PITTSBURG, PA. – The Merrimack College football team headed down to Pittsburg and beat Duquesne University 28-21.
Victor Dawson led the team with two touchdowns in the victory.
Donovan Wadley scored his first touchdown in a Warriors uniform and
Hayden Fisher grabbed his fourth score of the season. Fisher also added had a career-high 91 yard receiving.
The Essentials
Score: Duquesne 21,
Merrimack 28
Records: Merrimack (4-2) | Duquesne (1-5)
How It Happened
- The Dukes scored a touchdown on their first possession of the afternoon, going up by a score. The Warriors responded by going on an 18-play drive that took up the rest of the first quarter. The drive concluded with a Wadley touchdown run. The score was Wadley's first in a Merrimack uniform. After a forced punt by the Warrior defense, Gavin McCusker was picked off by Duquesne, giving them the ball on their own 40-yard line. The Dukes would score on that drive, going up a touchdown. Merrimack got the ball back and went on a 15-play drive that finished with a Dawson nine-yard touchdown run. The score was his fourth of the season. The half concluded with the score tied a 14.
- Back-to-back punts opened up the third quarter. An additional two punts got the third quarter to just over seven minutes left in the quarter. McCusker then found Fisher for a 20-yard touchdown pass to go up by seven. On the Warriors next defensive possession James Nyamwaya broke through the line and caused a fumble by the Dukes quarterback that was recovered by Merrimack. On the first play from scrimmage, Dowson ran 18-yards into the end zone, giving the Warriors a two-score lead. Duquesne scored right before the end of the quarter to cut the advantage down to seven. Both teams were led scoreless in the fourth quarter, giving Merrimack a seven-point win, their third in a row.
Notes & Numbers
- Dawson finshed the day with a career-high 128 rushing yards.
- McCusker now has three straight wins as the starter.
- Donte Williams and Rodney Samson tied for the lead in tackles with six on the afternoon.
Up next
The Warriors get back to action next Saturday at home against Wagner College. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3.
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