SHU Football Taken Down by #7 Saint Francis (Ind.)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Siena Heights football team dropped its Mid-States Football Association Mideast League finale to seventh-ranked Saint Francis (Ind.), 31-7, on Saturday.

Tight end Donovan Campbell (South Bend, Ind./Clay) had eight catches for 73 yards while running back/wide receiver Raphael Dunson (Taylor, Mich./John F. Kennedy) scored the Saints' lone touchdown and finished with 11 carries for 38 yards and four catches for 40 yards.

Quarterbacks Travis Zajkowski (Morley, Mich./Morley-Stanwood) and Matt King (Rockville, Ind./Rockville) split time for the Saints (3-6, 2-3). Zajkowski completed 11 of 19 passes for 116 yards while King went 7 of 8 for 34 yards.

Defensively, the Saints were led by linebacker Lamarr Marshall (Farmington Hills, Mich./Harrison), who had seven tackles, and Grant Benschoter (Hudson, Mich./Hudson), who finished with 6 1/2 stops.

Benschoter and defensive end Anthony Patritto (Howell, Mich./Howell) had sacks. Patritto also forced a fumble, which was recovered by fellow defensive end Joseph Mravec (Temperance, Mich./Roy C. Start, Ohio).

For Saint Francis, wide receiver Austin Campbell had four catches for 109 yards and a touchdown while Antoin Campbell contributed 17 carries for 73 yards.

Cougar QBs David Yoder and Josh Miller shared the backfield, combining to go 17 of 27 for 273 yards and two scores.

On defense, Taylor Brown had 6 1/2 tackles and a blocked field goal for USF.

Emerson Ueber opened the game's scoring with a 33-yard field goal for Saint Francis. Running back Andre Turner added 4- and 1-yard touchdown runs and Miller hooked up with Campbell on a 63-yard touchdown reception, helping the Cougars to a 24-0 halftime lead.

Yoder found wide receiver Brendton Williams on a 27-yard play for USF's final touchdown before Dunson scored from two yards out for SHU in the fourth.

The Saints will wrap up their regular season next Saturday when they visit Waldorf.