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Julia Jacobsen '22
21
Winner Franklin Pierce FPU 5-5 , 5-3
19
Assumption ASM 6-4 , 5-3
Winner
Franklin Pierce FPU
5-5 , 5-3
21
Final
19
Assumption ASM
6-4 , 5-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT F
FPU Franklin Pierce 0 6 0 7 0 8 21
ASM Assumption 0 0 7 6 0 6 19

Game Recap: Football |

Football Falls Inches Shy on Senior Day in Double OT

WORCESTER, Mass.—The Assumption University football team fell on Senior Day to Franklin Pierce University 21-19 in double overtime Saturday afternoon at Brian Kelly '83 Stadium. 

THE BASICS:
Score: Franklin Pierce University 21, Assumption University 19
Records: Greyhounds (6-4, 5-3 NE10), Ravens (5-5, 5-3 NE10)

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Franklin Pierce was the only team to score in the first half, as Adrian Parker had a 17-yard quarterback keeper into the endzone, but a missed extra point gave the Ravens a 6-0 lead into halftime. Assumption eventually got on the scoreboard with a three-yard scramble up the middle by Jay Kastantin, giving the Greyhounds a 7-6 advantage. 
 
After a Massimo Sgambati 20-yard field goal to put the Hounds up 10-6, FPU put together a 13-play, 99-yard drive which was capped off by a 12-yard touchdown pass to Kameron Massey in the left corner of the endzone with 29 seconds remaining in regulation. With their backs against the wall, the Greyhounds went 25-yards in six plays, which set up a career-long 50-yard field goal by Sgambati, as time expired to send the game to overtime. 
 
After a scoreless first overtime, as both sides missed field goals, Assumption from 40 yards out and Franklin Pierce from 37 yards, the game would head to a second extra period, where Adrian Parker connected with Joziah Gonzalez for a 21-yard strike. Following a successful 2-point conversion, Kastantin connected with Nick Ofodile for a 15-yard touchdown pass, setting up a 2-point conversion to tie the game. Kastantin found a crossing Quinn Sieger, but Sieger would have to dive into making the catch, with his knee hitting the ground at the half-yard line, securing a 21-19 win for Franklin Pierce. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
  • Kastantin went 21-for-34 through the air with 267 yards passing and one score while adding 24 yards on the ground as a touchdown.
  • Gavin Johnson was the top target through the air with five completions for 93 yards, while Connor Smith had five for 65. 
  • Owen Fitzgerald led the way on the defensive side, with 12 tackles and six quarterback hurries, while Joshua Loureio had ten and one sack. 
  • Gabriel Bertolazzo had six punts for 290 yards with a long of 65, four landed inside the 20, and two went 50+. 
  • Franklin Pierce picked up their first win in the all-time series and now trails 5-1. 
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