Box Score

The first home game under new head coach Isaac Collins will not go down as a memorable one as the Griffins were defeated by East Stroudsburg by the score of 70-7 on Saturday evening at Offutt Field.  The Griffins drop to 0-2 on the season.

East Stroudsburg jumped all over the Griffins in the first quarter as they took a 30-0 lead after one quarter of action.  They used 3 TD passes, a fumble recovery for touchdown and a safety to take the 30-0 lead.  ESU pushed the lead to 42-0 at the half.  Three TD runs in the second half extended the lead to 63-0 early in the fourth quarter.  The Griffins finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter when Nick Halfhill hit Norman Darden for a 71 yard TD reception.

East Stroudsburg outgained the Griffins by a 535 to 137 margin.  ESU had 29 first downs to just 8 for SHU.  Nick Halfhill was 11-28 for 148 yards.  Norman Darden had 4 receptions for 94 yards and a TD.  Tim Johnson had 14 tackles and Tyler Zimmer added 9.

Seton Hill will open up PSAC West play next Saturday when they host Indiana (PA) at 6 PM.  It will also be homecoming on the Seton Hill campus.