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Ta'Nauz Gregory vs. Kutztown
Mike Gallagher
Ta'Nauz Gregory catches a 10-yard TD pass.
33
Winner Kutztown KUTZ 9-1
32
Edinboro EDIN 6-5
Winner
Kutztown KUTZ
9-1
33
Final
32
Edinboro EDIN
6-5
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F
KUTZ Kutztown 12 0 6 8 7 33
EDIN Edinboro 7 0 6 13 6 32

Game Recap: Football | | Bob Shreve, Sports Information Director

Edinboro Suffers Heartbreakling Loss in Overtime to 21st-Ranked Kutztown, 33-32

THE GAME FACTS
  • Score:  #21 Kutztown 33, Edinboro 32
  • Records:  Edinboro (6-5), Kutztown (9-1) 
  • Location:  Edinboro, Pa. -- Sox Harrison Stadium 
  • The Short Story:  Successful extra points were at a premium all day, but when it mattered the most, Kutztown's Alec Rosenfeld was true, providing the 21st-ranked Golden Bears with a 33-32 overtime win. Both teams battled horrific conditions, as Sox Harrison Stadium was battered by intermittent heavy snow and strong winds throughout the game.  Trailing 26-19, Edinboro would tie the game on a 12-yard pass from Andrew Tomko to Ta'Nauz Gregory with 1:41 remaining. Kutztown would drive to the Edinboro 33 but regulation ended in a 26-26 tie. The Fighting Scots took the lead on a leaping 10-yard TD catch by Gregory from Tomko, but Jake Monroe's PAT attempt hit the right upright. Kutztown answered with an eight-yard scoring run by Collin DiGalbo, and Rosenfeld, who had missed two earlier, booted the game-winner.  
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Conditions were hardly conducive to throwing the football, but both teams put together impressive drives to start the game. Edinboro drove 75 yards on 14 plays behind Walter Fletcher and Jarrod Kellar. Fletcher carried six times for 35 yards. Kellar completed seven passes in eight attempts. Facing a 4th-and-goal from the KU 4, Kellar lefted a pass to the left corner of the end zone to redshirt freshman tight end A.J. Turner for a 7-0 lead with 10:31 left in the first quarter following Monroe's conversion.
  • Kutztown responded with a 10-play, 68-yard drive that was all Collin DiGalbo and Craig Reynolds. A 26-yard pass from DiGalbo to Jack Pilkerton gave the Golden Bears a 1st-and-goal at the six, and on the next play Reynolds burts up the middle for a touchdown. Connor Kelly blocked Rosenfeld's extra point attempt for a 7-6 score with 5:53 to play in the first quarter.
  • Edinboro's next possession resulted in disaster for Kellar, whose third-down pass was intercepted and returned 29 yards for a touchdown by Ahkee Cox-Cowan with 4:29 left in the quarter. Rosenfeld's PAT was no good for a 12-7 lead.
  • As the weather and field conditions worsened, neither team scored the rest of the way, although Edinboro had a 40-yard TD pass to Gregory called back by an offsetting penalty late in the first quarter. The Edinboro defense, meanwhile, came up big twice in the second quarter, Kutztown was stopped on downs at the Edinboro 20 and 15 following drives of 13 and 17 plays, respectively. It was even more impressive since the Fighting Scots were without two starters on defense and lost several others throughout the course of the game.
  • Edinboro would grab the lead at 13-12 on Kutztown's opening possession of the third quarter when Brandan Rivers, one of 17 seniors recognized prior to the game on Senior Day, stepped in front of a DiGalbo pass and returned the interception 85 yards for a touchdown. DeAndre' Dowdell provided heavy pressure on a blitz. It was first interception of the outside linebacker's career. Monroe's extra point attempt hit the right upright.
