Brookville, N.Y.: Despite trimming the deficit to within four, 14-10, at the half, the Sacred Heart University football team came up short to the Sharks of LIU in Northeast Conference (NEC) action by a final score of 23-13.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-5, 1-3 NEC
LIU: 1-4, 1-1 NEC
Top Performers:
Offense –
Cade Pribula – 15-29-1, 151 passing yards, 1TD | 15 carries, 53 rushing yards
Malik Grant – 15 carries, 44 rushing yards
LJ Haskett – 2 carries, 7 rushing yards | 2 receptions, 19 yards | 1 TD
Ethan Hilliman – 4 receptions, 53 yards
Aboraa Kwarteng – 4 receptions, 44 yards
Defense –
DeAndre Byrd – 8 tackles, 1.0-4 Sacks-Yds, 1.0-4 TFL-Yds, 1 Pass Break-Up
Ernest Howard – 8 tackles, 1.0-1 Sacks- Yds, 2.0-2 TFL-Yds
Tyreke Brown – 5 tackles, 0.5-2 Sacks-Yds, 1.5-14 TFL-Yds, 2 Forced Fumbles
Of Note:
LIU controlled the opening quarter as the Sharks held an early 7-0 lead over the Pioneers. On a third and two, Owen Glascoe rushed for six yards for the first touchdown of the day before a Michael Coney extra point attempt made it a seven-point advantage.
On its first drive of the second quarter, LIU doubled its lead, 14-0, following a six-yard touchdown pass from Glascoe to Leak Bryant on a third in goal.
On the ensuing drive, Sacred Heart cut the lead in half, 14-7, as Cade Pribula connected with LJ Haskett in the endzone for the 13-yard touchdown, and Sam Renzi secured the extra point attempt. Haskett's touchdown was his second receiving touchdown of the season.
The Haskett touchdown and Renzi extra point ignited the sidelines as the defense forced the Sharks to punt on their next drive. From there, the Pioneers moved up the field but were stopped defensively by the Sharks and forced to go for the field goal. Renzi then put the ball between the uprights as time expired to bring the Pioneers to within four, 14-10, at the half.
Two and a half minutes into the third, LIU scored its third touchdown on a two-yard rush from Glascoe, but an unsuccessful extra point attempt held the hosts to just six points, 20-10.
SHU's offense went back to work, but on its second play of the drive, Pribula's pass was intercepted by LIU's Jai Roe, and the visitors took the field once again. The Pioneers' defense continued to battle, holding the Sharks to just three points following a 45-yard field goal from Coney.
SHU made things interesting on its next drive of the game by recording 11 plays for 60 yards and trimmed the deficit to within 10, 23-13, after a 32-yard field goal from Renzi.
Unfortunately, the Pioneers' offense could not ignite a late rally in the fourth and were held scoreless during the final 15 minutes.
Up Next:
The Pioneers are back in action next week (Oct. 14) as the team takes a break from NEC play with a road non-conference showdown with the Bulldogs of Yale University. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m. in New Haven, Conn.
