SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Graduate student quarterback
Michael Hardyway (Winchester, Cal./Oceanside/Bucknell) teamed with senior wide receiver
Carrington Nickens-Yzer (Clifton, Va./Centreville) on an 80-yard scoring strike with 11 seconds left in regulation to lift Shepherd University (6-3, 3-3 PSAC East) to a 35-32 win over Shippensburg (3-6, 1-4 PSAC East) in PSAC East football action at Shippensburg on Saturday afternoon.
Shepherd took a 7-0 lead on a one-yard plunge by redshirt freshman running back
Ian Mauldin (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) with 11:58 left in the first quarter.
Roman Jensen teamed with Jermere Jones on a 13-yard scoring pass for the Raiders with 7:04 left in the first quarter to tie the game.
Sophomore running back
Jabril Daniels (Cumberland, Md./Fort Hill) raced 63 yards for a score with 1:22 left in the first quarter to give the Rams a 14-7 lead.
Mauldin added an eight-yard scoring run with 4:05 left in the half to up the Shepherd lead to 21-7.
Wilson Ingerski connected on a 54-yard field goal with 1:42 left in the second quarter to cut the lead to 21-10.
Hardyway teamed with Nickens-Yzer on a 23-yard scoring strike with 26 seconds left in the half to up the Shepherd advantage.
Ingerski added a 48-yard field goal as time expired in the half to cut the lead to 28-13.
Shippensburg opened the second half scoring as Jensen teamed with Marcus Sweeney on a 10-yard score with 8:20 left in the third quarter.
The Raiders added a touchdown on a 13-yard fumble return by Kal-El Durham with 1:08 left in the third quarter to draw to within two points at 28-26. The two-point conversion pass was unsuccessful.
Shippensburg took a 32-28 lead when Jensen fired a 71-yard scoring strike to Chris Adegunle with 14:49 left in the fourth quarter. The two-point try failed.
The Raiders had one last possession after the game-winning score. Ingerski's potential game-tying a 52-yard field goal try fell short.
Hardyway completed 14-of-22 passes for 203 yards for the Rams. Yensen connected on 27-of-37 passes for 316 yards for the Raiders.
Nickens-Yzer led the Shepherd receivers with seven receptions for 156 yards. Sweeney had eight catches for 91 yards, and Adegunle added five grabs for 140 yards to lead the Raiders.
Daniels had eight carries for 113 yards for the Rams. Andre Weidman had 23 carries for 71 yards to pace Shippensburg.
Shepherd had 401 yards of total offense while Shippensburg totaled 428.
The Shepherd defense was led by sophomore defensive back
D'Myo Hunter (Culpeper, Va./Blue Ridge School) with eight tackles (six solos) and freshman defensive back
Jonathan Coleman (Odenton, Md./Arundel) added six stops and a pair of interceptions. Nate Myers had a game-high nine tackles to lead Shippensburg.
The Rams return to action on Saturday when they host Lackawanna for a noon contest.
