SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Senior wide receiver Mikah Christian (Bowie, Md./Bowie) caught two scoring passes and senior linebacker Craig Roumes (Succasunna, N.J./Roxbury) grabbed a pick-six as the No. 22 Susquehanna University football team won a tight Centennial Conference game Saturday night. Susquehanna (4-1, 3-1 CC) tallied a 24-17 victory over the visiting Dickinson College Red Devils.
 
Tonight's triumph moved the River Hawks into a two-way tie with No. 18/19 Johns Hopkins University for second in the conference standings with a 3-1 league record while No. 7/8 Muhlenberg College sits alone at the top as the last undefeated team in the Centennial.
 
Susquehanna has now won five straight over the Red Devils.
 
No. 22 Susquehanna 24, Dickinson 17
 
How It Happened
First Quarter

• Dickinson went only 31 yards on nine plays on its first possession thanks to a pair of holding penalties and a Roumes sack for a loss of seven yards.
• Sophomore kicker Elijah Hoffman (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) put the River Hawks on the scoreboard first with a 35-yard field goal, capping a six-play, 50-yard drive on SU's first possession of the night.
• The Red Devils responded on their second possession of the night as Robert Geiss completed a 33-yard strike to Daniel Salamone to take a 7-3 lead with 1:34 left in the quarter.
• Susquehanna's final drive of the quarter was a three-and-out.

 
Second Quarter

• The Red Devils struck first in the second quarter when Trystin Golowski knocked in a 27-yard field goal at the end of a 12-play, 47-yard drive for a 10-3 Dickinson advantage.
• SU answered right back, using four plays to knot the game at 10-10 with nine minutes left in the half as Christian grabbed a 39-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Michael Ruisch (Fogelsville, Pa./Parkland).
• Each side went three-and-out on their next possession before Roumes ran back a 44-yard pick-6, intercepting Geiss on 2nd and 10 and giving the River Hawks a 17-10 lead at 5:02.
• It was another three-and-out for Dickinson on its next possession. The Red Devils were 0-for-4 on third-down conversions in the quarter, finishing 1-for-6 for the half.
• Susquehanna drove 56 yards on its last drive of the half but Hoffman's 37-yard attempt missed wide left.

 
Third Quarter

• Roumes was all over Dickinson's first possession of the second half as he hurried Geiss into an incomplete pass on 2nd and 12 and then strip sacked Geiss for a loss of 11 yards, recovering the fumble at the Dickinson 35. However, the River Hawks could not capitalize as their drive never got off the ground, going -1 yard in three plays.
• Golowski missed wide right on a 29-yard field goal and then Susquehanna went three-and-out with three incomplete passes.
• A kick catching interference penalty gave the Red Devils a short field as they started on the Susquehanna 32 and then a pass interference call on 3rd and 8 extended the drive, allowing Jeremy Walsh to rush into the end zone from four yards out for the equalizer following Golowski's good extra point.
• The deadlock didn't last long as the River Hawks countered with a touchdown of their own, completing a three-play, 65-yard drive. Junior running back Da'Avian Ellington (Carteret, N.J./Woodbridge) rushed a total of 24 yards on the first two plays of the drive before Christian outreached and outjumped three defenders to haul in a 41-yard pass from Ruisch. Following Hoffman's good point after, SU lead 24-17 with 2:01 left in the third.

 
Fourth Quarter

• No scoring in the final quarter for either team.
• A 10-yard holding penalty stalled Dickinson's first possession before going three-and-out on its final drive of the game.
• The River Hawks turned the ball over on downs on their first possession while working the clock with six run plays. A personal foul on Dickinson on a 3rd and 10 sealed the win for Susquehanna as SU called timeout at 1:18 and then took a knee on its final two plays for the win.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The River Hawks put up 351 yards of offense, including 255 yards through the air.
• Today marked the first game SU did not have a rushing touchdown.
• Susquehanna was hit with nine penalties for 102 yards, compared to five penalties for 49 yards on the Red Devils.

 
Top Performers

• Ellington rushed for 87 yards on 22 carries while Christian caught five passes for 103 yards with two touchdown receptions. Christian finished with 170 all-purpose yards as he caught two TDs for the second straight game.
• Ruisch went 14-of-28 for 255 yards with two scoring strikes while being sacked once.
• Sophomore nose guard Jhemir Stanley (Middletown, Del./St. George's Tech) and senior captain Cole Dixon (Dallas, Pa./Dallas) each recorded a team-best nine tackles while Roumes finished the game with eight tackles, two sacks for a loss of 18 yards, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry, and a pick-6 for 44 yards.
• Sophomore strong safety L'Trell Bradley (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) also had a solid game on defense with seven tackles and two pass breakups.
• Geiss went 12-of-27 for 127 yards with one touchdown and one interception while being sacked twice. Geiss also rushed for a team-best 79 yards on 17 carries. Salamone finished with 95 yards on six catches and one touchdown. On defense, Brian Snow and Anthony Cicini each had eight tackles for the Red Devils.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Oct. 19 at Moravian (1-4, 1-3 LC) – Bethlehem, Pa. – 1:00 p.m.

 
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