PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The University of Pennsylvania sprint football team saw its season come to an end on Saturday night with a 52-14 loss to Navy at Franklin Field.
With the Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) South Division title on the line, the Midshipmen (7-0) forced five Quaker (5-2) turnovers.
Prior to kickoff, Penn honored its graduating seniors for their contributions to the program.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn saw its five-game winning streak come to an end.
*The Quakers suffered their third straight loss to Navy.
*The Midshipmen successfully recovered two onside kicks.
*In his final game as a Quaker,
Laquan McKever ran for 35 yards and he caught five passes for 34 yards and a TD. He finishes his career with over 1,500 yards on the ground and 21 total TDs.
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Andrew Paolini passed for 129 yards and a TD. He also ran for 41 yards and a score. He ends the season with 19 TD passes and just three INTs.
*Defensively,
Lewis Evans had a game-high 15 tackles.
Cam Janock added 14 tackles and
Jake Inserra had 13 stops.
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Brendan McCaffrey caught one pass for four yards and he also added a 33-yard kickoff return before leaving with an injury. He finished the year with 14 catches for 503 yards. He became just the sixth player in program with 500 or more receiving yards in a season.
How It Happened
Navy scored on each of its first two drives before the Quakers could get a first down to take a 14-0 lead through 15 minutes of action.
The Midshipmen added two more touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 28-0 lead into halftime. All four of Navy's scores in the first half came on the ground.
The guests added to their advantage in the third quarter with a 43-yard FG and a pair rushing TDs.
Trailing 45-0 late in the third, Penn had a sustained drive. The Red and Blue marched 62 yards down to the Navy eight before fumbling on fourth and seven. The big play on the drive was a 39-yard pass from
Andrew Paolini to
Ben Klaus. The pair would nearly connect for a TD later in the drive, but Klaus' diving bid in the corner of the endzone was ruled incomplete.
Penn got on the board early in the fourth quarter. After forcing a Navy three and out, the Midshipmen had a 12-yard punt that was downed inside the redzone. Two plays later, Paolini rolled out and hit
Laquan McKever who found paydirt for the 13th time this season.
Following another Midshipmen TD, Penn answered with its best drive of the game. The Quakers went 85 yards in 16 plays capped by a 17-yard rushing score from Paolini. During the drive, Paolini had 58 yards rushing.
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