DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Powered by touchdowns from six different players – including three from rookie rusher Jayson Dyer – the UMass Dartmouth football team posted a 62-14 win over Dean College on Senior Day in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday at Cressy Field. The Corsairs move to 3-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play.
 
Prior to the game, the Corsairs honored their 20 members of the senior class including defensive edge and captain Owen Dunker, running back and captain Mekhi Wilson, defensive backs Bryant Lopes and Xavier Lopes – also a captain, quarterback JC Petrongolo, defensive back Daniel Knowlton, defensive back Shane Longin, defensive back and captain Conner Robidoux, tight end Branden Schenck, wide receiver Peter Popowich, tight end Danny Cummings, offensive linemen Luis Santos, Ezrah Hatcher (captain) and Sebastian Perez (captain), linebacker Oli Dede, offensive linemen Patrick Sennott, Kevin Moura (captain) and Patrick Daley, along with tight end and captain Isaiah Augustus and defensive edge Jordan D'Amico.
 
Dyer recorded 159 yards on the ground, carrying the ball nine times for three touchdowns – including a long of 57-yards. He finished just one yard shy of his career-best mark for yards in a game, while posting a career single-game high with the three scores. Sophomore quarterback Logan Gelinas finished with 64 yards and a touchdown score, while also going 8-for-8 in the pocket with 61 total yards.
 
Petrongolo went 5-for-5 with 128 yards and two touchdowns, including a long pass of 51 yards, while sophomore Jackson Hart was 1-for-1 with seven yards and a touchdown. In the air, sophomore Jayden Francois caught a 51-yard pass for a touchdown, while classmate Markus Andrews had 40 yards in the air on two receptions for a score.
 
Defensively, the Corsairs were led by junior Matteo Pina, who posted six solo tackles and one assisted for seven total. He had two tackles for a loss of 10 yards with a sack for a loss of eight yards. Robidoux recorded three solo tackles with a sack for a loss of two yards, while rookie Bernardo Bannis had a sack for a loss of 15 yards. On the day, the Corsairs defense recorded seven total sacks for 50 yards, allowing -7 rushing yards with just 208 total yards of offense on the day.
 
The Corsairs opened the scoring with two straight Dyer touchdowns in the opening quarter. Dean responded as Jamar Lopes caught a 44-yard pass to cut the deficit to 14-7, but Dyer and Andrews each added scores to close out the quarter with UMD up 28-7.
 
Second quarter action saw a 51-yard touchdown reception from Francois, along with a 13-yard catch in the endzone by Popowich to build up a 42-7 lead at halftime. Out of the break, Gelinas pushed the Corsairs ahead as he ran the ball 64 yards, breaking through the Dean defense for his first collegiate touchdown at 8:21.
 
The visiting Bulldogs added a score late in the third, but rushing touchdowns from sophomore Christian Morales and rookie Chris Soto in the final quarter of play. It marked the first career touchdowns for both rushers.
 
UMass Dartmouth is back in action on Saturday, traveling to Westfield State for a 12pm MASCAC showdown.