Rock defeats Lock Haven, 31-3, to earn third straight victory

Rock falls in last minutes, 20-17, to Bloomsburg

by DJRamFan

Josh Kniess rushed for a career-high 176 yards to lead The Rock effort

Aug. 28, 2004

Slippery Rock, Pa. - Junior running back Josh Kniess rushed for a career-best 176 yards and scored one touchdown to lead The Rock's effort in a heartbreaking 20-17 loss to visiting Bloomsburg in the 2004 season opener.

Bloomsburg, picked as the team to beat in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's Eastern Division, needed a late-minute touchdown to subdue The Rock, which is picked to finish in the middle of the pack in the PSAC-West race.

The visitors scored the game-winning touchdown one play after The Rock was slapped with a controversial pass interference penalty on a fourth-down play in the end zone.

Redshirt freshman quarterback Nate Crookshank passed for 151 yards in his first collegiate game as The Rock amassed over 300 yards in total offense.

The NCAA Division II Rock has a short week of preparation before travelling to perennial Division I-AA power Youngstown State for a 7:30 p.m. game on Thursday.

SRU then travels to Shepherd (W. Va.) on Sept. 11 before returning home Sept. 18 to entertain Fairmont State (W. Va.).
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-08-28-2004, 12:18 PM
Rock rolls past Lock Haven, 55-7

by DJRamFan

Josh Kniess and Ricardo Stuvaints each rush for two TDs for The Rock
SRU's defense held Lock Haven to zero yards rushing and 48 yards passing

Josh Kniess rushed for 115 yards and two TDs to help lead The Rock to victory

Sept. 24, 2005

Final Stats

Slippery Rock, Pa. - Josh Kniess rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns Saturday night to lead the hosting Rock to a 55-7 win over Lock Haven in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action.

The win was The Rock's first in four games this fall and gave SRU a 1-0 conference record.

Lock Haven suffered its fourth straight loss and fell to 1-4 overall, 0-1 in PSAC-West action.

Ricardo Stuvaints also rushed for two TDs and finished with 75 yards in a backup role for The Rock.

The Rock wasted no time assuming control of the game as Kniess rambled 66 yards for a touchdown on SRU's first play from scrimmage. He later added a eight-yard scoring run.

SRU's defense held Lock Haven to 48 yards in total offense, all via the air. The Bald Eagles gained zero yards on 29 rushing attempts.

The Rock offense finished the game with 463 yards (310 rushing, 163 passing).

The hosts enjoyed 14-0, 34-0 and 48-0 leads at the end of the first three periods of play before Lock Haven -- which had been held scoreless for 15 consecutive quarters -- scored to trim the deficit to 48-7 with 9:23 left in the game.

The Rock entertains California U. of Pa. in a PSAC-West contest next Saturday, while Lock Haven hosts Mansfield in a PSAC "crossover" game.
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-09-25-2005, 04:04 PM
Millersville defeats The Rock with last-minute field goal, 17-14

by DJRamFan

Kniess scores both Rock touchdowns

Josh Kniess scored both Rock touchdowns Saturday

Oct. 16, 2004

Millersville, Pa. - Josh Kniess's 56-yard punt return at the 13:09 mark in the third quarter wasn't enough to hold off Millersville University, which won 17-14 on a last-minute field goal Saturday afternoon.

The Rock's third straight defeat drops its record to 3-5 overall.

Running back Josh Kniess accounted for 139 all-purpose yards. He carried 17 times for 68 yards and returned three punts for 71 yards. He also scored the first Rock touchdown on a six-yard dash in the first quarter.

Quarterback Nate Crookshank completed 12 of 19 passes for 156 yards and zero interceptions. H-back Brandon Richardson posted 112 yards receiving on nine catches.

Millersville outgained The Rock offensively by a 320-291 margin.

Linebacker Greg Baker led The Rock defense for the second consecutive game with a career-high 12 tackles.

