GLASSBORO, NJ -- Rowan suffered a 44-21 defeat at home to Ursinus Saturday evening at Coach Richard Wackar Stadium.

The Profs had 104 total yards in the first half, but a 52-yard interception return to the house from Eric Bryant helped the defense stay at 21-7 at the break. Rowan added two big offensive scoring plays in the fourth quarter as Nunes Bukula IV ran off a 65-yard TD scamper and Corey Gordon hauled in a 75-yard bomb from quarterback Thomas Goldsborough. The Profs put together 179 yards of offense in the final 15 minutes but could not overcome a frustrating three quarters.

The Bears Jalen Bradford threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while adding 45 yards on the ground. Ursinus gained 213 total yards rushing topped by Tony Holden's game-high 102. Dawson Fresses added two scores on 56 yards.

Fresses opened the scoring on the Bears' second drive of the game after the defense stopped Rowan on a 4th and 1 from the Ursinus 49. Seven plays later, Fresses scampered in from the 2-yard line for its first points. The Prof defense recovered a fumble on the next Ursinus possession at midfield but had to punt after a three and out.

Rowan marched 57 yards on 11 plays to get it down to the Ursinus 28 on its next chance with the ball but was stymied on a fourth and 5 from deep in visitor territory. Three plays after the turnover on downs, Bryant hit Cameron Dennis on a 48-yard touchdown pass for a 14-0 lead.

Bryant ran back his second interception for a score this season as he hauled in a deflected pass along the right sideline for 52 yards at the 1:10 mark of the second to get the home team on the board. The Bears countered with a quick five-play, 80-yard drive that took just under a minute capped off with Bradford's TD toss to Cody House, where the visitors went into the half up, 21-7.

The Prof defense recovered another fumble forced by Aeneas Williams later in the third but could not get further than its own 39. Ursinus would get the ball back after a punt and drive down to the Rowan 13. Jordan Carr added a 30-yard field goal to cap the drive. Holden would grab a 29-yard TD pass from Bradford with 12:57 in the fourth and later the defense ran back a fumble off a quarterback sack 39 yards for a score.

Bryant led the Profs with a career-high nine tackles with Vincent Guarino making seven stops. Rookie Carter Williams contributed four stops, along with a sack and 2.5 tackles for losses. Additionally, Robinson, John Perez, and Eric Hill each had six tackles.

Brett Gross recorded 14 tackles and added that fumble recovery for a score in the fourth for Ursinus.

Rowan has a bye next weekend and will return to action on Saturday, September 30th when nationally-ranked Johns Hopkins visits Glassboro for Family Weekend in a 1 p.m. start.