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EDINBORO, PA – Edinboro University used a
ten-point spurt in 66 seconds in the second quarter and a strong
defensive effort to post a 16-0 shutout of Shippensburg on
Saturday at Sox Harrison Stadium. The Fighting Scots, ranked 20th
by the AFCA and 13th by D2Football.com, are now 3-1 overall and
1-0 in PSAC West action, while Shippensburg falls to 2-3 and 0-1,
respectively.
The victory snapped a string of four straight
losses to the Red Raiders, as Shippensburg had won seven of the
last eight meetings. The two teams were part of a three-way tie
for first place in the PSAC West a year ago.
The defenses dominated play most of the
afternoon, with Edinboro finishing the afternoon with 250 total
yards and Shippensburg 188. The Red Raiders gained 67 of those
yards on their final drive in the last two minutes against
reserves. Edinboro came into the contest ranked sixth in total
defense (214.0 ypg.) and was third in rushing defense (48.0 ypg.).
Shippensburg, a team that has given Edinboro fits on the ground in
years passed, barely exceeded that with 68 yards rushing.
In addition to the yardage total, Edinboro came
up with a pair of fumbles and an interception, and the Fighting
Scot special teams blocked a field goal and a punt.
Shippensburg had the only scoring opportunity
in the first quarter, but Jamie Reder’s 23-yard field goal
attempt was blocked by Greg MacAnn (Rochester, NY/Greece
Athena). The game remained scoreless until Edinboro put
together a 12-play, 64-yard march in the second quarter that ended
with Kody Robertson (Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson)
kicking a 34-yard field goal with 5:06 to play. Kelvin Collins’
(Glen Burnie, MD/Old Mill) 29-yard run on a 3rd-and-2 moved
the ball to the Ship 28. Later in the drive Justin Bouch
(Brackenridge, PA/Highlands) completed a 14-yard pass to Jeff
Dinger (Conneaut, OH/Conneaut) to the Ship 14.
Following the ensuing kickoff, Scot ILB Dave
Jazenski (Erie, PA/Iroquois) forced a fumble, with Tom
Davidson (Geneva, OH/Geneva) recovering at the two. A pair of Ulysee
Davis (Bryan’s Road, MD/Bishop McNamara) runs, the second
from a yard out, gave Edinboro a 10-0 lead with exactly four
minutes to play. In 66 seconds the Fighting Scots had put ten
points on the scoreboard, with Davis scoring his seventh touchdown
of the year.
The Edinboro defense got the ball on the next
series, as Davidson intercepted a Tony Gomez pass and returned it
43 yards to the Ship 24. The Scots would get down to the two as
Collins carried for seven yards and Davis had runs of eight and
seven yards, but the Shippensburg defense stiffened. Robertson
came in and kicked his second field goal, a 19-yarder with two
seconds left in the half.
Edinboro scored the lone points of the second
half on Robertson’s third field goal of the game with 8:49
remaining. The 29-yard field goal marked the third time the junior
had kicked three field goals in a game, and moved him into fourth
place in career field goals with 22.
The scoring drive started when Edinboro moved
to the Ship 18. On 3rd-and-10, Bouch was intercepted by John
Sharbough at the 15, but after an 18-yard return Sharbough fumbled
and the Scots recovered. Collins followed with three straight runs
to the 16, and three plays later Robertson made it 16-0.
A number of defensive players stood out for the
Scots, as Edinboro recorded its second shutout of the year and has
now given up just 30 points. The last time an Edinboro team had
two shutouts in a season was 1980. Ben Stroup (Columbus,
OH/Hilliard Davidson) led the team with 10 tackles. A.J.
Cousins (Chillicothe, OH/Chillicothe), a junior noseguard, had
7 tackles and a pair of sacks. MacAnn had 6 tackles, three for
losses, a sack, and the blocked field goal. Jim Soltis
(Garrettsville, OH/Cardinal) also had 6 tackles, with one for
a loss and a blocked punt. Davidson had the interception and
fumble recovery.
