Towson University Athletics

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Towson University football team put together its top offensive performance of the season and had a chance to tie in the final two minutes but came one point short in a 41-40 defeat at Monmouth.
 
Down seven points with just over five minutes to go, Towson (0-6, 0-2 CAA) came down the field and scored on Cleveland Charlton's second touchdown catch of the game to have a chance to tie Monmouth (4-2, 3-0 CAA) with 1:41, but a 35-yard extra point attempt missed wide, and the Hawks ran out the clock to hold the win. 
 
Key Stats

• Monmouth had a slight edge in total offensive yards 416-375.  Towson had the lead in passing yards 279-218.
• Both teams scored all their red zone chances, Towson being 6-for-6 and Monmouth being 5-for-5. 
• Andrew Indorf passed 60% today, going 21-for-35 with four touchdowns, matching a career-high, and one interception.  His top target was Aaron Enterline, who made six catches for 154 yards and a touchdown.  Cleveland Charlton finished with four catches, 46 yards and two scores, including a leaping, one-handed catch in the end zone.
• The ground game was led by Kemarrion Battles with 17 rushes for 58 yards and a touchdown.
• Defensively, TJ Sands racked up 17 tackles to lead all players while Seth Chestnut finished with 10 tackles.  Myles Johnson notched an interception, adding three tackles.
• For Monmouth, Frankie Weaver passed 18-for-27 for 218 yards, three scores and an interception, having Gavin Nelson finish with eight catches for 100 yards and two scores, including the last score in the fourth quarter.  Elijah Jennings ran 16 times for 92 yards while Jaeden Jones tallied up 11 tackles and a pass break-up.  Amori McNeil had a pick six and three tackles.

Key Situations

• 1^st quarter: Monmouth received to begin the game and scored with hurry-up offense, scoring on a Smith four-yard run just over a minute into the game.  After an exchange of short drives, Andrew Indorf went down deep to Aaron Enterline for 45 yards, then had Enterline complete the drive with a nine-yard touchdown to make it 7-6 Monmouth with 6:34 in the first.  A five-minute drive resulted in a field goal for Monmouth as the Hawks led 10-6 after one.
• 2^nd quarter: Into the second, Towson used short passes to go down field, finalizing with an Indorf six-yard drop-off pass to Xavier Pugh for the touchdown and a 13-10 Towson lead 3:40 into the period.  Monmouth retook the lead on the next drive on a short passing touchdown.  Towson went for a final drive, converting on 4^th and 15 with an Indorf scramble.  Two plays later, Kemarrion Battles surged forward for an eight-yard rushing touchdown, giving Towson a 20-17 lead at the half.  Myles Johnson intercepted a pass to prevent a Monmouth chance in the final minutes.
• 3^rd quarter: Another deep pass to Enterline, 37 yards set up by Indorf getting out of a potential sack in the pocket, set up Towson for 1^st and goal.  On third down, Cleveland Charlton made a tremendous one-handed jumping catch in the back of the end zone for the seven-yard touchdown and a 27-17 Towson lead with 11:24 left in the third.  Monmouth responded next drive with a number of short passes to go down field, finishing with a 13-yard catch in the corner of the end zone by Gavin Nelson to make it 27-24 Towson, 8:08 left in the period.  The following drive, Trey Adams knocked down a third and goal pass at the line to force a field goal attempt, where Monmouth tied it 27-27 with 44 seconds to go in the quarter, the eventual end of period score. 
• 4^th quarter: Immediately into the quarter, a deep pass was picked off and returned 71 yards for a touchdown by Amori McNeil for Monmouth to give the home team the lead 34-27.  A 42-yard kickoff return by Jacob Zollar set Towson up near midfield.  Towson got a 27-yard pass to Enterline and got into the red zone, with a pass interference penalty continuing the drive.  Pugh finished the drive on a one-yard burst up the middle to tie the game 34-34 with 9:55 to play.  The other side, Monmouth used rushing plays on seven of eight plays, including converting a fourth down from its own 34, finishing off the drive with a 41-yard pass to Nelson for the touchdown to make it 41-34 Hawks with 5:09 left in the game.  Aided by a couple of Monmouth personal foul penalties, Towson had fourth and five on the Monmouth 8. A pass to the end zone was deflected up, being caught by Charlton for the score.  A personal foul forced the extra point attempt from the Towson 18, with the attempt missing right.  Monmouth ran out the clock and won 41-40.

Inside the Numbers

• Andrew Indorf has 31 career passing touchdowns, now tied for 10^th all-time in Towson history with Ron Meehan from 1977-80.
• Aaron Enterline earns Towson's first 150+ yard receiving game since Caleb Smith had 200 receiving yards vs. Delaware on Nov. 2, 2019.
• Aaron Enterline has had at least one receiving touchdown in all six games this season.  He has eight touchdowns on the year, tied for ninth all-time in Towson single season history. 
• Andrew Indorf earned his third consecutive 3+ passing touchdown game.
• Towson scores at least 40 points for the first time since winning 62-9 at North Carolina A&T on Nov. 1, 2025.

Next Game

• Towson returns to Unitas for Family Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m. against Stony Brook.
• Tickets for the game are available here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/towson-university-tigers-football-tickets/artist/923025?home_away=home