LORETTO, Pa. – Running back Khairi Dickson (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) ran for 177 yards on Senior Day as the Saint Francis football team earned a 21-0 win over in-state rival Robert Morris on Saturday.  The Red Flash improved to 7-3 on the year and 4-1 in NEC play, while the Colonials dropped to 3-7 overall and 1-4 in conference.
 
With Sacred Heart's 28-19 win over Bryant, next week's regular season finale at Duquesne is now set up as a winner-take-all game.  The winner will earn the NEC regular season title and a berth in the FCS Playoffs.  The Dukes, on a bye week, are also 7-3 overall and 4-1 in conference.
 
The Red Flash has seven wins in a season for the fifth time in program history.  SFU also tied a program-high with its fourth conference win of the year.  Saint Francis also finished with a perfect 5-0 record at home to go undefeated at home for the first time since 1971.  However, it's the first time in program-history with five home wins in a season.
 
Saint Francis gained 383 total yards, including 267 on the ground.  Dickson topped 100 yards for the 15th time in his career and 150 yards for the eighth time.  With a run in the first quarter, Dickson passed the 3,000 yard mark for his career and now has 3,170 yards in his SFU career.  He is the third Red Flash running back to top 3,000 yards in a career and is now 244 yards behind Todd Harris (2003-06) for second all-time at SFU.  On the day, Dickson also passed Michael Caputo (2003-06) for third on the all-time list for all-purpose yards.  Dickson now has 3,523 for his career.
 
Sophomore Marcus Bagley (Cleveland Heights, Ohio/Cleveland Heights) also had a big day in the backfield, gaining 113 yards on 14 carries.  It marked the third time this season that both Bagley and Dickson topped 100 yards in a game.
 
Junior Zack Drayer (Hershey, Pa./Hershey ) completed 15-of-22 passes for 116 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.  Drayer also ran for a two-yard score.  Senior Terell Smith (West Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland) led the receiving corps with four catches for 44 yards and a six-yard score.  Freshman Kamron Lewis (Fresno, Calif./Edison) added four receptions for 42 yards, while senior Anthony Abeid (Youngstown, Ohio/Youngstown Christian) had two catches for 14 yards.  Junior tight end Matt Valenzuela (Sterling, Va./Dominion ) also hauled in a six-yard touchdown catch.
 
The SFU defense held Robert Morris to 221 total yards, including just 46 passing.  It marks the third time this season that the Red Flash held an opponent under 100 yards passing. 
 
Senior cornerback DaQuan Minter (Johnstown, Pa./Greater Johnstown) and sophomore cornerback Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) each recorded an interception.  Junior Solomon Leaeno (Kapolei, Hawaii/James Campbell) led the defense with 13 tackles, including four solo and one for loss.  Max Ma'afala-Maiava (Pearl City, Hawaii/Aiea ) added eight tackles, while Semo Sila (Honolulu, Hawaii /Farrington) had seven stops.  Minter also contributed six tackles.
 
The Red Flash scored on its first offensive possession of the game, a six-yard hook up from Drayer to Smith over the middle as Smith reached behind his body to make the grab.  The drive began with a 29-yard strike to Smith for a first down at the RMU 26.  The next play, Dickson gained 18 yards on a run to setup First and Goal at the 8.  Four plays later, Drayer found Smith in the end zone.  Lance Geesey (Harrisburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley)'s extra point gave SFU a 7-0 advantage with 10:49 to go in the first quarter. 
 
After forcing RMU to punt on the ensuing drive, SFU took over at its 28.  The six-play, 72 yard drive, covering 3:46, ended with a two-yard QB sneak by Drayer.  The drive was highlighted by a season-long 69-yard run by Dickson down to the RMU 2.  Geesey's extra point gave the Red Flash a 14-0 lead with 5:36 to go in the first quarter.
 
The Colonials were driving with the ball on the SFU 35, when Malik Duncan (Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Central Catholic) picked off Mathew Barr.  The ball tipped off of the hands of a diving RMU receiver and Duncan made the catch to end the drive.
 
The Colonials were threatening again at the start of the second quarter.  However, on Second and Goal from the 9, Lorenzo Jerome (Sunrise, Fla./J.P. Taravella) picked off Barr in the end zone to end the threat.  Jerome made a nice play near the sideline and kept his feet in bounds.
 
Saint Francis added its third touchdown of the day on another six-yard throw from Drayer to Valenzuela for the tight end's first touchdown catch of the season.  The drive included a 41-yard run by Bagley down to the RMU 7. 
 
Sixteen Red Flash seniors were honored before the game, including Abeid, Matt Camilletti (Bangor, Pa./Pius X), Anthony Damiano (Tamaqua, Pa. /Marian Catholic), Dickson, T.J. Dougherty (West Chester, Pa./West Chester Rustin), Frank Failace (Wayne, N.J./Don Bosco Prep), Abu Fofanah (Westminster, Md./Westminster), Geesey, Roberto Harris-Barron (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic), Ma'afala-Maiava, William Martin (Burlington, N.J./Burlington Twp. ), Kordel McInnis (Sewell, N.J./Washington Twp.), Minter, Angelo Perrucci (Easton, Pa./Wilson Area), Sila and Smith.