Box Score FDU-Florham 33, Lebanon Valley 27 (2OT)

LVC Offensive Starters
Bohannon (QB), Ervey (TB), Olson (WR), Niemeyer (WR), Underwood (TE), Alunni (LT), Krakowski (LG), Shaeffer (C), Ramirez-Guzman (RG), Phillips (RT)
 
FDU-Florham Offensive Starters
Caserta (QB), Blackman (RB), Murphy (WR), Sullivan (WR), Perez (WR), Reese (WR), Lewis (LT), Compton (LG), Crouchman (C), Vallario (RG), Egan (RT)
 
LVC Defensive Starters
Fester (DE), Miller (DT), Siegfried (DT), Brubaker (DE), Estes (LB), Lutz (LB), Gibney (LB), Burch (CB), Moody (FS), Williams (SS), Gaumer (CB)
 
FDU-Florham Defensive Starters
Massey (DE), Hands (DT), Rajoppi (DE), Randazzo (LB), Swindasz (LB), Haywood (OLB), Dougherty (OLB), Asmani (CB), Riedinger (S), Cuzzocrea (S), Howard (CB)
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's Football team dropped a 33-27 2OT heartbreaker to FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon at Arnold Field in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) action. The Dutchmen dropped to 2-3, 1-2 MAC, while the Devils improved to 4-1, 3-0 MAC.
 
1st Quarter

• LVC got on the board on the opening drive of the game, as Braden Bohannon snuck the ball into the end zone from one yard out to cap a 12-play, 70-yard drive that chewed up 5:49 of the clock to give the Dutchmen the early 7-0 lead.
• Florham responded with a long drive of its own and got all the way to the Dutchmen's goal line, but on 4th and goal, QB Anthony Caserta tried to rush it in from a yard out, but Ben Sharer and Jacob Horton made a huge stop, and the Devils' 15-play, 75-yard drive resulted in no points.

2nd Quarter

• In the second quarter, Florham responded and evened the game off Caserta's nine-yard TD pass to Rori Sullivan. The drive was highlighted by Castera's 58-yard pass to Santavicca that put the visitors at the Dutchmen's 10-yard line.
• On LVC's ensuing drive, Bohannon was picked off by Rajoppi at LVC's 20-yard line and he returned it seven yards to the Dutchmen's 13-yard line, giving Florham excellent field position.
• The Dutchmen's defense, however, limited the Devils to a 29-yard field goal, putting the visitors up 10-7.
• After LVC was forced to punt on its next drive, Florham marched 55 yards in just 1:06, and it was capped off by Caserta's 23-yard TD pass to Godfrey, giving the Devils a 17-7 lead heading into halftime.

3rd Quarter

• To begin the second half, Caserta, the MAC's leading passer, continued to find wide receivers and the Devils capped a 10-play, 85-yard drive with Caserta's four-yard touchdown pass to Connor Perez, putting his squad ahead 24-7 early in the third.
• LVC got points on its next drive as Malaki Williams rushed six times in the 13-play drive, and Kevin Roberts knocked through a 24-yard FG attempt, bringing the Dutchmen to within 14 at 24-10.

4th Quarter

• The home squad shined in the fourth quarter, beginning with Ian Murhon's two-yard TD that capped an 11-play, 90-yard drive that took 5:57 to bring LVC to within a score at 24-17.
• The Dutchmen stopped Florham on its ensuing offensive possession, and later, in the final minutes of the fourth, Bohannon guided LVC 80-yards in just 3:54 and he snuck the ball in on 4th and goal from Florham's one-yard line to even the game at 24-24 late in the fourth.
• Next, on the Devils' possession, Caserta's pass was picked off by Adam Martin at LVC's 32-yard line. The clock ran out on the Dutchmen, however, and the game went into OT.

1st Overtime

• In the opening overtime, the Devils got the ball first and Dimedio knocked through a 27-yarder to give Florham a 27-24 lead.
• On the Dutchmen's possession in the first overtime, Roberts responded with a 39-yard FG to tie it and send it to a second OT.

2nd Overtime

• LVC got the ball first and got down to Florham's one-yard line, however on 1st and goal, Cuzzocrea forced a Williams' fumble and the Devils recovered the ball in LVC's end zone, resulting in a touchback.
• On Florham's possession, Caserta found Perez for a one-yard TD to give the Devils the wild 33-27 win.

Inside the Numbers

• Bohannon finished 18-for-29 for 208 yards. He added 24 rushes for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
• Williams ran 20 times for 117 yards.
• Tim Ervey added 12 rushes for 52 yards.
• Cameron Niemeyer caught eight balls for a team-high 78 yards.
• Jay Sisko had five receptions for 62 yards.
• Florham's Caserta finished 23-for-35 for 234 yards and four touchdown passes.
• Nicholas Santavicca rushed 24 times for 95 yards and he added three catches for 79 yards.
• Perez caught seven balls for 59 yards and a pair of TD's.
• Horton made a team-high 10 tackles for the Dutchmen, including five solo tackles.
• Dillon Estes added eight tackles.
• Horton, Evan Kutzler, and Ryan Kilgarriff each had one tackle for loss.
• LVC ran wild this afternoon and racked up 241 rushing yards.
• The Dutchmen led in total offensive yards at 455-360.
• LVC went 9-of-16 on third down and Florham was 6-for-12.

Who's Next?
LVC returns to action next Saturday, Oct. 16, when the Dutchmen welcome Alvernia University to Arnold Field on Homecoming Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
 
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