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R-Sr. TB Robert Healy had 274 yards from scrimmage, 2nd-most in school history, vs. IUP on Saturday.

Healy, Campbell, Wilson Stand Out, but Warriors Fall to No. 10 IUP, 73-42

9/10/2016 12:00:00 AM

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EAST STROUDSBURG - Quarterback Lenny Williams threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 88 yards and three more, to lead No. 10-ranked IUP to a 73-42 win over East Stroudsburg University on Saturday night at Eiler-Martin Stadium.

Redshirt senior tailback Robert Healy ran for 157 yards and a touchdown and had seven catches for 117 yards for 274 yards from scrimmage, second-most in school history, for ESU (1-1).

Redshirt senior quarterback Bruce Campbell was 23-for-38 for 309 yards, three TD and two interceptions for the Warriors, recording his second career 300-yard passing game in five starts.

Junior wide receiver Tim Wilson had six catches for 109 yards and two TD, and redshirt junior wide receiver Tommy House had three catches for 52 yards and a TD.

Senior fullback Sean Roth added four carries for 17 yards and a TD and sophomore tailback James Bell had two carries for 13 yards and a TD for the Warriors, who gained 497 yards on 65 plays.

Williams, a Harlon Hill candidate as a freshman in 2015, was 20-for-24 for 380 yards passing for IUP. Walt Pegues had 12 catches for 195 yards and a TD and JoJo Gause (3 catches, 80 yards, TD) and Allen Wright (2 catches, 86 yards, TD) also caught scoring passes from Williams.

Samir Bullock had 10 carries for 104 yards and a TD, starting tailback Chris Temple had nine carries for 53 yards and backup quarterback Mike Pietropola had seven carries for 56 yards and a TD for IUP.

IUP (1-0) gained 789 total yards, second-most in PSAC history - 395 rushing and 394 passing.

ESU scored on its opening drive, a 10-yard run by Bell, and Wilson caught a 52-yard TD from Campbell to make it 14-14 with 3:38 left in the first quarter.

IUP scored the next 31 points, including an eight-yard interception return for a TD by defensive tackle Jemal Averette, before ESU cut it to 45-21 at halftime on a 19-yard TD pass from Campbell to House.

Both teams largely traded scores in the second half, with ESU cashing in on a 14-yard TD pass from Campbell to Wilson and a six-yard TD run by Roth in the third quarter, and a 77-yard run by Healy with 8:16 left in the fourth quarter.

Healy's 274 yards from scrimmage are second-most in school history behind Joe Partridge's 284 yards (all rushing) at Cheyney in 2007.

Healy had his 12th career 100-yard rushing game and second of the season, after running for 139 yards and three TD in last week's 49-14 win at Brevard in the season opener.

Healy had ESU's third game with at least 100 yards rushing and receiving under 43rd-year head coach Denny Douds, and the second of his career. He had 117 yards rushing and 115 yards receiving in a win at Millersville in 2014.

Wilson's 109 receiving yards mark his first career 100-yard game for the Warriors.

ESU travels to Mercyhurst (1-1) for a non-conference game next Saturday.

GAME NOTES
* Healy has 3,126 career rushing yards and 1,656 receiving yards for 4,782 yards from scrimmage (35 games)
* He had his 29th game with 100+ yards from scrimmage (extending school record)
* He had his 5th game with 200+ yards from scrimmage (setting school record)
* He has 430 yards from scrimmage in 2 games - 43 carries for 296 yards (4 TD), and 9 catches for 134 yards.

* Healy entered the week ranked 2nd among active DII players in career yards from scrimmage (4,508) and 1st among active PSAC players.
* He entered the week ranked 5th among active DII players in career rushing yards (2,969) and 2nd among active PSAC players.

ESU single-game yards from scrimmage
284 - Joe Partridge at Cheyney (2007) (all rushing)
274 - Robert Healy vs IUP (2016) (157 rush, 117 rec)
267 - Andre Myers vs Mansfield (1998) (all rushing)
254 - Evan Prall vs Lock Haven (2006) (all receiving)

ESU games 100+ yards rushing, receiving
1996 - Joe Pawloski at Bloomsburg (117 rush, 119 rec)
2014 - Robert Healy at Millersville (117 rush, 115 rec)
2016 - Robert Healy vs IUP (157 rush, 117 rec)

115 combined points are t-5th in PSAC history:
* 147 - West Liberty (84) vs. Edinboro (63), 2009 NCAA DII Playoffs
* 136 - Shippensburg (69) vs. ESU (67), 2015 (5 OT)
* 119 - Edinboro (66) vs. Shippensburg (53), 1986
* 117 - IUP (62) vs. Shippensburg (55), 1996
* 115 - IUP (73) vs. ESU (42), 2016
* 115 - ESU (66) vs. CW Post (49), 2005
* 115 - New Haven (59) vs. ESU (56), 1996
* 115 - New Haven (58) vs. West chester (57), 1990

1,286 combined yards are t-3rd in ESU history:
* 1,353 - ESU (712) vs. SCSU (641), 2005 NCAA DII Playoffs
* 1,326 - ESU (828) vs. LIU Post (498), 2012
* 1,286 - IUP (789) vs. ESU (497), 2016
* 1,286 - ESU (736) vs. New Haven (550), 1996

 
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