Football | 10/6/2015 4:27:00 PM

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
Bloomsburg-Millersville Game Notes

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QUICK SIX
• The Huskies recorded a season-high six sacks in its win over Cheyney.

• Against Cheyney neither the Huskies or the Wolves turned the ball over. It's the first time since Sept. 8, 2012 (vs. Edinboro) that there were no turnovers in a game.

• Freshman Alex Gooden (Parkesburg/Octorara) topped 100 yards rushing for the second straight week when he picked up 128 against Cheyney.

• Bloomsburg has 51-11 when rushing for more than 100 yards since 2009.

• Bloomsburg is 30-9 on the road since the 2009 season.

• The Huskies have recorded a sack in 26 of the last 30 games under Paul Darragh.

LAST WEEK

The Bloomsburg University football team scored touchdowns on nine of its 11 possessions and the Huskies defense held the Cheyney Wolves to just 69 yards of total offense in rolling to a 63-0 win. The Huskies rolled up 474 yards of total offense, 291 on the ground and 183 passing. On defense Bloomsburg limited the Wolves to just 17 yards passing and 52 yards rushing on 46 plays for an average of 1.5 yards per play.
 
Alex Gooden (Parkesburg/Octorara) had his second straight 100-yard rushing game picking up a career-high 128 yards on 16 carries, while Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) finished 8-13 for 135 yards and two TD's with Conor Gades catching three passes for 46 yards and two scores. Defensively Tony David (Allentown/Salisbury) had six tackles, while Nate Monroe (Hershey/Bishop McDevitt) and Jake Klinger (Berwick/Central Columbia) each had five. As a team the Huskies had five sacks in the game and nine tackles for loss.

Millersville's Phil Overton caught a touchdown and rushed for another in the second half but the knock out blow had already been delivered by Kutztown's rushing attack in the first half. The Golden Bears churned out 266 rushing yards and 322 yards of offense in the first 30 minutes en route to a 47-14 win over the Marauders

SERIES HISTORY
This is the 78th meeting between the Huskies and Millersville. Bloomsburg leads the all-time series with the Marauders, 42-30-5, with a mark of 25-11-4 at home and 17-19-1 on the road. The Huskies have won the last 15 games in the series scoring more than 40 points in 11 of those games.

Series Record: BU Leads: 45-9-1
Streak: BU won last year 41-0 at Bloomsburg
First Meeting: 1916
Last BU win: 2014; 41-0
Last MU win: 1999: 31-21
Largest BU win: 2003: 50-7, Modern Era (1916: 67-0)
Largest MU win: 1981: 72-0

LAST YEAR VERSUS MILLERSVILLE
It was a happy Homecoming for the Bloomsburg University football team and the 5,237 fans in attendance under partly sunny skies at Redman Stadium as the 12th-ranked Huskies romped to a 41-0 victory over Millersville to move to 6-0 overall on the year and 5-0 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference play.

The Huskies dominated the Marauders (0-6, 0-5) in every statistical category, finishing with a 446-175 edge in total yardage. Bloomsburg racked up 258 yards on the ground and 188 through the air, but the defense was again the star.

Bloomsburg scored its first shutout win since a 21-0 victory at Shippensburg on Oct. 25, 2008 by limiting Millersville to just nine first downs while forcing five turnovers – four interceptions and one fumble recovery.

Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) completed nine-of-16 pass attempts for 155 yards, one score and an interception while also rushing for a career-high 97 yards. Eddie Mateo (Bethlehem/Freedom) had 64 yards on the ground with three touchdowns while Altarique Mosley-Dew (East Stroudsburg/Stroudsburg) had nine rushed for 44 yards. D.J. McFadden (Willow Grove/Abington) had three catches for 37 yards while Daniels caught two balls for a game-high 46 yards. Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy) made a career-high eight tackles to go along with an interception and a forced fumble.

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.