  • The lead did not last for long, as Kutztown drove 68 yards on 11 plays, covering 5 minutes,32 seconds. DeiGalbo capped the drive with an eight-yard run on an option to the left, going into nthe end zone untouched. The two-point pass attempt failed, leaving Kutztown ahead, 18-13, with 6:21 remaining in the third quarter.
  • Edinboro would fumble the ensuing kickoff, and the Golden Bears appeared primed to boost their lead with the ball at the EU 30. The Edinboro defense again stepped up, with Zuril Hendrick providing a record-setting moment. The senior cornerback made a diving interception in front of the Edinboro bench at the 23. It was his 21st career interception, breaking the school record of 20 previously set by Chris Avery.
  • Another Kutztown miscue early in the fourth quarter led to Edinboro's first lead since the fourth quarter. Facing 4th-and-7 at the KU 33, a bad snap on a punt sailed well over punter Dean Krcic's head. Krcic caught up with the ball at his own two and kicked it out of the end zone. Edinboro was awarded the ball at the KU 1 following the penalty for the illegal kick. Fletcher scored on a run up the middle on the next play with 10:48 left. His run for two points would fail, leaving the Scots holding a 19-18 lead.
  • Kutztown needed eight plays to regain the lead, going 69 yards in 2 minutes, 36 seconds. DiGalbo completed 4-of-6 passes for 60 yards in the drive, the last covering 18 yards to Conor Sullivan with 8:06 left in the game. DiGalbo then completed a pass to Tyler Borg for the 2-point conversion and a 26-19 lead.
  • For the second week in a row, Edinboro put together an impressive late drive against a nationally-ranked team, only to come up short. Fueled by a 55-yard pass from Andrew Tomko to Turner on a 3rd-and-6, the Scots were at the KU 9 with less than six minutes to play. Four plays netted one yard and the Scots turned the ball over on downs.
  • The Edinboro defesne forced a three-and-out, and the Scots took over at the KU 48 with 2:51 to play. Tomko immediately went to the air and found Andre Dowdell for 41 yards to the seven. Three plays later found the Scots facing a 4th-and-goal at the 12. Tomko fired a pass to Gregory on a short post, and the junior wide receiver need a nice catch on a ball that was behind him, hauling it in for a 12-yard TD with 1:41 to play. Head coach Wayne Bradford originally went for two, but a penalty pushed the Scots back five yards and Monroe's extra point knotted the score at 26-26.
  • Kutztown nearly pulled off the win in regulation, driving from its won 25 to the Edinboro 33. On 3rd-and-10 with 18 seconds to play, Derek Dorr and Trey Hall sacked DiGalbo for a loss of 11 yards. His fourth down pass fell incomplete and the two teams headed to overtime.
  • Kutztown won the toss in overtime, with Edinboro taking the ball and needing just four plays to cover the 25 yards. Fletcher carried three times down to the ten, and the Tomko-to-Gregory connection struck again, this time with Gregory making a leaping catch in the back left corner of the end zone. When Monroe's PAT attempt hit the right upright, Edinboro led 32-26.
  • Kutztown stated at Edinboro's 25 and needed four plays, all featuring DiGalbo, to win the game. After an incompletion, he threw 17 yards to Diego Torres to the eight. Following another incompletion,.DiGalbo wnet back to pass, then ran up the middle to tie the game on an 8-yard TD run. Rosenfeld's extra point was good, sending the Kutztown players into a frenzy.                         
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Kutztown ended the day with 372 yards while Edinboro finished with 343. Surprisingly, despite the strong winds and snow-covered field, both teams did most of their damage through the air. Kutztown threw for 223 yards while finishing with 149 yards rushing. Edinboro had 214 yards passing and 129 yards rushing.
  • The Golden Bears were able to keep the Edinboro offense off the field for large periods of time. Kutztown held a possession time advantage of 39:12 to 20:48. In the third quarter alone, Edinboro did not run its first offensive play until just over five minutes remained in the period. In addition the Golden Bears converted 10-of-18 3rd downs, while the Fighting Scots were 5-of-13.   
  • Walter Fletcher finished with his ninth 100-yard game of the season and 19th of his career. The redshirt junior running back finished with 120 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries. Jarrod Kellar started at quarterback and completed 9-of-16 passes for 46 yards with a TD and an INT. Andrew Tomko relieved him in the second half and totaled 168 yards passing, completing 7-of-16 passes with 2 TDs.
  • Ta'Nauz Gregory finished with 8 receptions for 93 yards and 2 TDs. James Clark added 5 catches for 21 yards, and A.J. Turner had 59 yards and a TD on 2 catches.
  • Collin DiGalbo passes for over 200 yards and ran for over 100 for Kutztown. The redshirt junior completed 17-of-36 passes for 223 yards with a TD and 2 INTs. He added 104 yards and two more scores rushing on 18 carries. Craig Reynolds was the workhorse on the ground for the Golden Bears, carrying 32 times for 71 yards and a TD.
  • A battered Edinboro defense had numerous heroes. After finishing a tackle short of 100 a year ago, Brandon Anderson led the Fighting Scots with 14 tackles, giving the strong safety 101 on the season. He added 2 passes broken up. Senior tackle Derek Dorr was in on 9 tackles, with 4 TFL. Zuril Hendrick also had 9 tackles, plus a pass break up, along with his record-breaking 21st career interception.     . 
DID YOU KNOW
  • Edinboro played in its first overtime game since 2016, when the Fighting Scots posted a 54-51 win in two overtimes. Edinboro is now 3-5 all-time in overtime games.
  • Senior Day festivities were held prior to the game, with a large number of 17 seniors recognized. 
  • Kutztown has now won the last three meetings in the series to tie it at 5-5. 
  • The temperature at the start of the game was 24 degrees, with winds consistently at 20 mph and gusting much higher. Most of the game was played with the field totally covered with snow. The field crew of assistant director of athletics Dave Higham and his student workers did a fantastic job of clearing the field prior to the game, but the snow continued to fall throughout.  
THE RECORD BOOK
  • Walter Fletcher continued his assault on the Edinboro record book. The redshirt junior running back registered his ninth 100-yard game of the season and 19th of his career with 120 yards on 26 carries..He finished his redshirt junior season with 1,624 yards, which is the sixth-highest season total. He fell 117 yards short of breaking his own shool record of 1,740 yards set a year ago. He finished the year with 266 rushing attempts, the fifth-highest season total. He scored his 17th touchdown on a one-yard run, which is tied for fourth in a season. From a career standpoint, Fletcher now has 3,913 career rushing yards, good for third. He ranks fourth in career rushing attempts with 632, and is just one touchdown rushing behind career leader Larry Jackson. Jackson finished his career with 42 TDs, Fletcher now has 41.
  • Zuril Hendrick waited until his final career game, but the senior cornerback broke Edinboro's career interceptions record with his 21st pickoff. He had been tied with Chris Avery. Hendrick finished the year with 7 interceptions, which is tied for fifth in a season.  
  • James Clark wrapped up his career with a school-record 209 receptions after catching 5 passes vs. Kutztown. He ranks second in career receiving yards with 2,759, and is third in career TDs receiving with 26.
  • Ta'Nauz Gregory was not bothered by the terrible conditions, catching 8 passes for 93 yards and 2 TDs. He will enter his senior season ranked third in career receptions (167), fourth in receiving yards (2,330), and second in receiving TDs with 28. He finished the year leading the team with 50 receptions for 796 yards and 10 TDs. The 10 TDs is tied for fifth in a season.
  • Derek Dorr entered the game ranked among the national leaders in TFL and sacks. The senior defensive tackle added to his totals with 4 TFL and 0.5 sacks among his 9 tackles. He ended the year with 21 TFL and 10 sacks. The latter total is tied for fifth in a season.        

       
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