Box Score

Oct. 9, 2010

Box Score

NEW BRITAIN, CONN. - A valiant comeback by Duquesne ended with a failed two-point conversion as Central Connecticut hung on for a 31-29 win over the Dukes at Arute Field.

The win was the school record 12th in a row at home for the Blue Devils who moved to 4-2 overall and 3-0 in the NEC. The loss dropped Duquesne to 3-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

The Dukes scored two touchdowns in the final 2:07, the last of which was a five-yard pass from Sean Patterson to Dave Williams on fourth-and-goal on the final play of the game.

Patterson then found Akeem Moore in the end zone for an apparent game-tying two point conversion, but the conversion was denied when it was ruled that Moore had stepped out of the end zone prior making the catch.

Duquesne, behind a career-best 246 yards rushing from Larry McCoy, finished with 461 total yards. CCSU, which got 142 yards rushing from Everette Benjamin, finished with 375 yards.

Patterson finished with 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Williams. Gunnar Jesperson threw for 175 yards and two scores for CCSU.

Eric Duale tied DU's school record with three field goals.

CCSU took the opening kickoff and drove 60 yards in 12 plays to take a 7-0 lead on a three-yard run by Chris Tolbert.

Joe Izzo added a 25-yard field goal to give the Blue Devils a 10-0 lead after one quarter.

Central Connecticut made it three scores in three possessions when Jesperson hit Josue Paul with a 64-yard touchdown pass to make it 17-0 one minute into the second quarter.

Duquesne followed its first stop with a 27-yard Duale field goal to cut the lead to 17-3 with 5:47 to go in the half. McCoy set up the kick with a 51-yard run that gave him 100 yards on his first eight carries.

The Dukes drove 59 yards - all on the ground - to the CCSU 10 before settling for another Duale field goal, this one from 30 yards, on the final play of the half.

McCoy picked up where he left off, taking a hand off and racing 48 yards for a score on DU's first possession of the second half to pull the Dukes within four at 17-13.

CCSU ended the streak of 13 consecutive Duquesne points when Jesperson found Eric Richardson for a four-yard score to make it 24-13.

DU answered with a drive to the CCSU two, but once again settled for a Duale field goal, this one from 21 yards out before the Blue Devils took it 52 yards in 11 plays with Richardson scoring from one yard out with just under four minutes left.

The Dukes once again moved the ball inside the CCSU 10 and this time cashed in when Sean Patterson found Dave Williams for a nine-yard touchdown on fourth down to make it 31-23 with 2:07 to go.

DU took over at its own 11 with 1:37 left and zero timeouts on its final drive. Patterson completed five passes before the score, including a 27-yarder to Williams on fourth-and-16 to keep the drive alive.

Duquesne returns home to face NEC foe Sacred Heart on Saturday, Oct. 16. Game time is 12:00 p.m.

Scoring by Quarters

TEAM	1	2	3	4	FINAL
DUQUESNE	0	6	7	16	29
CCSU	10	7	7	7	31

SCORING SUMMARY1st 9:50    CC - Tolbert, Chris 3 yd run (Izzo, Joe kick) - 11-60, 5:10 --- 0-7    2:58    CC - Izzo, Joe 25 yd field goal - 14-39, 5:44 --- 0-102nd 13:58   CC - Paul, Josue 64 yd pass from Jesperson, Gunnar (Izzo, Joe kick) - 1-64, 0:11 --- 0-17    5:47    DU - Duale, Eric 27 yd field goal - 6-68, 1:38 --- 3-17    0:00    DU - Duale, Eric 30 yd field goal - 9-59, 4:37 --- 6-173rd 13:34   DU - McCoy 48 yd run (Duale, Eric kick) - 4-67, 0:36 --- 13-17    3:41    CC - Richardson, Eric 4 yd pass from Jesperson, Gunnar (Izzo, Joe kick) - 9-39, 3:42 --- 13-244th 14:08   DU - Duale 21 yd field goal - 10-68, 4:46 --- 16-24    3:50    CC - Richardson, Eric 1 yd run (Izzo, Joe kick) - 11-52, 5:43 --- 16-31    2:07    DU - D.Williams 9 yd pass from Patterson, Sean (Duale, Eric kick) - 8-45, 1:28 --- 23-31    0:00    DU - D.Williams 5 yd pass from Patterson, Sean (conversion failed) - 12-89, 1:37 --- 29-31
LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - McCoy (24-246-1); CC - Benjamin (32-142-0)Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Patterson (15-36-0-171-2); CC - Jespersen (11-18-0-175-2)Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - D.Williams (7-63-2); CC - Martin (3-28-0)Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Carter (15/3); CC - Marino (13/2)

GAME NOTES
Duquesne scored two touchdowns in the final 2:07 to cut the score to 31-29 ... the Dukes are now 0-4 against CCSU ... sophomore running back Larry McCoy (Wytheville, Va./George Wythe) who ran for a season "low" 74 yards on 18 carries last week vs. Monmouth, finished with a career-high 246 yards on 24 carries in registering his second 100-yard game of the season and sixth of his career ... the rushing total was the fifth-highest in school history and most since Mike Hilliard ran for a school record 323 yards vs. La Salle in 2003 ... the 5-11, 215-pound McCoy, who rushed nine times for 116 yards in the second quarter alone, eclipsed his previous career best of 195 yards on 34 carries at Nicholls State last season ... sophomore Eric Duale's (Hinckley, Ohio, Highland) tied the DU school record with three field goals (27, 30, 21) ... Duale, who had never kicked more than one field goal in a game, now shares the school mark with five other players (Mark Troyan was the last with three at Sacred Heart in 2007) ... Duale is now 7-of-9 for the season ... he is 14-of-14 on extra points ... junior defensive back Khiry Carter (Philadelphia, Pa./West Philadelphia Catholic) finished with a career high 15 tackles.