Box Score GLASSBORO, NJ – The Rowan University football team defeated Southern Virginia University, 25-6 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) contest on Saturday afternoon.
 
Running back Withler Marcelin (jr. Ocean Twp., NJ/Ocean Twp.) gained 76 yards rushing on 25 carries. Running back Jahsiem Rover (fr. Burlington Twp., NJ/Burlington Twp.) added 24 yards on five attempts. Quarterback Bill McCarty (jr. Williamstown, NJ/Williamstown) was 5-of-10 for 98 yards and one touchdown. Wide receiver Russ Forchion (jr. Clementon, NJ/Hammonton) caught three passes for 67 yards and one score.
 
Defensive end Chris Alvarez (sr. Cliffside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) and linebacker Tyler Jenkins (sr. Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) finished with 10 and nine tackles respectively. Alvarez also had 3.5 tackles for a loss (11 yards). Linebacker John Barillo (fr. Ventnor, NJ/St. Augustine Prep) contributed with seven stops. Defensive backs Bobby Barbieri (so. Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) and Eddie Davis (jr. Camden, NJ/Camden) and linebacker Darren Dungee (jr. Morristown, NJ/Morristown) each recorded an interception.
 
Southern Virginia quarterback Mitch Stevenson (sr. Muskogee, OK/Muskogee) completed 11 passes in 29 attempts for 96 yards. Running back Jerry Washington (sr. Gloucester, VA/Gloucester) ran the ball 18 times for 26 yards. Wide receiver Angel Medina (jr. West Valley, UT/Utah Valley University) registered 37 yards.
 
Linebacker Colter Evans (sr. Wayan, ID/Soda Springs) accumulated eight tackles and linebacker Steven Scott (jr. Riverdale, UT/Bonneville) had seven. Defensive linemen Sam Mellor (jr. Colfax, VA/Colfax) and Keaton Epps (sr. Wake Forest, NC/Wake Forest) each tallied one sack and two tackles for a loss.
 
The Profs opened the scoring in the first quarter. After a Southern Virginia punt, McCarty found Forchion on the first play of the drive for a 59-yard touchdown. Kicker Tyler Knighton (fr. Gibbstown, NJ/Paulsboro) converted the extra point for a 7-0 lead (7:29). Late in the first, the Knights reached the Rowan 31 before Stevenson was picked off by Davis on fourth down.
 
Southern Virginia's first possession of the second quarter ended with an interception by Barbieri. He returned the ball 17 yards for a TD. Knighton's point after gave the Profs a 14-0 advantage (13:55). A 37-yard pass from Stevenson to Medina set up a one-yard score by Stevenson on the last play of the half. The PAT attempt was blocked by Davis and Sanchez brought it back for a defensive two-point conversion, giving Rowan a 16-6 halftime lead.
 
With 7:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, Knighton added three points with a 32-yard field goal and the Profs led 19-6. Dungee intercepted quarterback Rex Winslow (so. Ventura, CA/Buena) and returned it 31 yards to the end zone. The extra point attempt failed and Rowan was up 25-6 (3:40).
 
Rowan hosts Kean University in the final home tilt of the regular season on Saturday, November 8 at 1 p.m.