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Millersville, Pa. - The 15th-ranked Indiana (Pa.) Crimson Hawks used an explosive offensive attack and a stifling defense to hand Millersville its worst defeat in 50 years Saturday at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium.
The Crimson Hawks (2-0), which downed C.W. Post 41-0 in week one, continued its impressive early season start with Saturday's 63-3 win. It was the most points scored against the Marauders since West Chester totaled 63 in 1968 and its widest margin of defeat since West Chester won 68-0 in 1958. The IUP offense rolled up 618 yards of offense including 293 on the ground and 325 through the air, while Millersville (0-3) was limited to 135 yards of total offense. The Marauders did, however, continue its string 13-straight games with at least 100 yards rushing, totaling 102 on 35 carries.
Indiana's balanced offensive attack was led by running backs Justin Warren and Tobias Robinson. Warren led the team with 134 yards on nine carries, including one touchdown run of 89 yards which capped a nine second drive at the end of the third quarter. It was the third play of more than 80 yards from the IUP offense this season.
In the second quarter alone, the Crimson Hawks posted 28 points, three of the scores coming off runs of 18, five and seven yards by Robinson, who finished the game with 104 yards on 22 lugs.
Quarterback Andrew Krewatch was equally impressive, connecting on 24-of-27 passes for 317 yards, three touchdowns and just one pick.
For Millersville, sophomore tailback Cardoza Jacks turned in his best performance since Sept. 29, 2007 as he totaled 48 yards on the ground. Freshman Matthew Booker chipped in 45 yards on 11 totes.
The Millersville special teams continued its solid play as well. Kicker John Banzhof improved to 3-of-4 on the season with a 35-yarder in the fourth. Those three points were the first scored on the Indiana defense this season. He also landed three of his seven punts inside the 20 and hit a long of 54. In the last two games, he has put eight punts inside the 20-yard line and has averaged 41.3 yards per punt.
It was the Millersville special teams that caught IUP off-guard early. On the opening kickoff, Derrick Bass took a handoff from freshman Matt Egenrieder and raced 45 yards to the IUP 44 yards line. It was the longest return of his career.
The Marauders used quarterback Jamal Smith's feet and arm--two rushes for eight yards and two complete passes to Derek Fry--to move the ball to the IUP 12. But on the next play, Smith was forced to scramble and Andre Henderson picked off Smith's pass, ending the Millersville scoring threat.
Indiana quickly made the Marauders pay. Krewatch hit 4-of-4 passes on his first drive including an 11-yard touchdown strike, leading a seven-play, 80-yard drive to give Indiana the lead for good. Krewatch went on to complete his first 11 passes, and his first incompletion came early in the second when Jerrod Bowling recorded his first career interception in the endzone.
But Millersville could not capitalize and IUP rattled off 28 more points by halftime and poured on 21 more in the third. The Marauders lone points came on a Banzhof field goal with 25 seconds remaining.
Millersville senior Matt Harmon finished with double-digit tackles for the second-straight game, posting a career-high 12 and added 1.5 tackles for loss. Fry hauled in a team-best four catches for 34 yards.
Millersville opens PSAC Eastern Division play on Saturday, Sept. 20 when it travels to West Chester for a 6 p.m. kickoff.
QUICK NOTES
- Saturday's loss marks Millersville's first 0-3 start since the 2002 season when the team started 0-6. The program also started 0-5 in 2001. It is just the third 0-3 start since 1969.
- Millersville coach Greg Colby and IUP coach Lou Tepper served together on the Illinois coaching staff from 1988-95.
- Indiana has defeated Millersville by a combined 108-3 in the last two meetings. Millersville's last win in the series came by a 17-14 score in 2006.
- Jamal Smith threw his first interception of the season Saturday. The interception also came in the red zone, marking the first time all season that Millersville failed to come away with points in the red zone.
