Area college football roundup
Thiel wraps up Presidents’ Athletic Conference crown GREENVILLE_Steve Minton ran for career-high 217 yards and two touchdowns on 37 carries as Thiel beat Thomas More 24-14 to clinch Thiel’s first Presidents’ Athletic Conference title since 1972.
Thiel (8-0, 6-0), which won eight games for the first time in its 112-year history, was also stingy on defense and allowed just 23 yards rushing. Thomas More (5-3, 4-1) got 181 yards passing from quarterback Seth Ellis with two touchdown tosses to Chase Weber, but it wasn’t enough.
SLIPPERY ROCK 58, SHIPPENSBURG 28: SLIPPERY ROCK – Running back Josh Kniees ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns and added an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown as Slippery Rock beat Shippensburg 58-28 in a PSAC West game Saturday.
Slippery Rock (4-5, 3-2) opened the scoring just 1:33 into the game on Kniess’ 13-yard run and never trailed.
INDIANA 30, CLARION 10: CLARION – Indiana University of Pennsylvania racked up 23 unanswered points in the second half for a win over Clarion.
IUP (5-4, 4-1 PSAC West) trailed 10-7 at halftime, but Chris Morgan scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter and Garrett Majors returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown on the game’s final play.
Morgan had a 5-yard TD run in the first half and added a 3-yard scoring run after halftime. He also scored on a 13-yard screen pass in the third quarter.
WABASH 27, ALLEGHENY 21: MEADVILLE – Quarterback Russ Harbaugh threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns to lead Wabash to a win against Allegheny.
MILLERSVILLE 31, MANSFIELD 14: MILLERSVILLE – Omar Sanders caught two touchdown passes from Dan Csencsitz in a 34-second span as Millersville topped Mansfield.
HILLSDALE 40, MERCYHURST 21: ERIE – Brett Neller touched the ball just five times, but two resulted in scores – including a 53-yard halfback option pass he threw to quarterback Mark Nicolet that broke open a close game – as Hillsdale beat Mercyhurst.
Mercyhurst (1-8, 1-8 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) led 14-13 when Hillsdale (4-6, 3-6) took the lead for good on Chad Gurica’s 93-yard kickoff return with 4:15 left in the third quarter.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. 31, SETON HILL 10: GREENSBURG – Corey Isner threw two touchdown passes to lead Charleston to a win against Seton Hill.
Seton Hill, which is 1-8 in its first season, took a 10-0 halftime lead on Ray Wilkins’ 43-yard field goal in the first quarter and an eight-yard scoring pass from Jordan Thomas to Bobby Nelson.
ALFRED 27, GROVE CITY 7: ALFRED, N.Y. – Paul Keeley threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns to lead Alfred to a win over Grove City.
Keeley’s 59-yard TD pass to Julio Fuentes opened the scoring in the second quarter. Mike Darling followed with an 11-yard catch for a touchdown.
CARNEGIE MELLON 23, CASE WESTERN RESERVE 20: PITTSBURGH – Travis Sivek ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns, including one that tied the game late, and Nate Greenstein atoned for an earlier miss with the game-winning field goal as time expired as Carnegie Mellon beat Case Western Reserve.
Case (3-5, 0-2 University Athletic Association) took a 6-0 lead when Angelo Mirando scored on a 39-yard pass from Matt Skolnicki, but a conversion pass was intercepted.
DUQUESNE 31, IONA 17: NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – James Jacob scored touchdowns on runs on 2 and 1 yards as Duquesne overtook Iona.
The Dukes (5-3, 3-0 Metro Atlantic Conference), after spotting the Gaels (3-5, 1-2) a 10-0 lead in the opening quarter, tallied 24 straight points.
SACRED HEART 53, ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 45: FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Ed Pricolo ran for 232 yards and set a school record with five rushing touchdowns as Sacred Heart beat St. Francis of Pa..
Tyler Arciaga threw for 284 yards and three touchdowns for Sacred Heart (3-5, 2-3 NEC).
STONY BROOK 38, ROBERT MORRIS 37: CORAOPOLIS – Drew Geyer threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns for Robert Morris, but Josh Dudash threw for 411 and five touchdowns of his own, including the game-winner with 6:02 left as Stony Brook beat Robert Morris.
FROSTBURG 16, WESTMINSTER 13: NEW WILMINGTON – Mike Gray blocked a punt with 33 seconds left in the game to set up Mark Sedlock’s game-winning 41-yard field goal as Frostburg State beat Westminster of Pennsylvania.
Frostburg (5-3) never led before Sedlock’s final field goal, though they twice tied the game after Westminster (3-5) took a 6-0 first quarter lead on Chris Castillo field goals of 31 and 39 yards.
EDINBORO 33, KUTZTOWN 7: EDINBORO – Kyle Witucki caught two touchdown passes from Justin Bouch, and Edinboro also scored on a blocked punt as the Fighting Scots beat Kutztown 33-7 on Saturday.
WAYNE, MICH. 14 GANNON 7: DETROIT – Chris Middlebrooks rushed for 177 yards for Wayne State, but the Warriors were able to score only one offensive touchdown as they beat Gannon.
GENEVA 42, TAYLOR 0: UPLAND, Ind. – Geneva’s defense limited Taylor to 131 total yards.