Kent State 38, Central Connecticut State 10
KENT, Ohio - Gavin Garcia ran for 125 yards and reached the end zone twice, Mike Alaimo ran and threw for a score, and Kent State beat Central Connecticut 38-10.
Kent State (1-2) took the opening drive and marched 76 yards in 12 plays for the first score when Garcia ran it in from the 2. The first play from scrimmage featured Alaimo completing a 33-yard pass to Luke Floriea to put Kent State at the CCSU 43.
After holding the Blue Devils to a zero-yard drive in three plays, the Golden Flashes put together an eight-play, 67-yard that ended when Alaimo threw a 40-yard scoring pass to Trell Harris for a two-score lead.
Kent State collected 151 yards of offense in the first quarter alone. The Blue Devils (1-2) tallied 153 for the game.
Following a second interception from the Kent State defense, Garcia ran it in from 25-yards out to finish a three-play, 44-yard drive that lasted 57 seconds to make it 21-0.
The Blue Devils didn't reach the end zone until 2:04 remaining when Ricky Ortega ran it in from 17-yards out.
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September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
CentCt | KentSt |
| KentSt |
TD |
9:57 |
Gavin Garcia 2 yd run (Andrew Glass kick) |
0 |
7 |
| KentSt |
TD |
5:21 |
Trell Harris 40 yd pass from Michael Alaimo (Andrew Glass kick) |
0 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
CentCt | KentSt |
| KentSt |
TD |
6:58 |
Gavin Garcia 25 yd run (Andrew Glass kick) |
0 |
21 |
| Third Quarter |
CentCt | KentSt |
| KentSt |
TD |
10:27 |
Michael Alaimo 3 yd run (Andrew Glass kick) |
0 |
28 |
| KentSt |
FG |
7:24 |
Andrew Glass 24 yd FG |
0 |
31 |
| KentSt |
TD |
2:28 |
Jaylen Thomas 23 yd run (Will Hryszko kick) |
0 |
38 |
| Fourth Quarter |
CentCt | KentSt |
| CentCt |
FG |
11:08 |
Jack Barnum 22 yd FG |
3 |
38 |
| CentCt |
TD |
2:04 |
Ricky Ortega 17 yd run (Jack Barnum kick) |
10 |
38 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Central Connecticut State |
Kent State |
| First downs |
10 |
20 |
| Rushing |
4 |
14 |
| Passing |
3 |
6 |
| Penalty |
3 |
0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
4-14, 29% |
7-16, 44% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
2-3, 67% |
| Rushes-Yards |
36-103 |
54-295 |
| Passing Yards |
50 |
172 |
| Return Yards |
99 |
71 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
6-17-2 |
12-16-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
8 |
4 |
| Punts-Average |
37.5 |
29.8 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-35 |
7-64 |
| Time of Possession |
26:21 |
33:39 |
| Central Connecticut State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Jenner |
4 |
14 |
40 |
0 |
2 |
| R. Ortega |
2 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Alaimo |
12 |
16 |
172 |
1 |
1 |
| Central Connecticut State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Johnson |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. Jenner |
7 |
30 |
4.3 |
0 |
| R. Ortega |
9 |
22 |
2.4 |
1 |
| M. Thomas |
8 |
9 |
1.1 |
0 |
| C. Williams |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| E. Howard |
5 |
-2 |
-0.4 |
0 |
| Kent State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| G. Garcia |
21 |
125 |
6.0 |
2 |
| J. Thomas |
7 |
70 |
10.0 |
1 |
| X. Williams |
13 |
55 |
4.2 |
0 |
| C. Douglas |
5 |
22 |
4.4 |
0 |
| M. Alaimo |
5 |
18 |
3.6 |
1 |
| C. McCray |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| T. Ulatowski |
1 |
-3 |
-3.0 |
0 |
| Central Connecticut State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Plaskon |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| J. Allen |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| D. Johnson |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| D. Attafah |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| Kent State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Harris |
3 |
94 |
31.3 |
1 |
| L. Floriea |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
0 |
| J. Holmes |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Gardner Jr. |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
0 |
| C. McCray |
3 |
11 |
3.7 |
0 |
| H. Junker |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| Central Connecticut State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Montgomery |
1 |
0 |
| Kent State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| K. Saunders |
1 |
0 |
| J. Williams |
1 |
0 |
| Central Connecticut State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| N. Andrade |
6 |
227 |
37.8 |
| J. Barnum |
2 |
73 |
36.5 |
| Kent State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Smith |
2 |
75 |
37.5 |
| C. Durkin |
1 |
44 |
44.0 |
| Central Connecticut State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Boatwright |
1 |
25 |
25.0 |
| T. Montgomery |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Kent State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Floriea |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
| B. Sheppert |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Central Connecticut State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| E. Howard |
3 |
49 |
16.3 |
| I. Williams |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
| Kent State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. McCray |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
| J. Kelley |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Central Connecticut State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Kent State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
