Interceptions costly as Duquesne football falls on road at Long Island
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Ethan Greenwood threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, O’Shawn Ross Jr. rushed for 92 yards and Long Island beat Duquesne, 29-11, on Saturday.
Tyler Riddell went 13 of 31 for 119 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Duquesne (5-5, 3-2). Ness Davis carried it for 91 yards.
The opening drive of the game by Duquesne was halted when Braylon Vincent intercepted a pass and ran it back 11 yards. The second drive for the Dukes ended in a three-and-out, and Greenwood answered with a 20-yard scoring run.
Greenwood’s 12-yard touchdown pass to O’Shawn Ross Jr. made it 15-3 at halftime.
Trey Watkins broke the game open with a 30-yard interception return in the third quarter to make it 22-3. Greenwood added a 9-yard touchdown pass to Jaron Kelley.
Greenwood was 9-of-15 passing for 122 yards without an interception and he carried it 16 times for 91 yards for LIU (4-6, 2-3 NEC).
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