Football | 10/13/2015 4:02:00 PM

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
Bloomsburg-Kutztown Game Notes

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QUICK HITTERS
• Bloomsburg ran its winning streak over Millersville to 16 straight with its 41-20 win last week.

• The Huskies had their 12-quarter streak without allowing a TD snapped when the Marauders reached the end zone in the second quarter.

• Bloomsburg did not have a turnover for the second straight game and has now gone 11 straight quarters without turning the ball over.

• Bloomsburg has 52-11 when rushing for more than 100 yards since 2009.

• Bloomsburg is 31-9 on the road since the 2009 season.

• The Huskies have recorded a sack in 27 of the last 31 games under Paul Darragh.

LAST WEEK

Joe Parsnik (Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin) scored three touchdowns and Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) ran for 146 yards and one score to lead Bloomsburg University to a 41-20 win over Millersville University last week in a PSAC Eastern Division matchup. The win was the 16th straight for the Huskies over the Marauders. Elliott Jr. finished with 17 carries for 146 yards and one score, while Parsnik gained 55 yards on 14 attempts to go with his three touchdowns. Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) finished 17-24 passing for a season-high 188 yards. Defensively the Huskies Mark Collins had six tackles, while Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy) and Frank Aigeldinger (Mountain Top/Crestwood) each had four. As a team the Huskies had five sacks giving them 11 in the last two games.

Kutztown battled with West Chester last Saturday for first place in the PSAC Eastern Division, but the Golden Bears dropped a 44-14 decision on the road at West Chester. West Chester controlled the line of scrimmage and took advantage of mistakes by the Golden Bears to build its lead. West Chester totaled 589 yards and ran nearly twice as many plays as Kutztown (80-47). Kutztown put up 280 yards of offense, 173 through the air and 107 on the ground, and scored all of its points in the second half. Trailing 34-0, Kodi Reed hauled in a six-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter. It marked his school-record 26th career touchdown catch, tied for 27th in PSAC history.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 69th game in the series between the two schools, dating back to the first meeting in 1927 when Bloomsburg won at home 30-0.  The Huskies' record in the previous 68 games is 46-21-1, with a mark of 26-7-1 at home and 20-14 on the road.  Bloomsburg has defeated Kutztown 10 consecutive times at home, dating back to a 17-10 loss in 1992, and has a home record against the Golden Bears since 1982 of 14-1-1.
Series Record: BU Leads: 46-21-1
Streak: BU, Three Straight
First Meeting: 1927
Last BU win: 2014; 31-13
Last KU win: 2011: 52-14
Largest BU win: 1965: 47-0
Largest KU win: 2011: 52-14


ONE-LINERS
• Bloomsburg ran its winning streak over Millersville to 16 straight with its 41-20 win.

• The Huskies had their 12-quarter streak without allowing a TD snapped when the Marauders reached the end zone in the second quarter.

• Bloomsburg did not have a turnover for the second straight game and has now gone 11 straight quarters without a turnover.

• Quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) threw for a season-high 188 yards in the win over Millersville.

• Placekicker Tyler Smith (Gettysburg/Gettysburg) connected on a career-long 47-yard field goal in the game with Millersville.

• Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) ran for 146 yards in the win over Millersville. Since 1993 the Huskies have 226 100-yard rushing performances. Elliott also had a career-long 69-yard run in the game.

• 20 of the Huskies last 23 scoring drives have resulted in touchdowns.

FROM THE ARCHIVES With Robert Dunkelberger
The 63 points Bloomsburg scored on Saturday tied for the seventh highest total in school history against a collegiate team, the most being the 74 versus Mansfield in 1996.  It was the most since an identical 63-0 victory at Lock Haven in 2005 and at home since a 69-0 Homecoming win over Cheyney in 2004.

The 63-point margin of victory for the Huskies tied for the fourth most in school history, behind the 69 points against Cheyney in 2004.  The 42 points scored in the first half was tied for the fourth highest total over the past 20 years, the most being 50 at home versus Lock Haven in 1996.

