Football | 11/10/2015 3:36:00 PM

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
Bloomsburg-Seton Hill Game Notes

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QUICK HITTERS
• Since 2009 Bloomsburg is 54-12 when rushing for more than 100 yards as a team.

• Bloomsburg is 31-11 on the road since the 2009 season.

• The Huskies have recorded a sack in 30 of the 35 games under Paul Darragh.

LAST WEEK FOR BOTH TEAMS
Joe Parsnik (Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin)'s two-yard run in the second overtime lifted the Bloomsburg University (6-4, 4-2 PSAC East) football team to a 31-28 win over Lock Haven (2-7, 2-4 PSAC East).
 
The first overtime was scoreless with the Huskies turning the ball over on downs after a holding call negated what would have been a first down run by quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff). On fourth down Kelly's pass to Lamont Veal (Upper Darby/Cardinal O'Hara) in the end zone was short. But on the play Lock Haven was called for its second sideline infraction and on the change of possession was facing a first and 15 from the 30-yard line. On first down a bad exchange at center and quarterback Caleb Walton was fumbled with Joe Wetty (Downingtown/Downingtown East) recovering for the Huskies. In the second overtime Walton drove the Bald Eagles to the Huskies five-yard line where the drive stalled and Alex Bourmerhi kicked a 22-yard field goal. On Bloomsburg's possession of the second overtime Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) gained 13 yards on two rushing plays putting the ball at the Lock Haven 12. Kelly then completed a pass for six yards to Shane Quinn (Levittown/Neshaminy). Parsnik then carried four yards to the two, before going in for the gamewinner on the next play.

Elliott Jr. had another record-setting day for the Huskies gaining 271 yards on a career-best 37 carries. Kelly finished with his best passing yardage day of the year going 16-31 for 201 yards and two scores.
 
Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville) finished with six catches for 102 yards, a career-high, and two scores, while Parsnik caught four passes for 44 yards and had 37 yards rushing. Defensively Jerrin Toomey (York/West York) had nine tackles, while Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington) and Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy) each had seven. As a team the Huskies had four sacks in the game and eight tackles for loss.

SETON HILL
The Griffins closed out the home portion of the regular season with a 44-23 victory over Edinboro.
Seton Hill dominated the stats in the game as well.  SHU held a 31-22 advantage in first downs and nearly had 300 more yards of total offense, finishing with 653 to just 376 for Edinboro.  The Griffins also had a 33:17-26:43 advantage in time of possession.

Dan Pietrangelo finished the game 35-48 for 399 yards and three touchdowns.  He also rushed for a touchdown.  Pietrangelo completed passes to 11 different receivers.  Brandon Stout led the rushing game with 72 yards and a touchdown.  KeDario Lewis added 64 yards on seven carries.  Ardell Brown caught 9 passes for 137 yards and 1 touchdown.  Shane Leatherbury added eight receptions for 75 yards.  Otis Williams and Nicholas Boynton each had 9 tackles to lead the defense.  Dexter Williams added eight tackles.  

SENIOR DAY
Saturday is senior day for the Huskies with the members of the football team, band and cheerleaders to be recognized prior to the game. Congrats to the 2015 senior class: Derek Burkhard (Fayetteville/Chambersburg); Tyrick Clary; Tony David (Allentown/Salisbury); Roy Dennis (Berwick/Berwick); Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville); Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle); Dakota Hoagland (Shoemakersville/Hamburg); Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff); Jeremiah Lowery (Sharon Hill/Academy Park); Donovan Morris (Philadelphia/George Washington); Garrett Pope (Northumberland/Shikellamy); Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt); Shane Quinn (Levittown/Neshaminy); Nick Reed (Dallastown/Dallastown); Tyler Smith (Gettysburg/Gettysburg); Matt Sokoloski; and Christian Whiteside (Broomall/Marple Newtown).

SERIES HISTORY
This is the first meeting ever between the two teams.

FROM THE ARCHIVES With Robert Dunkelberger
The overtime game against Lock Haven was the second straight home game to go extra periods and gives the Huskies a 5-1 all-time record in overtime. It was the first of the six games to reach a second overtime and the first in which both teams scored. Bloomsburg has yet to allow a touchdown in overtime and has outscored its opponents 29-6.

The Huskies have now clinched a winning record for the 17th consecutive season, extending its school record. The previous record was 10 consecutive seasons, set from 1946 to 1955.

