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#23 Football Tops Norwich 44-7

Kelly Gordon became the first Bomber in 20 years to return the opening kickoff for a touchdown
Northfield, Vt.— Kelly Gordon opened the game with a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and the 23rd-ranked Bombers cruised to a 44-7 win at Norwich.

Justin Kulp posted career-best totals of three touchdowns and 62 rushing yards. Kulp scored on touchdown runs of three, one and 12 yards, gaining 62 yards on 16 attempts despite not carrying the ball in the first half. Jamie Donovan ran for a game-high 82 yards and scored on a 10-yard run; he raised his career total to 2,422 rushing yards, moving into third on Ithaca's all-time list.

Dan Juvan completed 14 of 20 passes for 168 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown pass to Brian Seamus Hogan. Patrick Heenehan led Ithaca with five catches for 43 yards. Alex Baez gained 64 yards on six carries.

The Bombers held Norwich to 193 yards of total offense and two-of-14 success on third and fourth down. The Cadets lost yardage on 13 of their 52 offensive plays. Mike Nowak collected six tackles, with two for loss, and broke up two passes (including one on a fourth-down play). Matt Scalice recorded six tackles, with a career-best three for loss.

Joe Napoleone and Tom Blumenauer were both in one two tackles for loss. Sophomore cornerback Matt Samela picked up his first career sack; he forced a Cadet fumble on the play and recovered it himself. Senior linebacker Quentin Kiah recorded his team-best fourth sack. Junior linebacker Ray Lake forced a Norwich fumble that sophomore linebacker Blaine Laughlin recovered to set up a Bomber touchdown.

Gordon's 92-yard kickoff return to open the game marked the first time in 20 years that a Bomber ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown; his fourth career return touchdown (two kickoffs, two punts), moved him into second on Ithaca's career list. Brett Kitenplon added extra points after four of Ithaca's five touchdowns and kicked a 33-yard field goal on the last play of the first half, raising his career total to 253 points— second on the program's all-time list. Sophomore Bryan Gardner averaged 35.2 yards per punt on five kicks (including a career-long 50-yard effort); none was returned.