SPRINGFIELD, MA. – On Saturday, October 7th the Anna Maria College Football team traveled to Springfield, MA to take on the Western New England University Golden Bears. The AMCATS lost the game 33-17.

After a scoreless first quarter, Deandre Wallace would score the AMCATS first touchdown of the game off a twenty yard pass from Ryan Russell. Ryan Kent would secure the extra point making it a 7-0 game. Just about five minutes later, the Golden Bears would tie things up with a fourteen yard pass from Tyler Millerick. Tied up at seven a piece the next six minutes of the game would go scoreless before the Bears would secure their second touchdown of the day off a one yard run on the doorstep from Dillon Kohl. Kohl would find the end zone again just two minutes later with a two yard run to help the Bears increase their lead to 21-7 over the AMCATS.

Trailing at the start of the second half, the AMCATS couldn't catch a break giving up a field goal to the bears just under three minutes into the third quarter. Trailing by seventeen points, Russell took matters into his own hands running the ball for a twelve yard touchdown, cutting the Bears lead down to ten. Neither team would score for the remainder of the third quarter leaving the AMCATS at a deficit as they entered the final fifteen minutes of play.

Just under five minutes into the fourth quarter, the AMCATS would chip away at the Bears lead with a field goal from Ryan Kent, making it a 24-17 game. Just minutes later however the Bears would secure a two point team safety to pull further away from the AMCATS. Unable to fight back, the AMCATS would give up a touchdown with just over a minute left to play, resulting in a 33-17 win for the Bears.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Ryan Russell went 26-43 with 311 throwing yards and one touchdown as well as 26 rushing yards with his second touchdown.
• Mark Johnson Morgan led the AMCATS receiving with eight attempts and 106 yards.
• Ryan Kent went 1 for 1 on field goal attempts as well as going 2 for 2 on the extra point making him 100% on the day.

WHAT'S NEXT 

The AMCATS will be back in action on Saturday, October 14th where they will take on the Alfred State Pioneers on the road. Opening kickoff is at 12:00pm!