Salisbury Defeats Football 40-14

SALISBURY, Md. (September 25, 2021) – The Golden Bears made the trip to Salisbury, Maryland to challenge the Salisbury Sea Gulls for the first time since 2011 earlier today and fell 40-14.

Records:

• Salisbury: 3-1
• Western New England: 2-2

How It Happened:

Salisbury opened the scoring in the game with a 50-yard run for a touchdown followed by a safety to lead the Golden Bears 9-0. Before the first quarter ended, the Sea Gulls scored again on a five-yard run to take a 16-0 lead heading into the second quarter.

The Golden Bears opened the second quarter with a touchdown pass to Steven Fedorchak for 21-yards followed by a good kick from Matt Gilbert to put the Golden Bears on the board. Not long after Western New England scored again with EJ Dudley running into the endzone followed by a good extra point to get the Golden Bears within two (16-14) of the Sea Gulls. Before the half was over, the Sea Gulls punched in another touchdown to lead 23-14 at halftime.

Salisbury remained in control the remainder of the game, recording a field goal and two touchdowns to defeat the Golden Bears 40-14.

Inside the Numbers:

• The Golden Bears tallied 16 first downs to the Sea Gulls 19 while Western New England had a 36% efficiency on third down and a 33% efficiency on fourth down.
• Bryce Karstetter went 20-for-32 passing for a total of 162 yards and one touchdown.
• EJ Dudley led the running backs with 11 carries for 24 yards and one touchdown.
• Steven Fedorchak tied the program record for touchdown catches with one in the game and a total of seven catches for 89 yards.
• Gilbert went 2-for-2 on extra points while Zac Christian punted three times for a total of 132 yards.
• Bailey Devine-Scott led the defense with 12 tackles and one interception while Joshua Salem tallied 11 tackles.

Up Next:

The Golden Bears return to Golden Bear Stadium on Saturday, October 2^nd for homecoming to open conference play against Salve Regina at 1 p.m.