PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Senior
Shanorm Young (Baltimore, Md./Polytech) scored the only touchdown for Frostburg State as it lost to Duquesne 37-10, Saturday afternoon in front of 2,895.
Box Score
FSU (1-3) trailed 37-3 when Young caught a 13-yard touchdown from senior
Josh Hager (Baltimore, Md./Eastern Tech) for the Bobcats only touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
DU (2-2) scored touchdowns on three of its six second half possessions to blow open a 16-3 halftime score.
The game started an hour and a half later than the original scheduled time (1:00 pm) due to travel problems for Frostburg State.
The Dukes emassed 532 yards of total offense including 368 through the air. The Bobcats totaled just 244 yards of offense and were held to 115 yards passing. Kevin Rombach paced the Duquesne offense completing 25-for-35 passes for 343 yards and three touchdowns.
Duquesne opened the scoring after taking the games opening drive 59 yards in 11 plays capped by a Greg Hough two-yard scoring run. The Bobcats kept the score at 6-0 when senior
Johan Owens (Baltimore, Md./City College) blocked the extra point attempt. The Dukes added a field goal on their second drive at 3:53, taking advantage of a Bobcat turnover.
DU took a 16-0 lead on its final drive of the first half when Rombach ran in from five-yards out, capping an 8-play 85-yard drive.
FSU got on the board on the final drive of the first half when the Bobcats covered 70 yards in 14 plays over the final 2:05. Sophomore
Nathan Menhorn (Berlin, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley) kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired to cut the deficit to 16-3.
Romback tossed a pair of touchdowns in the final 1:10 of third quarter to push the Duquesne lead to 30-3. He connected with Sean Bunevich for 16 yards and Alex Roberson for 54 yards.
In the fourth, the two schools exchanged touchdowns. Rombach threw his third touchdown of the contest, this time to Conrad Carter with 5:34 left in the game.
FSU ended the scoring with a late touchdown. The Bobcats put together a 75-yard 14-play drive that ended with a Hager 13-yard touchdown pass to Young who dove over a couple of defenders and into the endzone.
Dixon was 13-for-22 for 82 yards while Hager was 4-for-11 for 33 yards and that late touchdown.
Young rushed for 58 yards on 18 carries and caught three passes for 14 yards and a touchdown. Senior
Fred Howze (Upper Marlboro, MD/FTH Catholic) continued his receiving his streak, which now sits at 25 games, with five receptions for 36 yards.
Sophomore
Mike Iheakanwa (Lantham, Md./Duval) led the Bobcats with eight tackles and 1.0 TFL while senior
Najier Frazer (Bowie, Md./Duval) made seven stops.
FSU returns to the field next Saturday when it travels to Wesley for an Atlantic Central Football Conference showdown at 1:00 pm.