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Clark's late fumble return for TD gives Central Connecticut 27-20 win over St. Francis (Pa.)
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) Kimal Clark scooped up a fumble and returned it 18 yards with 1:45 remaining to lift Central Connecticut to a 27-20 win over St. Francis (Pa.) in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
In a game of big plays, Clark turned in the final one after Adrian Mejia stripped the ball from DeMarcus McElroy.
The Red Flash (1-2, 0-1), which scored its first victory over an FBS last week against Kent State, tied the game at 20 after Fran Brown Jr. recovered a fumble in the end zone when Central Connecticut botched a handoff late in the third quarter.
The Blue Devils (2-1, 1-0) took a 20-14 lead with 25 seconds left in the first half on Brady Olson's 11-yard touchdown toss to Michael Plaskon.
After two Jack Barnum field goals gave CCSU the early lead, DaMario Crawford returned a kickoff 94 yards for St. Francis in the first quarter.
Olson ran 7 yards for a 13-7 CCSU lead in the second quarter. St. Francis went back on top on McElroy's 97-yard run, the longest rushing play for the program since 2021.
The game also featured Aidan Clark's CCSU-record 84-yard punt when the Red Flash's Aaron Tutino picked it up on the 1 and was tackled at the 3.
Olson was 21-of-42 passing for 163 yards. Elijah Howard rushed 23 times for 102 yards.
McElroy rushed for 124 yards on nine carries.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | ||
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | ||
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Return Yards | ||
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
B. OlsonÂ
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B. Olson | 77/149 | 922 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. ClarkÂ
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A. Clark | 1/2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
R. OrtegaÂ
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R. Ortega | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
E. HowardÂ
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E. Howard | 95 | 343 | 3 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. TurnerÂ
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J. Turner | 17 | 91 | 0 | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. MarcusÂ
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D. Marcus | 25 | 85 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. RobertsonÂ
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J. Robertson | 8 | 51 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. OlsonÂ
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B. Olson | 21 | 39 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. PlaskonÂ
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M. Plaskon | 5 | 20 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. BrownÂ
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B. Brown | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
R. OrtegaÂ
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R. Ortega | 5 | 14 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. TrovarelliÂ
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M. Trovarelli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. ClarkÂ
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A. Clark | 1 | -23 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
M. PlaskonÂ
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M. Plaskon | 0 | 21 | 277 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. HowardÂ
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E. Howard | 0 | 14 | 113 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Marsh Jr.Â
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P. Marsh Jr. | 0 | 8 | 92 | 1 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. RobertsonÂ
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J. Robertson | 0 | 5 | 89 | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. O'BrienÂ
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S. O'Brien | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. PardoÂ
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D. Pardo | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I. BostonÂ
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I. Boston | 0 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E. DanielsÂ
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E. Daniels | 0 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. ClearyÂ
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P. Cleary | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. AttafahÂ
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D. Attafah | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. AlvesÂ
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C. Alves | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. MarcusÂ
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D. Marcus | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. CrifasiÂ
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J. Crifasi | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. HeckÂ
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M. Heck | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. BarnumÂ
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J. Barnum | 8/10 | 0 | 13/13 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. HoenstineÂ
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J. Hoenstine | 33/56 | 424 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. MejiaÂ
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A. Mejia | 25/39 | 146 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Whitfield Jr.Â
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N. Whitfield Jr. | 15/26 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. HolmanÂ
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M. Holman | 69 | 336 | 3 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. McElroyÂ
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D. McElroy | 49 | 319 | 1 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. HoenstineÂ
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J. Hoenstine | 20 | 64 | 1 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. PerrymanÂ
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J. Perryman | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. MejiaÂ
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A. Mejia | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. PorterÂ
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B. Porter | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. MadisonÂ
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C. Madison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N. Whitfield Jr.Â
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N. Whitfield Jr. | 5 | -7 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
G. ThomsonÂ
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G. Thomson | 0 | 17 | 277 | 2 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. IvoryÂ
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J. Ivory | 0 | 11 | 133 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. HolmanÂ
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M. Holman | 0 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. McElroyÂ
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D. McElroy | 0 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. ClarkÂ
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C. Clark | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. SkuleÂ
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J. Skule | 0 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. TutinoÂ
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A. Tutino | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. RaymondÂ
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S. Raymond | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. PerrymanÂ
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J. Perryman | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. PennaÂ
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S. Penna | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. PlummerÂ
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M. Plummer | 4/6 | 0 | 7/9 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |