Worcester, MA – The Worcester State College Lancers defeated the Bridgewater State College Bears in a hard fought, NEFC Bogan Division match-up, 38-24, Saturday afternoon on Coughlin Field on the campus of Worcester State College.

Bridgewater State running back Andrew Brems (Kingston, MA) took off on the Bears first play from scrimmage for an 88-yard touchdown run to give BSC a 7-0 lead. A Jesse Mead (Raynham, MA) field goal with 2:17 remaining in the opening quarter gave the Bears a 10-0 lead after the first quarter.

Worcester State sophomore Kenyatta Hale (Norton, MA) scored his first of 4 touchdowns on a 5-yard plunge with 10:22 left in the first half to bring the Lancers to within three, 10-7. That would be all the scoring for the rest of the half as neither team could mount an attack.

Worcester State converted a Bridgewater State fumble on their first possession of the second half culminating with a 6-yard rush by Hale giving WSC a 14-10 lead.

The WSC ensuing kickoff pinned the Bears inside their own 1 yardline and defensive back Tom Crossman (Shrewbury, MA) gave the Lancers a 16-10 lead, sacking the Bridgewater quarterback in the end zone for a safety.

Steve Kasprazak (Tewksbury, MA) added to the WSC lead, punching in a 2-yard touchdown run. The two point conversion gave the Lancers a 24-10 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Kenyatta Hale opened the scoring in the 4th with a 60-yard touchdown scamper extending the Worcester lead to 31-10, but the Bears were not done. Bridgewater answered with a 75-yard scoring drive finishing with an 8-yard touchdown pass from Adam Camobreco (Duxbury, MA) to Mark Hull ( N. Attleboro, MA).

WSC came right back as Hale took off again, this time for 75 yards and a score, giving the Lancers a 38-17 lead.

Brems finished off the scoring for the day scoring from 2 yards out for a 38-24 final.

Hale finished the day going for 229 yards on 19 carries and 4 touchdowns while Bridgewater back Brems had 206 yards on 19 carries and 2 touchdowns.

Several milestones were reached on the afternoon. Senior running back Greg Wood (Bellingham, MA) surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards in the first quarter. Senior quarterback Cean Oksanish (S. Grafton, MA) reached the 7,000 passing yards mark for his career. Bridgewater’s Brems blew past 1,000 rushing yards on the season which also places him 2nd on the BSC all-time rushing list and his two touchdown runs place him first in Bridgewater State history for single season touchdowns.