Michael Drywa
0
Buffalo St. BSC 0-4 , 0-1
45
Winner Union (NY) UNI 4-1 , 1-0
Buffalo St. BSC
0-4 , 0-1
0
Final
45
Union (NY) UNI
4-1 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BSC Buffalo St. 0 0 0 0 0
UNI Union (NY) 21 7 17 0 45

Game Recap: Football |

Football Downed by Union in Liberty League Opener

SCHENECTADY, NY – Host Union College jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on the way to a 45-0 victory over the Buffalo State football team on Saturday afternoon at Frank Bailey Field in the Bengals' Liberty League opener.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Union – 45, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: Frank Bailey Field – Schenectady, NY
RECORDS: Union (4-1, 1-0 Liberty League), Buffalo State (0-4, 0-1 Liberty League)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Michael Drywa (West Babylon, NY/East Islip) led the Bengals' defense with 18.0 total tackles, including one tackle for loss, a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
  • William Kitching (Flushing, NY/Bayside) had six receptions for 63 yards.
  • Nicholas Moore (Buffalo, NY/Buffalo Academy of Science) had two tackles for loss.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Union drove down the field on its opening possession of the game, capping a 15-play, 75-yard drive with a four-yard rushing score by Ike Irabor.
  • Buffalo State picked up one first down on its opening drive before being forced to punt. The Dutchmen drove right back down the field for a another score, this time a 15-yard pass from Patch Flanagan to Nicholas Dunneman.
  • Union recovered a successful onside kick, and cashed in with another touchdown one play later, a 28-yard pass from Flanagan to Andre Ross down the left sideline for a 21-0 lead after one quarter.
  • Irabor scored his second touchdown of the game midway through the second quarter for a 28-0 score.
  • After Union forced another Buffalo State punt, Drywa forced his first fumble of the season, and recovered the fumble to give the Bengals the ball back.
  • Neither team was able to score the rest of the half as Union maintained its 28-0 lead at halftime.
  • Union added a field goal, and a pair of touchdowns on a 7-yard pass from Flanagan to Jonathan Anderson and a punt return touchdown by Dunneman for a 45-0 lead after three quarters.
  • Buffalo State moved the ball into the red zone on its final two possessions of the game, but was thwarted by the Union defense by an interception and a turnover on downs.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Irabor rushed for 129 yards and two scores, as Union had 273 rushing yards as a team.
  • Flanagan was solid when needed, completing 10 of 17 passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back at Coyer Field next weekend for a home contest against Liberty League foe Rensselaer Polytechnic (RPI) on Saturday at 12 p.m.
 
 
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