Ruggeri’s career day gives Bryant the road win against Brown

42

winner

Bryant
BRY

2-3, 0-1

35

Brown
Brother

2:1, 1:0

winner

42

35

Points by quarters

team	1	2	3	4	F
BRY Bryant	7	13	0	22	42
Brother Brown	7	7	7	14	35

Match Review: Football | Oct 5, 2024 6:30 p.m

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Landon Ruggieri The Bryant University football team celebrated a career day on Saturday with a 42-35 road win over Brown.

Ruggieri hauled in 10 receptions for a career-high 190 yards and three touchdowns. quarterback Jarrett Guest threw for a career-high 337 yards and four touchdowns.

Aldrich Doe caught his first career touchdown and Dylan Kedzior had 93 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown, his first.

Colin Elliott had seven tackles and the game-winning sack fumble Ben Silver also recorded a sack in the win.

Game information

Bryant 42, Brown 35
Records: Bryant (2-3, 0-1), Brown (2-1, 1-0)
Location: Brown Stadium (Providence, Rhode Island)

Key moment

 

• With four minutes left in a game tied at 35-35, the Bulldogs raced down the field and scored 4 points^Th courtesy of a 30-yard touchdown from Ruggieri. The Black and Gold defense then stopped the Bears at 4^Th on an Elliott sack fumble to the ground to seal the win.

How it happened

• The Bulldogs began the game’s first drive with four consecutive plays Fabrice Mukendiincluding a 17-yard reception for Mukendi to move the black and gold to midfield. Guest then found Ruggieri with a 23-yard pass to the 20-yard line. Then, on 4th and Long, Guest rolled right and threw a ball into the right corner of the end zone, which Doe hauled in for a touchdown (7-0).
• The Bears then scored their first points of the game on a 10-play drive capped by a one-yard rushing TD (7-7).
• Brown began the second quarter with the ball, driving down the field and scoring a one-yard touchdown to take the lead (14-7).
• On the ensuing drive, the Bulldogs led an eight-play drive that included a Keylijah Williams 14-yard rush on a reverse and an 18-yard TD pass to Ruggieri, who jumped over the defender to secure the touchdown (14-14).
• Bryce Solos He then made two field goals in the final two minutes of the half, giving Bryant a 20-14 halftime lead.
• Both defenses stood strong early in the third quarter before the Bears led a nine-play drive that landed them at the one-yard line after a 44-yard pass before Brown punched it in from there to retake the lead ( 21-20). ).
• The Bulldogs began their offense with two minutes left in the third quarter. After a first down sack, Guest found Ruggieri on third down and looked to continue the drive, resulting in a 38-yard touchdown for Ruggieri, giving Bryant the lead (27-21).
• Brown responded on the ensuing drive with a 58-yard screen pass that resulted in a touchdown and gave the Bears a one-point lead (28-27).
• The back-and-forth in the final quarter continued as the Bulldogs turned to Kedzior, who gained 14 yards on the first two plays of the next drive and then, after a 15-yard catch by Ruggieri, jumped outside for a 46-yarder -Scored -yard rushing touchdown. Then Bryant went for a deuce, which was converted by a visitors’ rush up the middle, increasing the lead to seven (35-28).
• The Black and Gold defense responded as the Bears went on offense at 4^Th and 5 and were stopped by a flash of Sean Hunt.
• After a three-and-out by the Bulldogs, Brown drove the ball 78 yards for the score, leaving Bryant with 4:28 left on the clock and the game tied at 35.
• On the 3rd^approx and on the seventh play of the next drive, Guest hit Ruggieri for a 24-yard gain and a first down, putting the Bulldogs on the Bears’ 36-yard line. Doe then caught a TD pass that was called back due to offensive pass interference, resulting in the 2nd score^nd and long. After a five-yard scramble he found from Guest, he found Ruggieri for 16 yards, leading to 4th-and-4.
• Guest then threw a ball over the top of the secondary that was hauled in by Ruggieri for a 30-yard touchdown, giving the Black and Gold a seven-point lead with 1:45 left (42-35).
• Brown then drove to the Bulldog 25-yard line but was stopped at the 3^approx and ten, setting up fourth down. Then Elliott released the ball clear of the edge and hit the quarterback, resulting in a sack fumble and securing the victory for Bryant.

statistics

• Ruggieri had 10 receptions for 190 yards and three touchdowns.
• Guest scored 337 yards and four touchdowns through the air.
• Kedzior recorded 93 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
• Mukendi had 100 all-purpose yards (52 rec and 48 rushing).
• Dorian Helm recorded nine tackles.
• Elliott had seven TKLs, a sack and a forced fumble.
• Silver picked up a sack.
• Bryce Solos posted a 2-2 record on field goals and a 4-4 record on PATs.

Game notes

• Ruggieri is the first player in DI program history to score three touchdowns three times and the first to do so twice in the same season.
• Ruggieri rushed for a career-high 190 yards and matched his CH of 10 receptions. This is his tenth 100-yard game as a Bulldog.
• Guest had a career-high 337 yards and a CH with four touchdowns. This is his second straight 300+ game with no picks.
• Doe caught his first career touchdown.
• Kedzior recorded his first career rushing touchdown.
• Elliot earned his first career forced fumble and posted a career-best two sacks this season.
• Helm recorded a career-high nine tackles.
• Silver recorded his third sack of the season, second in as many games and eighth of his career.
• The Bulldogs earned their third win against Brown and improved to 3-6 all-time. This is the eighth game in the rivalry to be decided by one point.
• The Black and Gold are now 3-2 under Chris Merrittcomes from a bye.
• Ruggieri is the fourth receiver in DI program history to surpass 2,000 receiving yards in his career (2,033).
• He is now third all-time in rec (144) and fourth all-time in TD rec (18).

Next

The Black and Gold return home to take on UAlbany next Saturday at 1 p.m.