Bailey
Martin Bailey had a rushing and passing touchdown
26
Buffalo State BUF 1-7 , 1-3
28
Winner Rensselaer RPI 5-3 , 2-2
Buffalo State BUF
1-7 , 1-3
26
Final
28
Rensselaer RPI
5-3 , 2-2
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BUF Buffalo State 7 7 10 2 26
RPI Rensselaer 7 7 7 7 28

Game Recap: Football |

Football falls short at RPI, 28-26

TROY, N.Y.— Martin Bailey (Buffalo/Kenmore West)  threw for one score and ran for another, but it was not enough as Buffalo State dropped a 28-26 decision at RPI today in Liberty League action.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: RPI – 28, Buffalo State - 26
LOCATION:  East Campus Stadium - Troy, N.Y.
RECORDS:  RPI (5-3/2-2) Buffalo State (1-7/1-3)

 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Jordan Evert (Amherst/Sweet Home) finished with nine catches for 144 yards and a touchdown.
  • Zak Ciezki (Cheektowaga/Cheektowaga) was 23 of 37 for 239 yards with a touchdown, and running back Bailey was 2 for 3 passing out of the "wildcat" for 89 yards with a score.  He also had a rushing touchdown with 13 carries for 37 yards.
  • Joe Stewart (Buffalo/Kenmore West) also scored and had three catches for 95 yards.
  • Gino Bonagura (Lindenhurst/Lindenhurst) had a team-high eight tackles.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • RPI struck first with a 48-yard touchdown run by Peter Lombardi on its first offensive possession.
  • The Bengals answered less than three minutes later when Bailey hit Stewart for a 57-yard score to even the game at 7-7.
  • Buffalo State took the lead with a 5-yard run by Bailey early in the second quarter, capitalizing on a short field after a muffed punt by the Engineers.
  • RPI knotted the score prior to halftime with a 9-yard scoring run by Marc Meislahn.
  • Buffalo State entered the fourth quarter with a lead for just the second time this season, outscoring the Engineers 10-7 in the third quarter. 
  • A 32-yard field goal by Tommy Carr (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) started the second-half scoring, but a 40-yard run by Joe Scaglione put RPI in front.
  • The Bengals answered on the ensuing possession with a 3-yard scoring strike from Ciezki to Evert to take the 24-21 lead.
  • Lombari finally gave RPI the lead for good midway through the fourth quarter with a 28-yard reception from George Marinopoulos.
  • The Bengals stalled on their next possession, but a 52-yard punt by Zachary Sajdak (Tonawanda/Tonawanda) rolled down to the 1-yard line, setting up a safety on the next play when Taihele Williams (Brooklyn/Abraham Lincoln) tackled the RPI runner in the end zone.
  • Buffalo State went three-and-out after the free kick, however, and RPI was able to grind out the final 4:36 with the ball.
  • Buffalo State finished with a 453-384 advantage in total yards.  RPI had 198 rushing yards.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Marinopoulos was 16 of 24 for 186 yards with a touchdown.
  • Scaglione had eight carries for 87 yards and a score, and Lombardi finished with two rushes for 57 yards and four catches for 58 yards and scored two touchdowns.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will travel to Hobart next Saturday for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
 
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