KUTZTOWN, PA. (September 19, 2009) –
The Kutztown University football team dropped a 31-12 decision
to fourth-ranked Bloomsburg University in the Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener Saturday
night at University Field.
In winning its 11th
consecutive road contest, Bloomsburg improved to 4-0 overall and
1-0 in the PSAC East. Kutztown dropped to 2-2 and 0-1.
Kutztown junior kicker Matt Dineen
(Wilmington, DE/Concord) established a school record with
his 25th career field goal. Dineen, who was 2-for-2
in field goals against the Huskies, set the school standard on a
38-yard field goal nine seconds into the fourth quarter. The
previous mark was 24 set by Matt Scartozzi between 2002-05.
Dineen also kicked a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter.
Dineen is 25-for-36 during his stellar career.
Kutztown freshman wide receiver Chris
McCormick (West Chester/East) caught six passes for a career
best 67 yards and a touchdown. It was the second consecutive
week McCormick caught a touchdown pass. It was an 11-yard catch
from freshman quarterback Kevin Morton in the fourth quarter.
McCormick also hauled in a career-best 42 yard catch in the
third quarter. Through four games, McCormick is averaging 11.2
yards per catch.
Morton was 15-for-22 for 162 yards. In
addition to McCormick, freshman Jake Cahill (Secane/Ridley
Park), sophomore Colby Tuell (Columbia/Columbia),
sophomore Zach Snyder (Lititz/Warwick) and freshman
Doiminick Massey (Abington/Abington) all had at least one
catch that covered 10 or more yards.
Defensively, senior Jay McKnight
(Reading/Conrad Weiser) finished with 14 tackles and junior
Joel Irwin (Coatesville/Bishop Shanahan) added 10 for the
Golden Bears. Senior Craig Croman (Pine Grove/Pine Grove)
had Kutztown’s lone sack of the game in the second quarter.
Khalief Evans (Philadelphia/Imhotep Charter) and
David Cressman (Sellersville/Pennridge) each had six
tackles. Kutztown’s defense held Bloomsburg to 13 yards in the
third quarter. In its last two third quarters, Kutztown has held
Slippery Rock and Bloomsburg to minus-3 yards.
Junior Greg Rotkowski
(Macungie/Emmaus) had a helmet-jarring hit on a kickoff
return. Evans also had a bone crunching smackdown near the goal
line.
The Kutztown defense got an early
turnover when senior Brent Howard (Gilbertsville/Boyertown)
recovered a fumble. Junior Kevin Bolinsky (Ashland/North
Schuylkill) forced the first quarter fumble with a solid
strip. Unfortunately, Kutztown could not take advantage of its
early opportunity. A pass to a streaking McCormick, who was wide
open in the end zone, on the very next play was overthrown. Had
the connection been made, KU would have had an early lead.
Kutztown lost five yards on its next two plays.
Bloomsburg took control of the game by
scoring two touchdowns in the final 33 seconds of the first
half. Bloomsburg quarterback Dan Latorre fired short touchdown
passes to Dylan Manni and Chris Tressler to expand a 7-3 edge
into a 21-3 halftime bulge. The Huskies became the first team
this season to rush for 100 yards against Kutztown as they
finished with 143 yards.
Kutztown visits West Chester next
weekend in a game beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bloomsburg hosts C.W.
Post starting at noon.
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