Box Score Sept. 19, 2015 Box Score
Dayton's Connor Kacsor rushed for 244 yards and had three second half touchdowns as Duquesne lost its first game of the season, 24-13 at Dayton. The Dukes fell to 2-1 while the Flyers improved to 2-0.
The Dukes held a narrow 6-3 lead at the half following a Sam Martello fumble recovery in the Dayton end zone near the end of the first quarter. The fumble was forced by Troy Gethers shortly after a Duquesne interception at the one yard line for the only first half touchdown.
Following a scoreless second quarter, the Dukes extended its lead to 13-3 as Dillon Buechel connected with Wayne Capers on a 26-yard touchdown strike to give the Red and Blue a 13-3 lead with 7:53 to go in the third quarter.
Kacsor, the Flyers leading rusher from last season, plunged in from one yard out just 2:40 later to narrow their deficit to 13-10. He followed that with a 2-yard score with 1:51 left in the third and a 34-yard touchdown with 9:10 left in the fourth quarter to end the game's scoring.
Rafiq Douglas led the Red and Blue with 67 yards rushing on 18 carries while Capers had six catches for 75 yards and a score. Buechel finished 20-42 for 197 yards with two interceptions and a touchdown.
Defensively, Armstead Williams led Duquesne with 13 tackles (5 solo), followed by Sam Martello with 10 stops (1 solo). Troy Gethers added nine tackles (7 solo) and a forced fumble while Malike Shegog made eight stops (6 solo).
The Dukes return to action on Saturday, Sept. 26 as they travel to Albany for a 3:00 pm kick-off.
Scoring by Quarters
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL
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| DUQUESNE | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13
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| DAYTON | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24
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SCORING SUMMARY1st 1:38 UD - Will 46-yd field goal, 5-44 (0:47) 0-3 0:13 DU - Martello fumble recovery in end zone 6-33rd 7:53 DU - Capers 26-yd pass from Buechel (Crimmins kick), 7-81 (2:20) 13-3 5:13 UD - Kacsor 1-yd run (Will kick), 7-65 (2:40) 13-10 1:51 UD - Kacsor 2-yd run (Will kick), 7-58 (2:31) 13-174th 9:10 UD - Kacsor 34-yd run (Will kick), 6-80 (2:48) 13-24
LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Douglas (18-67-0); UD - Kacsor (40-244-3)
Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Buechel (20-42-2-197-1); UD - Jeske (15-26-0-206-0)
Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Capers (6-75-1); UD - Euritt (5-87-0)
Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Williams (13/5); UD - Searles (8/6)
