SUNY Morrisville

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Visting Utica University held a 20-7 lead at the half and added two tallies in the final quarter to down host SUNY Morrisville football by a 33-7 final score in Empire 8 action on Drake Field in Morrisville Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 7, Utica 33 (Halftime: Utica 20-7)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 1-5 0-3 Empire 8; Utica 5-1, 2-1 Empire 8

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville football fell by a 33-7 final score to visiting Utica University Saturday afternoon on Drake Field in Morrisville, dropping the Mustangs to an 0-3 start to the league slate in week six.
• Utica took a 20-7 lead at the break before adding to their total with a two-score fourth quarter en route to the win.
• Their first of the game came at the 2:05 mark of the opening quarter as Tyler Szalkowski connected with Lorenzo Velez on the nine-yard strike over middle for the 6-0 lead.
• The point after kick attempt was blocked by the Mustangs Ja'Mar Harvey (Webster, N.Y.).
• Utica added to their lead midway through the second, completing the 77-yard drive with a 19-yard pass from Szalkowski to Logan Frederick in the back of the end zone for the 13-0 advantage.
• Morrisville countered late in the quarter with a scoring drive of their own, an 11-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off by a four-yard run by Isaac Sylvain (Schenectady, N.Y.) up middle with 1:36 to go before the halftime period.
• Christ Augustin (New York City, N.Y.) completed the point after.
• Utica, though, would add one final score, marching 65-yards in 10 plays, to make it a 20-7 halftime advantage behind a three-yard rushing score by Matthew Pallouras.
• Neither team were able to post scores on the board in the third, but it was the visitors that added back-to-back touchdowns early in the fourth, the first a six yard rushing score from Tyler Hall and a second, a one-yard touchdown run by Szalkwoski, as they collected the 33-7 win.
• Szalkwoski finished 22-for-37 for Utica with 349 yards and an interception, throwing two touchdowns, while Tyshawn Taylor reigned in five catches for a team high 110-yards.
• Frederick added 109 on seven catches and a touchdown, with Hall adding 78 net yards on 12 carries in the running game.
• Morrisville's William Forte (Brooklyn, N.Y.) completed 12-of-21 passes for 113 yards, connecting with Mason Ondreyko (Wallkill, N.Y.) twice for a team high 44 yards.
• Jalyn Jacques (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) and Sylvain each posted 33-yards net rushing on the afternoon.
• Zavion Daniels (West Hempstead, N.Y.) led the Mustang defensive efforts with nine stops, with another eight coming from Xavier Augustin (Valley Stream, N.Y.).
• Kahlil Terry (Binghamton, N.Y.) recorded six stops, including an interception on the Mustangs one-yard line after the tip from Daniels, to stop the Utica drive.
• Isaiah Thomas had 10 tackles for the Pioneers, with another nine coming from Jordyn Davis in the win.

 
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville enters the bye week and will return to action on the road Saturday, October 24 at Brockport.

 
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