Saturday, October 30, 2010

Lafayette College quarterback switch pays off as Leopards roll over Bucknell University

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

After junior starting quarterback Ryan O'Neil lost a fumble deep in Bucknell territory in the second quarter today, Lafayette College head football coach Frank Tavani switched to senior Marc Quilling -- and the Parkland graduate delivered.

Quilling tossed touchdowns of 31 and 35 yards to Kyle Hayes and 30 yards to Mitchell Bennett to spark a 33-22 Patriot League win over the Bison at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa. The Leopards quarterback had 217 pass yards in the game.

O'Neil had found freshman tailback Pat Mputu for a 75-yard touchdown on a screen pass on the Leopards' opening possession, and a Mike Schmidlein sack of Brandon Wesley made it 9-0 in the first quarter.

The Leopards (2-6, 1-1 PL) never trailed after that, despite losing three fumbles and giving up three big pass plays to the Bison (1-7, 1-2).

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/lafayette/index.ssf/2010/10/lafayette_college_quarterback.html

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