ITHACA, N.Y. — D'Youville lost to Cornell 26-17 on Saturday at Schoellkopf Field. The Saints got their scoring from a field goal and two non-offensive touchdowns, with a fumble return and a punt return accounting for both touchdowns. The Saints finished with four first downs.
The Saints recovered two Cornell fumbles on punt returns and turned one short field into
Jacob Ghezzi's (Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero North Syracuse) 28-yard field goal, but finished the first quarter with one first down, minus-1 rushing yard and 23 passing yards. Cornell generated 94 passing yards on three completions, including a 77-yard touchdown, and added another 19-yard rushing score to lead 12-3 after the quarter.
The second quarter was scoreless, but Cornell held the ball for 11:35 and produced six first downs, including 62 rushing yards, while the Saints had possession for 3:25. The Saints finished the quarter with no first downs, 1 rushing yard and an 0-for-2 mark on third down, entering halftime down 12-3.
The Saints' special teams supplied the quarter's only points, as
Duane Hawkins (Sacramento, Calif. / Roseville) blocked a 42-yard field-goal attempt and
Raynard Bullock Jr. (Syracuse, N.Y. / West Genesee) returned the recovery 54 yards for a touchdown before Ghezzi's PAT made it 12-10. Cornell controlled possession for 12:23 and ran for 50 yards on 14 carries in the quarter, but the Saints recorded a sack, a blocked kick and held Cornell to 1-for-4 on third down and 0-for-1 on fourth down.
Cornell outscored the Saints 14-7 in the fourth quarter and closed out a 26-17 final, while producing eight first downs to the Saints' two. The Saints' points came on
Jameer Walters' (Rochester, N.Y. / UPrep) blocked punt, which
Jayvon Johnson (Rochester, N.Y. / James Monroe) recovered at the Cornell 6 and returned for a touchdown, but the Saints were held to minus-19 rushing yards and committed two turnovers in the quarter.
Daniel Weslowski (Warwick, N.Y. / Burke Catholic) led the Saints with 11 tackles. Walters caught three passes for 65 yards and added a 17-yard punt return. Bullock Jr. scored a touchdown and recorded two tackles.
Vincent Nicoletta (Clyde, N.Y. / Clyde) finished with five tackles, recovered a fumble and added a 6-yard rush.
Up Next
The Saints return home to face off with Chestnut Hill on Saturday, October 10th at 1:00 PM.
