Seton Hill closed out PSAC West action on Saturday afternoon as they hosted Lock Haven in Greensburg, PA.
Lock Haven outscored the Griffins 14-0 in the third quarter as they rallied for a 28-23 victory over the Griffins. SHU falls to 4-6 overall and 3-4 in the west while Lock Haven improves to 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the west.
Each team punted on their first drive of the contest. The Griffins needed just two plays on their second drive for their first score of the game.
Boden St Marie connected with
Jayden Llanos on a 44 yard touchdown pass to give SHU a 7-0 lead with 11:50 to play in the first quarter. Lock Haven responded with a 16 play, 75 yard drive to tie the score at seven with a three yard touchdown pass with 3:30 left in the quarter.
Neither team scored in the second quarter until nearly halftime. The Griffins used a 48 yard pass from St Marie to
Ryan Keith to get to the one yard line and
Ahmad Ward scored from one yard out as the Griffins took a 14-7 lead with 1:48 left in the half. The Griffins led 14-7 at the halftime break.
Lock Haven needed just five plays on their first drive of the second half as they tied the score at 14 with a 19 yard touchdown pass with 12:23 left in the third. After a Griffin punt, the Bald Eagles moved 70 yards in seven plays to take a 21-14 lead with 7:17 left. Lock Haven carried the seven point lead into the fourth quarter.
Rayyan Bataineh hit a 36 yard field goal with 11:22 left in the fourth quarter as the Griffins cut the Lock Haven lead to 21-17. The Bald Eagles used a 47 yard kickoff return to set up their next touchdown drive. They scored on a 16 yard touchdown pass to increase the lead to 28-17 with 8:39 left in the fourth. SHU responded with a nine yard touchdown pass from St Marie to
Kai Holmes to trim the lead to 28-23 with 4:41 to play. The Griffins forced a turnover on downs, stopping Lock Haven at the SHU 37 yard line with 2:03 to play. The Griffins moved to the Lock Haven 43 yard line but an interception ended the Griffin drive and the contest.
St Marie was 19-26 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Ward rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown. Llanos caught seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Jacob Grimes led the defense with 9 total tackles.
The Griffins will close out the season next Saturday as they host Kutztown.
