LIU falls to Duquesne on field goal with three seconds left
LIU head coach Ron Cooper reacts to a play against Baylor during the first half of an NCAA football game on Sept. 16 in Waco, Texas. Credit: AP/Rod Aydelotte
Brian Bruzdewicz kicked a 34-yard field goal with three seconds remaining to give Duquesne a 31-28 win over host LIU on Saturday in a Northeast Conference opener for both teams.
LIU's Davon Wells sprinted 90 yards for a tying touchdown with 3:33 remaining, but the Dukes (2-2, 1-0) drove 49 yards on 10 plays to set up Bruzdewicz's winning kick.
Duquesne's Darius Perrantes was 17-for-29 passing for 254 yards and three touchdowns but was intercepted twice.
Wells had 101 yards rushing on three carries and another 55 yards on three receptions.
The Sharks (0-4, 0-1) led 21-7 after Pat Bowen's 71-yard run early in the second quarter. The Dukes tied it at 21-all by halftime behind Perrantes' touchdown passes of 17 yards to Tedy Afful, who had two scoring catches, and 28 yards to Keshawn Brown.
Edward Robinson gave the Dukes the lead with a 14-yard run late in the third quarter. The Sharks were inside the 10-yard line midway through the final quarter before Chris Howell was intercepted by Dayvia Gbor.
Howell was 8-for-12 for 105 yards with a TD pass and the one interception. Howell also ran for 22 yards on 10 attempts; he was sacked three times.
The Sharks ran for 293 yards (8.4 per rush). Bowen had eight carries for 90 yards and Ethan Greenwood rushed seven times for 68 yards.
LIU's Nyrel Sevilla and Jai Roe each had an interception and Sevilla also made a sack.
