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| @Towson_FB Review: St. Francis Game Notes

TOWSON, Md. - Here are the post-game notes from Towson's 46-17 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) in Unitas Stadium on Saturday night.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Sophomore Derrick Joseph had a big night against the Red Flash as he returned two kickoffs for 148 yards ... In the first quarter, he had a 99-yard kickoff return to tie the game at 7-7 ... It was the second-longest kickoff return in school history ... In 1988, future All-Pro David Meggett had a 100-yard kickoff return in a win over Northeastern ... Only a sophomore, Joseph has two kickoff returns for touchdowns, tying the Towson career record ... David Meggett and Maurice Sydnor also had two kickoff returns for touchdowns in their careers.

RUSH HOUR: In their win over St. Francis, the Tigers rushed for a seasonal high 262 yards on 45 attempts ... It marked the second game in a row that Towson ran for more than 200 yards ... In three games, the Tigers are averaging 196.3 rushing yards per game ... They have topped the 200-yard rushing mark in 11 of their last 15 games.

SEASONAL HIGH: Junior Sterlin Phifer was one of three Tigers to rush for more than 60 yards in the win over St. Francis ... He ran for 63 yards on nine carries, a 7.0 average ... Sophomore Terrance West had 62 rushing yards on eight carries while senior Dominique Booker picked up 60 yards on 11 attempts ... Ten different Tigers carried the ball in the win over the Red Flash.

SOVEN SCORES AGAIN: Junior D.J. Soven found three different ways to score in the win over St. Francis ... He scored 10 points in the win ... He kicked a 25-yard field goal and booted five extra pints ... He also scored on a two-point conversion for the first time in his career.

GO WEST: Sophomore Terrance West scored three touchdowns in the win over St. Francis ... The three touchdowns enabled West to break the school record for career rushing touchdowns ... In 14 career games, he has now scored 34 touchdowns ... With 1,545 career rushing yards, West is aleady the 11th-leading rusher in school history.

FRAZIER DEBUT: Quarterback Connor Frazier saw his first game action for the Tigers ... A red-shirt freshman quarterback, he relieved Grant Enders early in the fourth quarter and directed the Tiger offense for 23 plays.


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