Panthers lose hard-fought homecoming game 45-13.

The Panthers lost the Homecoming game to the Western Connecticut Colonials 45-13 at Currier field. The Colonials had a big first quarter in which they scored three touchdowns. With the loss, the Panthers move their record to 0-5 on the season. The Colonials started the game with touchdowns on each of their first three possessions of the game. The first was a two yard run by Jason Adamson; the next two were through the air, from twenty-two and thirty-two yards out by quarterback Joe Dimeglio. The home team got a touchdown in the first quarter when quarterback Tye Seastedt threw a ten yard touchdown pass to Adam Long. Western Connecticut started off the second quarter with another touchdown run; this time Dimeglio ran it himself for the score. Going into the half, the score stood 25-7 Western Connecticut. Dimeglio had continued success in the second half with two more touchdown passes. One came in the third quarter from thirty yards out; the second was from seven yards out in the fourth. The Colonials special teams took part in the scoring, with a seventy yard punt return halfway through the fourth. The Panthers got a touchdown late in the fourth on a seven yard run by Jeff Mack. Plymouth State fumbled the ball five times, and was intercepted once. Western Connecticut capitalized on the Panthers mistakes, scoring twenty-seven points off turnovers. “We made errors and they were costly,” said Plymouth Head Coach Paul Castonia. “We lack consistency, we need to finish drives.” “It was a hard played game. They ran the ball on us well,” Western Connecticut Head Coach John Burrel thought of the day’s game. The Colonials (4-1) are hoping to carry on their winning ways so they can “continue to climb up the national rankings.” The winless season for the Panther football team is misleading. They have an extremely tough schedule. They are playing four out of the top five division three teams in New England, including Springfield College who is currently ranked fifth in the national poll. They even played a division two school, St. Anselm. Even with the tough competition, Plymouth is keeping many of these tough games fairly close by learning from their mistakes. Last season they lost 41-0 to Norwich, this year it was 20-9 Norwich, which shows great improvement. “The New England Patriots will be here next week.” Coach Castonia said jokingly with a grin.The Panthers get a break next week with no game, but then have to take on a division three powerhouse – the Springfield College Pride in Springfield. The Panthers return home to Currier field October 23 to face off with winless Husson at 1:00p.m.