Plymouth State stymies WestConn
DANBURY — Western Connecticut State’s comeback bid fell short, falling to Plymouth State 16-13 at the Westside Athletic Complex on Saturday.
WestConn (3-3 overall, 2-2 MSCAC) was held at bay by the Panthers' defense, as it was held to 102 yards rushing on 32 attempts. Running back Chad Blazsky led WestConn with 17 carries and 63 yards. Mack Driver was hobbled and did not gain a yard on four carries.
The Panthers (1-4, 1-2) got on the scoreboard at the 6:15 mark of the opening quarter when Willie Lombard scored from 5 yards out. Dan Carey’s point after missed to the left for a 6-0 advantage.
Dartmouth 24 Yale 17 (OT): At Hanover, N.H., Nick Howard scored on a 7-yard run in overtime and Dartmouth defeated Yale in a matchup of reigning Ivy League co-champions.
Dartmouth’s Connor Davis tied the game at 17, connecting on a 32-yard field goal with 17 seconds left in the fourth quarter, then the Big Green (4-0, 2-0 Ivy) took the ball first in overtime. Howard lined up in a wildcat formation, took the snap, headed to the right and dragged a tackler the last three yards into the end zone.
The Bulldogs (2-2, 1-1) were stopped on a fourthand-1 pass attempt on their overtime possession.
Yale trailed 14-3 in the second quarter but eventually took the lead 17-14 on a 5-yard pass from Griffin O’Connor to Mason Tipton with 2:37 remaining in the fourth quarter.
O’Connor completed 28 of 42 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown.
Dartmouth’s Derek Kyler was 19-of-29 passing for 189 yards with one touchdown.
It was the 104th game in a series that dates to 1884. Yale leads 54-44-6.
The teams tied for the Ivy League championship in 2019 and the league did not play in 2020.
Sacred Heart 20, Merrimack 10: At Fairfield, Marquez McCray threw for two touchdowns and sophomore Malik Grant ran for a career-high 268 yards and Sacred Heart beat Merrimack.
McCray threw a 13-yard score to Kenneth Womack for a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter, and later, an 8-yard touchdown toss to Naseim Brantley for a 17-3 advantage.
The Pioneers (3-3, 1-1 Northeast Conference) outgained Merrimack 418204 in total yardage with 334 coming on the ground. Grant averaged nearly 10 yards per carry as he toted it 27 times.
Westin Elliott threw for 176 yards and a touchdown for Merrimack (3-2, 0-2). Merrimack ran the ball 30 times for 15 yards.
Columbia 22, CCSU 20: At New Britain, Dante Miller scored on a 65-yard run with 5:38 remaining and Columbia held off Central Connecticut in non-conference play.
Central Connecticut pulled within 15-13 — missing the two-point conversion try — with 6:55 left to play on Romelo Williams’ 16-yard TD toss to Tyshaun James. Miller’s TD run came on the third play of the ensuing drive to push the Lions’ lead to 22-13. The Blue Devils added a TD with 57 seconds left on Williams’ 22yard TD toss to Erik Surratt, but failed to recover the onside kick.