PLYMOUTH, N.H – The heavily favored Golden Bears of Western New England University used a strong second-half surge to knock off the upset minded Panthers on Saturday in NEFC Boyd
Division play.
Plymouth State managed to enter the locker room at halftime tied with WNE, 3-
3. However, the Panthers couldn’t put anything together in the second half as the
Golden Bears used 20 unanswered second half points to foil any upset plans PSU
had.
WNE reached into their bag of tricks for the games first touchdown. Facing a third
down and seven on the Plymouth 33 yard line, quarterback John Krafick handed the
ball off to running back Kevin Cook. Cook, dashing right, reversed the ball to Tucker
Schumitz, who scampered down the sideline for a 33 yard score. The touchdown
proved to be all the Golden Bears would need.
The Golden Bears would use a 28-yard TD run from Cook, and another 22 yard score
from Schumitz to close out the scoring for the afternoon. A 24-yard field goal at the
end of the 2nd quarter by Plymouth Kicker Nick Cavallo is all the Panthers could
manage on the day.
Schumitz was the star off the day, though. The Milford, Connecticut native finished
the day with 55 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just three carries, as well as
hauling in five passes for 77 yards.
The Panthers, who dropped to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in NEFC play, will travel to
Newport, Rhode Island for a matchup with NEFC rival Salve Regina. Western New
England University, who improved to 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the NEFC, will also
travel next Saturday, taking on Endicott.