GREENSBURG, Pa. - After four winless weeks to start the season, Millersville head coach J.C. Morgan kept saying that the Marauders just needed to find a way to win. It is safe to say that after the season-ending 14-10 road win over Seton Hill Saturday that the Marauders have figured that out. 

Beat up and short handed, the Marauders scored on a short field following an interception from Steve Sweeney and ended the third quarter with a fourth-and-1 conversion and 22-yard TD run from Jaheim Morris. The defense dug in, held Seton Hill scoreless in the second half and stopped the Griffins twice in the final two minutes, including a fourth-and-8 stand at the Marauders' own 18. The defense showed its resolve by overcoming two pass interference calls in that drive. Punter Zach Banta played a key role as well, routinely flipping field position, averaging 45.8 yards per punt with three over 50 yards. No punt was bigger than the 55-yard he hit in the face of an all-out rush with 15 seconds remaining in the game. That boot put the Griffins on their own 23 with no timeouts, and two plays and seven yards was all they could manage. 

The Marauders played without quarterbacks Robert Footman Jr. and Jack Stagaard, running back Marcus Pierce Jr., and top corner Imir Lilliston. Playing in a steady rain, QB Anthony Butler Jr. completed just four passes, but a 46-yard completion to Eli Workinger in the third quarter led to the go-ahead touchdown. Jaheim Morris scored two touchdowns to go with 80 hard-earned yards on 24 carries. Millersville finished with just nine first downs and 195 yards of offense, but it was enough to win on Saturday. 

Millersville closed the regular season by winning five of its final seven games for its most wins in a season since 2006. That stretch included the program's first win over Bloomsburg since 1999, a win over Shippensburg for the first time since 2000, and Saturday's win was its first week 11 road win over a PSAC West team since 1988. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Seton Hill challenged Millersville downfield early and often as Tyler Bradley connected with Todd Phillips for 59 yards on the second snap of the game, and on third-and-9 from the Millersville 22, Bradley found Mark Bails for 22 yards and a 7-0 Seton Hill lead. 
• On the following Seton Hill possession, Sweeney intercepted Bradley at the 32 and set up the Marauders' offense at the Seton Hill 23 with a nine-yard return. Morris broke free for 21 yards on first down and finished the drive on the very next snap. 
• Seton Hill was on the doorstep of another touchdown early in the second quarter, picking up a new set of downs from the Millersville 4 following a long completion to Bails. But Conner Snyder and Chase Alisauckas stuffed back-to-back Kevan Bowen runs, and on third-and-goal from the 1, Rafael Lozada denied Bowen again. Seton Hill settled for a 10-7 lead on an 18-yard field goal from Luke Hauger. 
• The score stuck until Millersville drove 80 yards in six plays and 2:39 to end the third quarter. The Marauders gained more than four yards on just two of the plays, but Butler's 46-yard to Workinger started the drive, and on fourth-and-1 from the Seton Hill 25, Hakim Melvin picked up three. On the next play, Morris rolled to pay dirt from 22 yards out. 

POSTGAME REACTION FROM J.C. MORGAN
• On finding a way to win: "It is a testament to the character of the young men. They responded after the first part of the season and kept coming back and playing hard. It's great to see them rewarded."
• On scoring getting enough offense: "During the week we talked about being able to manufacture points and field position from a non-offensive perspective. The first touchdown was an example of that with the interception setting up a short field. We had to make some timely plays. The second touchdown was the big gain to Eli and Jaheim's big run. It was playing good team football and finding a way to make enough plays."
• On the defense making stops in the red zone: "It's a continuation of the character they have. It is a never give up mentality. Seton Hill brings out a 360 pound lineman at running back, and we found a way to turn him away three straight times. Our guys have heart. That unit has had heart all year. The stop early to force the field goal was big, and at the end, after penalties, they found a way to get the ball back."
• On what the last seven weeks means to the program moving forward: "The biggest thing to take out of it is confidence for this group. They are very confident. They know that when adversity hits they have confidence to fight through it and battle back. I think the momentum into the offseason is big for us. It puts us in line with our mission to getting Millersville football back to where we want it to be at the top of the conference. I told them in the locker room to enjoy these next few hours because there will be some guys who won't be with us again, and it won't be the same. But when you analyze what has taken place over the last several weeks, I think we'll look back and say it was the start of something special with Millersville football."
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE  
• Millersville held Seton Hill to 81 yards rushing--the sixth time holding an opponent to fewer than 100 yards.
• Tyler Tate recorded 1 1/2 sacks, 2 1/2 tackles for loss and he pressured Bradley on the late fourth-down incompletion that helped Millersville seal the victory. Snyder led the Marauders with eight tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for loss. 

SEASON NOTES
• Morris finished this season with 822 yards rushing, averaging 4.5 yards per carry--the most yards by a Marauder since 2013. Morris totaled 10 touchdowns, becoming the first Marauder with double-digit touchdowns since 2010, and he is the first running back to scored double-digit touchdowns since 2005.
• Millersville won games with three different starting quarterbacks. Footman, Stagaard and Butler all won games as the starter. 
• Tate finished the season with 15 1/2 tackles for loss, repeating his total from 2021. His 17 1/2 sacks over the last two seasons are the best two-season total by a Marauder since Scott Martin's 28 1/2 in 1992-93.