(CLARION, PA): #4 ranked IUP (Indiana University of Pa.) held on for a 35-34 overtime victory over Clarion on Saturday afternoon as the Golden Eagles missed the game-tying PAT to give the Indians the win.

IUP raised its overall record to 7-0 and a 5-0 mark in the PSAC-West, while Clarion dropped to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the PSAC-West.

The Senior Day crowd of 3,200 at Memorial Stadium were treated to a typical, hard-hitting Clarion – IUP game.

IUP tailback Aamir Dew scored the overtime touchdown on an 8-yard run and Josh Telenko’s PAT gave the Indians a 35-28 lead.

Clarion came right back on its first overtime possession and saw Demetric Gardner score on a 2-yard run to make it 35-34. But Jason Flora’s PAT drifted just outside the right upright and IUP had a tough 35-34 victory.

The Golden Eagles, who were down 21-6 at halftime, rallied twice to tie the game in the second half. Mike McCullum caught a 15-yard td pass from qb Adam Almashy at 8:17 of the third, and Glenn Lovelace ran for the two-point conversion to make it 21-14 IUP.

Clarion tied the game on its next possession as Glenn Lovelace capped a 7-play, 50-yard drive with a 2-yard td run. Flora’s PAT at 1:55 of the third tied the game at 21 apiece.

IUP took the lead back when qb Brian Eyerman hit J.R. Thomas on a 39-yard post pattern with 0:48 left in the third. Telenko’s PAT made it 28-21.

Clarion qb Adam Almashy led the Eagles back midway through the fourth quarter. Almashy capped a 40-yard, 9-play drive by diving over from the 1 with 7:45 remaining and tied the game 28-28, setting up the overtime.

Clarion won the statistical battle. The Golden Eagles amassed 382 yards of total offense, including 286 rushing yards on 63 carries. Clarion qb Adam Almashy ran 19 times for 111 yards and 2 td’s, plus completed 10 of 28 passes for 118 yards and 1 td. Demetric Gardner also rushed for 65 yards and 1 td on 17 tries, while Glenn Lovelace rushed 13 times for 64 yards and 1 td. The Eagles posted those numbers against an IUP defense that ranked #2 in the nation in scoring defense, #8 in total defense and #12 in rushing defense.

IUP posted 330 offensive yards including 135 rushing and 195 passing. Tailback Aamir Dew rushed 29 times for 166 yards and 2 td’s. QB Brian Eyerman completed 12 of 30 passes for 195 yards and 3 td’s. His favorite targets were Carmelo Ocasio who had 8 catches for 123 yards and 1 td, while J.R. thomas grabbed 3 aerials for 71 yards and 2 td’s.

IUP’s defense was led by James Tindell who had 20 overall tackles, setting a new IUP single game record. Tindell broke the record 18 tackles in a game by Nick Pascarella (1990) and Mike Borisenko (1999). Tindell also had 3 tfl’s.

The Golden Eagles also posted 24 first downs to IUP’s 15 and 35:25 in possession time versus 24:35.

Clarion’s defense was led by Korey Eppinette who had 10 tackles and 1 interception, while Kevin Platz posted 3 qb sacks.

Clarion travels to Lock Haven next Saturday while IUP returns home to host California.

Box Score (Final)

IUP vs Clarion (Oct 27, 2001 at Clarion, Pa.)

Score by Quarters    1  2 3 4 OT  Score

IUP................. 7 14 7 0 7 - 35 Record: (7-0,5-0)

Clarion............. 0 6 15 7 6 - 34 Record: (3-6,1-4)

Scoring Summary:

1st 05:32 IUP - Carmelo Ocasio 7 yd pass from Brian Eyerman (Josh Telenko kick), 3-92 1:28, IUP 7 - CLAR 0

2nd 09:45 CLAR - Adam Almashy 15 yd run (Jason Flora kick failed), 5-61 1:29, IUP 7 - CLAR 6

02:42 IUP - J.R. Thomas 23 yd pass from Brian Eyerman (Josh Telenko kick), 6-39 2:34, IUP 14 - CLAR 6

