CHESTER, Pa. – Chris Randle ran for three touchdowns and the Widener University football team was a plus-three in takeaways as the Pride claimed a 41-21 Senior Day victory against King's in a Middle Atlantic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.
 
"I am happy for our seniors to get a win on senior day," said head coach Mike Barainyak.  "They have battled adversity and kept fighting. They have done a great job building a foundation for our program to build upon moving forward. Today we made plays in all three phases and it was a big program win against a tough opponent."
 
The Pride jumped on the board first with a 30-yard field goal from Trevor Mavromihalis just more than three minutes into the game. King's took most of the remainder of the quarter with its ensuing drive, scoring on a TD pass to make it 7-3. Both teams punted on their next possession. When Widener got the ball back midway through the second half, it took one play, a 48-yard pass from Sean McGaughey to Ryan Gallagher, to give the Blue and Gold a 10-7 lead. A pair of rushing touchdowns, one each by Tahir Cruse and Randle spotted WU a 24-7 lead at halftime.
 
King's opened the second half with a 75-yard drive for a touchdown before the Pride responded with a career-long 38-yard field goal from Mavromihalis. The Monarchs cut into the Widener lead early in the fourth quarter and got the ball back after a WU punt. After moving the ball to its own 45, Owen Kramer forced a fumble and recovered. Four plays later, Randle scampered five yards for his second score of the day. Late in the quarter, Kramer sacked the King's QB, forcing another fumble, this time recovered by Mike Pawlowski, leading to a possession that produced Randle's third TD of the day.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• With his three touchdowns, Randle now has 11 on the season and 27 for his career. He ran the ball 13 times for 58 yards.
• McGaughey threw for 242 yards and a touchdown.
• Ryan Gallagher set career highs with six catches and 119 yards.
• Owen Kramer had a big day on defense with two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, 2.0 sacks, and 3.0 tackles for loss, making five total tackles on the day.

 
OF NOTE

• For Randle, his career rushing TD total moves him into a tie for third place on the all-time Widener list and the 11 this year are a personal best.
• McGaughey now has 3,046 yards on the season, making him just the third player in school history to eclipse 3k yards in a season. The TD pass was the 50th of his career.
• Kramer's two sacks give him four on the season and moved him into a tie for 10th place in the MAC.
• It was Widener's 10th straight win against King's.

 
UP NEXT
Widener closes its regular season with the annual Keystone Cup battle against Delaware Valley on Saturday, November 16. Kickoff from Work Memorial Stadium in Doylestown is slated for noon.