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Football Crowd 10-29-22
Joey Gardner, FotoJoe Photography
23
Rowan ROW 5-3 , 3-2
28
Winner Salisbury SAL 7-1 , 4-0
Rowan ROW
5-3 , 3-2
23
Final
28
Salisbury SAL
7-1 , 4-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ROW Rowan 7 10 0 6 23
SAL Salisbury 14 0 7 7 28

Game Recap: Football |

Football outlasts Rowan, 28-23, on Homecoming

SALISBURY, Md. – In front of a packed homecoming crowd, the Salisbury University football team picked up a 28-23 victory over the Rowan Profs to extend its win streak to five and improve to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Rowan struck first. On its opening possession, Mike Husni found Terry Carlstrom in the back of the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown catch.
  • Salisbury responded in a big way on the ensuing drive. Hunter Cleaver mossed his defender for a 25-yard touchdown reception and tied the ball game at seven with three minutes left in the first quarter.
 
  • After a Rowan punt pinned Salisbury near its own end zone, Joey Bildstein exploded through the middle of the defense with an 84-yard run to put the Sea Gulls in a goal-to-go situation. A play later, Dario Belizaire was able to recover his own fumble in the end zone on a five-yard run to give the Sea Gulls the 14-7 lead with 19 seconds left in the first.
  • Rowan tied the game on its first drive of the second quarter when Husni and John Maldonado connected on a four-yard touchdown.
  • A Salisbury fumble set up Rowan inside the red zone on the ensuing possession. The defense stood tall and forced a 30-yard Jake Hurler field goal that gave Rowan a 17-14 lead in the second quarter.
  • The two teams traded punts to start the second half before Salisbury put together a scoring drive after a good punt return into Rowan territory by A.J. Butler. Cleaver reeled in a 27-yard pass from Ben Hutchins for a touchdown on a 4th-and-12 play to give Salisbury the 21-17 lead.
  • A methodical 10-play drive to open the fourth quarter extended the Sea Gull lead to 11 points, 28-17, which was capped off by a Bildstein four-yard touchdown run.
  • Rowan drove down the field on its next drive with Maldonado receiving his second touchdown to cut the Salisbury lead to 28-23. Rowan went for two but Charles Barley broke up the conversion pass from Husni.
  • Rowan got the ball back with 1:40 left in the game looking to take the lead. On a 4th-and-25 play, Barley intercepted a Husni deep pass to seal the win for the Sea Gulls.
SALISBURY GAME NOTES
  • Salisbury notched 384 yards of total offense, including 326 yards on the ground.
  • For the third consecutive game, Joey Bildstein set a new career-high in rushing. Bildstein carried the ball 26 times for 186 yards and a touchdown. He also set a new career-long rush with his 84-yard scamper in the first. The bruiser averaged 7.2 yards per carry.
  • Dario Belizaire recorded 58 rushing yards on nine carries with a touchdown.
  • Ben Hutchins was 3-for-6 passing for 58 yards and two scores. He also ran the ball 10 times for 42 yards.
  • Each of Hutchins' three completions went to Hunter Cleaver, who reeled in two touchdowns.
  • Ben Spiess led the defense with eight stops, including a sack and a tackle for loss.
  • Brock Keeler registered seven tackles while Caleb Brubaker and Sa'Veon Olfus each had six tackles. Olfus added 1.5 tackles for loss.
  • Casey Counts tallied two sacks including a fumble on Rowan's final drive.
  • Charles Barley intercepted Husni on the final drive.
ROWAN GAME NOTES
  • The Profs put together 285 yards of total offense.
  • Mike Husni was 17-for-32 passing for 212 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
  • John Maldonado recorded 11 catches for 120 yards and two scores.
  • Ahmad Gantt had a game-high nine tackles and two tackles for loss.
UP NEXT
  • Salisbury will hit the road for the final time in the 2022 regular season to take on the Kean Cougars on Saturday, Nov. 5.
  • The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff in Wayne, N.J.

Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 189 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.

To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
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