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Sept. 10, 2005
Gibson's Three TD's Lead Penguins to 35-16 Victory Over Northeastern
Youngstown -- Monquante Gibson
rushed for a career-high 198 yards
and scored three touchdowns as
Youngstown State defeated the
Northeastern Huskies 35-16 on
Saturday afternoon at Stambaugh
Stadium.
Gibson led a 267-yard rushing attack while Tom Zetts was
21-of-32 for 201 yards and a
touchdown as the Penguins gained 468
yards on offense.
The Penguins defense was also strong as it allowed only 70
yards rushing to the Huskies on 26
attempts, forced two turnovers and
broke up six pass attempts. YSU also
held a 38:01 to 21:59 advantage in
time of possession.
Gibson gave the Huskies a preview
of what was to come on the first
drive as he ran for 81 yards on two
carries. After a nine-yard run,
Gibson busted an off tackle 72 yards
on a third-and-one for a touchdown
to put the Penguins up 7-0 with
11:49 remaining in the opening
quarter.
The Huskies threatened to climb within four midway through
the first quarter when they faced a
second-and-two from the YSU 19, but
Jason Perry and Bob Perez recorded
back-to-back sacks of Anthony Orio
to put NU back to the 33. Miro
Kesic's field goal attempt from 50
yards was short to keep the score
7-0.
On YSU's next drive, Zetts hit Smith from two yards out with
12:19 remaining in the second to cap
a 14-play, 67-yard drive. Zetts was
5-for-6 on the drive and was 4-for-4
on third downs, hitting Smith and
T.J. Peterson on 10-yard connections
on third-and-eight and
third-and-six.
Northeastern cut the deficit in half with 7:10 left in the
second when Maurice Murray scampered
into the end zone for a five-yard
touchdown. NU only had to go 13
yards for the score as E.J. Jackson
recovered a Vince Gliatta fumble.
YSU went up 21-7 on its next drive with a 16-play, 80-yard
drive that took 5:51 off the clock
and ended with a two-yard touchdown
rush from Gibson on a
fourth-and-one.
Northeastern climbed to within 11 on a 32-yard Kesic field
goal after A.J. Lillie intercepted a
Zetts pass at the YSU 23 on YSU's
first possession of the second half.
Gibson found the end zone again on YSU's next drive as the
Penguins marched 81 yards on 18
plays to go up 28-10. The Penguins
were successful on six third down
attempts and twice converted on
third-and-10.
NU scored on its first possession of the fourth quarter as
Orio passed for 76 yards and hit
Kendrick Ballan on a four-yard
strike with 12:11 remaining. After
NU's two-point conversion failed,
YSU remainined on top 28-16.
The Penguins failed to score on their next possession, but
they managed to chew 5:39 off the
clock thanks to a 26-yard Vince
Gliatta rush on a fake punt before
Northeastern took over on their own
29 with 6:27 remaining. That drive
lasted only three plays however as
Dorian Chenault forced a Pat Graham
fumble and Marty Hutchinson
recovered it at the YSU 46.
Justin Reams scored on a nine-yard touchdown rush with 3:14
remaining for the final tally.
Gibson had 111 yards on 10 carries in the first quarter and
nearly matched his career high in
the first half with 160 yards.
The Penguins will play their road opener on Sept. 17 at
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