BANGOR, Maine – The No. 19/19 nationally ranked Endicott defeated Husson, 23-13, in conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Dr. John W. Winkin Sports Complex.
Leading 13-7 in the fourth quarter (14:55), Ryan Smith (Glastonbury, Conn.) buried a career-long 46-yard field goal to give the Gulls some cushion room on the scoreboard.
The field goal was his third of the day (2Q, 10:51, 22-yards, 3-0 | 2Q, 1:55, 30-yards, 6-0).
Clayton Marengi (Lynnfield, Mass.) helped ice the game later in the quarter with a 21-yard touchdown run with 2:05 to play in the contest.
Anthony Caggianelli (Pelham, N.H.) also punched home his 21st career rushing touchdown (second all-time) in the third quarter (12:13, 13-0) to account for the rest of the Gulls' offense.
Defensively, Endicott stymied the hosts to season-lows in rushing yards (12), first downs (11), total offense (230), and third down efficiency (3-for-15, .200) behind a season-high seven sacks (tied fifth all-time).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott is 4-1 all-time against Husson.
- Joe Tirrell (Franklin, Mass.) paced the Gulls with a season-high tying nine tackles (7 solo, 0.5 TFL) and one pass breakup.
- Marengi scored his 12th career rushing TD.
- Smith finished with a season-high 11 points (3 FGs, 2 PATs).
- His 46-yarder in the fourth ranks tied for the seventh longest field goal in school history.
- Colin Meropoulos (Monroe, Conn.) posted four tackles (2 solo), including one sack (1.5 TFLs) in today's victory; he now sits one-half sack away from tying Craig Anderson '17 for the second-most sacks all-time.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 19/19 Endicott (7-1, 3-0 CCC) hosts Curry on Saturday, November 4 at 12 PM. Husson (5-3, 1-2 CCC) visits the University of New England next Saturday at 1 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Tammy McManaway)
