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SCHENECTADY,
NY -- Tyler
Ward was 25 for 32 with 275 yards and a passing touchdown along
with three rushing TDs as Western New England University remained
undefeated with a 36-14 win at Union College in a non-league
football game at Frank Bailey Field Saturday. The Bears now stand
6-0 on the year while the Dutchmen fell to 0-6.
Tucker
Schumitz had eight catches for 84 yards and Kevin Cook ran for 52
yards and touchdown for Western New England, which recorded 489
yards on 88 plays for the day. The Bears also posted 36 first downs
in the victory. Sam Olsson had nine tackles and Zachary Fleming
made two interceptions with his eight tackles while Kyle Jones had
eight tackles including two for losses.
Union
senior running back Darnel Thomas had 134 yards on 25 carries with a
touchdown. It was his third 100 yard game of the season and sixth
of his career. Freshman quarterback Dante Cioffi made the first start of his career at
Union and was seven for 25 for 106 yards. Kyle Reynolds had four catches for 69 yards. Jake LaRovera and Jason Nelson made 10 tackles each for the
Dutchmen.
Union
opened the scoring when Thomas scored on a one yard run with 8:35
left in the first quarter. It capped a nine play, 70 yard drive in
4:58 and that touchdown was the only scoring of the first quarter
of play.
The
Bears made it 7-6 with 10:22 remaining in the first half. Ward hit
Andy St. Fleur for nine yards but the two point conversion pass
attempt failed. This was a five play, 54 yard drive. Western took
the lead for good with 6:36 reamining in the second quarter. Cook
scored on a one yard run to wrap up a six play, 82 yard drive that
consumed 1:48 and the kick made it 13-7. On the ensuing kickoff, a
Union returner went 65 yards to the Bears 30 yard line. But kicker
Kevin Patterson forced a fumble that was recovered by Kevin Degnan
at the 30. Western scored on this drive, which went 11 plays and 70
yards in 3:29, as Ward rushed in from two yards out for a 20-7
lead. The Dutchmen threatened right before the half but a pass was
intercepted by Fleming at the Bears one yard line with 48 seconds
left in the half.
Ward
scored on a four yard TD run 4:57 into the third quarter and after
the PAT kick failed, Western had a 26-7 lead. This drive took nine
plays and 88 yards in 2:59. The Bears later took over from their 21
with 8:43 left in the quarter, and 12 plays and 4:40 later, Ward
rushed in from eight yards out for his third touchdown on the
ground and the PAT made it 33-7. A Patterson 32 yard field goal
with 1:06 remaining closed out the third quarter scoring at
36-7.
Blake Geller later came in at quarterback for the
Dutchmen, and he found Reynolds for a two yard touchdown reception
with 5:47 in the fourth quarter. This completed a 10 play, 75 yard
drive that took exactly four minutes.
Union
will host the University of Rochester on October 25 at 1:30 p.m.
for Homecoming & Family Weekend in Liberty League action.
Western New England, which opened a stretch of three straight road
games with the win at Union, plays a New England Football
Conference game at MIT October 25 at 5:00 p.m.