SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Junior running back Da'Avian Ellington (Carteret, N.J./Woodbridge) rushed for 157 yards and four touchdowns while senior captain Cole Dixon (Dallas, Pa./Dallas) racked up season-bests of 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks in leading the No. 19 Susquehanna University football team to another dominant Centennial Conference win Saturday night on Senior Night. Susquehanna (8-1, 7-1 CC) tallied a 49-7 win over the visiting Green Terror of McDaniel College (3-6, 2-6 CC) for its sixth consecutive win as the River Hawks scored 49 unanswered points.
 
Today's 42-point victory is the largest by SU against the Green Terror since Susquehanna's 44-15 triumph in the 'Grove in 2015. The River Hawks have now beaten McDaniel six years in a row and lead the series, 13-7.
 
The Centennial Conference standings are unchanged as No. 5 Muhlenberg College (9-0, 8-0 CC) upended Gettysburg College (1-8, 1-7 CC), 44-3, to continue its undefeated season and remain in first place. SU holds steady at second followed by Johns Hopkins University (6-3, 5-3 CC) in third and Dickinson College (5-4, 4-4 CC), Franklin & Marshall College (5-4, 4-4 CC), and Moravian College (4-5, 4-4 CC) all tied for fourth.
 
Susquehanna 49, McDaniel 7
 
How It Happened
First Quarter

• Kevin Sheckells engineered a seven-play, 72-yard opening drive for McDaniel as Sheckells connected on a 45-yard pass to Jevon Hamilton on 2nd and 4 plus rushed four times for 30 yards, including his five-yard run for the score on 2nd and goal. Peyton Denlinger's PAT was good and the Green Terror took a 7-0 lead.
• It was all Susquehanna after that as sophomore wide receiver Kyle Good (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) punched one in from nine yards out on the River Hawks' first possession of the evening, completing the eight-play, 97-yard drive after John Compere's kickoff pinned Susquehanna on its own three-yard line.
• The River Hawk defense then gave SU a 14-7 lead with 4:26 left in the quarter when Dixon forced a fumble and senior linebacker Craig Roumes (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) returned it 29 yards for the touchdown.

 
Second Quarter

• The first of Ellington's four touchdowns came at the start of the second quarter as his 14-yard rushing TD capped off a six-play, 44-yard drive. Another highlight of the drive was a 26-yard strike from sophomore quarterback Michael Ruisch (Fogelsville, Pa./Parkland) to junior wide receiver Frank DePaola (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central).
• Three consecutive runs by Ellington for 61 yards, including a 37-yard run for his longest of the game, at the end of the River Hawks' next possession led to his second score of the evening and a 28-7 Susquehanna lead.
• Ellington sent the River Hawks into the locker room with a 35-7 halftime advantage as he ran it in from six yards out with 35 seconds remaining in the half.

 
Third Quarter

• Following a 28-yard connection between Ruisch and senior wide receiver Mikah Christian (Bowie, Md./Bowie) on 2nd and 5, a McDaniel personal foul tacked on another 13 yards and the River Hawks were on the Green Terror 13-yard line. Ruisch then hit senior captain Mitch Carsley (Elverson, Pa./Twin Valley) for the 13-yard score.
• Ellington's final score of the night was also the final touchdown for Susquehanna. After Ruisch completed a 13-yard pass to Good, Ellington rushed in for the one-yard score.

 
Fourth Quarter

• No scoring occurred in the final quarter as McDaniel turned the ball over twice on downs while the River Hawks fumbled once and then ate up the clock with a seven-play, 59-yard drive in the final 4:36 of the game, featuring a 40-yard pass between senior quarterback Eddie Shields (Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks West) and senior tight end Anthony McCoy (Rosedale, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) – season-longs for both – as well as a season-long 13-yard run by senior running back Torey Brown (Riviera Beach, Fla./Dwyer).

 
Inside the Box Score

• Susquehanna recorded season-bests of 29 first downs and five rushing touchdowns as the River Hawks have outscored their opponents, 238-57, during their six-game win streak.
• The River Hawks put up 517 yards of total offense as SU went 21-of-29 for 279 yards in the air while rushing 40 times for 238 yards.
• The Green Terror notched 167 yards on offense with 92 coming through the air.
• McDaniel tallied negative yardage on three of its 12 drives while only notching eight first downs.

 
Top Performers

• Ellington registered his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season, and third straight, as he broke the 1,000-yard plateau for the season, finishing with 157 yards and a career-best four touchdowns on 20 carries. He now has 1,005 rushing yards thus far in his junior campaign.
• Ruisch completed 17 of 22 passes for 223 yards and one passing score while sophomore quarterback Mikey Giancaspro (Wood-Ridge, N.J./Wood-Ridge) was 3-of-6 for 16 yards and rushed for 29 yards on five carries.
• Good paced the receivers with six receptions and 90 yards while rushing in for a nine-yard score.
• Christian finished with five catches for 72 yards while Carsley caught three passes for 26 yards and one TD.
• Dixon was impressive on defense with a season-best 13 tackles, including three tackles for loss, plus 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
• Sophomore strong safety L'Trell Bradley (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) notched seven tackles while Roumes added five tackles, including two for loss, one sack, and one touchdown of a 29-yard fumble recovery.
• Sophomore kicker Elijah Hoffman (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) was 7-of-7 on PATs while averaging 55.0 yards on eight kickoffs for a total of 440 yards.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Nov. 16 at Juniata (2-7, 2-6 CC) – Huntingdon, Pa. / Knox Stadium – Centennial game – Goal Post Trophy – 1:00 p.m.

 
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