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GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University football team defeated Southern Virginia University, 25-6 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) contest on Saturday afternoon.
Running back Withler Marcelin (jr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) gained 76 yards rushing on 25 carries. Running back Jahsiem Rover (fr. Burlington Twp., NJ/Burlington Twp.) added 24 yards on five attempts. Quarterback Bill McCarty (jr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) was 5-of-10 for 98 yards and one touchdown. Wide receiver Russ Forchion (jr. Clementon, NJ/Hammonton) caught three passes for 67 yards and one score.
Defensive end Chris Alvarez (sr. Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) and linebacker Tyler Jenkins (sr. Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) finished with 10 and nine tackles respectively. Alvarez also had 3.5 tackles for a loss (11 yards). Linebacker John Barillo (fr. Ventnor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) contributed with seven stops. Defensive backs Bobby Barbieri (so. Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) and Eddie Davis (jr. Camden, NJ/Camden) and linebacker Darren Dungee (jr. Morristown, NJ/Morristown) each recorded an interception.
Southern Virginia quarterback Mitch Stevenson (sr. Muskogee, OK/Muskogee) completed 11 passes in 29 attempts for 96 yards. Running back Jerry Washington (sr. Gloucester, VA/Gloucester) ran the ball 18 times for 26 yards. Wide receiver Angel Medina (jr. West Valley, UT/Utah Valley University) registered 37 yards.
Linebacker Colter Evans (sr. Wayan, ID/Soda Springs) accumulated eight tackles and linebacker Steven Scott (jr. Riverdale, UT/Bonneville) had seven. Defensive linemen Sam Mellor (jr. Colfax, VA/Colfax) and Keaton Epps (sr. Wake Forest, NC/Wake Forest) each tallied one sack and two tackles for a loss.
The Profs opened the scoring in the first quarter. After a Southern Virginia punt, McCarty found Forchion on the first play of the drive for a 59-yard touchdown. Kicker Tyler Knighton (fr. Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) converted the extra point for a 7-0 lead (7:29). Late in the first, the Knights reached the Rowan 31 before Stevenson was picked off by Davis on fourth down.
With 7:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, Knighton added three points with a 32-yard field goal and the Profs led 19-6. Dungee intercepted quarterback Rex Winslow (so. Ventura, CA/Buena) and returned it 31 yards to the end zone. The extra point attempt failed and Rowan was up 25-6 (3:40).
Rowan hosts Kean University in the final home tilt of the regular season on Saturday, November 8 at 1 p.m.