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Anthony Davis Breaks School Record in Football’s 33-19 Loss at Albright

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Junior All-America Anthony Davis (Upland, PA) broke the school's single-season receptions record, but Widener came up short in a 33-19 Middle Atlantic Conference loss to Albright in Reading, PA.

Widener's offense on the first drive was in full gear thanks to freshman Seth Klein (Wernersville, PA), who entered leading the nation with a .778 completion percentage. The march was highlighted by a 37-yard pass to junior Adam Marcucci (Sicklerville, NJ), a 38-yard completion to Davis and a five-yard completion in which Davis got a first down after eluding several tackles.

The 89-yard drive ended when Klein found junior Couve LaFate (Wilmington, DE) on a swing pass and the running back took it nine yards inside the left pylon for a 7-0 lead with 8:40 remaining in the first quarter.

The Pride's defense, particularly its secondary, shutdown the Lions on the next possession that resulted in a seven-play, 10-yard drive. But Albright has Dan Sobolewski as its kicker and he was able to drill a line-drive 49-yard field goal with 3:53 remaining in the first for a 7-3 contest.

Albright finally breached Widener's defense midway through the second quarter. TJ Luddy completed a 33-yard pass to Daniel McNair at the one yard line and Ty Hughes, two plays later, had a one-yard dive with 5:49 to play to give the Lions a 10-7 lead.

The Lions then hit the Pride with the latter's greatest deficit in more than a month, a 17-7 margin with 56 seconds left in the half. Seven plays after Klein was intercepted by Drew Peterson, Luddy found McNair wide open on a 27-yard touchdown pass over the middle.

It looked like the half would end there, but Klein on Widener's next possession hit senior Jermaine Quattlebaum (Upper Marlboro, MD) on a 35-yard fade route to the Albright 30. Sophomore Ryan O'Hara (Royersford, PA) gave the Pride much-needed points on a 27-yard field goal with one second left for a 17-10 halftime score.

Klein in the first half completed 16-of-19 passes for 179 yards for the Pride, who held a 227-148 edge in total offense in that span.

The Pride opened the second half taking advantage of a short field and a 26 yard pass from Klein to Marcucci. The march culminated with Klein's nine-yard scoring pass to Davis 63 seconds into the half, but the extra point was missed for a 17-16 deficit.

Albright on its next possession had fourth down in its territory when Luddy, who doubles as the team's punter, dropped a short snap and Widener took over at the home team's 24 yard line. O'Hara closed the drive with a 37-yard field goal with 11:28 to play in the third for a 19-17 Widener lead.

The Lions got those points back on the next drive when Sobolewski nailed a 25-yard field goal with 7:08 to play in the third for a 20-19 margin. Sobolewski drilled a 21-yarder 1:17 into the fourth for a 23-19 Albright lead after Widener's defense buckled down when the home team was faced with first and goal.

Widener's defense continued to put pressure on Luddy and hold Albright to field goals. Sobolewski converted the unconventional natural hat trick by hitting a 38-yard boot with 9:58 left for a 26-19 Lions advantage.

But Albright had enough with the field goals and let its special teams go to work. After a low snap to Widener freshman punter Michael Bennett (Maple Glen, PA), Sean Cunningham blocked it and raced 23 yards for the touchdown with 8:15 remaining for a 33-19 contest.

The Pride drove to the Lions 15 late in the game, but a last gasp completion to Marcucci came up short of a first down to see the visitors' three-game winning streak snapped.

Davis ended with 14 receptions and now has 76 to break the school's single-season mark set by Jeff Chick, who had 73 in 2005. Davis also has 172 career receptions, putting him in second place in Widener annals.

Klein completed 35-of-44 passes for 350 yards and two scores for Widener, which ended with a 374-301 edge in total offense. His 235 completions this year already are third best in school history with two games remaining.

Junior Kevin Burns (Collingdale, PA) amassed eight tackles for the Pride.

Luddy completed 16-of-25 passes for 256 yards with McNair getting seven receptions for 109 yards. Matt Filosa, Tyler Hamlet and Paul Hobbs all had 10 tackles for the Lions (5-3, 4-3 MAC).

Widener (5-3, 5-2) now is in a three-way tie for second place in the MAC with Lycoming and King's. Widener and King's do battle on Senior Day next Saturday at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium, starting at 1:00 pm.
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