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BLOOMSBURG – The 12th-ranked Bloomsburg University football team rushed for six touchdowns on the way to a dominating 41-7 victory over Cheyney on Saturday afternoon at O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium.
 
Bloomsburg improves to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play while Cheyney slumps to 0-5, 0-4.
 
The Huskies compiled 465 total yards compared to 222 for Cheyney by spreading its offensive production fairly evenly yardage wise – Bloomsburg finished with 238 yards on the ground while passing for 227.
 
Bloomsburg wasted little time in breaking into the scoring column, using another dynamic kickoff return by Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) to set up a quick scoring drive. After Elliott returned the opening kick off 51 yards to the Cheyney 29, he rushed for five yards and then hauled in a 10-yard catch. After a 5-yard carry by Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom), Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) connected with D.J. McFadden (Willow Grove/Abington) for a 7-yard pass before Dai'Shon Munger (Westampton, NJ/Holy Cross) finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown plunge for the 7-0 lead.
 
After a quick Cheyney punt, the Huskies regained possession near midfield. On the fifth play of the 56-yard drive, Mateo broke through the line for a 31-yard touchdown and the Huskies led by two scores before the game was 11 minutes old.
 
Cheyney's defense held Bloomsburg off the board for the rest of the half, but after the Huskies took a 14-0 lead into intermission they would add to the lead early in the third.
 
Bloomsburg forced a three-and-out from the Wolves and promptly answered by going 53 yards in four plays, capped by a 13-yard run by Mateo and then a 17-yard touchdown scamper by fullback Brody Myers (Akron/Ephrata) for the 21-0 advantage.
 
The Huskies defense again stifled Cheyney, forcing another three-and-out and Bloomsburg struck quickly by reaching the end zone once more. Kelly and Shane Quinn (Levittown/Neshaminy) paired for two receptions totaling 34 yards and Munger again finished the drive, this time scoring on a rush from eight yards out and the rout was on at 28-0.
 
Cheyney got on the board with a two-yard touchdown run by Mike Campbell to cap an impressive 85-yard drive in 10 plays, but the Huskies ended any doubt to begin the fourth quarter with a 70-yard drive finished by Mateo's five-yard touchdown run.
 
Altarique Mosley-Dew (East Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg) became the fourth Husky to run for a score when he found the end zone with a 13-yard run for the game's final touchdown.
 
Mateo had his fourth 100-yard rushing day of the season with exactly 100 yards on 15 carries including two scores. Munger also rushed for two touchdowns with Myers and Mosley-Dew each adding touchdown runs.
 
Kelly completed 14 of 19 pass attempts for 163 yards with McFadden leading the way with three catches for 49 yards.
 
Campbell was the leading rusher for the Wolves with 33 yards on 12 carries. He also completed nine of 16 pass attempts for 140 yards. Khalif Dandy was the standout player offensively for Cheyney with eight catches for 133 yards.
 
Justin Shirk (Harrisburg/Central Dauphin) led Bloomsburg in tackles with six, including two for loss and a pass breakup, while Shawn Mitchell (Nazareth/Nazareth) had a sack and forced fumble.
 
Bloomsburg returns home next Saturday to host Millersville on Homecoming with kickoff scheduled for 2 p.m. inside Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium.
 
 
GAME NOTES: Mateo continued to climb the Huskies all-time rushing charts as he now has 2,716 yards rushing to pass Arrastene Henry (1998-2001) for seventh on the Huskies rushing list … The rushing score by Myers was the second of his career and longest at 17 yards … Mosley-Dew had his first action in maroon and gold, finishing with 41 yards on eight carries including his first career touchdown … Brady Knerr (Macungie/Emmaus) completed 4-of-4 passing for 54 yards while redshirt freshman Chris Palubinsky (Ringtown/Shenandoah Valley) saw his first game, completing his only attempt for 10 yards … Quinn had a career-best 41 yards receiving … Nate Hoenl (Whitehall/Whitehall) had his first two career catches for 26 yards … The Bloomsburg defense did not force a turnover for the first time this season … The Huskies never trailed for the first time this year … Bloomsburg has won 25 straight games over Cheyney and eight consecutive road contests.