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No. 13 Salisbury Football Rallies Past TCNJ 21-9

The Sea Gulls erased a 9-0 first-quarter deficit and opened NJAC play at 1-0 with a Saturday win at Lions Stadium.

College football scoreboard showing a 21-9 road win
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EWING, NEW JERSEY — No. 13 Salisbury football beat The College of New Jersey 21-9 on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Lions Stadium to open New Jersey Athletic Conference play, per the university athletics release and box score.

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Salisbury | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | | TCNJ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | TCNJ led 9-0 after the first quarter. Salisbury answered with 21 unanswered points. SyRus McGowan scored on a nine-yard run in the second quarter. Malachi Dokes scored from four yards in the third. Jason Oakes scored from 13 yards in the fourth. McGowan finished with 95 rushing yards on 15 carries and completed 6 of 9 passes for 83 yards. Salisbury totaled 311 yards, including 228 rushing, and improved to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC. TCNJ is 1-3 and 0-1. The Sea Gulls host Rowan on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 1 p.m. for Homecoming at Sea Gull Stadium.

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