Montclair, NJ - Final game of the season on Saturday as Montclair State hosts Kean University at Sprague Field.
It's Senior Day and the Red Hawks look to send the Class of 2019 out on a positive note. Montclair captured its second straight victory last week with a 36-6 win over William Paterson.
JA'QUILL BURCH threw for 280 yards and a score while
CRAIG MERKLE totaled 178 all-purpose yards and a touchdown. Safeties
ZACK ZACCONE and
JAIER GARRETT had seven tackles apiece as MSU limited the Pioneers to just 162 yards of offense.
ANTHONY MARINELLI hit on field goal of 22 and 29 yards.
The Cougars battled nationally-ranked Wesley throughout before the Wolverines pulled away in the second half for a 27-13 victory last week. Kyeon Taylor gave Kean an early 6-0 lead with a 33-yard INT return for a touchdown and Kean led 13-12 after Donte Jamison pulled in a six-yard TD pass from Tyrae Taylor. Taylor finished with 173 yards in the air and added 31 on the ground. Dante Capozzoli led the defense with 12 tackles and an interception.
This will be the 45th meeting between the schools in a series that began in 1975. Montclair has won 35 of the previous 44 contests. including the last two. Last season, MSU posted a 27-0 victory in Union and captured an 18-15 win at MSU in 2018.