The Bloomsburg defense on Saturday limited Cheyney to just 62 total yards of offense, including 17 through the air. The total offense figure was the fourth least in a single game since 1993.  The only lower totals were 24 versus Wayne State in 1996 and 55 for Cheyney and 65 for Lock Haven, both in 2004.  The 17 yards passing allowed tied for the fourth lowest, after nine for Kutztown in 1997, 16 for both Cheyney and Lock Haven in the 2004 games, and 17 versus Mansfield in 2006.

The Huskies defense has now recorded a shutout in back-to-back seasons.  This is the first time that has been done in a decade since the 2004 and 2005 teams combined for six shutouts in those two years.

 Paul Darragh now has 24 victories in his first 30 games as head coach, the second highest total in school history behind Robert Redman's 27.  The only other coaches to win at least 20 times in their first 30 games were Pete Adrian with 22 and Jack Yohe with 21.

DEFENSE MAKING SOME NOISE
The Bloomsburg University defense has been playing outstanding the last two and half games. In the last 11 quarters of action the Huskies defense has allowed just 12 points (four field goals) and no touchdowns. In the game with Cheyney the Huskies limited the Wolves to just 62 yards of total offense. It was the first time since Oct. 16, 2004 against Cheyney  (55 yards) that the Huskies have held an opponent to less than 100 yards of offense. In 2004 the Huskies accomplished the feat twice that year. On Sept.18 against Lock Haven the Huskies limited the Bald Eagles to just 65 yards.

OFFENSE MAKING SOME NOISE
The 63 points scored by the Huskies against Cheyney was two more than Bloomsburg had combined to score in the first four games of the season. The 63 points were the most scored by the team since scoring 61 points against Kutztown in 2010.

GETTING ON THE BOARD EARLY
Bloomsburg scored its first, first quarter touchdown of the year in the game with Cheyney. In the game with the Wolves the Huskies put up two touchdowns in the opening 15 minutes.

FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS
Three players scored their first career touchdowns in the win over Cheyney. Eric McCracken (Bloomsburg/Central Columbia), Wade Mastrog (Chester Springs/Downingtown East) and Lamont Veal (Upper Darby/Cardinal O'Hara) all reached the end zone for the first time as a collegiate player. Quarterback Chris Palubinsky (Ringtown/Shenandoah Valley) also threw his first career TD pass when he connected with Veal on a score. Also, kicker Ryan Abbott (Hagerstown, MD/Saint James School) connected on his first career extra point.

DRIVING STATS
Bloomsburg has put together three, 80 +yard scoring drives this season, all resulting in touchdowns. The Huskies scoring drive with the most plays was a 13-play, 50 drive against California which resulted in a field goal. The shortest scoring drive by plays was a two-play, 37-yard drive for a TD against Shippensburg, while the shortest scoring drive by yards was a 20-yard drive (four plays) against Mercyhurst. 15 of the team's last 16 scoring drives have resulted in TD's.

DEFENSE STRONG IN SECOND HALF
Bloomsburg has allowed just 20 second half points this season compared to 46 points allowed in the first half of games.

WAGNER NAMED PSAC EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/26)
Will Wagner (Wernersville/Conrad Weiser) was named the PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Eastern Division Special Teams Player of the Week for his play in week four of the season.
 
Against Shippensburg Wagner punted four times for an average of 38 yards with three of his punts going inside the 20-yard line. His last punt pinned the Red Raiders inside their five-yard line. After a three and out and a short SU punt, the Huskies scored the game-clinching TD.

WETTY NAMED PSAC EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/12)
Joe Wetty (Downingtown/Downingtown East) (Downingtown/Downingtown East) was the week two PSAC (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) Eastern Division Defensive Player of the Week.
 
Wetty helped the Huskies rally from a 13-0 deficit to post a 20-13 win. The redshirt junior made six tackles on the day, five of them solo, including three sacks for 22 yards in losses. Two of his three sacks came in the fourth quarter. One was a three-yard loss on fourth down which ended a drive. The second was on Cal's last possession for a 12-yard loss which pushed the Vulcans back deep in their own territory.

A TALE OF TWO HALVES VERSUS CALIFORNIA
After allowing 243 yards of total offense to the Vulcans in the first half of their week two matchup, the Huskies defense stepped up and made a big turnaround in the second half. Bloomsburg gave up just 115 yards of total offense and no points to Cal in the second 30 minutes. Cal had 12 first half first downs and just five in the second half. In time of possession the Vulcans totalled just 8:10 in the second half.

