NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The Dean College football team was defeated 62-14 by UMass-Dartmouth in their week eight matchup on Halloween. The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 1-7 overall (0-7 MASCAC play) while the Corsairs improved to 3-4 (3-3 MASCAC).
How it Happened:
-After UMass-Dartmouth won the coin toss and elected to receive, first-year linebacker
Adam Chisari (Waltham, Mass.) forced a fumble which was recovered by first-year linebacker Avrien Chitpaseuth (Dracut, Mass.) on the first offensive play of the drive, where the Bulldogs took over possession at the Corsair 32 yard-line.
-The Bulldogs elected to go for it on fourth and ten at the Corsair 18 but came up short and turned the ball over on downs back to UMass-Dartmouth. The Corsairs would score on an ensuing four-play, 86-yard drive for a 7-0 lead.
-Following a Dean three-and-out drive, UMass-Dartmouth added an insurance touchdown within the next two plays to lead 14-0,
-Senior Quarterback
Chris Donohue (Brewster, N.Y.) completed a 44-yard strike to first-year wide receiver
Jomar Lopes (Pawtucket, R.I.) which pulled the Bulldogs within a score following the extra point, 14-7 with 4:15 remaining in the first quarter.
-The Corsairs would respond by scoring on back-to-back drives, including recovering a fumble on the kickoff in-between touchdowns, for a 28-7 lead to end the quarter.
-Dean would come up short on the ensuing 15 play, 55-yard drive to start the quarter and turned the ball over on downs, where UMass-Dartmouth scored again to boost their lead to 35-7. The Corsairs added an additional touchdown before the half following a Bulldog three-and-out and led 42-7 at the break.
-UMass-Dartmouth scored on a four-play, 90-yard drive midway through the third quarter to go up 48-7 following a missed point after touchdown kick attempt.
-Donohue would lead the Bulldogs down the field on the following drive, with first down completions to Lopes, sophomore wide receiver
Tay Sholtz (Liverpool, N.Y.), and senior wide receiver
Da'Qwon Foster (Providence, R.I.) before finding Sholtz in the endzone on a five-yard touchdown pass to set Dean with two touchdowns and a 48-14 score, which carried to the end of the third quarter,
-The Corsairs added two more touchdowns during the final frame of play, ending the day with a 62-14 final score.
Standouts:
-Donohue (27-33 Passing, 214 PASS yds, 2 PASS TDs)
-Sholtz (10 Rec, 88 yds, TD)
-Lopes (7 Rec, 84 yds, TD)
-Chisari (1 FF, 6 Tot)
-Chitpaseuth (1 FR, 2 Tot)
Next Up:
-SENIOR DAY: Saturday, November 7th, 12:00 PM, vs. Framingham State University (MASCAC Contest / Dale Lippert Field)
STAFF WRITER: Jake Parent
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
