10/16/26
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lackawanna College football gets back out on the road this coming weekend, when the Falcons travel to the southeastern part of the Commonwealth to butt heads with the Golden Rams from West Chester University. Kick is set for Saturday, October 17^th, at 6:00pm ET from Farrell Stadium on campus at West Chester.
 
Game Details
Who: Lackawanna College Falcons (0-6) at West Chester University Golden Rams (3-3)
When: 6pm ET
Where: Farrell Stadium, West Chester University; West Chester, PA
 
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Saturday's contest will have a video livestream available via the PSAC Digital Network and the West Chester Athletics Network. Matt Janus will handle the play-by-play commentary, while Terrance Mainor will provide the color commentary on the broadcast.
 
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Live stats coverage is available and will be updated as the game goes on.
 
The Falcons
Lackawanna College (0-6) fell on the road in its last game to #3/4 Kutztown University, 56-0, with the Golden Bears racking up 458 yards of total offense, including 316 on the ground, while holding Lackawanna College scoreless. The Bears had seven rushing touchdowns on the day, including six in the first half alone, and they also returned an interception for touchdown early in the third quarter. Lackawanna had just 144 yards of total offense, while going 4-for-14 on third downs. You can read the full recap HERE.
 
On the season, Lackawanna is averaging 7.5 points per game, while giving up 41.3 per contest this year. Opponents are averaging 391 yards per game in offense, including over 200 on the ground and 191 through the air, while the Falcons are averaging 217 yards of total offense per game, posting 86 per game on the ground and 131 per game through the air. The Falcons are 25.3% on third downs, while their opponents are 42.6%. Lackawanna has thrown 14 interceptions and has lost two fumbles, while the opposition has three interceptions and a pair of fumbles this year.
 
Quarterbacks David Naniewicz (Scott Twp., PA) and Laivon Balthazar (Perth Amboy, NJ) have both seen time this year, with Naniewicz starting the last five games. Naniewicz, a first-year player, is 68-for-128 for 557 yards, two touchdowns, and ten interceptions. He's also run 36 times, gaining 92 yards but losing 101 on the year, getting sacked 13 times this season, including three times against Bloomsburg (10/3). Naniewicz threw for a season-high 224 yards against Clarion, throwing two touchdowns and four interceptions in the loss on September 19^th. He was held to 7-for-14 for just 31 yards against Kutztown, playing most of the first half. Balthazar, a second-year player, started against Monroe and has seen time in five games this season, going 25-for-42 for 233 yards in his action, with four interceptions. He has 41 net yards rushing on 30 attempts this year, getting sacked six times this season. He threw for a season-high 81 yards against Monroe to open the year on September 4^th, and he was 6-for-9 for 40 yards and two interceptions off the bench last week against Kutztown.
 
Third-year back Jalen Fletcher (Bethlehem, PA) has 267 yards on 86 carries and has scored three touchdowns. He ran for a season-best 108 yards against Clarion on September 19^th. Fletch was held to 58 yards, his second-highest total this season, on 20 carries against Kutztown last weekend. He has had at least three catches in five of the six games this season, and is third on the Falcons with 17 grabs for 86 yards. Second-year back Daniel McConomy (Middletown, DE) has 35 carries for 90 yards this season, posting 64 yards and catching a pair of balls against Seton Hill (9/12). He had five carries for just eight yards against the rugged Kutztown defense. He also has eight catches for 15 yards coming out of the backfield this season.
 
Second-year wideout Khi'Lee Patterson (Fox Chapel, PA) leads the Falcons with a team-high 19 catches for 139 yards this year, averaging 23.2 yards per game. Khi'Lee has a pair of games with five catches this season, posting five grabs for 39 yards against both Monroe (9/4) and ESU (9/26). He had just one grab for seven yards against Kutztown. Third-year receiver Keaon Jenkins (Wayne, NJ) has 15 catches this season, leading the team with 224 yards receiving and a touchdown. Jenkins had 103 yards on five catches against Monroe (9/4), and he had four catches for 50 yards and a one-handed touchdown against Clarion (9/19). He had one catch for eight yards against Kutztown last weekend. Third-year receiver Jamal Jefferson, Jr. (Euclid, OH) is second on the team with 18 grabs for 175 yards and a touchdown this year. Jefferson had a season-best five catches for 77 yards and his touchdown against Clarion (9/19). Jefferson had four catches for 30 yards in the loss to Kutztown last weekend.
 
Defensively, second-year linebacker Brodie Daugherty (Manheim, PA) leads the team with 13 solo tackles and 31 total stops this year, posting 3.0 TFLs and one sack this year. Daugherty had seven solo stops against Monroe (9/4). He had five total tackles against Bloomsburg (10/3), but was held to just two tackles against Kutztown last weekend. Fellow linebacker Rashon Giddens (Norristown, PA) has 26 total stops, on 13 solo tackles and 13 assists, and he leads the team with 4.0 TFLs and a sack, while also recovering a pair of fumbles, including one on a blocked kick that he returned for a touchdown against Monroe. He did not play against Clarion and East Stroudsburg, but had three total tackles and 0.5 TFLs against Bloomsburg (10/3), then followed that up with seven total stops, including five solo tackles, against Kutztown. Second-year defensive back Keyonte Davis (Washington, D.C.) has 20 total tackles, tied for third on the team, with 12 solo stops and eight assists, while posting five pass break-ups. Davis had a season-best six tackles against East Stroudsburg. He had four total tackles and two pass break-ups against Bloomsburg on October 3^rd, then had two tackles and another PBU against Kutztown last weekend. Third-year safety Billy Maloney (Scranton, PA) has 20 total tackles, 13 solos, this season. Maloney had a breakout performance against East Stroudsburg (9/26), posting four solo stops and six total tackles in the loss. He had five total tackles in the loss to Bloomsburg, and added three more stops against Kutztown.
 
Second-year kicker Isiah Rodriguez (Old Forge, PA) is 2-for-3 on field goals this year, hitting a 26-yarder against Seton Hill and a 33-yarder against Bloomsburg, with the other kick getting blocked. I-Rod is 3-for-4 on extra points. Second-year punter Samuel Magnotta (Roaring Brook Twp., PA) averages 35.6 yards per punt and has a long of 52 yards this season, with five punts placed inside the opponents' 20-yard line this season.
 
Lackawanna is led by veteran leader Mark Ross, who was named as the next head football coach at Lackawanna College, the third in program history, in December 2025. Ross has been coaching since pursuing his master's degree at East Stroudsburg in the 1990's, going from coaching defensive ends with the Warriors to working at Ithaca for eleven seasons at the Division III level, becoming Defensive Coordinator for his final four seasons with the Bombers. Ross then moved on to Misericordia University, where he became a head coach for the brand-new program in 2011. He spent nine seasons as the head coach at Misericordia, winning eight games and getting the Cougars to a postseason bowl for the first time in history in 2018. When the COVID-19 pandemic took out the 2020 season, Ross left Misericordia to be the defensive coordinator at Bloomsburg for three seasons in the PSAC. After that, he went to Cornell to serve as Director of Football Operations for a year with the Big Red, and then eventually made his way to Lackawanna.
 
The Golden Rams
West Chester (3-3) enters the weekend sitting in fifth place in the PSAC East standings at 1-2, tied with Shippensburg but ahead of the Raiders because of their overall record. Kutztown and East Stroudsburg are on top at 2-0, while Shepherd is in third at 2-1, and Bloomsburg is in fourth at 1-1 in conference play. Millersville is at the bottom, 0-3 on the year.
 
West Chester comes into the weekend on a two-game skid, suffering back-to-back double-digit losses to two teams (ESU and Shepherd) with a combined 10-2 record overall this season. Those two squads' only losses came to Kutztown (Shepherd) and Slippery Rock (ESU). West Chester was in both games with ESU and Shepherd, who are both vying to challenge in the PSAC East, but the Golden Rams were shut down on offense, while both ESU and Shepherd racked up rushing yards. Shepherd beat WCU 28-14 last weekend in West Chester, posting 25 first downs and rushing for 213 yards, while WCU had 118 yards rushing and 238 yards overall on offense. West Chester had two turnovers, including an interception and a fumble. Trailing 14-7, the Golden Rams got the ball to midfield in the third, but threw an interception on a downfield pass deep in Shepherd territory, which the Rams converted into points a few plays later on a 50-yard touchdown run. WCU stumbled on its next drive, fumbling at midfield, and then went for it on its next drive on fourth-down deep in its own territory, but Shepherd got the stop and scored early in the fourth to go ahead 28-7. WCU added a touchdown on its next drive, but Shepherd ran out the final nine minutes with a killer drive, converting five first downs, including three third-downs.
 
This season, West Chester is averaging 21.7 points per game, while giving up 22.5. The Golden Rams rush for about 114 yards per game this season, eleventh in the PSAC, while the defense is giving up 171 yards per game on the ground, also eleventh in the conference. West Chester's pass offense is 12th in the PSAC at 173 yards per game through the air, while the defense gives up just 147 yards per game, second-best in the conference. Overall, WCU is the worst team in the conference in total offense, averaging 287.3 yards per game, about a half-a-yard worse than Gannon. The Golden Rams are fifth, however, in total defense, giving up 318.7 yards per game. The Rams convert at 36.8% on third downs this season, while their opponents convert at around 45%. The Golden Rams average just below 18 first downs per game. The defense has ten sacks on the year, and has taken the ball away five times, while the offense has given the ball away eleven times, including seven interceptions.
 
Redshirt junior Colin O'Sullivan is the QB, going 91-for-156 (58.3) for 973 yards, six touchdowns, and seven INTs. O'Sullivan's best game came against Edinboro, throwing for a season-best 231 yards and two TDs. He had 120 yards passing, one TD, and one INT vs. Shepherd.
 
Redshirt first-year Mikhail Johnson is the main feature back, rushing for a team-high 73 attempts and 327 yards and two TD. Johnson ran for 103 yards in the opener against Lincoln, but hasn't topped that since. He ran for just 25 yards against Shepherd. Johnson is joined the backfield by redshirt junior Future Robertson, who has 45 carries for 227 yards and two touchdowns. Robertson had two touchdowns, one rushing and another receiving, in the loss to ESU, and had a season-high 79 yards rushing against Shepherd.
 
Redshirt junior Dylan McKenzie is the main wideout threat, hauling in a team-best 24 grabs for 299 yards. McKenzie had a season-high six catches for 80 yards in the loss to ESU. He had two catches for eleven yards against Shepherd. Robertson has 15 catches for 109 yards and one touchdown, while Johnson has eleven catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
 
Defensively, redshirt senior linebacker Ricardo Delgado has a team-best 47 tackles, 15 solos, and three tackles-for-loss this season. Delgado set a season-high with 12 tackles against Millersville. He had seven tackles against Shepherd. Senior linebacker Luke Trunell is second on the team with 41 total tackles, eight solo stops, and three tackles-for-loss, along with an interception on the year.
 
Redshirt sophomore Tommy Pajic is the kickoff specialist and handles the field goals, going 4-for-5 on the season. He averages 60 yards per kickoff and has six touchbacks on the season. Fellow redshirt sophomore Rylan Zuk handles the extra points, going 11-for-12 on the season. Junior punter Jack Corrigan averages 37.8 yards per punt this season, with a long of 59 yards. He has put five inside the 20-yard line this year.
 
The head coach for West Chester is Charles "Duke" Greco, now in his third season with West Chester. "Duke" has won eleven games in his brief stint with the Golden Rams, but is the second-straight head coach to face the Falcons this season who previously coached at Delaware Valley University. Jim Clements, head coach at Kutztown, coached at DV and left for Kutztown in 2014, and Greco took over, turning the Aggies into a perennial champion in the MAC in Division III. His teams won 91 games and made six NCAA tournament appearances. He also has familiarity with Lackawanna College, as DVU's JV squad played against Lackawanna College in 2018. Coach Greco has won four games in each of his first two seasons with the purple and gold. Despite the records, he has had narrow losses in each of his three seasons. Before taking over for Clements at DVU, he was the offensive coordinator for eight seasons and an assistant for a total of eleven years with the Aggies. Greco was a quarterback as an undergrad at Delaware Valley University, throwing for 28 touchdowns and 2,405 yards in his senior season.
 
Next
Lackawanna College football is back home for its next contest, when the Falcons are set to host the Shippensburg University Raiders in a first-ever clash on Saturday, October 24^th. Kickoff is set for 1:00pm ET at PenFed Field at Scranton's Memorial Stadium, and the game is the Pink Out game for breast cancer awareness.