Nov 7, 2009 - 5:51 PM
FAIRFIELD, Conn.(AP) -- Dale Fink threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as Sacred Heart defeated Bryant 24-14.
Fink's first scoring pass, a 30-yarder to Steve Tedesco, put the Pioneers (2-7, 2-5 Northeast Conference) ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter.
Marcel Archer gained 109 yards on 17 carries, including a 49-yarder and a 1-yard touchdown in the second quarter to boost Sacred Heart's lead to 17-7.
Michael Croce's 31-yard pass to Khalel Pritchard with 58 seconds left in the opening half made it 17-14.
Fink's 16-yard scoring toss to Rich Rossi, the only points in the second half, capped an eight-play, 73-yard drive and sealed the win.
Croce was 15-for-30 for 181 yards and a touchdown for Bryant (3-6, 2-4). Lindsey Gamble gained 73 yards on six carries for the Bulldogs.
Sacred Heart is 3-0 against Bryant, which it last faced in 2000.
From the Bleachers
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BRYANT: 14
SACRED HEART: 24
Final
Nov 7 4:02 PM -
BRYANT: 14
SACRED HEART: 24
End of 3rd
Nov 7 3:16 PM -
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BRYANT 0 14 0 14
SACRED HEART 3 14 7 24 END, 3RD QTR
Nov 7 3:16 PM -
BRYANT: 14
SACRED HEART: 17
Halftime
Nov 7 2:21 PM -
NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BRYANT 0 14 14
SACRED HEART 3 14 17 HALFTIME
Nov 7 2:21 PM -
NCAAF
BRYANT 7
SACRED HEART 3 12:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 7 1:45 PM -
BRYANT: 0
SACRED HEART: 3
End of 1st
Nov 7 1:45 PM -
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BRYANT 0 0
SACRED HEART 3 3 END, 1ST QTR
Nov 7 1:45 PM