Football Falls in Season Opener

Bethany College Football lost its first game of the season to Ursinus in a non-conference matchup, by a final of 22-10 on Saturday in Collegeville, Pa. 

Game Overview

Ursinus opened the second quarter by forcing a team safety. Just before the half, Bethany was able to get on the board and gain a lead off of a 37 yard field goal off the foot of Sean Cole. The Bison led 3-2 at halftime.

The second half didn't favor the Bison. The Bears regained the lead off of a 22 yard touchdown pass at the 11:50 mark of the third quarter. Moments later, the lead was extended to 16-3, after a 12 yard touchdown pass.

In the fourth quarter, the Bison kept battling after giving up 22 points. With a 1:39 left in the game, sophomore Dom Salinetro threw a five yard touchdown pass to Abe Lyles to cut the lead to 12. Bethany was unable to complete the comeback.

Offensive Game Leaders

• Dom Salinetro (9-20, 115 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT)
• Carlin Bason (7-15, 54 yds, 58 rushing yds)
• Gregory Avent (27 rushing yds)
• Raekwon Wright (24 rushing yds, 6 rec, 38 yds)
• Hunter Klein (5 rec, 63 yds)

Defensive Game Leaders

• Phil Taylor (11 tackles)
• Jalen Heckstall (10 tackles, 1 forced fumble, .5 tackles for loss of one yard)
• Chas Blango (7 tackles, 1 sack for eight yards, 1 forced fumble)
• Anthony Fiasco (1 INT)
• Kiandre Murphy (1 fumble recovered for 11 yards)
• Tre'Jour Owens (1 fumble recovered, 2 tackles for a total loss of five yards)
• Mohamed Elola (forced one fumble)
• Mike Berry ( 1 fumble recovered)
• Dadrick Vickers ( 2 INT for 8 yards)
• Danny Gilbert Jr. (1 INT for 49 yards)

Up Next

Bethany College travels to Grove City, Pa to face the Wolverines to open up PAC play on Saturday, September, 14 at 7 pm.