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The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
Fast start leads Richmond over Bucknell
- Story byThe Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa.
- Fast start leads Richmond over Bucknell
The Daily Item
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond scored touchdowns on its first two drives, racing out to a four-score lead to ruin Jeff Behrman's debut at Bucknell in a 35-14 loss in Saturday's opener.
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The Bison (0-1, 0-1 Patriot League) scored on two consecutive touchdown drives across the third and fourth quarters to make it a two-score game, which was also the Patriot League opener for both teams.
Bucknell's first score came on a 51-yard Chris Dietrich-to-Michael Cadden connection. Bucknell coupled that with a forced fumble recovery and a second consecutive touchdown when Dietrich found Sam Milligan on 4th down to make it a two-score game. The Spiders then secured the win with a one-play, 75-yard touchdown reception to squash the Bison momentum and make it 35-14.
The Bison receiving group was led by Milligan, who finished with 70 yards and a touchdown. Bucknell's running backs were led by Cadden, who rushed for 24 yards and found 57 yards and a touchdown through the air. Dietrich went 16-for-30 for 155 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ayden Murray led the crew with six total tackles with five solo tackles and one tackle for loss in a pivotal part of the game for the Bison.
The Spiders outpaced the Bison by more than 200 yards — 393-187.