AMONG THE LEADERS
The Huskies rushing attack has been among the best in the PSAC for many years. This year the Huskies Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) is third in the PSAC in rushing yards per game with 104.8.

TWICE AS NICE
When Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor)  (157) and Alex Gooden (Parkesburg/Octorara) (107) both rushed for 100 yards against Shippensburg it marked the sixth time under coach Paul Darragh that a pair of BU backs both rushed for more than 100 yards in a game.

ANOTHER CAREER DAY FOR GOODEN
For the second straight week freshman Alex Gooden (Parkesburg/Octorara) had a career-high in rushing. Against Cheyney Gooden gained 128 yards and scored one TD a week after gaining 107 against Shippensburg.

BIG DAY FOR ELLIOTT JR. AGAINST CAL
It was a big day for Lawrence Elliott Jr who rushed for a career-high 166 yards and one score against Cal. Ellliott, who had just 28 yards in the Huskies opener versus Stonehill, had 70 yards at the half, including a 53-yard run to set up a field goal. In the second half he gained 96 yards and scored the game winner TD on a 24-yard run with 2:40 to play.

KELLY UNDER CENTER
Senior quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) has been tremendously successful over his first three years as the starter, posting a 33-9 career record with his 33 victories being the most among active Super Region One quarterbacks. He continues to climb up in the Huskies record books – as he ranks  fourth all-time in BU history with 6,576 yards passing. His 53 career touchdown passes are also fourth in school history with Glen McNamee's 57 next in line.

COMEBACK KIDS
The last four times the Huskies dropped their season opening game the team went on to have a successful season. In 2010 the team went 10-3 reaching the NCAA playoffs; while in 2006 the Huskies posted a mark of 12-2 and reached the NCAA semifinals. In 2002 the team rebounded by going 8-2. In 2000 the Huskies started 0-2, but came back and reached the NCAA title game, while in 1999 the Huskies put up a mark of 7-4.

SEEKING A THREE-PEAT
Bloomsburg has won the PSAC East title in each of the past two years and will look to win the division for a third consecutive year this fall. The Huskies have accomplished that feat multiple times, winning four division championships in a row from 1994-97 and again from 2000-03. The 2013 and 2014 seasons represent the fifth time that the program has won the East in back-to-back seasons – 1984-85; 1994-97; 2000-03; 2005-06; 2013-14.

GEIGER NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
Senior center Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) was tabbed a preseason All-American by The Sporting News. Geiger, a captain for the second year in a row, has started every game over the past two seasons. He moved to center last year from left guard and was named All-PSAC East as well as First Team Daktronics All-Super Region 1. Geiger helped the Huskies to over 223 yards per game on the ground in 2014 while he and his offensive line mates surrendered a PSAC-low six sacks.

SCORE FIRST AND WIN
Bloomsburg has never lost when scoring first under head coach Paul Darragh - the Huskies are 15-0 when scoring first during the Darragh Era.

PUTTING UP THE POINTS
The Huskies are 111-3 when scoring 40 points all-time. Bloomsburg tied the school record of seven games with 40+points in 2013 (2005, 2007, 2012, 2013).

CLOSING THE DEAL
The Huskies are 20-0 under head coach Paul Darragh when leading at halftime and 20-0 when leading after three quarters.

2015 CAPTAINS
The captains for the 2015 season are Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) and Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) (Southampton/La Salle) again taking captaincy along with Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt)(Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) and Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington) (Philadelphia/George Washington).
 
It will mark the second season for Kelly and Geiger as captains while Morris and Postell have been elected to the positions for the first time. A three-year starter at quarterback, Kelly has led the Huskies to a 30-6 record in 36 starts. He also ranks fourth all-time in Huskies career passing yards and touchdown passes.
 
Geiger was named first team All-PSAC East and first team Daktronics All-Super Region 1 after moving to center from guard this past season.
 
Postell has earned all-conference honors the past two seasons including a first team nod in 2014. He has accumulated 161 career tackles with four forced fumbles in three seasons as a starter at cornerback.
 
Morris earned a spot on the All-PSAC East Second Team last year after starting all 13 games at safety and finishing with 65 tackles, 10 pass deflections and a team-high five interceptions.