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BLOOMSBURG, Pa. - The Bloomsburg University football team scored four times on the ground and added a pair of defensive touchdowns as the Huskies opened Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action with a 48-19 victory over visiting Cheyney University on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon at Danny Hale Field at Redman Stadium. Bloomsburg extended its winning streak to three straight and improved to 3-1 overall while the Wolves suffered their third straight loss to fall to 1-3 on the season. It was the divisional opener for both teams.

Bloomsburg also won for the 28th consecutive time in the all-time series against Cheyney as the Wolves have not defeated the Huskies since a 31-28 win in Bloomsburg on October 14, 1989. The Huskies improved to 48-9-1 lifetime against Cheyney..

Redshirt junior Marquis Seamon (Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge) collected his first collegiate touchdown with a 37-yard interception return for a score late in the first quarter while freshman Aaron Trumino (Binghamton, N.Y./Chenango Valley) also added his first career touchdown on a 51-yard fumble return to the house early in the fourth quarter. The Huskies' defense added five sacks on the afternoon - three from redshirt junior Chris Gary (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Wood). Gary's second sack of the day led to Trumino's fumble recovery.

Offensively, the Huskies rushed for 277 yards on only 36 carries on Saturday afternoon - an average of 7.7 yards per carry. Redshirt sophomore Qmac Quiteh (Tobyhanna, Pa./Pocono Mountain West) paced the Huskies with 108 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries while redshirt sophomore Alex Gooden (Parkesburg, Pa./Octorara) added a season-high 91 yards and a score on only nine carries. Redshirt sophomore Tre Green (West Chester, Pa./B. Reed Henderson) posted a career-high 72 yards rushing, including a career-long 49-yard scamper early in the fourth quarter, on only six totes.

Redshirt senior quarterback Chris Palubinsky (Ringtown, Pa./Shenandoah Valley) added the Huskies' fourth rushing score of the day with a one-yard plunge late in the third quarter.

The Huskies jumped out to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter as Quiteh put the first points on the scoreboard with back-to-back rushing touchdowns. His first score - a four-yard run - capped off the Huskies' game-opening 12-play, 75-yard drive, that took just over seven minutes off the clock. Then, after a three-and-out by the Cheyney offense, redshirt sophomore Michael Allen (Oley, Pa./Oley Valley) returned a punt 63 yards to the Cheyney 22-yard line to put the Huskies in business again. Three plays later, Quiteh found paydirt from 15 yards out to give the Huskies a 14-0 lead, after redshirt junior Ryan Abbott (Hagerstown, Md./Saint James School) nailed the extra point, with 3:38 left in the opening quarter.

On the second play of Cheyney's ensuing drive, Seamon picked off Wolves' quarterback Dominick Trautz and returned it 37 yards to the endzone for the Huskies' third touchdown of the opening stanza. It was Seamon's second interception in as many games and it gave the hosts a 20-0 advantage with 2:31 left in the first quarter.

The Wolves drove down the field, aided by a 50-yard completion from Trautz to Nigel Wiley, and had a first-and-goal opportunity from the Bloomsburg 8-yard line on their next possession. However, the Huskies' defense stiffened and Cheyney was forced to attempt a 22-yard field goal from Alexander Rummel. But, the reigning PSAC East Defensive Player of the Week, senior Eric Schwartz (York, Pa./Central York), got around the line unscathed and blocked the field goal to keep the visitors off the scoreboard.

Bloomsburg took over at its own 9-yard line and promptly drove 91 yards on 13 plays to extend the lead to 27-0 after Palubinsky found Allen from six yards out for his only touchdown throw of the afternoon with 5:41 left in the opening half. Gooden and Green combined for 48 yards on the ground during the drive while Palubinsky completed four passes for an additional 37 yards through the air. Redshirt freshman Jack Gaugler (Mount Pleasant Mills, Pa./Selinsgrove) collected six yards on his first career carry to account for the other yardage.

Neither team scored during the last 5:41 and Bloomsburg enjoyed a 27-0 lead at the break. The Huskies outgained the Wolves, 245-87, in the opening 30 minutes of action.

The visitors put their first points on the scoreboard on the first possession of the third quarter when Brandon French found the endzone from one-yard out to cut the Huskies' advantage to 27-7 with 11:50 left in the period. But, the Huskies answered with a nine-play, 90-yard drive later in the quarter that was capped off by Palubinsky's fourth rushing touchdown of the season - a one-yard plunge into the endzone - to extend the Bloomsburg lead to 34-7 with 1:20 left in the third. The big play of the drive was a 37-yard completion from Palubinsky to redshirt sophomore Jay Popson (Mountain Top, Pa./Crestwood) coupled with a personal foul penalty against the Wolves on the same play.

At the outset of the fourth quarter, Trautz was sacked by Gary, fumbling the ball in the process. Trumino picked up the loose pigskin and sprinted 51 yards to paydirt to balloon the Bloomsburg lead to 41-7 with 14:01 left. It was the Huskies' second defensive touchdown of the day and third of the season.

Cheyney responded with a touchdown on its next possession - a 13-yard pass from Trautz to Yvesiner Ferdinand - to cut the lead to 41-13 with 12:30 remaining but the Huskies came back with a touchdown of their own courtesy of a three-yard run from Gooden to cap off a five-play, 81-yard drive, to extend the lead to 48-13 with 9:35 left. The score was aided by Green's 49-yard run - the longest rush of the season for the Huskies.

Devin Miller put the final points on the scoreboard for Cheyney on a nine-yard run with 1:24 left.

The Huskies amassed a season-high 427 yards of total offense including 277 on the ground. Palubinsky, in addition to his rushing touchdown, completed 12-of-19 passes for 150 yards and his score to Allen. Popson led with four catches for 76 yards while Allen also hauled in four passes for 34 yards. Cheyney had 373 yards of offense which included 269 through the air from Trautz, who completed 20-of-33 passes on the afternoon. French led the ground game with 52 yards on 12 carries while Jowan Lewis-Kearse caught a game-high six passes for 48 yards.

Trumino and fellow freshman Kasean Patterson (Philadelphia, Pa./Lankenau) led the Huskies with six tackles apiece. Schwartz had five stops and the blocked field goal while Gary also had five tackles, a career-high four tackles for a loss, and a career-high tying three sacks. Senior Scott Beltz (Pen Argyl, Pa./Pen Argyl) and redshirt freshman Jelil Norman (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) also got to Trautz on the afternoon.

Gary Brown led the Wolves with a game-high eight tackles.

The Huskies will look to extend their winning streak to four when they head to Millersville University next Saturday, September 30. Bloomsburg has won 17 consecutive meetings between the two schools and holds a 44-30-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Marauders. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.