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Bloomsburg Falls to West Chester in Football

Game Stats, Play by Play

WEST CHESTER —Quarterback Bob Fidora passed for 308 yards and three touchdowns to lead West Chester University to a 35-34 win over Bloomsburg University Saturday night.

The Huskies (6-3, 4-1 PSAC East) had a chance to tie the game with 46 seconds left, however, kicker Tim Oliver's extra point was no good following a Jack Lydic to Steve Burke three-yard touchdown pass. The missed extra point allowed the Golden Rams to escape with a one point win and beat the Huskies for the first time since 1999.

West Chester (6-3, 2-2 PSAC East) grabbed the early lead in the game when Fidora threw three yards to Mike Eckmeyer on the opening drive of the game to put the home team up 7-0.

The Huskies tied the score later in the quarter when Lydic hit brad Bowman with an eight-yard scoring pass to cap a 13-play, 66 yard drive.

Later in the period, the Huskies took over deep in West Chester territory and Lydic hit Donny Patrick with a 25-yard touchdown pass to put Bloomsburg up 14-7 after one period.

West Chester took the lead with back-to-back touchdowns in the second period. The first score came on a two-yard pass from Fidora to Corey DeForrest with the second score coming on a 49-yard run by Bloomsburg native Osagie Osunde.

Lydic, though, led the Huskies on a five-play, 51-yard drive and hit Burke with a five yard touchdown pass with just 35 seconds left before halftime to tie the game at 21-all.

The Huskies grabbed their second lead of the game in the third period when tailback Mike Ceroli scored from four yards out to cap a 10-play, 58-yard drive. Oliver's extra point put the Huskies up 28-21.

The Golden Rams though came back with two more back-to-back scores to grab a 35-28 lead. West Chester's first score was a 17-yard run by Eckmeyer with 7:53 to play in the third period. The go-ahead score came when Fidora connected Brandon Simmons for a 25-yard touchdown with 5:09 to play setting up the final minute near comeback for Bloomsburg.

For Bloomsburg, Lydic was 13-22 for 136 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes. Ceroli rushed for 128 yards and one score, while defensively Eric Steffen had 12 tackles with Tony Milone and Joe Scritchfield getting six each.

West Chester was led by Fidora who was 19-34 for 308 yards with three scores and two interceptions. DeForrest caught four passes for a game-high 114 yards, while Chris Tagye led the defense with 10 tackles.

Bloomsburg will close out its 2003 season with two home games starting with Mansfield on Nov. 8th at 1 p.m.