(BOX SCORE)

UNION, N.J.—Jared Chunn had 15 carries for 117 yards and two scores as Kean University (4-1/4-0) raced past visiting Buffalo State (1-4/1-3), 37-0, in an NJAC contest today at Kean Alumni Stadium.

Kean outgained Buffalo State 390-260 for the day, including 242-106 on the ground. The Bengals were limited to 1 of 11 on third-down conversions and were just 1 of 3 on fourth downs.

Tom D'Ambrisi was 8 of 14 passing for just 141 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Kean. Bekim Bujari led the Cougars defense with 11 tackles and a sack.

Kenny Murphy (Lancaster/Lancaster) was 7 of 11 for 81 yards with an interception before leaving the game with an injury late in the first half. Freshman Ryan Lehotsky (N. Royalton, OH/N. Royalton) was 5 of 12for 73 yards in relief. Gibran Johnson (Buffalo/Dutchtown (GA)) was the Bengals leading rusher with eight carries for 67 yards and had two catches for 30 yards. Eddie Weiser (Grand Island/Grand Island) led the Bengals with seven tackles, and Eric France (Bronx/Cardinal Hayes) had six stops and an interception.

Kean led just 7-0 after the first quarter on a 2-yard touchdown run by Derric Harris, and pulled away in the second quarter, racing to a 24-0 halftime advantage.

After Billy Daniels booted a 38-yard field goal early with 9:37 remaining in the second quarter, Chunn added to the lead with a 4-yard scoring run. D'Ambrisi tossed an 11-yard strike to Sean Atkins to complete the opening half scoring with 57 seconds to play.

Buffalo State received to open the second half but was unable to move the ball and a poor punt gave the Cougars excellent field position for their first possession. Kean needed just two plays to score, as Chunn galloped 30-yards for his second score of the game, pushing the lead to 31-0.

The Cougars completed the scoring early in the fourth quarter on a 7-yard run by Jason Liberti.

Buffalo State will host Montclair State next Saturday at noon.