NEWARK, Del. – Saint Francis University football fell in its final non-conference game of the 2023 season 42-12 to No. 22 Delaware.
 
What You Need to Know
» Cole Doyle went 12-of-21 with 118 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception and recorded eight rushes for 46 yards.
» Casey McKinney led Saint Francis with four catches for 61 yards and one touchdown.
» Buju Aumua-Tuisavura tied a game high with seven total tackles and added one tackle for loss.
» Jalen Robertson finished with a game-high 1.5 sacks and five total players recorded at least 0.5 sacks for the Red Flash.
 
Turning Points of the Game
After a scoreless first quarter, Saint Francis opened the scoring with a four-yard touchdown to McKinney and took a 7-0 lead. Delaware responded on the ensuing drive on a 30-yard run and tied the game 7-7. Delaware scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter, which included with 12 second remaining, and opened a 21-7 lead at the half.
 
Delaware added two touchdowns in the third quarter before a fourth quarter touchdown capped a 42-0 run for the Blue Hens. Saint Francis scored the game's final touchdown of the game when Nick Whitfield, Jr. hit Luke Edwards for the first touchdown of their respective collegiate careers.
 
Flash Nuggets
McKinney finished the non-conference slate with 16 catches for 244 yards (15.3 yards per reception) and two touchdowns. He led Saint Francis in receiving two of the games.
 
Edwards and Whitfield both saw their first collegiate action on offense. Whitfield finished 5-of-8 with 57 passing yards, one touchdown, one interception and six rushes for 23 yards. Edwards finished with three rushes, 10 rushing yards, one catch for 11 yards and one touchdown.
 
Aakeem Snell (0.5), Carter Glassmyer (0.5) and Andrew Vines (0.5) all earned their first sack with Saint Francis.
 
Aumua-Tuisavura's seven tackles were his most with Saint Francis.
 
Aidan Cirulli recorded four punts with a 41.8 average and pinned two inside the 10-yard line. He is averaging 42.1 yards on 14 punts this season.
 
Next
Saint Francis is set to host Sacred Heart for its first conference game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 12 p.m.