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Elliott leads Merrimack past Holy Cross for first 2-0 start
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) Westin Elliott sandwiched a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes around teammate Anthony Witherstone's 35-yard interception-return score and Merrimack stunned Holy Cross 35-21 on Saturday to give the Warriors their first 2-0 start.
Merrimack, which joined the Northeast Conference of the FCS in 2019, fell behind 7-0 before taking the lead for good in the second quarter against the reigning Patriot League champions. Elliott pulled the Warriors even at 7 when he connected with Johnny Rosario for a 22-yard score at the 12:51 mark. Two plays later Witherstone used one hand to pick off a Matthew Sluka pass, returning it for the go-ahead score. Elliott made it 21-7 when he hit Jacari Carter with a 6-yard scoring strike with 9 seconds left before halftime. Matt Brehon added a 7-yard TD run in the third quarter and freshman Victor Dawson carried 19 times for 111 yards with a 4-yard TD run in the final period.
Sluka connected with Spencer Gilliam for a 9-yard score and a 7-0 lead midway throught the first quarter for Holy Cross, but the Crusaders didn't score again until Jordan Fuller's 1-yard TD run with 4:32 left in the third quarter that cut the deficit to 28-14. Backup QB Marco Siderman threw a 28-yard TD pass to Gilliam in the final quarter to cap the Crusaders' scoring.
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Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0.0 | 0-0.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
M. AnthonyÂ
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M. Anthony | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. MasonÂ
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J. Mason | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. RobinsonÂ
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L. Robinson | 0 | 11 | 123 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
H. FisherÂ
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H. Fisher | 0 | 9 | 102 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. MasonÂ
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J. Mason | 0 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. WilsonÂ
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M. Wilson | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
L. DavisÂ
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L. Davis | 1/1 | 0 | 12/12 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
J. PesanskyÂ
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J. Pesansky | 2/3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. FullerÂ
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J. Fuller | 1/1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. FullerÂ
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J. Fuller | 48 | 227 | 9 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. PesanskyÂ
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J. Pesansky | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. ShorterÂ
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J. Shorter | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. ShorterÂ
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J. Shorter | 0 | 29 | 375 | 2 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. PetersenÂ
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J. Petersen | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. ShipmanÂ
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B. Shipman | 0 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 14 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |