Seahawks engineer thrilling comeback

BOSTON, Mass. - Josh Letellier caught the go-ahead touchdown for the Salve Regina University football team with 24 seconds left as it defeated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13-10 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon.

#ICYMI @Salve_Football engineered a comeback victory this past Saturday! �� pic.twitter.com/NfEmYMgaUF

— Salve Regina Sports (@SalveAthletics) September 14, 2022

After a scoreless first quarter and most of the second, the Engineers got on the board just 13 seconds before halftime for the 7-0 lead. On a second down pass by Salve's Jack Maguire, MIT first-year Chase Williams (Missoula, Mont.) tipped the ball into the hands of teammate Donald Stralkus (North Brunswick, N.J.) and Stralkus took it 55 yards up the near sideline to the Salve 10-yard line.
 
On the next play, senior Oakley Dehning (Longmont, Colo.) found first-year Collin Vollmer (Cleveland, Ohio) in the corner of the end zone for the 10-yard TD.
 
In the final seconds of the third quarter, the Seahawks used a big play of their own to tie the game up at 7-7. On first down, Salve quarterback Jake Stack hit Keith Sutton with a pass near midfield and Sutton did the rest as he outran the MIT defense for the tying score.
 
The Engineers went back in front with 9:05 remaining in the fourth when sophomore Nico Bulhof (Bryan, Texas) blasted through a 32-yard field for the 10-7 edge for the hosts as that capped a 14-play, 53-yard drive.
 
The score remained that way until the final moments where the Seahawks put together the game-winning drive. After a Bulhof punt pinned the visitors at the nine-yard line with two minutes left, Stack completed a number of passes to get things going and moved down to the MIT 19-yard line on a 33-yard completion to Josh Letellier.
 
The Seahawks took advantage of a defensive pass interference penalty to get down to the four-yard line and on third down, Stack connected again with Letellier for the 13-10 edge. The extra point attempt was blocked by MIT graduate student Paul Calvetti (Ridgewood, N.J.) and the score remained just a three-point game. Salve Regina clinched the win on the next possession as Jack Zingaro picked off Dehning to seal the victory.