MILTON, Mass. - Senior linebacker Izaiha Pitts had a pair of interceptions, including a 40-yard pick six, and Stevenson University posted the fifth shutout in program history with a 34-0 season opening win over Curry in non-conference football Friday night at Walter M. Katz Field.

• After the two teams traded four straight empty drives, Curry (0-1) went from its own 10 to the Stevenson 13 on nine plays.
• On third-and-10, Colonel quarterback Nick Juvelier threw a pass that was picked off by Pitts at the 10 and returned 28 yards to the Mustang 38.
• The game was scoreless after one quarter.

• On fourth-and-10 at its own 20, a low snap by Curry on a punt attempt resulted in a fumble and the Colonel punter was tackled at his own 5 by Hanif Jones.
• On the first play from scrimmage, a five-yard run by Kevin Joppy got the Mustangs (1-0) on the board at the 14:19 mark.
• After mustering just one first down on its next drive, Curry punted with Stevenson taking over on its own 32.
• On an eight-play drive that featured six runs, a one-yard run by Saadiq Pitts with 8:44 left made it 13-0 after the PAT try was no good.
• Pitts set up the short run with a 14-yard effort on his previous attempt.
• The hosts took over with 3:36 left in the half, and after making it out to their own 42, Izaiha Pitts' second interception of the game with a 40-yard return for the touchdown at the 2:04 mark.
• Curry missed a 36-yard field goal with 1:05 left in the half.
• Stevenson took a 20-0 lead into intermission.

• Stevenson chewed up nearly six and a half minutes on a 16-play, 79-yard drive capped by a one-yard keeper by quarterback Ryan Sedgwick to increase its lead to 27-0 with 5:08 left in the third.
• The Mustangs forced a punt on the final Curry drive of the quarter and took over maintaining its lead.

• The Mustangs drove 80 yards on five plays, including a 26-yard completion to Chaz Lyles and a 40-yard completion to Keenan Franz to get down to the Curry 6.
• A fumble at the Colonel 1 ended the drive and gave the hosts the ball back with 11:36 left.
• After a Curry three-and-out and 35-yard punt the Mustangs took over at the Colonel 36.
• Two plays later, a 21-yard pass from Sedgwick to Lyles with 10:45 on the clock made it 34-0.
• Curry entered the red zone on its final two drives, but came away empty handed both times as the Mustang defense preserved the shutout.
• On their first drive, the Colonels had 2nd-and-goal from the Mustang four, but had three straight incompletions.
• After Stevenson fumbled and Curry took over at the visitors' 18, the Colonels got down to the Stevenson 1 on three plays.
• After a goal line stand on 3rd-and-1, the Colonels were penalized five yards, and a final pass into the end zone was knocked away.

• Stevenson's shutout was the fifth in program history and the first since a 34-0 win over FDU-Florham in the 2018 regular season finale.
• The Mustang defense had a takeaway for the 67th straight game.
• Stevenson has won seven straight regular season road games dating back to 2017.
• Joppy carried 22 times for 95 yards, while Saadiq Pitts had 11 rushes for 43 yards.
• Sedgwick finished 12-18 passing for 184 yards in his Mustang debut.
• Lyles hauled in eight balls for 98 yards.
• Garston Banks led the defense with seven tackles, while Jones recorded five.
• The Mustangs registered 11 pass breakups.
• Stevenson won its season opener for the first time since 2016 and is 5-4 all-time in season openers.

• Stevenson plays its home opener next Saturday, September 14, hosting Bridgewater (Va.) College in a 7 pm contest at Mustang Stadium.