Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Sports

Bears tack on another Win!

Any win is a good win, but when the Bears of Bridgewater State College faced off against division rival Fitchburg State after last Saturday's game, it seemed that some wins prove to be better than others.

The Bears won their fourth game bringing their Bogan Division record to 2-0 and their overall record to 3-1 as a result of the hard-fought 15-7 win over the Falcons. Fitchburg was the only team to come through with a win against Bridgewater in the regular season last year had some payback coming.

"We had some animosity toward this team from years past," said BSC head coach Chuck Denune. "It was a real important game and was a huge win to give our home crowd."

Defensively, the Bears had a strong game halting Fitchburg's passing game all day. On the Falcons' second drive, Bridgewater State College senior safety, Zane Fyfe, made his first of two interceptions along with a pass breakup, a fumble recovery, and five tackles. Fyfe was also honored with the NEFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts in the game.

"They were pretty good up the middle and got a few lucky passes on us, but the defense was solid," said Fyfe. "It was a good win."

The interception soon turned into a Bridgewater 27 yard field goal by sophomore kicker Brian DiCristoforo putting three on the board for the home team. Bridgewater's tentative defense continued to make crisp plays and soon forced a fumble which was recovered by Fyfe. On the next three Fitchburg possessions, Bridgewater's defense forced them to punt. The Falcons would only see the goal line once in the entire game.

With less than two minutes left on the board in the first half, Bridgewater State College's offense took control of the game. A short, yet effective wide receiver pass from quarterback Greg Borsari to wide receiver Chris Joyce and then to the other wide receiver Nate Stearns for 27 yards built a base for the offense to mount an attack into the end zone.

Borsari then passed to Jesse Texeira to the Fitchburg one-yard line. The ball was then punched in by senior tri-captain running back Matt Maroon for six points. Maroon ended with 20 carries and completed the game with 55 yards rushing. The Bridgewater State College's PAT failed to make it through the uprights leaving the score 9-0 at halftime.

After a frustrating first half, the Falcons were looking for a better second half where they could get their offense working and put points on the board.

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