Football loses heartbreaker to Alfred State at home

The Defiance football team lost a heartbreaker to Alfred State at home on Saturday afternoon, 35-28.

The Basics

• Records: Defiance (0-3), Alfred State (1-3)
• Location: Justin F. Coressel Stadium - Defiance, Ohio
• Attendance: 500

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Cole Recker led Defiance on offense going 22-of-44 through the air with 245 passing yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 45 yards on 13 carries and one score on the ground.
• Senior Machari Bighams led the Yellow Jackets with 60 yards receiving on five catches and one touchdown.
• Sophomore Devon Brown also grabbed catches for 46 yards.
• Senior Amin Shaheed snagged four balls for 39 yards and one score.
• Sophomore Tyshaun Freeman rushed for 28 yards on five totes during the contest. He also caught three passes for 18 yards.
• Junior Thomas Coltrain led the Defiance defense with 12 tackles, one sack, and one fumble recovery.
• Sophomore Marcell Maxwell added eight stops during the game.
• Senior Ja'qway Janvier chipped in six tackles and recorded one interception with two pass break-ups.
• The Yellow Jackets tallied 289 yards of offense during the contest.
• Aaron Jenkins led the Alfred State offense with 172 passing yards and two touchdowns. He also carried the ball 28 times for 94 yards and two scores.
• Ben Ba led the Pioneer receivers with 81 yards on four catches and one touchdown.
• Jake Palmer added 45 rushing yards on 16 totes and one score.
• Rylie Van Fleet led Alfred State defense with six tackles and notched three interceptions.

The Difference

• Defiance started the scoring on the opening kickoff when sophomore Michael Martin took it 92 yards to the house to make it 7-0 to start the game.
• Alfred State responded scoring 14 points in the first half to take a halftime lead of 14-7.
• The Pioneers continued their momentum scoring 14 more points to start the third quarter to make it 28-7.
• The Yellow Jackets ended the third quarter with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Recker to Bighams to cut the deficit to 28-14.
• Defiance stormed back with 14 straight points to to end a 21-0 run in the second half to tie the game up 28-28 with 3:37 remaining in the game.
• Alfred State used a nine play 76 yard touchdown scoring drive to seal the game with 15 seconds remaining, 35-28.

Up Next

• The Yellow Jackets next look to defend home turf when they open HCAC play against Rose-Hulman on Saturday, October 2. Kick-off is set for 1:30 p.m. and it is the Defiance College Homecoming Game.