Indiana, Pa. - The fourth-ranked team in Division II doesn't need much help, but homestanding Indiana (Pa.), with three first-half Millersville turnovers, started quickly and rolled to a 41-7 win Thursday night.
 
IUP quarterback Lenny Williams finished 9 of 13 for 120 yards with three touchdowns and an interception, playing in the first half only. Millersville moved the ball against a stingy Crimson Hawks defense, finishing with 378 yards and out-gaining the Crimson Hawks, who totaled 319 yards. Millersville redshirt freshman Chris Dolan had a breakout game, totaling a career-high 10 catches, 137 yards and a touchdown. He became the first Marauder freshman with a 100-yard receiving game since 2014. Collin Shank completed 24 of 43 passes for 331 yards, marking the second time in four career starts that he has thrown for more than 300 yards. Shank and Dolan connected from 10-yards out late in the fourth quarter for Millersville's lone score.

The issue wasn't so much moving the ball, it was about finishing drives. The Marauders drove inside IUP territory seven times but came away with just seven points as three of those drives ended on turnovers, one on downs and one on the blocked field goal.

"As a whole we have to find a way offensively to consistently put drives together," said Millersville head coach J.C. Morgan. "We had our moments where we got into their territory and did some nice things but whether it's a fumble, an interception or giving up a sack, that will come back to bite us. We have to be consistent. When we look at the film tonight when we get back we will see the little details we aren't paying attention to. We need to clean that up."
  
IUP made Millersville pay for its mistakes. 
 
The Crimson Hawks needed just two offensive plays to build a 13-0 lead. An illegal procedure penalty on the opening kickoff gave IUP a second chance at a return, and Qashah Carter set the tone for the first 30 minutes of the game. Carter's 89-yard return ended at the Millersville 1, and one play later, Chris Temple scored the game's first touchdown. Following a Millersville three-and-out, Lenny Williams connected with Dom McNeil from 60 yards.

"You start with the first play of the game," said Mogan." "We did a good job on the first kick but have the penalty. They made us pay. The kickoff return, then we go three-and-out and then they beat us on a play where we have to be more disciplined with our keys. You can't do that against a great team like IUP."
 
A promising Millersville drive late in the first quarter reached the IUP 43, but Evan Morrill was stripped by Mike Pietropola and Shaq Jones recovered the fumble. With just over seven minutes left in the half, Millersville drove to the IUP 9. On third down, Collin Shank's pass into the flat was tipped at the line, bounced off the diving intended receiver and popped into the hands of J.R. Stevens who sprinted 80 yards for a 34-0 IUP lead. It was the second week in a row that Millersville gave up an interception return for a touchdown.
 
Millersville's next drive ended when Shank was stripped on a sack and the opportunistic Pietropola recovered the fumble. IUP used that positive field position (the Millersville 21) to cash in five plays later on another Williams touchdown pass. Millersville's first drive of the third quarter also ended an interception, and Joey Farley's PSAC-best streak of consecutive field goals made ended at six when his 28-yard attempt was blocked.

The defense limited IUP to just 95 yards in the entire second half, forced four consecutive punts beginning just before halftime and also turned the Crimson Hawks over on downs once. Zac Button thwarted a first-quarter IUP drive with his first career interception. Senior Trejon Dinkins totaled 12 tackles for the second consecutive week.

"We have to give ourselves a chance," said Morgan. "I like the way we played late in the first quarter after turning the ball over, getting the interception. At halftime, we were down big, and we have to make a choice to keep playing and not fold. We can build off some of that but at the end of the day we are 0-2, and we are not accepting losing here. I understand we played a nationally-ranked team, but a loss is a loss and we cannot sit back and think that's OK if we are going to get to the place we want to be."
    
Millersville returns to Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium on Sept. 15 to host PSAC West foe Slippery Rock.