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GLASSBORO, NJ – Wide receiver Russ Forchion caught a 92-yard touchdown pass with 12:18 to play in the fourth quarter to lead #16/18 Rowan University to a 13-7 victory over Montclair State University on Saturday night.
Forchion's (sr. Clementon, NJ/Hammonton) catch gave the Profs a 10-7 advantage. He made three receptions for 104 yards in the game. Rowan is 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the conference. The Red Hawks have an overall mark of 0-3 and they are 0-2 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.
The only scoring in the first half was on a 24-yard field goal by kicker Tyler Knighton (so. Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) with 1:15 left in the opening quarter. The Profs drove the ball 61 yards in 14 plays and took 7:02 off the clock. Marcelin ran the ball nine times for 38 yards during the drive.
DiStefano gave the Red Hawks a 7-3 lead on a 24-yard touchdown run at the 6:31 mark of the third. The play capped an 11-play, 77-yard drive. DiStefano had four carries for 51 yards during the drive.
On the second play of Rowan's second drive in the fourth, Pinckney hit Forchion for the 92-yard touchdown. The Profs went out in front 10-7 after the successful point after attempt. Rodriguez picked-off Davies at the 8:50 mark of the fourth, setting the Profs up at the Montclair State 12 yard line. Knighton converted a 21-yard field goal attempt for a 13-7 Rowan lead with 6:47 to play. The defense forced the Red Hawks to turn the ball over on downs in their final two possessions.
Rowan hits the road to face new conference opponent Christopher Newport University on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m.