Skyhawks force five turnovers, seven different players score TDs and score on first eight possessions in record-breaking victory

Corbett rushed for three touchowns, half of the Skyhawks school-record matching total for the day (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

EASTON, Mass. (September 10, 2022) – Stonehill College forced five turnovers, saw seven different players reach the end zone and scored on its first eight possessions, building a six touchdown lead after just a quarter on its way to a 76-0 triumph over Post University in a non-conference football matchup on Timothy J. Coughlin, '80 Memorial Field at W.B. Mason Stadium this afternoon.

Leaders

Stonehill

Sophomore Jermaine Corbett: Three rushing touchdowns, finishing with 15 carries for 95 yards.
Sophomore Chris Domercant: Two receptions, both for touchdowns, and 56 yards.
Sophomore Ashur Carraha: 9-for-11 passing for 186 yards, four touchdowns.
Junior defensive end David Fuller-Williams: Five tackles (two solo), 1.0 sacks for loss of five, interception.
Sophomore linebacker Marje Mulumba : Four tackles (two solo), 0.5 for loss, interceptions (36 yards), breakup. 

Post

Postgrad Broghean McGovern: 167 total yards, 17-for-33 passing for 141 yards, 26 yards on 10 carries, 42.2 yards per punt (5).
Freshman Joshua Tracey: 108 all-purpose yards, two receptions for 13 yards, 95 yards on five kickoff returns (19.0/return).
Freshman cornerback Kaschin Edwards: Seven tackles (two solo), quarterback hurry.
Freshman linebacker Talik Birton: Three tackles (two solo), fumble recovery. 

Fuller-Williams had five tackles, including a sack, and an interception for the afternoon. (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

How it Happened

• Stonehill scored on its first eight possessions, building a 41-0 lead after a quarter of play on its way to a 55-0 margin at the half and was never threatened.
• Stonehill opened the scoring less than a minute into the game, turning a Mulumba interception on the second play of the game that he returned to the one, into a Corbett one yard plunge two plays after.
• Stonehill added two more touchdowns within a 13-second span, both off turnovers, as Carraha connected with senior Chase Conrad for a 44-yard touchdown pass down the middle five plays after the Skyhawks recovered a Post fumble, and then Corbett added his second touchdown of the day one play after fifth-year Kevin Porch scooped up a fumble on the ensuing kick return and returned the ball to the three-yard line.
• Junior quarterback Matt Arvanitis got a chance to show what he could do on Stonehill's next possession and turned a broken play into a 54-yard touchdown run – the first of his career – for a 28-0 lead with 6:13 still to play in the first quarter.
• Junior Tom Comella recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for his first of two touchdowns on the afternoon for a 35-0 Stonehill lead with 5:22 to play in the first and then Domercant capped the first quarter scoring with his first of two consecutive touchdown catches, this a 17-yard score from Carraha with 41-seconds remaining in the first for a 41-0 advantage.
• Domercant added his second touchdown off a 39-yard Carraha pass with 5:43 remaining in the second quarter, before sophomore Jarel Washington capped the first half scoring with a 52-yard touchdown scamper with 3:43 left.
• Corbett capped his three-touchdown day with a 37-yard rush on the opening possession of the second half, before junior Cameron Alves collected a 38-yard touchdown pass from Carraha and then Comella capped the scoring with a three-yard rush with 2:28 to play in the third.

Four of Carraha's nine completions went for touchdowns on the afternoon (PHOTO BY Andrew Katsampes)

Noteworthy

• Stonehill played its first home game as an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision member.
• Stonehill's 76 points are a school-record, surpassing two prior 57-point games at Saint Anselm College (3OT) on September 8, 2018 and against MIT in 1994.
• It marks Stonehill's most lop-sided win in program history, surpassing a 52-0 win at Franklin Pierce University on October 12, 2019.
• Stonehill's six touchdown carries matches the program's single-game record set against Assumption University on October 17, 1998.
• Carraha recorded touchdown passes on four of his nine completions (11 attempts).
• It marks the third-straight season Stonehill's defense has posted a shutout: at American International College (25-0), October 9, 2021; at Franklin Pierce (52-0), October 12, 2019.
• Stonehill posts its first home shutout win since a 13-0 decision over Southern Connecticut State University on September 8, 2012.

Up Next:

Stonehill (2-0, 0-0 NEC) will have three weeks off before it returns to action and opens its inaugural Northeast Conference schedule by hosting Duquesne University on Saturday, October 1, in a game that will be broadcast live on ESPN3 as part of the NEC's Game of the Week package, at W.B. Mason Stadium at noon. Tickets can be purchased now at stonehillskyhawks.com/tickets. Post (0-2) visits Bentley University on Friday at 6 p.m.

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