DOVER, Del. (11/13/10) – The Kean
University football team closed out the 2010 season, falling to #3
Wesley College, 48-10, in the regular season finale on Saturday
afternoon.
Wesley (9-0) was the Cougars fourth ranked opponent of the season,
as the Wolverines had 587 yards of total offense in the game.
The Cougars (5-5) closed out their fifth straight season with a
non-losing record for the first time in program history, while
senior running back Jay Gwaltney broke the
single-season records for rushing yards (1,412) and rushing
attempts (254), despite seeing limited action in the last two
games.
Leading 7-0 after the opening quarter, the Wolverines outscored
the Cougars, 24-3, in the second quarter to take a 31-3 lead at
halftime.
The Wolverines built a 24-0 lead on touchdown passes of 10, 41
and 32-yards from quarterback Justin Sottilare, before the
Cougars were able to get on the board with 3:31 left in the second
quarter on a 32-yard field goal by junior Billy
Daniels.
Kean took its first possession of the third quarter and scored a
touchdown when junior quarterback Thomas
D'Ambrisi connected with Gwaltney on the 15-yard
touchdown pass to cap the three-play, 23-yard drive that was set up
by the Cougar defense. Wesley took the second-half
kickoff and moved into Cougar territory, before senior linebacker
Victor D'Arrigo forced the fumble and junior
safety Jamahl Williams (pictured left) recovered
the ball and returned it 41 yards to the Wesley 23-yard line to
set-up the Cougars' lone touchdown.
Wesley closed out the scoring with a 27-yard field goal by
Dan Tryon and a pair of 77-yard touchdown drives,
including a 74-yard touchdown pass from Chris Cummings to
DeAndre Fowlkes.
Gwaltney finished with 27 yards on a season-low 12
carries. The game totals were enough for him to establish new
single-season marks for total rushing yards and rushing attempts,
finishing the season with 1,412 yards on 254 rushing attempts to
surpass former New Jersey Athletic Conference Offensive Player of
the Year, Jared Chunn, who ran for 1,405 yards on 249 carries in
2008.
Williams finished with a game-high 11 tackles and added his
eighth interception of the season, the second most in single-season
history. Sophomore Brett Yajcaji added 10
tackles and a pair of pass break-ups.
D'Ambrisi completed 12-of-31 passes for 98 yards, with
junior Chris Suozzo making five receptions (39
yards) and Gwaltney adding four catches for 28
yards.
Sottilare threw for 301 yards on 15-of-24 completions, while
Cummings added a pair of completions for 82 yards.
