Clarion Golden Eagles Hand Lincoln Lions their Third Loss of the Season

CLARION, Pennsylvania -- Vincent Espinoza (Madera, Calif /Madera (West Hills)) tossed his first touchdown pass of the season as the Lincoln University football team lost to Clarion University 44-7 at Memorial Stadium in Clarion, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The Lions fall to 0-3 with the loss in what is their final non-conference game. Clarion improves to 2-1 with the win.

Espinoza connected with Dashawn Brice (Brooklyn, N.Y. /Boys and Girls (Virginia State)) with six minutes left in the third quarter for the Lions only score of the game. Kendall Brooks (Washington, DC /Bell ) recovered a Golden Eagles fumble to give Lincoln possession inside Golden Eagle Territory. After a couple of incomplete passes Espinoza connected with Brice for a 42-yard touchdown pass. Cole Klubek (Biloxi, Miss.) added the extra point which made the score 27-7 at the time.

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All of Lincoln's offense came through the air as the Lions finished with 123 total yards on the day Espinoza completed four passes for 75 yards and a touchodwn while Zach Green (Chesapeake, Va. /Grassfield) had one completion for 53 yards. Reginald Mays Jr. (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin (Frostburg)) had four receptions for 86 yards

Tayonte McKenzie gained 179 all-purpose yards, all of kickoff returns. Mays added a 21 yard punt return to go along with his receiving yards to finish the game with 107 all-purpose yards.

Dominique Rogers (Danbury, Conn /Henry Abbott Tech (Monroe College)) led the Lions on defense, recording 12 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble. Four of his 12 tackles were for losses totaling 23 yards.

Jovante Seard led the Golden Eagle offense, with 12 pass completions for 169 yards and three touchdowns. Jeff Clemons added 74 yards passing with eight completions and a touchdown.

The Golden Eagles struck first late in the first quarter and added two more touchdowns in the second quarter to lead 20-0 at halftime. Clemons' touchdown pass midway through the third quarter made the score 27-0 before the Lions got on the board. Clarion added two more touchdowns and a field goal to round out the scoring.

Lincoln opens conference play next week with a game at Livingstone College.

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