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Martell Davis notched a career-high 12 tackles in the Golden Knights loss against Edinboro
24
Gannon University GAN 0-5 , 0-2
31
Winner Edinboro EDIN 4-1 , 1-1
Gannon University GAN
0-5 , 0-2
24
Final
31
Edinboro EDIN
4-1 , 1-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GAN Gannon University 14 3 7 0 24
EDIN Edinboro 7 10 7 7 31

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 Seton Hill University (Pa.)

Game Recap: Football | | Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Football Falls to Edinboro, 31-24, Saturday Afternoon

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Edinboro 31, Gannon 24
  • Records: Gannon (0-5, 0-2 PSAC West), Edinboro (4-1, 1-1 PSAC West)
  • Location: Sox Harrison Stadium — Edinboro, Pa.
  • The Short Story: Despite a 14-0 first quarter lead, four takeaways and a return to form for senior running back Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside), Edinboro thwarted Gannon's spirited effort to spoil its Homecoming as the Golden Knights fell 31-24 on Saturday afternoon at Sox Harrison Stadium.

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HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Jason Dambach (Fombell, Pa./Riverside), who made his first start of the 2018 season, engineered impressive first quarter scoring drives on two of the Golden Knights first three possessions. Dambach kept it himself on a six-yard scramble to put Gannon ahead 7-0 with 9:19 left in the first quarter and Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) handed the Golden Knights a 14-0 lead with a 29-yard scamper with 3:28 remaining in the opening frame.
  • Edinboro countered back with its first scoring drive of the afternoon as QB Andrew Tomko delivered the first of three touchdown passes on the afternoon with a 19-yard strike to A.J. Turner as Gannon led 14-7.
  • Jake Monroe capped a nine-play, 62-yard drive for the Fighting Scots with a 32-yard field goal to make the score 14-10.
  • The Golden Knights countered with a field goal of their own, a 24-yard attempt from freshman Brian Strybel (Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park), extending their second quarter lead to 17-10.
  • The Fighting Scots bounced back with a 1-yard touchdown run to even the back-and-forth first half score at 17-17.
  • Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) put the Golden Knights back in front on their second drive of the second half with a one-yard touchdown run as Gannon led 24-17. Dambach took advantage of the good field position and began the drive with a 25-yard run that took the Golden Knights into the red zone.
  • Tomko found James Clark for a 7-yard touchdown to knot the score at 24 with 7:01 remaining in the third quarter.
  • Edinboro closed the scoring with a 16-yard touchdown strike from Tomko to Turner as the Fighting Scots took a 31-24 lead on an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive.
     
GAME NOTES
  • Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) posted his second 100-yard effort of the season with 133 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries.
  • Dambach was 9-of-28 through the air for 111 yards with two interceptions. He had 37 rushing yards on seven attempts and a touchdown.
  • Redshirt-senior Martell Davis (Columbus, Ohio/Licking Heights) recorded a game-high 12 tackles for Gannon. He also intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in the fourth quarter.
  • Seven different Golden Knights had five or more tackles.
  • The Gannon defense had three interceptions and a fumble recovery.
  • Redshirt-junior wideout Dontae Owens (Reading, Pa./Reading) led the Golden Knights with five receptions for 62 yards.
  • The teams combined for 23 penalties and 236 penalty yards.
  • Gannon held a 31:23 to 28:37 edge in time of possession.
  • The Golden Knights were 0-of-3 on fourth down conversions.
  • Gannon had four sacks on the day while Edinboro had zero.
  • Edinboro averaged 40.3 yards per kickoff return.
 
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
  • Gannon has scored first in each of its five games this season. 
  • Marcus Jones (Painesville, Ohio/Riverside) has rushed for 100 yards or more in 13 of the last 18 games.
  • Davis set a new career-high with 12 tackles. His previous career-high was 11 stops against Indiana (Pa.) on October 28, 2017.   
  • Gannon and Edinboro combined for 623 yards of total offense, which is almost 200 yards more than the Golden Knights and Clarion combined for last week (450) in a defensive struggle.
  • Owens has hauled in five or more passes five times in his career at Gannon.
  • Gannon has posted three or more sacks in two games this season, including this afternoon.
  • The Golden Knights have played three of their first five games in 2018 on the road.
 
UP NEXT
  • Gannon returns to the friendly confines of McConnell Family Stadium next week, hosting Seton Hill for a noon kickoff Oct. 6.
  • The Golden Knights will be celebrating homecoming festivities.
  • Live stats, live video and live audio will be available for the conference matchup.
  • The Griffins fell to Clarion, 19-16, on Saturday and sit at 0-5 on the season.
  • Gannon is unbeaten in the all-time series at 5-0.
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Players Mentioned

Jason Dambach

#13 Jason Dambach

QB
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Business
Martell Davis

#2 Martell Davis

DB
5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Sport Management and Entrepreneurship
Marcus Jones

#4 Marcus Jones

RB
5' 11"
Senior
Middle Childhood Education
Dontae Owens

#8 Dontae Owens

WR
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
Brian Strybel

#33 Brian Strybel

K
5' 11"
Freshman
Criminal Justice

Players Mentioned

Jason Dambach

#13 Jason Dambach

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
Business
QB
Martell Davis

#2 Martell Davis

5' 11"
Redshirt Senior
Sport Management and Entrepreneurship
DB
Marcus Jones

#4 Marcus Jones

5' 11"
Senior
Middle Childhood Education
RB
Dontae Owens

#8 Dontae Owens

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Criminal Justice
WR
Brian Strybel

#33 Brian Strybel

5' 11"
Freshman
Criminal Justice
K