Nov. 17, 2007
Box Score
Kevin Rombach completed 23-41 passes and threw for three touchdowns, but it wasn't enough as Duquesne dropped its season finale at Monmouth, 31-20. The Dukes ended the 2007 campaign at 6-4 while the Hawks finished at 4-6.
Both teams scored on its opening drives as Monmouth took the opening kick-off and capped off a 10-play, 79-yard drive with a six-yard scoring run by David Sinisi.
The Dukes responded on their first possession, marching up the field in 12 plays, covering 77 yards and culminating with a nine-yard pass from Rombach to Bruce Hocker to tie the score.
Sinisi found paydirt two more times in the half though as he scored on a second quarter 20-yard touchdown pass from John Nalbone and ran another one in from three yards out with 13 second remaining in the half.
Sandwiched between Sinisi's second quarter scores was a Duquesne touchdown pass from Rombach to Casey Quinn. The point after touchdown attempt was blocked though as the Red and Blue trailed 21-13 at the break.
Each team was three and out on their first possessions of the second half before Monmouth's Ken Amsel intercepted a Rombach first down aerial and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown and a 28-13 Hawks advantage after three quarters.
Monmouth kicker Fred Weingart connected on a 30-yard field goal with 7:41 remaining to extend the MU lead to 31-20 before Duquesne ended the game's scoring at the 1:16 mark with a Rombach 27-yard scoring strike to Michael Rasky.
Monmouth outgained the Dukes 344-310, including a 137-84 advantage on the ground. MU did not turn the ball over while the Dukes were picked off twice.
BY QUARTER 1 2 3 4 FINALDUQUESNE 7 6 0 7 20MONMOUTH 7 14 7 3 31
LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Hough (13-38-0); MU - Sinisi (24-125-2)Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Rombach (41-23-2-226-3); MU - Burke (21-16-0-187-0)Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Hocker (6-43-1); MU - Dowens (4-88-0)Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Thomas (9/6), Gardiner (9/3); MU - Falae (9/8)
GAME NOTES
With his six catches, senior All-American receiver Bruce Hocker (Upper Marlboro, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) moved into first place on Duquesne's career receptions list with 163 ... his 2,595 career yards is good for second all-time and his 33 career touchdowns are also good for second place ... junior Alex Roberson (Waynesboro, Ga./Curtis Baptist Upper School) caught five passes for 58 yards ... sophomore quarterback Kevin Rombach (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) rushed a season-high 11 times for 31 yards ... graduate student transfer Derron Thomas (Forestville, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/Pittsburgh) finished the year with a team-best 105 tackles (47 solo).
