The William Paterson Pioneers (0-9, 0-6 NJAC) hosted the No. 24 Rowan Profs (7-2, 5-1 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Rowan took a 7-0 lead early in the first quarter and did not look back after a muffed punt deep in Pioneer territory led to a 12-yard touchdown run by Taylor Shakur. Rowan’s defense forced a turnover before halftime that set up a 33-yard field goal by kicker Gavin Wray. The Profs went into halftime with a 31-0 lead over the Pioneers.
Coming out of the half, Rowan kept on scoring. By the end of the third quarter, it was 44-0 in favor of Rowan. However, William Paterson would get their first points on the day after an 81-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Pioneers defensive back Ramir Bellazin with a little less than eight minutes left on the game.
Bellazin also totaled six tackles on the day.
Those were not the last points scored, though, as Rowan would score one more time to win 51-6 and improve to 7-2.
Rowan’s offense put up 381 yards of offense compared to William Paterson’s 88 yards.
Rowan running back Nunes Bukula, IV had two touchdowns against William Paterson to become Rowan’s all-time leader in touchdowns. Bukula ran for 60 yards on 10 carries and added five catches for 20 receiving yards. He found the end zone twice, giving him a total of 40 career touchdowns.
Wide receiver Michael Zarfati had 120 receiving yards and three touchdowns. All three touchdowns came from quarterback Nate Maiers, who finished with 165-yards on 15-of-23 passing.
William Paterson will visit Vermont State Castleton next week. Both of which are winless in NJAC play.
Rowan will host Montclair State in the third-annual “Breakfast Bowl” in Glassboro, Friday, Nov. 13.
