SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. –Shepherd University (5-2, 2-2 PSAC East) dropped a 27-21 decision to Bloomsburg (5-2, 2-1 PSAC East) in PSAC East football action at Ram Stadium on Saturday.
The Huskies took a 7-0 lead when Cole Turner picked off a Shepherd pass and ran 15 yards for a s score with 10:00 left in the first quarter.
Shepherd tied the game when graduate student quarterback
Michael Hardyway (Winchester, Cal./Oceanside/Bucknell) teamed with senior wide receiver
Carrington Nickens-Yzer (Clifton, Va./Centreville) for a 50-yard scoring strike with 8:20 left in the first quarter.
Shepherd took a 14-7 lead when redshirt freshman running back
Ian Mauldin (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) ran six yards for a touchdown with 14:54 left in the second quarter.
The Huskies got a 40-yard field goal from Peter Kashynski with 8:58 left and a three-yard touchdown run from Zayd Etheridge with 42 seconds remaining to take a 17-14 advantage into the break.
Shepherd opened the second half scoring when sophomore defensive back
Tyrin Chinn-Thompson (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) blocked a field goal attempt and junior defensive back
Reggie Snowden (Frederick, Md./Frederick) picked it up and raced 85 yards for a score to give the Rams a 21-17 lead.
Bloomsburg took the lead on a three-yard scoring run by Etheridge with 13:42 left in the game.
The Huskies added a 37-yard field goal by Kashynski with 4:48 remaining to gain the 27-21 win.
Hardyway completed 16-of-25 passes for 175 yards. Etheridge connected on 9-of-14 passes for 90 yards for the Huskies.
Senior wide receiver
Daryl Harper (Frederick, Md./Northwest) led the Shepherd receivers with four receptions for 54 yards. Justin Wolfe had four catches for 45 yards to lead Bloomsburg.
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Mauldin had six carries for 37 yards to lead Shepherd. Declan Clancy had 37 carries for 134 yards for the Huskies.
Shepherd had 214 yards of total offense while Bloomsburg totaled 291 yards.
The Shepherd defense was led by redshirt sophomore linebacker
Malachi Barnes (Windsor Mill, Md./Milford Mill Academy) and Chinn-Thompson, who each recorded 12 tackles. Xavier Pusateri had six tackles to pace the Huskies.
The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to East Stroudsburg for a 1:05 contest.