 A victory Saturday will give Bloomsburg a 7-4 record for the first time since 2003, matching that year's 4-2 record at home and 3-2 on the road. The seven wins would also be the seventeenth consecutive season they have reached that total. Only DI Florida State (31 yrs) and Virginia Tech (22 yrs); D2 NW Missouri (19), and D3 Mt. Union (27) have longer ones in all of college football, with Boise State and Oklahoma equaling Bloomsburg. Of those six, so far this year only Virginia Tech has yet to extend its streak.

 The senior class goes into its final game with 37 wins in four years. The school record is 41 set by the Class of 2008, while the 2014 class won 40, 2013 won 39, and the 2009 and 2011 classes won 38. Every class since 2006 has won at least 36 games.

 The upcoming game with PSAC West member Seton Hill is the first time the two teams have met. There have been a total of 16 current and former PSAC teams the Huskies have faced previously, with the initial meetings spanning a century from East Stroudsburg in 1907 to Gannon in 2008. Bloomsburg's record in those 16 first-time games is 9-6-1, with an 8-3 record at home and 1-3-1 on the road.

SHORTS
• The Huskies are third in the PSAC in fewest first downs allowed with opponents averaging just 17.4 a game.

• Bloomsburg is second in the PSAC in total defense allowing 20.8 yards per game and third in fewest points allowed at 20.3.

• The 19 points scored in the first period by West Chester were the most points scored in quarter against the Huskies since allowing 20 to Shippensburg on Sept. 27, 2014.

• Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) needs just 90 yards passing to become the schol's all-time leader in that catgeory. Only Eric Miller (#1) is ahead of him. (Miller's career total does not include the 1,236 yards passing from four NCAA playoff games due to NCAA policy at the time).

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

• Since 1993 the Huskies have 229 individual, 100-yard rushing performances.

GROUND ATTACK
The Huskies have scored 29 rushing touchdowns this season compared to just six through the air. Bloomsbur had a streak of seven straight rushing touchdowns come to an end against Lock Haven when the first score came on a TD pass from Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) to Connor Gades (West Chester/Unionville).

STINGY DEFENSE
Earlier this season the Bloomsburg defense 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 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.

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 didn't score its first, first quarter touchdown of the year in a game until it faced 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
So far in 2015 Bloomsburg has produced 10 scoring drives of 10 or more plays, the longest being a 17-play, 83-yard drive against Lock Haven that resulted in a field goal. The Huskies also have nine drives of 80 or more yards with the longest being a 95-yard, seven play drive against Cheyney. In the game with West Chester the Huskies had a 93-yard scoring drive. Twice this year the Huskies had two scoring drives of 80 or more yards...against Kutztown (81 and 87 yards) and Lock Haven (80 and 83 yards). In terms of time, the Huskies longest drive was 7:49 against Lock Haven that resulted in a field goal.

ELLIOTT NAMED PSAC EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF WEEK (11/1)
Lawrence Elliott Jr. (Utica, NY/Thomas R. Proctor) was named the PSAC Eastern Division Athlete of the Week for week nine of the 2015 season. Elliott rushed for a career-high 234 yards on 28 carries and scored three touchdowns. The junior scored on runs of 14 and one yard in the first half, then, added a 61-yard run for a score in the third quarter. For the game he averaged 8.4 yards a carry. His 234 yards surpassed his previous best of 209 yards set against Kutztown on Oct. 17.

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, BU scored the game-clinching TD.

WETTY NAMED PSAC EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/12)
Joe Wetty (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 had the ball for just 8:10 in the second half.

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.

CAREER DAY FOR GOODEN
Against Cheyney Gooden gained 128 yards and scored one TD a week after gaining 107 yards against Shippensburg.

KELLY UNDER CENTER
Senior quarterback Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) has been tremendously successful over his four years as the starter, posting a 37-11 career record with his 37 victories being the most among active Super Region One quarterbacks.  

REBOUNDING FROM LOSS
The last four times that 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.

MISSING THE THREE-PEAT
Bloomsburg missed out on a three-peat of winning the PSAC Championship. The Huskies have accomplished the championship 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 lost for the first time when scoring first in the Paul Darragh-era in the game with East Stroudsburg. The Huskies are now 16-1 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 21-1 under head coach Paul Darragh when leading at halftime and 20-1 when leading after three quarters. The only loss came against East Stroudsburg earlier this season.

2015 CAPTAINS
The captains for the 2015 season are Tim Kelly (Camp Hill/Cedar Cliff) and Ryan Geiger (Southampton/La Salle) again taking captaincy along with Gary Postell (Philadelphia/Bishop McDevitt) and Donovan Morris (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 going into the season.
 
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.