September 26, 2009. The Kean University Cougars defeated SUNY Cortland 24-10 Saturday. It was the first time in 14 meetings Kean has defeated Cortland.

 

The Cougars defense held the Cortland offense in check for most of the game, limiting Cortland to only 251 total yards. Kean quarterback Tom D'Ambrisi kept the aggressive Cortland defense off balance, completing 14-of-21 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown. D'Ambrisi also rushed for 64 yards and two more touchdowns.

 

First time starting quarterback Hudson Woodward showed an accurate arm and mobility, but also fell victim to some rookie mistakes. Woodward passed for 183 yards and a touchdown, but also threw 3 interceptions. Tight End Brian Haber caught 4 passes for 58 yards and a touchdown. Wayne Wheeler had 4 receptions for 64 yards.

 

Chris Hanlon led the Red Dragons with 8 tackles. Bobby Somerville had 7 tackles, a sack, 2 tackles in the backfield, and forced a fumble. Safety Joe Lopez intercepted a D'Ambrisi pass. But Cortland as a team struggled to pressure the Kean quarterback, gaining only 1 sack and few hurries.

 

Kean remains undefeated in the NJAC with a 2-0 record. Cortland falls to 1-1 in NJAC play. Both teams are 2-1 overall on the early season. The loss was Cortland's first in the NJAC since a 2007 defeat at TCNJ.

 

 

Team Totals	KEAN	CORTLAND
FIRST DOWNS	17	16
Rushing	9	6
Passing	6	7
Penalty	2	3
NET YARDS RUSHING	159	68
Rushing Attempts	39	30
Average Per Rush	4.1	2.3
Rushing Touchdowns	2	0
Yards Gained Rushing	188	99
Yards Lost Rushing	29	31
NET YARDS PASSING	136	183
Completions-Attempts-Int	14-21-1	20-39-3
Average Per Attempt	6.5	4.7
Average Per Completion	9.7	9.1
Passing Touchdowns	1	1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS	295	251
Total offense plays	60	69
Average Gain Per Play	4.9	3.6
Fumbles: Number-Lost	4-1	0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards	8-95	6-71
PUNTS-YARDS	5-173	5-204
Average Yards Per Punt	34.6	40.8
Net Yards Per Punt	29.8	38.0
Inside 20	0	3
50+ Yards	1	0
Touchbacks	1	0
Fair catch	0	0
KICKOFFS-YARDS	5-302	3-180
Average Yards Per Kickoff	60.4	60.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff	42.4	32.7
Touchbacks	1	0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD	2-14-0	1-4-0
Average Per Return	7.0	4.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD	3-82-0	4-70-0
Average Per Return	27.3	17.5
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD	3-81-0	1-2-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD	0-0-0	0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards	0	0
Possession Time	29:56	30:04
1st Quarter	7:14	7:46
2nd Quarter	7:38	7:22
3rd Quarter	7:08	7:52
4th Quarter	7:56	7:04
Third-Down Conversions	4 of 12	8 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions	0 of 0	1 of 3
Red-Zone Scores-Chances	3-3	2-3
Sacks By: Number-Yards	2-18	1-4
PAT Kicks	3-3	1-1
Field Goals	1-1	1-1