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University of Rochester Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS
Nate Gibbons vs GBurg
36
Rochester UR 1-3 , 0-1
50
Winner Union (NY) UNION 1-2 , 1-0
Rochester UR
1-3 , 0-1
36
Final
50
Union (NY) UNION
1-2 , 1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UR Rochester 0 0 14 22 36
UNION Union (NY) 16 13 14 7 50

Game Recap: Football |

Union Wins High Scoring Grid Battle

Junior Nate Gibbons returned two kickoffs for touchdowns but the Yellowjackets lost, 50-36, at Union College on Saturday.

Gibbons returned the opening kickoff 82 yards to start the third quarter, then went 85 yards for a TD with 12:21 remaining in the game.

Pat O'Brien accounted for 14 poitns. He caught a 15-yard pass from Aaron Molisani, then ran 32 yards for a score in the final period. O'Brien caught Molisani's two-point conversion pass with 3:05 left in the game.

Rochester rushed for 110 yards (O'Brien had 87 on nine carries) and passes for 193 more. Molisani completed 12 of 28 passes for 193. He found David Ferris for a 73-yard strike late in the game.

Union totaled 463 yards in offense, 301 through the air. Dutchman quarterback Tom Marotti threw five TD passes.

The Yellowjackets are 0-1 in the Liberty League, 1-3 overall. Union is 1-0, 1-2. Rochester hosts St. Lawrence (which beat Coast Guard) on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 1:30 pm.