CARLISLE, Pa. - After a closely contested first half, Dickinson scored on all five third quarter possessions en route to a 52-0 victory over the McDaniel College football team on Saturday at Biddle Field.
The Green Terror (1-6, 0-4 CC) put together a solid first quarter, limiting the Red Devils to just 65 yards on 14 plays. They came up with a key goal line stand on the opening drive of the game, limiting Dickinson to a 20-yard field goal following a 12-play, seven minute drive.
The Red Devils (5-2, 3-1 CC) broke through with two touchdowns in the second as it held a 17-0 lead at the half.
Trailing 3-0 with three seconds left in the first quarter, McDaniel had a turnover on downs after coming up short on 4th-and-4 from the Dickinson 32-yard line. Two plays into the second quarter, the Red Devils scored on a 64-yard touchdown run by Dane Sorensen.
Starting with a 5-yard touchdown pass with just 36 seconds left in the first half, Dickinson scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions to blow open a 10-0 margin.
Four of the Red Devils' third-quarter drives started deep in McDaniel territory with their opening score of the second half coming off a blocked punt.
The Green Terror had both of its fourth-quarter drives end inside the red zone with the first ending at the Dickinson 1-yard line on 4th-and-goal. The visitors' final drive ended at the Dickinson 10-yard line as time expired following an incomplete pass in the end zone.
Sorensen rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries while Ty Bussard completed 14-of-19 passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers. The Red Devils also had just one penalty and did not commit a turnover.
Sophomore
Jake Stewart had a 74-yard run in the fourth quarter to set up first-and-goal at the Red Devil 7-yard line on the team's next-to-last drive.
Defensively, junior
Taevon LeGrande led the team with 15 tackles, including one for a loss. He currently leads the Centennial Conference with 78 tackles this season, an average of 11.1 per game. First-year
Jeremiah Swift two tackles for a loss, including the team's lone sack.
Following a two-game road trip, the Green Terror return home next Saturday, Oct. 31 when they welcome Franklin & Marshall for a 1 p.m. kickoff inside Gill Stadium.
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