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Bentley 38, St. Anselm 7

WALTHAM, Mass. — The Saint Anselm College football team dropped a 38-7 loss at Bentley University on Saturday.

Saint Anselm and Bentley exited the day with matching 4-2 overall records. The Falcons, who racked up 439 yards of total offense on the day, improved to 2-1 against Northeast-10 Conference opponents while the Hawks evened their league record at 2-2.

GAME STATISTICS

Playing on the road for just the second time all season, the Hawks were stymied by Bentley on both sides of the ball. Four student-athletes hauled in touchdown passes for the Falcons, who also took advantage of three Saint Anselm interceptions in the victory.

Similar to last year’s win over Saint Anselm where Bentley, then nationally-ranked, opened up a 27-0 lead at Grappone Stadium, the Falcons similarly got off to a great start on Saturday, leading at one point by a 38-0 margin.

Bentley controlled the ball for just shy of 38 minutes. Breaking up 11 passes by the Hawks on the day, Falcons also converted all three of their fourth downs in the game and similarly clicked on third down, converting on seven of their 14 attempts.

The Hawks scored their lone touchdown with 8:06 to go in the game as junior Mike Tellier (Braintree, Mass.) hauled in an 18-yard pass from quarterback Drew Willoughby (Austin, Texas) to conclude a seven-play, 74-yard drive that spanned just shy of 2:30.

Willoughby threw passes to 11 receivers in defeat, paced by senior Anthony Brown (Belton, Texas) and sophomore Carson Goda (Bradenton, Fla.) and their four receptions. Brown was the leader in receiving yards with 50.

The Saint Anselm defense recorded two interceptions and recovered a fumble. Junior Will Klein (Abington, Mass.) and classmate Ahmad Brown (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) picked off errant Bentley passes and sophomore Tighe Steineke (Holmdel, N.J.) recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter.

Senior Liam Flynn (Hanover, Mass.) had a career day for the Hawks on defense, recording nine solo takedowns.

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