Saxons Surge Past Stevenson to Win Lynah Bowl

11/19/2017 2:57:28 PM

BOX SCORE

NEWARK, Del. – Alfred University used a balanced attack of rushing and passing as the Saxons (8-3) defeated Stevenson University (6-5) 29-16 Sunday afternoon in the James Lynah Bowl at the University of Delaware Football Stadium.

The Saxons got 174 yards rushing and 140 yards passing in the win, with senior running back Maleke Fuentes (Olean, N.Y/Olean) rushing for 119 yards on 24 carries and a score. For his efforts, he was named as the game’s MVP.

Junior quarterback Bryce Morrison (Kennedy, N.Y./Randolph) threw for 140 yards on 10-of-15 passing in 25 MPH winds. Six of those passes were caught by junior Jayden Gavidia (Homer, N.Y./Homer) for 87 yards.

Defensively, the Saxons held the Mustangs to 89 yards rushing. Junior linebacker Cole Reed (Gratz, Pa./Upper Dauphin) had 11 stops, with seven of them solo stops.

Stevenson was led by junior quarterback Dan Williams (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek) who passed for 171 yards on 21-of-42 passing. Senior wide receiver Devin Salisbury (Glen Burnie, Md./Old Mill) had nine catches for 55 yards.

Stevenson actually took the lead first as the Mustangs got a 28-yard field goal from freshman kicker Ian Gould (Finksburg, Md./Westminster) with 9:11 left in the first for a 3-0 lead.

Alfred scored the next 21 points, all coming in the second quarter. Freshman running back Nasir Smith (Auburn, N.Y./Auburn) had an 8-yard run with 13:33 left in the half to put the Saxons up 7-3. Fuentes would give the Saxons a 14-3 lead on another 8-yard score with 1:39 left, followed by a 19-yard pass from Morrison to senior tight end Jake Toomey (Malta, N.Y./Ballston Spa) with 28 seconds left for a 21-3 lead at intermission.

Stevenson got a 2-yard touchdown run from junior running back Isaiah Austin (Sicklerville, N.J./Timber Creek) with 19 seconds left in the third, but, Alfred defensive back Raeqwon Greer (Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius) intercepted the two-point conversion and returned it for a 23-9 Saxon lead.

Smith would score a 1-yard touchdown with 10:11 left in the fourth for a 29-9 lead, before Stevenson got one final score with 3:51 left in the game on a 6-yard run by sophomore running back Daqwan Hill (Germantown, Md./The Avalon School).

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