Box Score LEICESTER, Mass. – The Norwich University football team defeated Becker College 37-20 in Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field. The win lifts the Cadets' record to 4-2 (2-1 ECFC), while the Hawks remain winless at 0-6 (0-3 ECFC).
Becker got on the board with 3:53 remaining in the first quarter when DeJahn Dawkins took a screen pass 43 yards for the opening score. Norwich responded on their next possession when
Al Georgio (West Greenwich, R.I.) took a handoff up the middle for a 66 yard touchdown, tying the game at 7-7.
The score remained knotted at seven until Norwich kicker
Wesley Medeiros (Gilford, N.H.) hit a 31 yard field goal to give the Cadets a 10-7 lead at the half.
Medeiros opened the second half with another 31-yard field goal to give Norwich a 13-7 advantage. On the Cadets next drive, Georgio took a handoff that appeared to be stuffed at the line of scrimmage, but Georgio reversed directions and scampered 35 yards down to the Becker one yard line. Freshman
Quincy Williams (Brossard, Que.) capped off the drive with a handoff up the middle to put the Cadets in front 20-7.
Becker responded on their next possession when Dylan McGuire connected with Nicholas Sherman for a 16-yard touchdown pass, cutting the Norwich lead to 20-14.
The Cadets went ahead 23-14 when Medeiros nailed his third field goal of this game, this one from 36 yards.
The Hawks returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for what appeared to be a touchdown, but the run was called back due to holding. On the very first play of the Becker drive, Norwich linebacker
Matt LeFevre (Milford, N.J.) intercepted a McGuire pass, returning it 35 yards for the pick six to give the Cadets a 30-14 lead after three quarters.
The Hawks kept themselves in the game when McGuire hit Nicholas Sherman with a jump ball in the back corner of the end zone, cutting the Hawks deficit to 30-20.
Norwich sealed the victory when
Keyen Foley (Hemet, Calif.) found
Zach Allen (Latham, N.Y.) down the right seam for 27 yard touchdown to make the final 37-20.
Georgio led Norwich with a game-high 193 rushing yards on 26 carries. Foley threw for 177 yards and rushed for 54, while Allen had four catches for a game-high 81 yards.
The Cadet defense was paced by LeFevre and Jimmy Labell (Stanhope, N.J.) who each finished with a game-high 12 tackles.
McGuire passed for a game-high 221 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs for the junior quarterback. Howard Bradley led the Hawks receiving corps with 74 yards, Sherman and Dawkins combined for 113 yards and three scores. John Creesy rushed for 61 yards on 20 carries.
The Becker defense was led by Michael Calafiore with a team-high nine tackles and a sack. Snider Saint-Vil added eight tackles, while Davin Collins and Josh Lawrence chipped in with seven tackles each.
Both teams return to action on Saturday, October 25. Becker will travel to SUNY Maritime for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff, while Norwich returns to the Worcester area for a 3:00 p.m. tilt with Anna Maria College.
(Release courtesy Becker Sports Information)
