on the day, while Juniata posted 245 yards. The Lions had the ball for 31:51, while the Eagles had it for 28:09. Albright was 4-for-17 on third-down attempts, while Juniata was just 2-for-15.

Strack completed 5 of 15 passes for 53 yards and he was sacked six times. Johnson ran the ball for a game-high 92 yards on 21 carries. Kolka caught two passes for 61 yards.

Campbell completed 18 of 32 tries for 201 yards and was sacked four times. Freshman running back Mike Leach had 36 yards on 13 tries, while senior wide receiver Matt Eisenberg hauled in six passes for 65 yards.

Defensively, Tom Fitti paced the Lions with 16 tackles, including one sack and two for lost yardage. Senior linebacker Ed Pfursich had 17 stops for the Eagles.

Widener 46, Moravian 20
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Junior linebacker Andrew Waxman returned a pair of interceptions for touchdowns and senior quarterback Mike Granato threw two touchdown passes to junior wide receiver Mike Coleman to lead Widener to a 46-20 victory against Moravian in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action Saturday.

In the battle of the unbeaten teams, the No. 21-ranked Pioneers move to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the MAC Commonwealth while the Greyhounds fall to 3-1 and 2-1. Widener has now scored more than 40 points in each of its last three games, a first in school history.

Widener scored the first 21 points of the game with junior fullback Sean Selover running in from one-yard out with 10:09 left in the first stanza. Freshman Paul Ragan added the extra point.

The Pioneers' next drive was set up when senior cornerback Dante Trader intercepted a pass from Moravian's sophomore quarterback Charlie Bowden. The interception was the first of the season thrown by Bowden. Granato, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 188 yards, connected with Coleman on a 7-yard scoring play. Granato moved over 6,000 career passing yards in the game (6,035), the first Widener quarterback to accomplish that feat.

Waxman would make the first of his two interceptions on the ensuing drive, returning it 41 yards for the score. Ragan's kick made the lead 21-0 for Widener with 14:45 left in the second quarter.

Moravian would strike next on a five-yard pass from Bowden to freshman tailback Tim Barlok. Freshman Josh Miller made the extra-point to cut the score to 21-7. Bowden completed 24 of 38 passes for 343 yards, a career best, and three touchdowns. Barlok led Moravian on the ground with 27 yards in nine carries.

Freshman tailback Mike Ambrose would finish the scoring in the first half with a 10-yard touchdown scamper. Ragan's kick was wide to set the halftime score at 27-7 Widener.

The Pioneers would strike first in the second half as well when Ambrose took off for a 64-yard touchdown run. Ragan made the kick to extend Widener's lead to 34-7. Ambrose finished the game with 125 yards on 15 carries and became the first Widener freshman since 1996 to run for over 100 yards in a game.

Moravian would make a game of it with a pair of touchdown passes from Bowden to junior wide receiver Michael Abbate. The first pass covered 21 yards and was followed by a Miller kick while the second score was from 41 yards and the extra-point failed, making the score 34-20 Widener with 7:24 to play in the fourth quarter. Abbate had seven receptions for 188 yards on the day, the third highest single game-receiving total in Moravian history.

Widener would put the game away with a pair of touchdowns in the final 4:32. Coleman grabbed a short pass from Granato and went 47 yards for the score. Ragan's kick was no good. Coleman had four catches for 80 yards in the contest.

Waxman ended the scoring with no time on the clock as he intercepted a pass from senior Jed Moyer and returned it 59 yards to set the final score at 46-20 Widener.

Sophomore cornerback Ryan Wehmeyer led the Widener defense with nine tackles while senior linebacker J.D. Rhinehart and sophomore linebacker John Cupples each had nine tackles in the game for Moravian. Sophomore safety Jarrod Pence had one interception for the Greyhounds, his fourth of the season, and junior safety Mike Wukitsch also had one interception to give the Greyhounds 11 interceptions in four games this fall.