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University of Rhode Island

DJ Cureton at UAlbany
Connor Caldon
10
Rhode Island URI 4-4 , 2-3
35
Winner UAlbany ALB 5-3 , 3-1
Rhode Island URI
4-4 , 2-3
10
Final
35
UAlbany ALB
5-3 , 3-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
URI Rhode Island 0 3 0 7 10
ALB UAlbany 14 14 0 7 35

Game Recap: Football |

Great Danes Use Big Plays to Down Rhody, 35-10

How it Happened
Rhode Island (4-4, 3-2 CAA Football) lost its second straight game and fell to .500 overall in a 35-10 result at UAlbany on Saturday.

The host Great Danes (5-3, 4-1 CAA Football) used several big plays to explode for 28 first-half points, putting the contest away early. UAlbany scored a touchdown on the opening drive of the game. Griffen Woodell broke off a 44-yard run down the left sideline to set up first-and-goal at the URI 2-yard line. He scored on the next snap, giving the Great Danes an early 7-0 lead. After a URI punt, UAlbany came right back and scored again on a Reese Poffenbarger 10-yard touchdown pass to Julian Hicks, doubling the lead to 14-0.

Poffenbarger added an 85-yard touchdown pass to Hicks to tack on seven more points with just 1:51 to go in the half. Just 76 seconds later, Poffenbarger hit Brevin Easton for an 83-yard touchdown to send the teams into the half with a 28-3 score.

By the time Jaden Griffin scored on a 6-yard run midway through the third quarter, Rhode Island was already down by 32 points. Griffin's effort capped the scoring.

Inside the Box Score
  • Wide receiver Kahtero Summers provided one of the few bright spots for Rhode Island. He caught eight passes for 92 yards.
  • Fellow wideout Darius Savedge added eight catches for 59 yards.
  • Linebacker Evan Stewart led the defense with 11 tackles. 
  • Safeties Jordan Colbert and Brent Jackson each had seven tackles.
  • Linebacker A.J. Pena had a 28-yard interception return, the first pick of his career. He also had three tackles, combining with Stewart on the team's lone tackle for loss.
  • UAlbany out-rushed Rhode Island 216-50 while also passing for 324 yards.
  • URI was flagged for 11 penalties.
  • Left tackle Lorenzo Thompson served as the anchor bearer and defensive tackle Jalen Brown was the game captain.
What's Next
Rhode Island returns to Meade Stadium to host New Hampshire on Saturday, Oct. 28. Game time is 1:05 p.m. on FloFootball.com
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