Ciezki
Zak Ciezki finished 24 of 39 for 286 yards and two touchdowns against Ithaca
14
Buffalo State BUF 0-5 , 0-1
48
Winner Ithaca College ITHACA 5-0 , 2-0
Buffalo State BUF
0-5 , 0-1
14
Final
48
Ithaca College ITHACA
5-0 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BUF Buffalo State 7 0 7 0 14
ITHACA Ithaca College 28 10 10 0 48

Game Recap: Football |

No. 10 Ithaca blitzes Football, 48-14

ITHACA, N.Y.—Nationally-ranked No. 10 Ithaca scored 38 first-half points and piled up 305 first-half yards en route to a 48-14 victory over visiting Buffalo State in the Bengals' first-ever Liberty League contest this afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Ithaca - 48, Buffalo State – 14
LOCATION:  Butterfield Stadium – Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Ithaca (5-0/2-0), Buffalo State (0-5/0-1)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Quarterback Zak Ciezki (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) finished 24 of 39 for 286 yards with two touchdowns.
  • Jordan Evert (Amherst/Sweet Home) led Buffalo State with 10 catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns.  
  • Gino Bonagura (Lindenhurst/Lindenhurst) and Devin Delmont (Blasdell/St. Francis) each finished with a team-high 10 tackles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ithaca converted an on-side kick on the opening play of the game and the Bombers quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 1-yard quarterback keeper by Joe Germinerio.
  • It was 14-0 before the midway point of the first quarter after the Bengals were unsuccessful on a fake punt try, Ithaca quickly responded with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Vito.
  • Buffalo State cut the deficit in half on the ensuing possession on a 49-yard touchdown catch by Evert on a fourth-and-two.  Evert had three catches for 90 yards on the drive.
  • Ithaca pushed the lead to 28-7 before the end of the first quarter after another failed fake punt attempt set up a second touchdown catch by Vito, covering 7 yards.
  • Ithaca's offense added an 18-yard catch by Isaiah D'Haiti and a 30-yard field goal by Nicholas Bahamonde before halftime to lead 38-7.
  • The Bengals surrendered a 32-yard field goal by the Bombers on the opening possession of the second half, but responded with a 28-yard touchdown pass from Ciezki to Evert to trim the deficit to 41-14. Evert was the main target on the drive, catching three passes for 61 yards on the drive.
  • Ithaca capped off a five play, 55-yard drive, on its next possession, with a nine-yard touchdown run by Kendall Anderson to extend the lead to 48-14.
  • Buffalo State had one final opportunity to cut into the lead as it used a 15-play, 52-yard drive that put itself on the Ithaca 11-yard line, but the Bengals failed to capitalize as the Bomber's defense forces two incompletions and a tackle for a loss. 
  • Ithaca finished with 483 yards of total offense, including 342 passing yards, compared to 358 yards of total offense for Buffalo State.
  • The Bengals were penalized seven times for 75 yards, while the Bombers were flagged 11 times for 96 yards.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Germinerio finished 28 of 37 for 325 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Will Gladney and Andrew Vito tallied 11 catches for 140 yards and nine catches for 110 yards respectively.
  • Nick Garone finished with a game-high 12 tackles.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to Coyer Field next Saturday when it hosts the University of Rochester for a noon kickoff.
 
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