01:43 IUP - Aamir Dew 10 yd run (Josh Telenko kick), 3-22 0:47, IUP 21 - CLAR 6

3rd 08:17 CLAR - Mike McCullum 15 yd pass from Adam Almashy (Glenn Lovelace rush), 12-64 6:43, IUP 21 - CLAR 14

01:55 CLAR - Glenn Lovelace 2 yd run (Jason Flora kick), 7-50 2:12, IUP 21 - CLAR 21

00:48 IUP - J.R. Thomas 39 yd pass from Brian Eyerman (Josh Telenko kick), 4-57 1:07, IUP 28 - CLAR 21

4th 07:45 CLAR - Adam Almashy 1 yd run (Jason Flora kick), 9-40 4:07, IUP 28 - CLAR 28

OT 15:00 IUP - Aamir Dew 8 yd run (Josh Telenko kick), 3-25 0:00, IUP 35 - CLAR 28

15:00 CLAR - D. Gardner 2 yd run (Jason Flora kick failed), 7-25 0:00, IUP 35 - CLAR 34

                               IUP   CLAR

FIRST DOWNS................... 15     24

RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 35-135 63-264

PASSING YDS (NET)............. 195    118

Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 30-12-1 29-10-1

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 65-330 92-382

Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0     0-0

Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-0     5-53

Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-86    5-89

Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0     1-0

Punts (Number-Avg)............ 7-37.1 7-40.3

Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-2     3-1

Penalties-Yards............... 15-111  6-63

Possession Time............... 24:35   35:25

Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0     5-30

RUSHING: IUP-Aamir Dew 29-166; Team 1-minus 1; Brian Eyerman 5-minus 30. Clarion-Adam Almashy 19-111; D. Gardner 17-65; Glenn Lovelace 13-64; Ben Culver 1-13; Robert Walker 12-13; Mike McCullum 1-minus 2.

PASSING: IUP-Brian Eyerman 12-30-1-195. Clarion-Adam Almashy 10-28-1-118; Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: IUP-Carmelo Ocasio 8-123; J.R. Thomas 3-71; Henry Lane 1-1. Clarion-D. Gardner 2-37; Mike McCullum 2-29; Ben Culver 2-20; Andy Pore2-18; Glenn Lovelace 2-14.

INTERCEPTIONS: IUP-Joe Shubik 1-0. Clarion-Korey Eppinette 1-0.

SACKS (UA-A): IUP-None. Clarion-Kevin Platz 2-1; Scott McGrady 1-0; Chris Janson 1-0; Tom Pore 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): IUP-James Tindell 7-13; S. McKeithan 3-11; Joey Flora 7-5;Jeff Jackson 5-4; Dave Deneen 5-3; Andrew Battle 3-3; Mike Borisenko 2-4; Kairi Cooper 4-1; Craig Prince 0-4; Adam Kucenic 2-1; Marko Jackson 2-1; Jamien Harvey 1-2; Brad Potts 2-0; Anthony Tocco 1-1; Brian Harris 0-2; Tim Buffone 0-2; Joe Shubik 0-1.

Clarion-Korey Eppinette 3-7; Dennis Yu 3-3; Chris Janson 3-3; Doug Diegelman 2-4; Kevin Platz 2-4; Jhermel Goss 3-1; George O'Brien 1-3; J. Weatherspoon 3-0; Myron Hargon 3-0; Scott McGrady 1-2; Tom Gaydosz 0-3; Tom Pore 0-3; Jason Flora 2-0; Chad Thompson 0-2; Emil Johnson 0-2; Chris Roberts 0-1; Erik O'Brien 0-1; David Coyle 0-1.

Stadium: Memorial Attendance: 3200

Kickoff time: 1 p.m. End of Game: 4:22 Total elapsed time: 3:22

Officials: Referee: Marty Mauner; Umpire: James Eckl; Linesman: Larry Hoover;

Line judge: George Geyer; Field judge: Paul Sroka; Side judge: Bill Snodgrass;

Scorer: Chris Rossetti;

Temperature: 35 Wind: 20 mph Weather: Cloudy

IUP vs Clarion (Oct 27, 2001 at Clarion, Pa.)

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