Philadelphia, Pa. – The Molloy sprint football team fell to the Quakers of the University of Pennsylvania, 28-6, Friday evening at Franklin Field. The Lions move to 0-4 overall and 0-2 within the division, while the Quakers improve to 2-2 overall and 1-1 against division foes.
How it Happened
- The home team took the air out of the ball in the game's opening possession, putting together a 14-play, 83-yard touchdown drive that consumed 9:23 of game time to take a 7-0 lead.
- After holding the Lions to a three-and-out, the Quakers took their next drive into the second quarter finding the endzone to increase their lead, 14-0.
- Molloy would get the ball to the Pennsylvania 49 on their next possession, but a false start penalty would force a punt that was subsequently blocked, giving the Quakers possession at the Molloy 40.
- The cardinal and white's defense stood strong, forcing a turnover on downs after freshman Kingston Loucks sacked quarterback John Franchini.
- The Molloy defense would tally another turnover on downs later in the second quarter, getting the ball back at their own 30-yard line with 50 seconds to go in the first half.
- On the first play of the ensuing drive sophomore Ryan Downes connected with freshman Thomas Scheer for a 35-yard completion to move the Lions into Quakers territory.
- Time would run out for the road team in the first half as the drive would stall, sending the contest into halftime with the home team ahead, 14-0.
- Consecutive three-and-outs for the Lions and the Quakers to begin the second half, gave Molloy the ball back at their own 34 with 12:18 left in third quarter.
- Freshman James Lipetri highlighted the ensuing drive with three receptions for 33 yards, helping the Lions move into field goal range.
- Junior Timmy Stosko was tasked with a 46-yard field goal on fourth and four. The lefty-footed kicker would boom it through the uprights to put the Lions on the board, 14-3, with 7:55 remaining in the third quarter.
- Just as they did on the opening possession, the home team went on to tally a 16-play, 70-yard drive in over 10 minutes of gametime that ended with a touchdown to extend their lead, 21-3.
- Following a Molloy turnover in Lions territory, UPenn found the endzone in four plays to open the lead, 28-3.
- After the teams traded three-and-outs, Molloy drove into Quakers territory setting up a first and goal after sophomore's Anthony Caliendo and Vaughn Washington connected for a 12-yard pass.
- Following two incomplete passes and a loss of one on a rush, Stosko came back onto the field to covert a 22-yard field goal, ending the contest with the home team the victors, 28-6.
Top Performances
- Caliendo passed for a career-high 69 yards, completing a career-best eight passes.
- Lipetri led the squad with a career-high six receptions, totaling 49 yards.
- Scheer totaled 35 receiving yards.
- Stosko collected his first career multi-field goal game, with a career long 46 yard make.
- On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore Ayden Das led allcomers with 12 tackles (six solo and six assisted), following by graduate student John Zarnowski who totaled 11 tackles (six assisted and five solo).
Up Next
Molloy heads into their bye week and will have two weeks to prepare to host D'Youville Friday, October 23 on homecoming. Kick-off is set for 7:00 p.m.
