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Andrew Kulhan running the football for MIT
Aiden Shertzer
14
MIT MIT 2-3 , 0-3
24
Winner Coast Guard CGA 5-1 , 3-0
MIT MIT
2-3 , 0-3
14
Final
24
Coast Guard CGA
5-1 , 3-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MIT MIT 14 0 0 0 14
CGA Coast Guard 0 10 7 7 24

Game Recap: Football |

Coast Guard Rallies to Defeat Football, 24-14

NEW LONDON, CONN. – The U.S. Coast Guard Academy erased a 14-point first quarter deficit to defeat visiting MIT, 24-14 in NEWMAC football action on Saturday afternoon at Cadet Memorial Field. 

MIT sophomore running back Andrew Kulhan scored two first quarter touchdowns for MIT. Despite a strong defensive effort from the Engineers, including a career day from junior defensive back Dominic Hess that included seven tackles to go along with a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pair of interceptions, Coast Guard would slowly chip away at the lead over the remaining three quarters, eventually rallying past MIT when Sean Burns connected with James Wheeler IV for a two-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.  

THE BASICS:   

  • Score: Coast Guard 24, MIT 14 
  • Records: Coast Guard 5-1 Overall (3-0 NEWMAC), MIT 2-3 Overall (0-3 NEWMAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED:    

  • MIT's opening drive ended with a Nico Bulhof punt that put Coast Guard to work at its open 20-yard line. The Bears opening drive produced a first down when Burns found Matt LaBouliere open on the left side of the field for a 14-yard gain on 3rd-and-nine. However, the next play from scrimmage saw MIT's defense scoop-up its ninth fumble recovery of the season when Hess got Coast Guard running back Harrison Hensley to drop the ball before it was recovered by Andrew Pignataro at the CGA 46-yard line. 
  • With a short field to work with, MIT converted, as a 31-yard run by quarterback Chase Harmon was followed by rushes of 13 and two yards from Kulhan, as the two-yard gain would put MIT ahead, 7-0, following Luke Pelletier's extra point. 
  • Coast Guard went three-and-out on its next possession before MIT put together its most complete drive of the day to take a 14-0 lead. The Engineers moved the ball 65 yards over nine plays and got some help from a pass interference call, before Kulhan once again capped the drive with a short touchdown run. 
  • MIT carried the 14-0 lead into the second quarter before the hosts got on the board. After back-to-back drives ended in punts, Coast Guard's third drive ended with a one-yard Harrison Hensley rushing score that got the Bears back in the game, 14-7, with 12:57 to play before the half.  
  • The Engineer defense was unrelenting on the next two drives, with Pignataro forcing another fumble, that was recovered by Hess, before Hess intercepted Burns at MIT's own 15-yard line to end the next CGA drive deep in MIT territory. 
  • MIT couldn't convert on a second quarter field goal attempt and Coast Guard forced punts on the next two MIT drives before the Bears were able to chip away at the lead again when a Caleb McClure field goal at the end of the half sent the teams to the break with MIT leading, 14-10.  
  • The second half belonged to the Bears, as Coast Guard outscored MIT, 14-0, on the way to the comeback victory.  
  • Coast Guard took the lead for the first time in the third quarter when Burns found Wheeler IV for a short passing touchdown to close out a nine-play, 75-yard drive.  
  • Hess recorded his second interception of the day in the second half, ending a Coast Guard drive at the one-yard line with 4:44 left in the third quarter but with the Engineers offense pinned deep in its own territory, MIT was unable to convert the turnover into points.  
  • Leading 17-14 after three quarters of play, the Bears put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter thanks to a 34-yard touchdown pass from Burns to Broock Desta that saw CGA take a 24-14 lead with just 4:38 to play.  
  • MIT's final drive would end in a fumble as Harrison Holland stripped MIT quarterback Shaunak Joshi of the football.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

  • MIT's defense entered the game among the nation's leaders in turnovers and only added to that total, forcing a pair of fumbles and a pair of interceptions.  
  • Pignataro had a team-leading nine tackles and a forced fumble.  
  • Defensive back Caleb David was credited with six tackles and four pass breakups, he also caught five passes for 29 yards playing both sides of the ball. 
  • Tight End Michael Dennison went over 100-yards receiving, finishing with seven catches for 119 yards. 
  • Kulhan finished with 63 yards on 16 attempts on the ground, second only to first year Andrew Erwin's 18 attempts for 78 yards.  
  • Kulhan's two scores in one game is a career-high. He now has four touchdowns in five games this season.  

UP NEXT:

  • MIT returns home to host Salve Regina in NEWMAC action next Saturday at 12:00 PM at Steinbrenner Stadium. Saturday's game will be Alumni Day as part of MIT Family Weekend. 

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