2008 Woodie Awards
Dukes dominate Foxes, score 21 unanswered points to win
Brian Loew
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Sports
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The Duquesne Dukes held the Marist Red Foxes to a mere 189 total offensive yards, delivering a crushing 40-10 blow to the Foxes record and confidence Saturday at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, PA and extending its MAAC win streak to 39 games.
The Dukes racked up 467 yards of total offense in a dazzling aerial attack as they advanced to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The loss dropped Marist to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the MAAC with their lowest total yardage of the season.
Duquesne wasted no time in topping the scoreboard as senior tailback Jeremy McCullough drove into the end zone, but fumbled the ball only to have freshmen tackle Matt Kikta fall on it for the touchdown at 12:53 in the first quarter. Kikta's touchdown capped off a six-play 66-yard drive. Marist blocked the extra point attempt making it 6-0 Duquesne.
Just about seven minutes later at 5:48 left in the first, Marist's junior kicker Bradley Rowe recorded a career-long 40-yard field goal to bring the score to 6-3 Dukes.
Duquesne sophomore quarterback Steve Knapp completed 24 of 37 passes for 327 yards with one interception and three touchdowns. His first throwing touchdown of the game came five seconds into the second quarter. He completed an eight-yard pass to Bruce Hocker at 14:55 to put Duquesne on top 13-3.
With an unproductive second quarter for the Red Foxes mounting, the Dukes' sophomore kicker Mark Troyan kicked a 42-yard field goal with 5:11 left in the half to extend Duquesne's lead to 16-3.
Marist would not go into the half quietly, however, as Steve McGrath answered back quickly launching a 46-yard bomb to junior wide receiver Tim Keegan to close in on Duquesne and make it a 16-10 tally with 2:24 left in the half.
With just five seconds left in the half, Troyan padded Duquesne's lead with a booming 46-yard field goal kick to make the halftime score 19-10 Duquesne.
The Dukes tallied 21 unanswered points in the second half, beginning with a 1-yard rush by Knapp, his first rushing touchdown of his career, with 9:30 left in the third quarter.
The Dukes racked up 467 yards of total offense in a dazzling aerial attack as they advanced to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The loss dropped Marist to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the MAAC with their lowest total yardage of the season.
Duquesne wasted no time in topping the scoreboard as senior tailback Jeremy McCullough drove into the end zone, but fumbled the ball only to have freshmen tackle Matt Kikta fall on it for the touchdown at 12:53 in the first quarter. Kikta's touchdown capped off a six-play 66-yard drive. Marist blocked the extra point attempt making it 6-0 Duquesne.
Just about seven minutes later at 5:48 left in the first, Marist's junior kicker Bradley Rowe recorded a career-long 40-yard field goal to bring the score to 6-3 Dukes.
Duquesne sophomore quarterback Steve Knapp completed 24 of 37 passes for 327 yards with one interception and three touchdowns. His first throwing touchdown of the game came five seconds into the second quarter. He completed an eight-yard pass to Bruce Hocker at 14:55 to put Duquesne on top 13-3.
With an unproductive second quarter for the Red Foxes mounting, the Dukes' sophomore kicker Mark Troyan kicked a 42-yard field goal with 5:11 left in the half to extend Duquesne's lead to 16-3.
Marist would not go into the half quietly, however, as Steve McGrath answered back quickly launching a 46-yard bomb to junior wide receiver Tim Keegan to close in on Duquesne and make it a 16-10 tally with 2:24 left in the half.
With just five seconds left in the half, Troyan padded Duquesne's lead with a booming 46-yard field goal kick to make the halftime score 19-10 Duquesne.
The Dukes tallied 21 unanswered points in the second half, beginning with a 1-yard rush by Knapp, his first rushing touchdown of his career, with 9:30 left in the third quarter.
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