GREENSBURG, Pa. (Nov. 7, 2015) – Seton Hill took control of a close game at the half with two quick third-quarter scores and went on to hand Edinboro a 44-23 defeat on Saturday afternoon at Offutt Field. The loss dropped Edinboro to 0-10 overall and 0-7 in the PSAC West. The Griffins are now 3-7 and 2-5, respectively.
 

In a battle of backup quarterbacks, the two teams went back and forth in the first half, but
Edinboro could never find an answer to Seton Hill's offense. The Griffins finished with 653 total yards, the third-highest total ever against Edinboro. The defense stopped Seton Hill on a three-and-out on the first possession, and would never do so again the rest of the game. All told, the Griffins had 27 plays of 10-or-more-yards.
 
Edinboro finished with 376 total yards behind backup quarterback Jack Wallman. The true freshman made his first appearance this season, and would complete 31 of 50 passes for 283 yards while enduring hard hits. The 50 attempts is the fifth-highest single-game total.
 
The tide of the game turned on a pair of key plays, one late in the second quarter and the other early in the third. After taking a 14-13 lead late in the second quarter, Edinboro had the Griffins stopped near midfield with less than two minutes remaining.
 
Seton Hill, however, executed a fake punt to perfection, with Khalil Howard rambling 38 yards right up the middle before being tripped up by Ethan Upperco at the Edinboro 14. After three runs lost a yard, Jesser Boulnemour came in and kicked a 33-yard field goal as time expired to give Seton Hill a 16-14 advantage at the half.
 
The second play occurred after Seton Hill took the second half kickoff and marched 79 yards in 10 plays. Dan Pietrangelo completed the drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Ty George to give the Griffins a 23-14 lead with 12:13 to play.
 
On Edinboro's first play from scrimmage in the second half, the Scots tried to run the option for the first time in the game, but Wallman's pitch was errant, with the Griffins recovering at the EU 16. Four plays later, the Griffins were up 30-16 as Brandon Stout scored on a two-yard run.  In less than two minutes the Griffins scored a pair of touchdowns.
 
They would tack on a third score in the third quarter after Wallman's long pass was intercepted at the SHU 3. Pietrangelo capped the seven-play, 97-yard march as he found Ardell Brown for a 56-yard touchdown pass. With 3:16 remaining in the third quarter, Seton Hill now led 37-16.
 
The Griffins would boost the lead to 44-16 in the fourth quarter on another big play courtesy of the right arm of Pietrangelo. The senior hooked up with Larry Joshua on a 50-yard touchdown pass with 8:54 to play.
 
Edinboro would follow with a touchdown of its own in just three plays. Blake Reddick's 37-yard kickoff return gave the Fighting Scots the ball at the SHU 49. A Wallman-to-Reddick pass gained 25 yards, and after a nine-yard run by Cory Bell, Alex Caratelli hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass in the back left corner of the end zone. 
 
While Wallman came out passing on 14 of the first 15 plays to start the game, it was a run that gave Edinboro the early lead.  Cory Bell capped a six-play, 85-yard when he sprinted 54 yards for a touchdown with 6:09 left in the first quarter. The junior went straight up the middle then burst to his left and sprinted down the sideline, outrunning the secondary. Austin Reese's extra point attempt was blocked.
 

Seton Hill answered on its second possession. Passing on the first 13 plays, Pietrangelo passed for 75 yards, taking the Griffins down to the three. Facing a fourth and goal, he rolled to his right and sprinted to the right corner of the end zone for a touchdown. With the extra point by Boulnemour, Seton Hill grabbed a 7-6 lead with 2:25 left in the first quarter.
 
Edinboro regained the lead early in the second quarter following a short punt by William Hodge. Taking over at the Seton Hill 39, Wallman completed four of five passes, including a key 3rd-and-4 hookup for 11 yards to Darren Massey. Four plays later, Massey caught a short slant pass for a three-yard touchdown pass and a 13-6 lead with 10:20 remaining in the second quarter. It was Wallman's first career touchdown pass. Massey, meanwhile, broke his own school record for season receptions during the drive.
 
Seton Hill's fast-paced offense went right back down the field on the next series. The Griffins needed just six plays, aided by a 15-yard penalty against the Scots, to take a 14-13 lead with 8:42 left in the half. This series showcased the run, with three rushes for 35 yards. The last was a 14-yard touchdown run by Howard off left guard.
 
The Fighting Scots would take the lead for the last time at 16-14 late in the first half on a 21-yard field goal by Reese. The Scots drove to the SHU 4, fueled by a 38-yard completion from Wallman to Caratelli on a 3rd-and-4 play to carry down to the ten.
 
While ending the day with 376 total yards, the Scots threw for 283 and ran for 93. Wallman was making his first career start in place of injured Jake Sisson, and threw for a pair of touchdowns.
 

Caratelli and Massey enjoyed huge afternoons. Caratelli had his fourth 100-yard game of the season, catching a career-high 13 passes for 139 yards. Massey had 11 catches, all but one in the first half, for 81 yards. It marked his fifth game with 10-or-more receptions. The junior now has 84 catches, breaking his own season record of 80 receptions set last year. In addition, he moved into fifth place in career receiving yards with 2,014 yards, and is 11th in season receiving yards with 775. Caratelli has 814 yards receiving, good for seventh in a season.
 
Bell had his best game as a Fighting Scot. The junior rushed for 118 yards on 14 carries, his first 100-yard effort as a Fighting Scot.
 
Pietrangelo, filling in for injured starter Christian Strong, fell one yard shy of 400 yards passing, completing 35 of 48 passes for 399 yards with 3 TDs. He completed passes to 11 different receivers, with Brown catching 9 balls for 137 yards and Shane Leatherbury adding 8 receptions for 75 yards.
 
The Griffins ran for 254 yards. Stout led the way with 72 yards on 13 carries, with KeDarius Lewis coming in late and gaining 64 yards on seven carries. Howard picked up 57 yards on five carries.
 
While defense was hardly the name of the game for Edinboro, freshman Trey Hall turned in an outstanding effort. The linebacker had 19 tackles, a season-high for a Fighting Scot, with 9 solo.
Edinboro will look to avoid just the second winless season in school history next Saturday, November 14 when the Fighting Scots travel to Millersville for a 1 p.m. kickoff.  The Marauders picked up their first win of the season on Saturday, beating winless Cheyney, 26-6.