September 2, 2006

Worcester State Falls to Curry College, 10-7

 Worcester, MA – The Worcester State College Lancer football team fell to the Colonels of Curry College by the final score of, 10-7, Friday night on the turf of John F. Coughlin Field in both team’s 2006 season opener.  The game was plagued by 6 turnovers and four missed field goals as Curry improves to 1-0 and the Lancers begin 0-1. 

 The two teams played to a scoreless tie in the first quarter before Curry place-kicker David Vincent (Grafton, MA) knocked home a 31 yard field goal on the third play of the second quarter to put the visitors up, 3-0,  which stood up for the rest of the half.

 After the teams traded punts early in the third quarter, Worcester State stopped the Colonels on a 4^th and 3 at their own 36 yard line.  With 7:48 left on the clock on the 3^rd quarter, quarterback Kyle Beatrice (Swampscott, MA) got Worcester State on the board hitting wide receiver Tom Gabriel (Wareham, MA) on a 60 yard scoring strike hitting a streaking Gabriel in stride down the middle of the field to put the Lancers on top, 7-3. 

The lead would last until the 10:58 mark of the 4^th quarter as the game was decided early after Worcester State fumbled deep in their own territory and Curry running back Steve DiFabio (Salem, NH) punched it in from 2 yards out to give Curry the three point lead that they would maintain the rest of the way.

 The Lancers had had several chances in the final ten minutes but were unable to capitalize as they lost two of their four fumbles on the night and missed their 3^rd field goal of the contest. 

On the game Curry rushed for 163 yards on the ground led by DiFabio who had 79 yards on 23 carries. 

 Perry Stauffer (Melrose, MA) was outstanding on defense along with linebacker Aaron Storm (Fitchburg, MA) for the Lancers as Stauffer finished the game with 15 tackles and Storm totaled 11.

 Worcester State will attempt to get in the win column next week when they travel down the road to visit Boynton Hill on the campus of WPI.  Curry will host the Falcons of Fitchburg State College next Saturday.

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