ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania sprint football team pitched a shutout against Cornell Friday night, topping the Big Red by a score of 17-0 at Schoellkopf Field.
The Quakers (3-2, 2-0 CSFL South) excelled on defense, holding Cornell to just 163 yards of total offense, shutting them out for the second consecutive season.
Quaker Notemeal
*The shutout is Penn's first since blanking Cornell, 63-0 last season.
*The Quaker defense recorded 4.5 sacks, led by
Travis Legum's 3.5 for a loss of 20 yards. He also forced a fumble.
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Jake Inserra led the Penn defense with eight total tackles (and five solos).
*QB
Andrew Paolini completed 14 passes for 210 yards and two total touchdowns (one passing, one rushing).
*Freshman wideout
Brandon Graves had another strong night catching the ball, with four catches for 99 yards, falling just a yard short of the century mark for the second time this season.
Jake Wang had six catches for 73 yards and a touchdown.
*Penn totaled 315 yards of offense with 210 passing yards. It held Cornell to just 100 passing yards and 63 yards rushing.
Gallery: (10-14-2022) Sprint Football at Cornell 10/14/22
How It Happened
Scoreless after one quarter of play, Penn struck gold first in the second quarter with a 33-yard field goal make from
Adrian Montemayor, the reigning CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week, giving the Quakers a 3-0 lead.
Senior quarterback
Andrew Paolini snuck forward on a one-yard run late in the third quarter for Penn's first touchdown of the night, extending the lead to 10-0.
Getting the ball back in the fourth quarter, Penn took a commanding 17-0 lead on one play from scrimmage, a perfect pass from Paolini to
Jake Wang, connecting for 18 yards and the score. The one-play, 18-yard drive took just six seconds to transpire.
Putting the icing on the cake,
Cam Janock intercepted Cornell's Xavier Martinez with under two minutes to go as the Quakers clocked the remainder of the contest to come away with the 17-0 shutout win.
Up Next
Penn ends its road schedule at Navy next Friday at 7 p.m. in Annapolis to all but wrap up divisional play and the right to a CSFL South Division crown and a spot in the CSFL Championship Game.
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