Recap
Senior signal-caller Michael Pina scored six touchdowns (four pass, two) as the Nichols College football team outslugged the Colonels of Curry College 56-42 Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Football action at Walter M. Katz Field.
 
Sophomore wide receiver Hunter Ferreira hauled in nine passes for 136 yards and one score (30) while senior Jake Wood caught two touchdown passes (30, 6) and classmate Tony Martignoli has 60 receiving yards and one score (30). Junior Joshua Pierre-Charles rushed for 133 yards on 22 carries and one touchdown as the Bison improved to 6-3 on the season (4-2 CCC).
 
The two schools combined for 943 yards of total offense (Curry – 492, Nichols – 451) and 344 yards in penalties (Curry – 200). The Colonels rushed for 203 yards while both squads threw for 289 yards. Senior Sean McGuigan led the Bison defense with nine tackles and 1.5 sacks.
 
Three things you need to know...
            -Today's contest marked the 60th all-time meeting between Nichols College and Curry College. The Bison have won three of the last four meetings and now lead the series, 33-27. The 98 combined points is a record for one game during the series.
            -Pina's four touchdown passes against the Colonels gives him 20 for the season, which ties the single-season record set by Chris Mullins in 2016. Pina has 35 career TD passes, which is five shy of the Michael Carven's record of 40, set from 2002-06.
            -Ferreria now has 64 receptions in 2019, which bested the previous program-record of 62, set by Martignoli in 2016. He also has 844 receiving yards this season, which is No. 4 all-time at Nichols. Ferreira enters next week's season finale tied for No. 4 in career touchdown receptions (12), and No. 7 in both receptions (92) and receiving yards (1,360).

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"This win puts us in position to play in a New England bowl game, which is a credit to the student-athletes, coaches, parents, administrators, and alumni. We faced a lot of adversity on the field today, but yet again we played through it and were able to get a win. I could not be prouder of our effort." –Nichols head coach Dale Olmsted
 
Next game
Saturday, November 16 vs Endicott, 12:00 p.m.