EAST STROUDSBURG -- On Senior Day at Eiler-Martin Stadium, the East Stroudsburg University football could not find its offense in the second half, falling to Gannon, 13-10, on Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors and Golden Knights close their seasons with 5-6 records.

Leading 10-3 at halftime, Gannon would tie the contest up late in the third quarter and took the lead with 8:24 left in the fourth quarter on a 27-yard field goal. The Warriors would attempt tie the game with 2:56 remaining on a 52-yd field goal, but it would be blocked. Gannon would run out clock on the final possession of the game to take home the 13-10 victory.

Before the game, the ESU athletic department honored seniors David Akinwande, Kutory Alexander, Andre Eldridge, Carter Forney, Bo Heshler, Davino Frazer, Anthony Marrone and Teddy Mitchell for their contributions to the football game and university.

Tailback Gunner Anglovich rushed for 121 yards on 27 carries to lead the ESU offense. He averaged 4.5 yards per carry in his fourth 100-yd rushing game of the season. His impressive redshirt junior campaign ends with 962 net rushing yards.

David Akinwande found the back of the end zone on a one-yard  touchdown run on his Senior Day for his third touchdown of the season and fourth of his career. 

Jake Cirillo completed 8-17 passes in the first half for 69 yards, while Matt DeLaurentis took over quarterback duties in the second half, completing 6-14 passes for 41 yards.

Leading the Warrior wide receivers was Clifford Brinkley with 43 yards on five receptions. Elie Lavarin pulled in two catches for 22 yards.

Defensively, Paul Carreras and Jacob Keane each totaled 10 tackles, with Carreras registering 2.5 tackles.

Devin Bartholomew made a 22-yd field goal and had the aforementioned 52-yd field goal blocked.

Deshawn McCarthy finished his impressive season with 13 sacks after bringing down Kory Curtis for a loss of seven. McCarthy's 13 sacks in a single season is tied with Bob Heumann for third all-time. Only Joe Ruedt and Des Hussey have recorded more sacks in a Warrior uniform in one season.

Both team's punting units were busy to start the game. On Gannon's third drive of the game, the Golden Knights would take advantage of a 31-yd punt return from Chaz Davis. With possession on ESU's 38-yd line, the Golden Knights would drive to the 1-yd line, but ESU would ultimately hold Gannon to a 19-yd field goal.

ESU responded with their best drive of the day. Cirillo completed passes for first downs to Lavarin and Brinkley, while Anglovich chewed up 31 yards of rushing on the drive. On 4th and 4 from the Gannon 9-yd line, Devin Bartholomew was lined up to take a field goal, but the holder DeLaurentis would lateral the ball to Bartholomew, who rushed for seven yards and a first down. A personal foul for a horse collar tackle would move the ball to the 1-yd line, as Akinwande plunged into the end zone to give ESU the lead at 7-3.

The teams traded punts again, as Gannon had a promising drive with 11:15 left in the half. After gaining five first downs, a personal foul and McCarthy's sack would give the Golden knights a 2nd and 32 situation. Gannon would attempt a pass on 4th and 27 and would fall incomplete, giving the Warriors possession.

ESU looked to keep momentum, as Anglovich continued to find space with rushes of six and 20 yards. Cirillo would advance possession on a pair of first down throws to Brinkley and Akinwande. On 4th and goal, Bartholomew would boot a 22-yd field goal through the up rights to lift ESU to a 10-3 halftime advantage.

The second half began like the first half with teams punting the ball on the first several possessions. After Nate Reed booted a punt inside the five-yd line, the Golden Knights would find space on the ground and through the air, with Melvin Blanks firing off multiple 10-yd plus rushes and Kory Curtis completing passes of 46 yards and 28 yards for a touchdown to tie the contest up at 10-10. The 96-yd drive took just 2:19 of clock, as Gannon used a high-tempo offense.

The Warriors did not have an answer offensively. The two teams entered the fourth quarter deadlocked at 10-10.

On Gannon's first possession of the fourth quarter, GU found space by running the ball, with Melvin Blanks and Antonio Wright combining to rush for 51 yards on 10 consecutive rushes. After GU's first passs attempt went incomplete on 3rd and 8 from the 10-yd line, Eric Scarpino would knock in a 27-yd field goal, as Gannon grabbed a 13-10 lead with 8:24 remaining.

The Warriors looked to respond, as the Warriors moved the ball successfully with a pair of third down and a fourth down conversion on an Akinwande rush. The Warriors with 4th and 8 with 3:02 remaining, ESU attempted to tie the game with a 52-yd field goal attempt, but GU's Nick White would get a hand on it, as the Golden Knights would hold onto the lead.

With 2:56 remaining, Gannon would convert a 3rd and 10 for 17 yards for a pivotal first down to keep the clock running. Gannon was able to run the clock down to three seconds and would throw an incompletion with no time remaining on 4th down to earn the 13-10 victory.

GU's Kory Curtis completed 11 of his 24 attempts for 190 yards. Blanks, who entered the game ranked second in the PSAC in rushing finished with 176 yards of rushing, while Antonio Wright totaled 41 yards.