BOX SCORE Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Saint Francis football team (4-5, 2-3) held a brief second half lead after a touchdown by E.J. Jenkins on SFU's opening drive of the second half but Duquesne (6-2, 4-0 NEC) responded with the last 10 points to win 30-21.

Redshirt junior Ra'Shaun Henry (Killeen, Texas /Copperas Cove) followed up his 196 yard performance from last week with 11 catches for 183 yards and two touchdowns and redshirt sophomore quarterback Jason Brown (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) notched his third consecutive game with three touchdown passes in the loss.

Duquesne marched down the field on its opening drive but sophomore Brian Lee Jr. put an abrupt end to the drive by jumping in front of a Daniel Parr pass at the goal line and returning it 65 yards into Duquesne territory. The ensuing SFU drive stalled on the Duquesne four and sophomore Trevor Thompson (Columbus, Ohio/Canal Winchester) pulled his 21-yard field goal attempt wide. 

After a Duquesne punt, Brown hit Jenkins for 51 yards on third down and Henry found the end zone for the first of his two touchdowns two plays later, finding a window in the left corner of the Duquesne end zone.

Duquesne answered with a five-play 71-yard drive on the next possession to tie the game at 7-7. 

A second quarter touchdown and field goal put Duquesne up 17-7 but Brown hit Henry up the seam for a 71-yard score to get Saint Francis back in the game late in the second quarter.

The Dukes closed the half with its second field goal as SFU trailed 20-14 at halftime. 

Redshirt junior Calvin Beaty (Cliffwood, N.J./St. John-Vianney) sparked Saint Francis on the opening kickoff of the second half, returning it 33 yards to the Duquesne 42. Freshman Chris Wells (Philadelphia PA/Neumann-Goretti) ran 15 yards on the next play to set up Jenkins' touchdown on a fade route to put SFU in front 21-20.

Duquesne faced a 4th and 4 from the SFU 34 on the ensuing drive, completing an 18-yard pass to the SFU 16. A receiving touchdown on the next play put Duquesne in front 27-21. 

Duquesne went ahead 30-21 with 3:28 to play in the third quarter after its third field goal of the game.

Saint Francis drove into Duquesne territory twice in the fourth quarter but the first drive ended with a lost fumble and the second an interception at the goal line on a Brown heave on 4th and 14.

Inside the Box Score

• Duquesne outgained Saint Francis 389-301.
• The Dukes won the turnover battle 3-1.
• Duquesne won the possession time 37:41 to 22:19
• Duquesne was 7-17 on third down and 3-3 on fourth down while SFU went just 4-12 on third down and 0-3 on fourth down.
• Saint Francis recorded 11 penalties for 92 yards.

Notes

• Brown finished 20-38 with 278 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. 
• Henry's 183 receiving yards came a week after hauling in 196 vs. Sacred Heart. It was his first career multi-touchdown game.
• Jenkins added 58 yards on two receptions and has now scored a touchdown in eight of nine games.
• Wells led the SFU rushing attack with 37 yards on 12 carries. 
• Redshirt sophomore Gio Vonne Sanders (Jeannette, PA/Jeannette) recorded a career-high 11 tackles and had two pass breakups.
• Senior Da'Jon Lee (Falls Church, Va. /Robinson) had nine tackles and two tackles for a loss.

Up Next

The Red Flash face another stiff test next weekend at No. 19 CCSU who is 4-0 in league play and 8-1 overall.