Edinboro University will travel to SRU next Saturday for The Rock's homecoming game next Saturday at 6 p.m.
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-10-16-2004, 02:36 PM
Rock earns respect during loss at Youngstown State

by DJRamFan

The hosting Penguins won the game, 35-13, but not without a tooth-and-nail fight

Josh Kniess rushed for more than 100 yards for the second time in as many games this fall

Sept. 3, 2004

Final Stats

Youngstown, Ohio - As odd as it may sound when you look at the final score, the NCAA Division II Rock earned the respect of hosting Division I-AA power Youngstown State in the course of dropping a 35-13 decision.

The Rock held YSU to 56 yards in total offense in the first half and held a 6-0 advantage at halftime.

The Penguins stung SRU for 21 third-quarter points, but five minutes into the fourth and final quarter, SRU trailed by only eight points, 21-13.

In the end, YSU simply had too much firepower for The Rock to overcome. The Penguins finished the game with 364 yards in total offense.

But, in the end, The Rock also had 315 yards in total offense. That marked the second time in as many games this fall that SRU had amassed more than 300 yards in offense.

Leading the way, again for the second time this fall, was junior running back Josh Kniess. The former Slippery Rock Area High School standout had 134 rushing yards to surpass the century mark for, you guessed it, the second time this fall.

Freshman Corey Manfull celebrated his return to his home area of northeastern Ohio by rushing for 52 yards, 18 of which came on his first collegiate touchdown run (10:10 of the final period).

Redshirt freshman quarterback Nate Crookshank passed for 115 yards on a 13-of-30 throwing effort.

Crookshank's favorite receiver was senior H-back Brandon Richardson, a native of northeast Ohio who had career highs in catches and yards with seven and 57, respectively.

Redshirt freshman kicking specialist Ryan Daniel accounted for seven of The Rock's points with a pair of first-half field goals (31 and 26 yards) and a fourth-quarter extra point kick.

The Rock goes in search of that elusive first win on Sept. 11 when it travels to Shepherdsville, W. Va., to take on West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference power Shepherd in a 1 p.m. game.

SRU lost its season opener, 20-17, to Bloomsburg on Aug. 28.
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-09-07-2004, 01:19 PM
Kniess leads Rock past California, 28-21

by DJRamFan

Josh Kniess rushed for 107 yards and two TDs and had 160 yards on four punt returns

Josh Kniess led The Rock attack in the win over California

Oct. 1, 2005

Final Stats

Slippery Rock, Pa. - Josh Kniess rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns and had 160 yards on four punt returns Saturday night to lead The Rock to a 28-21 win over visiting California U. of Pa. in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action.

The win was the second straight for The Rock, which had lost its first three games this fall, and the second in as many PSAC-West games.

California fell to 3-2, 1-1.

The Rock used a ball-control offensive attack to frustrate California's high-octane attack; SRU had the football 38 of the 60 minutes in the game.

SRU also recovered two onside kicks (one by each team), blocked an extra-point kick, intercepted one pass and had 207 yards on kickoff and punt returns.

All three Rock TDs were set up by long punt or kickoff returns.

SRU outgained California by a 346-302 margin behind 220 yards rushing and 126 yards passing.

Corey Manfull had 91 yards and one TD to complement Kniess' rushing effort.

Quarterback Nate Crookshank was 12-of-21 passing for 126 yards and threw two interceptions.

Colin Golden caught five passes for 42 yards and Paul Favers had three receptions for 38 yards to lead The Rock receiving effort.

Brandon Rakszawski, Aaron Berarducci and Clinton Forsha had five tackles each for The Rock defemse.

The Rock travels to archrival Indiana U. of Pa. for a 2 p.m. game next Saturday.
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-10-03-2005, 04:15 PM

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Rock defeats Lock Haven, 31-3, to earn third straight victory

Rock defeats Lock Haven, 31-3, to earn third straight victory

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