DUDLEY, Mass. - The Husson University Eagles (6-2, 3-1) defeated Nichols College (2-6, 0-4), 14-12, on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) action at Vendetti Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Nichols led 3-0 at the end of the first as Vincent Mallozzi capped a five-play, 60-yard drive with a 21 yard field goal. A three-yard rushing touchdown by Nic Visser in the closing moments gave the Eagles a 7-3 lead heading into the intermission.

The Eagles pushed their lead to eleven when Visser found a wide open Tyler Halls for a 28-yard touchdown pass with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter. The Bison cut the deficit to 14-6 after Mallozzi booted his second field goal of the game, this time from 23-yards out.

On their next possession, Archie Killian hauled in a six-yard pass from Alpha Barry on fourth-and-four to bring the Bison to within two at 14-12. The ensuing two-point conversion failed thanks to defensive pressure from Frank Curran.

The Eagles collected three first downs on their next drive to run out the clock.

FOR HUSSON:

• Garrett Poussard carried the ball 25 times for 91 yards.
• Visser completed 11-of-23 pass attempts for 174 yards with a touchdown pass. He also added a rushing TD.
• Jon Bell caught three passes for 60 yards and ran the ball twice for 15 yards.
• Halls finished the game with 48 yards off three catches with a touchdown catch.
• Aidan Hogan led the team with four catches for 60 yards.  
• Tucker Buzzell finished the game with ten tackles (six solo, four assisted, 1.0 TFL).
• Curran registered seven tackles (three solo, four assisted, 1.0 TFL).

FOR NICHOLS:

• Barry completed 10-of-21 pass attempts for 189 yards with a touchdown and carried the ball 12 times for 56 yards.
• Hunter Ferreira caught two passes for 64 yards.
• Earl Jones tallied 11 tackles (eight solo) and also recorded an interception.

NEXT!

Husson will return home next Saturday for their final home game of season when they host Salve Regina on Senior Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.