LANCASTER, Pa. – The No. 25 Ursinus football team traveled to face Franklin & Marshall on Saturday afternoon in Centennial Conference action.
Senior quarterback
Tristan Machado went 22-of-46 for 193 yards and one touchdown pass while wide receiver
Aidan Donahue caught four passes for 96 yards to lead the team. Junior
Jake Van Orden caught six passes for 44 yards and Machado's touchdown pass. Junior running back
Devon Green led the Bears with 47 rushing yards on eight carries and senior
Jason Bernard.
Ursinus took the initial 3-0 lead at the 8:15-mark of the first quarter on a 25-yard field goal by junior kicker
Ben Kiedrowski after first-year defensive end
Noah Porter forced and recovered a fumble. F&M built a 21-3 lead after three quarters before a 1-yard plunge by Bernard cut the lead down to 21-10 at the 13:02-mark of the fourth quarter. F&M responded with two fourth quarter touchdowns and Van Orden capped the scoring late for the Bears for a 7-yard touchdown in the final minute of the game.
Junior linebacker
PJ Blessington led the Bears with 10 tackles (eight solo) and junior defensive end
Manny Saenz had four tackles (two solo) and two sacks.
The Bears return to action on Saturday, October 31
st as they will travel to face Gettysburg at 1:00 p.m.
