Scores

Final

Albany 23

(7-1, 5-0 NEC)

Sacred Heart 20

(2-6, 1-4 NEC)

1:00 PM ET, October 27, 2012

Campus Field, FAIRFIELD, CT

1 2 3 4 T
ALBY 0 10 7 623
SHU 7 6 0 720

Top Performers

Passing: L. Wischnowski (SHU) - 211 YDS, 3 TD, 3 INT

Rushing: D. Smith (ALBY) - 27 CAR, 103 YDS

Receiving: R. Kirchner (ALBY) - 6 REC, 86 YDS, 2 TD

Albany (NY) 23, Sacred Heart 20

Associated Press

FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Omar Osbourne, on just his third carry all day, raced 40 yards for a touchdown with 1 minute, 38 seconds left to give Albany a 23-20 victory over Sacred Heart Saturday.

The Great Danes (7-1, 5-0) barely remained unbeaten in Northeast Conference play. Quarterback Will Fiacchi threw two touchdown passes to Ryan Kirchner: a 29-yarder for Albany's first touchdown, then a 19-yarder to climax an 88-yard, third-quarter scoring drive for a 17-13 lead.

But Sacred Heart's Luke Wischnowski responded with his third touchdown pass and second to Rock Tate, whose 30-yard catch opened the scoring in the first quarter. Wischnowski's 35-yard scoring pass to Tate with 2:35 remaining in the game gave the Pioneers a 20-17 lead.

Osbourne then ran 40 yards to win it. Albany's Dave Plungas had 16 tackles and Jon Morgan two interceptions -- the last with 57 seconds left to seal it.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ALBY
SHU
1st Downs2118
Total Yards368303
Passing195211
Rushing17392
Penalties7-466-58
3rd Down Conversions8-156-17
4th Down Conversions0-02-4
Turnovers33
Possession22:1237:48

Passing Leaders

AlbanyC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Fiacchi14/321956.121
Sacred HeartC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Wischnowski24/432114.933

Rushing Leaders

AlbanyCARYDSAVGTDLG
Smith271033.8013
Osbourne34715.7140
Sacred HeartCARYDSAVGTDLG
Spence20854.3034
Ibe11616.0016

Receiving Leaders

AlbanyRECYDSAVGTDLG
Kirchner68614.3229
Chillis44110.3014
Sacred HeartRECYDSAVGTDLG
Tate49223.0235
Kessler4328.0016

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTERALBYSHU
TD06:22Rock Tate 30 Yd Pass From Luke Wischnowski (Connor Frizzell Kick) 07
SECOND QUARTERALBYSHU
TD11:19Ryan Kirchner 29 Yd Pass From Will Fiacchi (Sean Kenny Kick) 77
TD01:13Robert Dim 23 Yd Pass From Luke Wischnowski (Pat Failed) 713
FG00:00Sean Kenny 43 Yd 1013
THIRD QUARTERALBYSHU
TD05:37Ryan Kirchner 19 Yd Pass From Will Fiacchi (Sean Kenny Kick) 1713
FOURTH QUARTERALBYSHU
TD02:35Rock Tate 35 Yd Pass From Luke Wischnowski (Connor Frizzell Kick) 1720
TD01:38Omar Osbourne 40 Yd Run (Pat Failed) 2320