Sacred Heart took the opening kickoff and drove down the field in 11 plays, before running back Malik Grant scored on a three-yard rush five minutes into the game. Nick Leopold made three catches for 46 yards and scored his first-career touchdown. hauled in five receptions for 50 yards, while Joey Isabella finished with three catches for 61 yards. Quarterback Joe Mischler was 18 of 28 for 209 yards passing with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Lucas posted a career-high 170 yards rushing on 30 carries (5.7 per carry) with two touchdowns to lead the Dukes to the win. STUFFED! The defense gets a fourth down stop to end it! #GoDukes /LTBlHjQTBC Pioneer quarterback Rob McCoy kept the ball on a read-option play, but Duquesne defenders Jayden Johnson and Jon Muehlbauer penetrated the backfield and dropped McCoy for a loss to seal the victory. Sacred Heart (4-5, 2-3 NEC) faced a 4 th-and-1 at the Dukes' 16-yard line on their possession. □ the middle for a TOUCHDOWN! PAT is good.ĭukes defense needs a stop to end this one. The Erie, Pennsylvania native toted the ball four times and caught a pass during the drive, before scoring from eight yards out to make the score 35-28.
PITTSBURGH – A fourth down stop in overtime lifted the Dukes to a 35-28 win over Sacred Heart Saturday afternoon in a Northeast Conference (NEC) game at Rooney Field.ĭuquesne (3-6, 2-3 NEC) went on offense first in overtime and rode running back Billy Lucas.