Davis paced the offense with 77 yards rushing
on 22 carries. Collins, a 6’0”, 230 lb. senior, bulled
his way for 71 yards on 12 carries off the bench, as Edinboro
ended the day with 169 yards rushing. In addition to kicking three
field goals, Robertson averaged 38.2 yards on six punts, with two
inside the twenty.
Edinboro is back in action on Saturday, October
1, hosting Clarion. The Fighting Scots will celebrate Homecoming
with a special kickoff time of 2:00 p.m.
Shippensburg........ 0 0 0 0 - 0 Record: (2-3,0-1 PSAC West)
Edinboro University. 0 13 0 3 - 16 Record: (3-1,1-0 PSAC West)
2nd
05:06 EDIN - Kody Robertson 34 yd field goal, 12-64 4:49, SHIP 0 -
EDIN 3
04:00 EDIN - Ulysee Davis 1 yd run (Kody Robertson kick),2-2 0:51,
SHIP 0 - EDIN 10
00:02 EDIN - Kody Robertson 19 yd field goal, 6-22 2:20, SHIP 0 -
EDIN 13
4th
08:49 EDIN - Kody Robertson 29 yd field goal, 6-22 3:34, SHIP 0 -
EDIN 16
SHIP EDIN
FIRST DOWNS................... 12 14
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 31-68 47-169
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 120 81
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 26-12-1 19-7-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 57-188 66-250
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 1-3
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-45 3-24
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-60 0-0
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-18 1-43
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 6-35.7 6-38.3
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-2 0-0
Penalties-Yards............... 4-33 4-30
Possession Time............... 27:46 32:14
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 14 4 of 16
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 1 1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-2 4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-15 3-20
RUSHING: Shippensburg-Chris Lynch 6-27;
Walter Crump 13-14; Aaron Dykes 3-13; David Richards 3-11; Kyle
Fogarty 1-7; Rick Henshaw 2-6; Howard Chavous 1-4; Tony Gomez
2-minus 14. Edinboro University-Ulysee Davis 22-77; Kelvin Collins
12-71; DeMark.Robinson 8-23; Ryan Valasek 1-1; Justin Bouch
4-minus 3.
PASSING: Shippensburg-Tony Gomez
7-16-1-50; Rick Henshaw 5-9-0-70; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Edinboro
University-Justin Bouch 7-19-1-81.
RECEIVING: Shippensburg-Walter Crump
4-23; Howard Chavous 3-33; Andrew Heisler 1-34; Dave Tucker 1-16;
Chris Lynch 1-8; Kyle Fogarty 1-3; Aaron Dykes 1-3. Edinboro
University-Jeff Dinger 2-25; Jordan Bobitski 2-20; Ryan Valasek
1-33; Kyle Witucki 1-4; Nate Eimer 1-minus 1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Shippensburg-John
Sharbaugh 1-18. Edinboro University-Tom Davidson 1-43.
FUMBLES: Shippensburg-John Sharbaugh
1-1; Walter Crump 1-1. Edinboro University-None.
Stadium: Sox Harrison Stadium Attendance: 3257
Kickoff time: 1:00pm End of Game: 3:35pm Total elapsed time: 2:55
Officials: Referee: Greg Allen; Umpire: Pat Scullen; Linesman: Ron
Churchin; Line judge: John Piuri; Back judge: Kerry Ripley; Field
judge: Richard Bui; Side judge: C. Costanza; Scorer: Bob Shreve;
Temperature: 68 deg Wind: 15-20 NE Weather: Sunny
Edinboro is ranked 20th by AFCA ... Kody Robertson kicks three
field goals for third time in his career, and is now fourth in
career field goals (22) ... Edinboro has two shutouts for first
time since 1980, and Shippensburg is shut out for just the second
time since 1996. |
