Box Score
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American International College football team held off a fourth quarter rally from visiting Saint Anselm College to record a 17-14 Northeast-10 victory Saturday afternoon at Ronald J. Abdow Field. The Yellow Jackets improved to 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the NE-10, while the Hawks fell to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
AIC scored each of the first 17 points in the game and held a 17-0 lead after three quarters, but Saint Anselm put up 14 points in the fourth to make it a 17-14 contest.
The game was scoreless until senior wide receiver #
Kertis Hussey# (Paterson, N.J.) returned a punt 90 yards for a touchdown to give AIC a 7-0 lead with just 45 seconds left in the first half. He broke several tackles on the play and received great blocking as he broke down the near sideline for the score.
AIC's lead quickly grew to 14-0 after freshman running back #
Fateen Brown# (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored on a two-yard run on the Yellow Jacket's third play of the second half. It was his only carry of the day. That touchdown was setup by a 62-yard reception for junior wide receiver #
Davon LeGrier# (Paterson, N.J.) and a 23-yard run from senior running back #
Amadeus Guerrero-Pou# (Westwood, Mass.).
A 21-yard field goal off the foot of senior kicker #
Dan Bassani# (Naples, Fla.) make it a 17-0 AIC lead with 2:14 to go in the third period. Saint Anselm got on the board on the ensuing possession as the Hawks put together an 18-play scoring drive that was capped off when freshman quarterback Micheal Pierce (Andover, Mass.) found freshman wide receiver Chris Chapman (Bronx, N.Y.) in the back of the end zone to make it a 17-7 contest.
Junior wide receiver Marcel Bouie (Stone Mountain, Ga.) caught a seven-yard scoring pass from sophomore quarterback Marc Wilson (Farmington, Conn.) with 2:53 to go on the clock, giving the Hawks a chance to tie the game or take the lead if they recovered the ensuing onside kick. The attempt went the Yellow Jackets way as sophomore
Max Brown (Paterson, N.J.) grabbed the kick at the Hawks' 36-yard line and AIC was able to run out the clock and secure the win.
Guerrero-Pou carried the ball 23 times for 126 yards in his first game since suffering an injury in the Yellow Jackets' season-opening win at C.W. Post August 29. Junior quarterback #
Rob Parent# (West Warwick, R.I.) was 13-of-26 for 215 yards, while freshman wide receiver #
Matt Brown# (North Kingston, R.I.) led the receiving corps with five catches for 78 yards.
Pierce went 19-of-44 for 206 yards and one score for the Hawks before sustaining in injury in the fourth quarter that ended his afternoon. Wilson had six catches for 70 yards and had 15 carries for an additional 71 yards, while Bouie had six catches for 61 yards and a TD.
Freshman defensive lineman #Akeen McFarlane# (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a team-best eight tackles (six solo) one sack and forced a fumble for AIC. Senior defensive back #
Nathaniel Ricks# (Clinton, Md.) also had eight tackles (five solo), on tackle for loss and two pass breakups, both of which easily could have resulted in interceptions.
Senior linebacker Dan Bohenek (Bridgewater, Mass.) led the Hawks defense with a game-high 14 tackles (nine solo), while freshman linebacker Chris Bent (Dracut, Mass.) tallied eight tackles (two solo).
The Yellow Jackets will next travel to the University of New Haven next Saturday, October 10, for a 1 p.m. Northeast-10 contest.
