NCAAF

Dartmouth Big Green at Central Connecticut Blue Devils

· NCAA - Football
2-0, 1-0 Away
Final
35 - 28

Saunier throws for 407 yards with last minute 50-yard TD to give Dartmouth 35-28 win over CCSU

The Blue Devils had put together a 12-play, 80-yard drive to tie the game on a 5-yard pass from Brady Olson to Michael Trovarelli with 58-seconds left. Saunier then complete three-straight short passes to get the ball to midfield. After an incompletion he found Fisher behind the defense deep down the right sideline.

Central Connecticut then got a 35-yard kickoff return to get the ball near midfield. There was an incompletion, then a short-pass, lateral and lost fumble on the final play of the game.

Saunier was 30-of-44 passing with a 71-yard touchdown pass to Grayson O'Bara, who had seven catches for a career-high 128 yards for the Big Green (2-0). D.J. Crowther had 86 yards on the ground and two touchdowns.

Olson was 25 of 33 for 223 yards and three touchdowns for the Blue Devils (2-2). He sandwiched short touchdown passes to David Pardo and Paul Marsh Jr., around Crowther's first TD for a 14-7 lead.

Crowther had his second score and the Big Green added two field goals to lead 20-14 at the half.

How To Watch

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Scoring Summary

CCSU TD 1st Period 7:30 Dave Pardo 6 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)
DART TD 1st Period 5:38 D.J. Crowther 2 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick)
CCSU TD 1st Period 1:23 Paul Marsh Jr. 12 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)
DART TD 2nd Period 9:24 D.J. Crowther 12 Yd Run (Owen Zalc Kick)
DART FG 2nd Period 6:24 Owen Zalc 36 Yd Field Goal
DART FG 2nd Period 0:00 Owen Zalc 27 Yd Field Goal
CCSU TD 4th Period 14:52 Elijah Howard 9 Yd Run (Jack Hennessey Kick)
DART TD 4th Period 5:56 Chris Corbo 26 Yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Grayson Saunier Run for Two-Point Conversion)
CCSU TD 4th Period 0:58 Michael Trovarelli 5 Yd pass from Brady Olson (Jack Hennessey Kick)
DART TD 4th Period 0:16 Ky'Dric Fisher 50 Yd pass from Grayson Saunier (Owen Zalc Kick)

Statistics

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31 1st Downs 23
7-12 3rd down efficiency 3-9
0-0 4th down efficiency 1-1
524 Total Yards 289
407 Passing 223
30/44 Comp/Att 25/33
9.3 Yards per pass 6.8
117 Rushing 66
32 Rushing Attempts 28
3.7 Yards per rush 2.4
6-63 Penalties 8-97
2 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 2
1 Interceptions thrown 0
32:29 Possession 27:31

Game Information

Venue: Arute Field

Location: New Britain, CT
Attendance: 4,019 · Capacity:
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