MANSFIELD, Pa. – Junior QB Andrew Paolini passed for 270 yards and four touchdowns and senior RB Laquan McKever rushed for 152 yards and three scores to lead the University of Pennsylvania sprint football team past Mansfield, 55-28, on Saturday night.

The Quakers (1-1) accumulated more than 500 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers in the victory, while the Mounties (1-1) suffered their first setback of the fall.

Quaker Notemeal
*Paolini was 12-of-21 passing on the day. He set new career highs in completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns.

*Penn is now 13-0 all-time against Mansfield.

*Senior WR Brendan McCaffrey caught five passes for 163 yards and two scores. He has scored two TDs in each of the Quakers' games this season. On the year, the senior has eight grabs for 354 yards and four scores.

*McKever carried the ball 28 times for 152 yards and three TDs. He scored on runs of 4, 6 and 4 yards in the first half to help Penn build a 21-0 lead.

*The Quakers rushed for more than 230 yards. Freshman Tom Rebstock had 61 yards and his first collegiate TD.

*Ben Klaus caught four passes for 78 yards and a TD.

*Freshman LB Jake Inserra had a game-high 16 tackles, highlighted by 10 solo stops.

*Sam Mintz had his first interception of the season.

How It Happened
The Quakers got off to a fast start as Paolini's second-down pass was complete to McCafferty for 55 yards. McKever rushed for four yards on a sweep to the left side to a wide-open end zone for the score. Byrce Stansfield's kick attempt was good to give the visitors a quick 7-0 lead. Penn then took a two-score lead late in the opening frame as McKever found paydirt from six yards out. The drive went 64 yards on eight plays as the Quakers lead grew to 14-0.

After forcing a Mansfield punt, the Quakers capitalized and pushed their way down the field using a 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty to gain great field position for McKever. The senior found the end zone for his third touchdown of the game to give the Red and Blue a 21-0 lead with 9:29 remaining in the second quarter. 

Mansfield got on the board as Cashid Raymond broke through the Quaker defense for a 64-yard TD run.

Penn would take advantage of some costly penalties by Mansfield that gave the Quakers good field position and allowed them to add to their lead. After a six-yard rush by McKever to get into the red zone, Paolini's completed a 15-yard pass to Ben Klaus that gave the Quakers a 28-7 lead going into the break.

Mansfield scored on its first possession of the second half to cut Penn's lead to 28-14. However, the Quakers got those points back on the ensuing drive as Paolini's pass to McCaffrey was complete for a 34-yard touchdown. Raymond followed that up with a rush of his own to put the Mounties back within 14, 35-21, but once again the Quakers had a response. Paolini connected with Klaus for his second touchdown of the game, putting Penn up 42-21. The Quakers added a pair of touchdowns in the final quarter to take a 55-28 victory.