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Winner Salisbury SAL 6-0 , 3-0
21
Montclair St. MSU 2-4 , 1-2
Winner
Salisbury SAL
6-0 , 3-0
56
Final
21
Montclair St. MSU
2-4 , 1-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
SAL Salisbury 21 7 7 21 56
MSU Montclair St. 0 7 7 7 21

Game Recap: Football | | Heath Barringer

No. 5 Football roars past Montclair State

MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The No. 5 Salisbury University football program earned a 56-21 NJAC road win over Montclair State University Saturday afternoon on Sprague Field.

Both the Sea Gulls (6-0) and Red Hawks (2-4) came up short on fourth-down plays during their opening drives of the ball game. On the second drive of the game for SU, they posted a five-play drive capped off by an Andre Matthews five-yard touchdown rush.

After the Sea Gull defense forced a three-and-out by Montclair State, SU posted a six-play drive with SyRus McGowan finding Mason Fisher for a 28-yard passing touchdown. After another three-and-out from the Red Hawks, McGowan found Dario Belizaire from 58 yards out for a one-play drive. The Sea Gulls led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter of action.

The offensive momentum would slow down for the Sea Gulls as they posted 14 points between the second and third quarters before scoring 21 in the fourth.

The second period of action started with a 34-yard rushing touchdown from McGowan. A late touchdown before the two-minute warning from the Red Hawks cut the Sea Gulls' lead to 28-7. Montclair State would get the ball back again before half, but a Jayden Jones interception would halt the drive.

The SU defense started the second half with a three-and-out, then the offense followed that up with a seven-play touchdown drive, which was capped off by a Matthews one-yard touchdown run. SU led 35-14 heading into the final quarter of action before tacking on three more scores.

Jadyn Thomas added a one-yard touchdown run, McGowan found Micah Brubaker for a 42-yard passing touchdown, and Jimmy Celentano forced a fumble, which was recovered by Kilo Mack, who returned it for 42 yards and the final Sea Gull touchdown of the day.

Game Notes
  • McGowan finished with 304 total yards and four total touchdowns.
  • Belizaire posted 186 yards of offense with one touchdown. He tallied 101 on the ground and 85 through the air with only two catches.
  • Matthews finished with 40 yards on the ground with his two touchdowns.
  • The Sea Gull offense finished with 530 yards of offense, averaging 9.5 yards per play.
  • Andrew Gioia led the SU defense with eight tackles and a pass breakup.
  • Along with the fumble recovery touchdown, Mack tallied six tackles and one pass breakup. Celentano, who forced the fumble, posted seven tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass breakup.
  • The SU defense finished with four sacks, six tackles for loss, and two turnovers created.
The Sea Gulls are back on the road next week when they travel to Glassboro, N.J., to take on Rowan University with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 24 individual national championships, and 205 conference championships, and have produced 53 Academic All-Americans.

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