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70
Winner LIU Post LIUP 5-3
21
American Int'l AIC 2-5
Winner
LIU Post LIUP
5-3
70
Final
21
American Int'l AIC
2-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
LIUP LIU Post 14 14 28 14 70
AIC American Int'l 0 0 14 7 21

Game Recap: Football |

Pioneers spoil homecoming game for football

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts - The American International College football team suffered a tough Homecoming defeat against LIU Post by a final score of 70-21 on Saturday, October 21.
FAST FACTS:
FINAL SCORE: AIC 21, LIU Post 70
RECORDS: AIC falls to 2-5 and 2-4 in Northeast-10 Conference play, while LIU Post improves to 5-2 and 4-2 in the NE10.
LOCATION: Ronald J. Abdow Field (Springfield, Massachusetts)
STAT LEADERS:
AIC Offense: Ryheime Moore (131 rec-yds, one receiving TD), Samad Davila (92 rush-yds), Kwame Jarvis (336 pass-yds, three passing TDs)
AIC Defense: Darien Keith (eight tackles)
LIU Post Offense: Yanni Gavalas (184 pass-yds, four passing TD's), Malik Pierre (142 rush-yds, three rushing TD's), Deon Mash (two receiving TD's)
LIU Post Defense: Nazir Streater (eight tackles)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • LIU Post scored on its opening drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Yanni Gavalas to Deon Mash.
  • With a little more than five minutes remaining in the first quarter LIU tacked on to their lead with Gavalas and Mash linking up again for a six-yard touchdown pass.
  • The Pioneers extended their lead in the early stages of the second quarter when Malik Pierre broke free for a 49-yard touchdown run.
  • Post closed the second half with a four-yard touchdown run from Pierre, which gave them a 28-0 lead.
  • The Yellow Jackets scored on the opening drive of the second half with a five-yard touchdown pass from Jarvis to Williams.
  • LIU wasted no time responding as Pierre returned the following kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown to make the score 35-7.
  • With just under eight minutes to go in the third quarter, Pierre exploded for another impressive rushing touchdown, this one for 62 yards.
  • Gavalas threw his third touchdown pass of the game with a little more than five minutes remaining in the third quarter when he found Mike Richardson for a six-yard catch.
  • AIC got in the end zone for the second time when Jarvis sought out Lennox Green Jr. for a 38-yard touchdown.
  • The Pioneers re-established their lead quickly when Gavalas threw his fourth touchdown pass of the day, this one for 51 yards to Jake Bofshever and brought the score to 56-14.
  • Post scored four seconds into the fourth-quarter when Kadir Wisdom finished off a seven-play drive with a two-yard rushing touchdown. Wisdom picked up his second rushing touchdown of the game with a little less than six minutes to go with a 25-yard rush.
  • The Yellow Jackets found consolation with three-and-a-half minutes remaining in the fourth when Jarvis connected with Ryheime Moore for a 33-yard touchdown pass to make the score 70-21.
GAME NOTES:
  • Williams now has three receiving touchdowns for the season.
  • This is the sixth time in history that AIC has conceded 60-plus points.
  • The last time AIC gave up 70-points was in 1994 versus Bloomsberg.
NEXT UP:
  • AIC travels to the University of New Haven on Saturday, October 28, for their next game.
STAY CONNECTED:
  • For more updates about the AIC football team, follow @AICFootball on Twitter and @aic_football on Instagram. For updates on all AIC Yellow Jackets teams, follow @AICAthletics on Twitter and Instagram, and like AIC Yellow Jackets on Facebook.

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