FB @ USF (3.20.21)
20
Trinity Intl. TRINITYI 0-5 , 0-4 MSFA
28
Winner St. Francis (IL) USF 1-4 , 1-2 MSFA
Trinity Intl. TRINITYI
0-5 , 0-4 MSFA
20
Final
28
St. Francis (IL) USF
1-4 , 1-2 MSFA
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
TRINITYI Trinity Intl. 0 6 6 8 20
USF St. Francis (IL) 14 7 0 7 28

Game Recap: Football |

Trojans drop road game at St. Francis

JOLIET, Ill. --- The TIU football team visited the Fighting Saints of St. Francis on Saturday afternoon in Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League play. Coming off a home loss last weekend against Saint Ambrose, the Trojans looked to pick up their first win of the season.

The Saints would take five minutes off the clock on their opening drive of the game, resulting in a Ravon Johnson touchdown reception from Joey Passo with a successful two-point conversion. Perre Barbarin put St. Francis up two scores as he found the end zone from five yards out to give USF a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

Trinity would crack the scoreboard late in the second as quarterback Nolan Brammer connected with Khalid Humphreys on a 23-yard touchdown pass. St. Francis would score their third touchdown of the half in the final second as Eric Maffie found Daniel Goetsch in the end zone for six points, giving the Saints a 21-6 halftime lead.

After a largely quiet third quarter, the Trojans scored the only points of the period as Brammer found Derek Lowe for a two-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to nine points. St. Francis responded with just over five minutes to go in regulation with Passo finding Johnson on a 25 yard touchdown pass to take a 28-12 lead on TIU.

One minute and fifteen seconds after USF scored, the Trojans quickly moved down the field with Brammer connecting with Gino Mastandrea for a 25 yard touchdown and a successful two-point conversion with Brammer finding Nicholas Godfrey in the end zone. Despite the late push, TIU would be unable to get another chance as St. Francis held onto the ball for the remaining four minutes of play as the Trojans would fall short, 28-20. 

Brammer ended the afternoon with 344 yards in the air on 27 completions and three passing touchdowns. In addition to Mastandrea's seven catches, 136 yards and one touchdown, Deon Cook led the Trojans with 142 yards on eight receptions. On defense, Logan Shears and Kemon Reese recorded 12 and 11 total tackles respectively, with one sack each.


Additional Game Notes

  • Trinity falls to 8-11 all-time against St. Francis with Saturday's loss.

  • Saturday's game was TIU's fourth consecutive loss to the Saints. The Trojans last win against USF came on Oct. 29, 2016 with a 35-33 win in Deerfield.

  • TIU has now lost 15 consecutive games, the longest streak in program history.

  • The Trojans outpaced the Saints through the air with 359 passing yards to 161.

  • Trinity was held to 3-13 on third down conversions in the loss.

  • Quarterback Nolan Brammer has thrown three touchdowns with no interceptions in back-to-back games.

  • Brammer's 24 pass completions at St. Francis moved him past Todd Johnson (1990-94) for the fifth most competitions in program history (226).

  • Khalid Humphreys' second quarter touchdown reception was his first of the season, and second of his career.

  • Derek Lowe's third quarter touchdown catch was his first receiving touchdown of the season and fourth of his career. It was also his first receiving score since the 2018 season.

  • Gino Mastandrea's touchdown reception in the fourth quarter was his fifth of the season, tied for 11th most receiving touchdowns in a single season in program history.

  • Logan Shears' lone sack for a 24 yard loss was the largest tackle for loss of the game and of the season for the Trojans.


NEXT UP

TIU (0-5) returns to the gridiron next Saturday, March 27 as they visit the Lakers of Roosevelt University in conference play. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00pm CT at Morris Field in Arlington Heights, and can be watched LIVE on the Lakers Sports Network.

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Trinity International University is a comprehensive, national university affiliated with the Evangelical Free Church of America and located in Bannockburn, Illinois, 25 miles north of Chicago. TIU educates men and women to engage in God's redemptive work in the world by cultivating academic excellence, Christian faithfulness and lifelong learning.


 
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