READING, Pa. – The Stevenson University football team averaged close to six yards per rushing attempt on Saturday, in a 35-13 win over Alvernia in Middle Atlantic Conference on the road.
Stevenson (3-0, 2-0 MAC) got 237 yards on 42 attempts, with
Louis Clouser rushing for 129 yards on 14 carries for two scores. He averaged 9.2 yards per rushing attempt on the day. The Mustangs finished with 237 yards on the ground and 181 in the air.
Quarterback
Jordan Adams threw for 181 yards on 11-for-21 with a throwing TD and rushed for two TDs.
Dillon Johnson caught seven passes for a season-high 106 yards, while
Stephen Tatum had a 29-yard touchdown reception.
Defensively, the Mustangs held Alvernia to just 90 yards on the ground.
Brandon Adler had an outstanding game from linebacker position, making nine stops (six solo) with two sacks and three tackles for losses of 11 yards.
Terae Franklin had two forced fumbles and two tackles for losses of six yards.
Benjamin Cohen had an interception on the afternoon as did
Vincent Valerio.
Stevenson improved to 3-0 and 2-0 in league play for the first time since 2022 and is now 6-0 all time against the Golden Wolves (0-3, 0-2 MAC).
Stevenson took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter as Clouser scored on a 41-yard run with 8:32 left in the opening stanza. Adams provided the next two scores, as he scored on runs of 8 and 2-yards. His first came with 9:49 left in the second quarter, an 8-yard scamper while a 2-yard run with four minutes left to go in the second make the score 21-0.
Adams threw for his only score of the day 1:20 into the second half, as he connected with Tatum from 29 yards out to make the score 28-0.
Following an Alvernia score, Clouser rushed for his final score of the day, a 6-yard run with 7:58 left in the third and a 35-7 edge.
Micah Veilleux was a perfect 5-for-5 on PAT kicks, while
Sam McKinney averaged 41.8 yards on five punts.
Stevenson closes the first half of the season before the conference wide bye, as the Mustangs travel to FDU-Florham next Saturday for a noon start.
