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Oct. 4, 2003
Football: Defense, Rushing Attack Lead Penguins Over SMS in Gateway
Opener, 34-7
Youngstown -- The Youngstown State
football team outrushed Southwest
Missouri State 230-132 and forced
three fumbles en route to a 34-7
victory in the Gateway Conference
opener on Saturday evening at
Stambaugh Stadium.
Josh Cayson rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on 18
carries while Aaron Marshall was
9-of-18 for 120 yards with two
touchdowns. Yancey Marcum
recovered a fumble while Marty
Hutchinson had his first career
interception.
YSU struck first with 9:21 remaining in the opening frame to
take a 7-0 lead. After a
15-yard penalty for catching
interference on a fair catch, the
Penguins marched 75 yards on nine
plays in 4:11 for the opening score.
On the drive, Marshall found Kyle
Smith for a 15-yard gain to the YSU
40, then Cayson took over with 43
yards on the ground on four carries.
On second and goal from the four,
Cayson scored his first of two
touchdowns in the contest.
After Nick Terracina's point the
Penguins seized a seven point
advantage.
The Penguins extended their lead to 14-0 50 seconds into the
quarter on an eight yard touchdown
pass from Marshall to Logan.
With 1:00 left in the first quarter,
Sherod Holmes blocked Robbie Kemp's
punt and Scott Theissen recovered at
the SMS 21 to set up a five play,
21-yard drive. On a
fourth-and-11, Terracina kicked a
39-yard field goal, but SMS was
called for holding to keep the drive
alive. Marshall's touchdown
strike came two plays later.
The Bears got on the board with 4:47 left in the second
quarter on a four-yard touchdown run
by Cody Pratt. Quarterback
A.J. Porter was 3-for-3 on the drive
for 41 yards while Pratt compiled 21
yards on six carries.
The Penguin defense did not allow another score while the
offense tallied 20 unanswered points
in the second half.
YSU scored on it's opening drive of the second half on a
30-yard field goal from Terracina
that was set up by funs of 35 and 23
by Cayson, then Marshall found Burns
from 39 yards out with 35 seconds on
the clock to take a 24-7 advantage.
Terracina added a 31 yarder with 11:59 remaining in the
fourth and Matt Rycraft had a
one-yard touchdown rush at the 5:36
mark for the final score of the
contest.
The Bears were penalized 11 times for 119 yards while the
Penguins had three penalties for 15
yards.
The Penguins will take on defending Gateway Conference
Champion Western Illinois on Oct.
11. Kickoff at Stambaugh
Stadium is set for 4 p.m. |
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