ITHACA, NY - Ithaca College running back Jamie Donovan took 20 carries for 170 yards and three touchdowns to pace the Bombers in a 52-14 conference win over the Pioneers on Saturday afternoon at Butterfield Stadium in Ithaca, NY.

Ithaca opened up the game with a 17-0 run on a 78-yard punt return by Matt Tosh, a 27-yard interception return by Charlie Stephens, and a 25-yard field goal by Brett Kitenplon.

The Pioneers responded, pushing the score to 17-7 midway through the second quarter, with their only offensive touchdown of the day on a 35-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Nick Martin (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) to freshman receiver James Proniewych (Medford, NY/Patchogue-Medford).

The Bombers would add five unanswered touchdowns on three Donovan rushes, a one-yard dash from Jeff O'Hara, and a five-yard pass from Tayer Ashkar to Mike Oertel.

Utica's Anthony Venturino (Utica, NY/DeSales), who led the defensive unit with 11 tackles, took a fumble recovery 34-yards to account for the team's only other score on the afternoon.

The Ithaca offensive squad tallied 250 yards on the ground and 146 yards passing, while Utica generated 51 yards rushing and 107 yards in the air.

Martin completed 8-of-18 passing attempts with two interceptions and one touchdown to lead the Pioneer passing attack, while sophomore running back Tyrell Robinson (Middletown, NY/Middletown) netted 46 yards on 18 carries to pace the ground game. Proniewych caught four passes for 57 yards, including the long 35-yard end zone delivery.

The Pioneer defensive effort featured an 11-tackle performance from sophomore defensive back Marcus Maroney (Utica, NY/Lockport), and a 10-tackle outing from senior defensive back JP Lignowski (Walden, NY/Valley Central). Senior defensive back Dominic Tripp (Utica, NY/New Hartford) finished the afternoon with seven tackles and a 39-yard interception return, and sophomore linebacker Jim Tedesco (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) tallied six tackles and an interception to round out the defensive unit's top individual performers.

Junior Jeff Muha (Boonville, NY/Adirondack) averaged 44.2 yards per punt over eight kicks, including a long of 64 yards.

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