FROSTBURG, Md. - Frostburg State junior Bryan Brosnan (Leesburg, Va./Heritage) threw for a career-high 287 yards and three touchdowns but Widener's Ian Decker ran for three scores to lift the Pride to a 30-24 non-conference win over the Bobcats on a rainy Saturday at Bobcat Stadium.

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Widener (2-1) also won the turnover battle, forcing three Bobcat fumbles and two interceptions while sacking Brosnan six times. FSU (1-2) turned the ball over on three of its first five possessions of the game and Widener converted two of those mishaps into a pair of touchdowns.

Brosnan finished 19-of-32 including a pair of scores to junior wideout Makiha Cooper (Baltimore, Md./Forest Park). Cooper led all players with 175 yards on nine receptions.

Junior Matt Winnegar (Frostburg, Md./Beall) put the Bobcats on the board first with a 37-yard field goal with 10:59 showing to cap a seven-play 40-yard opening drive for the Bobcats.

Widener then scored three touchdowns over its next four possessions to lead 20-3. The first touchdown was a seven-yard scoring run from Decker that capped a five-play 20-yard drive that capitalized on FSU's first fumble of the afternoon. Two possessions later, Joe Favinger picked off a Brosnan pass and returned it 12 yards for a touchdown. Sophomore Terryl Monroe (Temple Hills, Md./Dematha) blocked the extra point and WU led 13-3 with 34 second left in the first quarter.

After forcing a three and out from Frostburg State, Widener then marched 67 yards in 12 plays as Decker found the endzone from a yard out to put the visitors up 20-3 midway through the second quarter.

The Bobcats answered, however, as Brosnan found junior Cooper for a 57-yard scoring pass with 4:01 to play in the second as FSU trailed 20-10.

Just before the half, Widener again turned an FSU fumble into points. The Bobcats fumbled on their own 17 but the defense came up with a stand and forced the Pride into a 27-yard field goal from Mathew Breslin as the half ended with WU up 23-10.

Decker found the endzone for the third and final time of the game with 7:24 left in the third quarter. Widener put together its longest drive of the afternoon, 14-plays and 76 yards, as it appeared to put the game out of reach with a 30-10 lead.

However, FSU cut into the deficit with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. Junior wideout Ali Konteh (Hyattsville, Md./Northwestern Hyattsville) hauled in a touchdown grab for the third-straight game as he and Brosnan hooked up for an eight-yard scoring pass with just 5:58 left in the final quarter as FSU trailed 30-17.

The Bobcats scored their final touchdown of the game with just 54 seconds remaining as Brosnan found Cooper for his second score of the contest, this time from 29 yards out as Frostburg State trailed 30-24 with just under a minute remaining. After Winnegar's extra point, FSU lined up for an onside kick that was recovered by Widener to end the FSU comeback.

Senior Collin Clifford (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) and junior George Feiser (Hagerstown, Md./Smithsburg/Salisbury) led all players with nine total tackles. Clifford had 1.5 TFL for two yards while Feiser had 0.5 TFL. Junior Mike Iheakanwa (Lanham, Md./Duval) made seven stops including 2.0 behind the line of scrimmage.

FSU opens ACFC play next Saturday when it hosts Wesley on Homecoming for a 1:00 pm kickoff.