Recap
Senior Jacob Duffrene rushed for a pair of touchdowns in Nichols College's 27-20 loss to Coast Guard Friday night in non-conference football action at Vendetti Field.
 
Duffrene finished the contest with a career-high 77 yards on the ground (8.2 ypc) while sophomore Joshua Pierre-Charles scampered for a team-high 81 yards on 13 carried (6.2 ypc). As a team, the Bison collected 189 yards on the ground and finished the evening with 362 yards of total offense.
 
Senior Eric Mooney capped a 13-play, 92 yard scoring drive with a nine-yard touchdown reception with 6:30 left in the first half to make it 7-0 in favor of the home team. Duffrene's first TD of the night closed the first-half scoring and gave NC a 14-10 halftime lead. His second scoring run – a 29-yard burst around the left edge – made it 20-10 with 7:20 to in the third.
 
The Bears ripped off 17 unanswered points to close the game, highlighted by TD runs from junior Ryan Jones and sophomore Chris Gardner.
 
Three things you need to know...
                -Jones led all student-athletes with 107 rushing yards while Gardner picked up 75 to go along with two touchdowns. Defensively, senior Jake Behne notched a game-high 12 tackles and also recovered a fumble.
                -Nichols sophomore Dylan McNamara recorded his first collegiate interception late in the third quarter.
                -Junior Michael Pina tossed for a season-high 142 yards for Nichols while senior McCoy Scott led the defense with nine tackles.
 
Quote
"We moved the ball really efficiently in the first half, rushing for over 100 yards. I think we wore down up front in the second half and struggled to get a push off the line offensively. We may not play a more athletic, physically fit team that Coast Guard and I think that showed in the second half. They rushed for over 100 yards in the second half and that was the difference." –Nichols head coach Dale Olmsted
 
Next game
Saturday, September 22 vs Alfred State, 12:00 p.m.