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Elliott Score
29
Winner Brown BRW 3-1 , 0-1
19
Bryant BRY 2-5 , 0-3
Winner
Brown BRW
3-1 , 0-1
29
Final
19
Bryant BRY
2-5 , 0-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BRW Brown 0 0 15 14 29
BRY Bryant 6 6 7 0 19

Game Recap: Football |

BRYANT FALLS TO BROWN ON FRIDAY NIGHT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Brown erased a 12-0 halftime deficit to earn a 29-19 victory over the Bryant football team on Friday night at Beirne Stadium.
 
With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 2-5 on the year. Bryant is off next weekend before returning to the field on October 25 at Rhode Island.

Elijah Elliott rushed for a pair of scores, while Jaden Keefner threw for 162 and rushed for 51 in his first-career start. Lonnie Rice (11), Brandon Perkins (10) and Sean Hunt (10) all finished with double-digit tackles.
 
Game Information
Brown 29, Bryant 19
Records: Bryant (2-5), Brown (3-1)
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment 
  • Brown grabbed the lead in the fourth quarter thanks to a pair of 30-yard pass plays.
How it Happened
  • Friday's game started with a pair of turnovers as Dorian Helm intercepted a pass at the Bryant 5 to end Brown's first drive of the game.
  • The Bulldogs then fumbled at their own 44 but the defense stood tall. Lonne Rice capped the effort with a sack on 4th-and-6 to give Bryant the ball.
  • Keefner used the momentum to orchestrate a seven-play, 63-yard scoring drive. He completed passes of 10 and 18 to Aldrich Doe and Zyheem Collick before calling his own number and beating two defenders for a nine-yard gain. Elliott then took over, picking up 10 yards on second down before gashing the Brown defense with a 14-yard touchdown run.
  • Bryant extended its lead with a 14-play, 92-yard drive that spanned seven minutes and 11 seconds. Elliott and Grant Robinson split duties on the drive, combining for 44 yards. Keefner then connected with Todd Phillips for 25 yards to the Brown 29 and 17 more to put Bryant to the five. Elliott punched it in three plays later to make it 12-0 with 1:56 left in the first half.
  • Brown grabbed a 15-12 with touchdowns on each of its first two drives of the second half. The Bears started with a quick five-play scoring drive on its first possession of the second half. Trevor Foley had the big play, a catch-and-run 47-yard touchdown.
  • The Bears then drove 71 yards in 11 plays and converted a two-point conversion to take a 15-12 lead with 6:12 left in the third quarter.
  • Bryant grabbed the lead right back as Keefner led the Bulldogs on a seven-play, 65-yard scoring drive. Keefner showed his poise on the drive, scrambling for 13 yards on 3rd-and-3 before standing in the pocket to drop a perfect pass to Collick for 12 yards. Doe then made a remarkable catch in the back corner of the endzone, leaping over his defender, for a 16-yard touchdown and a Bryant lead.
  • Brown took the lead back (22-19) with a seven-play drive that took just 2:00. A 37-yard completion ignited the drive and a 36-yard completion plus a roughing the passer penalty put the ball at the Bryant 5. Matt Childs punched it in to give the Bears the lead.
  • The Bears grabbed their largest lead of the night thanks to a 26-yard touchdown run from Qwentin Brown. He appeared wrapped up but was able to push the pile and then break free for the decisive score with 4:21 left.
Stats
  • Brown outgained Bryant, 460-350. The Bears ran 84 plays compared to Bryant's 62. Brown posted 368 yards of offense in the second half.
  • The Bears were 8-of-15 on third down.
  • Keefner finished 16-of-27 for 162 yards and a touchdown. He rushed for 51 yards on nine carries.
  • Elliott rushed for 116 yards and two scores on 21 carries.
  • Collick caught seven passes for 57 yards.
  • Doe posted four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown.
  • Rice finished with 11 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
  • Perkins collected 10 tackles, including eight solo.
  • Hunt finished with 10 tackles.
  • Villar and Bedada each collected sacks.
  • Helm recorded an interception.
Game Notes
  • Brown now leads the series 7-3. Friday snapped a streak of eight-straight meetings that were decided by one score.
  • Collick posted his fifth game of 50+ receiving yards this season.
  • He now has 11.5 tackles for loss and five sacks this season. Otty has a tackle for loss in every game and a sack in four of six games.
  • Otty brings his career totals to 33 tackles for loss and 16 sacks. Both marks are among the top ten in DI program history.
  • Perkins recorded his second ten-plus tackle game this year.
  • Rice now has 43 tackles in the last four games.
  • Rice collected his first two sacks of the season vs Brown.
  • Villar and Bedada each have 2.5 sacks on the year.
  • Elliott posted his second multi-touchdown game of the season. He now has seven total touchdowns (5 rush, 2 rcv) on the year.
  • Elliott's 116 rushing yards are a season high and the third-most in his collegiate career.
  • Hunt collected a career high 10 tackles.
  • Phillips caught a season-high three passes.
Next Up
The Black and Gold will enjoy a Bye Week before making the trip to Kingston to face Rhode Island on Saturday, October 25.
 
 
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