University of Albany FCS Football's Buddy Leathley Leads Gold to 14-7 Win Over Purple in Football's Spring Scrimmage Game - UAlbany Sports 2010

Albany, N.Y. - Ben Miseikis scored on a two-yard run with 8:09 remaining to lead Gold to a 14-7 victory over Purple in the University at Albany's annual spring football intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday, April 24 at University Field.

Gold quarterback Buddy Leathley set up the game-winning touchdown when he rolled to his right and hit fullback Ben Carl with a 20-yard reception. Miseikis, who ran for 42 yards on 12 carries, powered his way over right guard to the end zone. Defensive tackle Zach Gallo helped preserve his team's winning margin when he hit quarterback Dan Di Lella as he threw a fourth-down pass at the Gold 18-yard line on the scrimmage's last play.

Leathley, a redshirt freshman, used the two-minute drill at the end of the first half to help draw his team even at seven apiece. He fired an eight-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Ryan Kirchner with three seconds left before the break. Leathley connected on 19 of 31 attempts for 179 yards.

Purple took a 7-0 lead in the second period when Tramaine Wilson reached paydirt on a 22-yard scamper. Wilson, a redshirt freshman tailback who rushed for 62 yards on nine carries, broke through the left side of the line on his way to the goal line.

"I was impressed with the enthusiasm and the good thing was we were injury free," UAlbany head coach Bob Ford said. "We threw the ball and ran the ball well, but I was not happy that we put it on the ground a couple of times. We flew to the football on defense and there were some vicious hits."

Gold's Kirchner had four receptions for 41 yards and one touchdown, while Carl caught four passes for 47 more. Jason Poore was Purple's top receiver, as he hauled in four passes for 57 yards. Di DiLella went 14-of-27 through the air for 172 yards.

"We played together as a team and the offensive line did a great job of blocking," said Miseikis, who missed all of last fall following knee surgery. "The defense had some big hits and knocked down some passes."

Paw Prints: The Purple and Gold played four 12-minute quarters ... the two teams combined 102 official plays in the controlled scrimmage ... Gold edged Purple in total yards, 252 to 240 ... Gold won for the second straight year after recording a 10-3 victory last April 18th ... Gold defensive end Eddie Delaney led all defenders with seven tackles, including 1.5 sacks ... ILB Jon Morgan had five tackles, while OLB Chris Blais added four unassisted hits, including one sack ... safety Justin Hassan broke up three passes, while Rutgers transfer Rob Cervini totaled three tackles, one PBU and one fumble recovery ... Purple wide receiver Bryon King caught three passes for 70 yards ... ILB Chris Wilk and safety Justinian Mason each had five tackles for the Purple ... Jake Ciccarello, a junior safety, piled up four tackles with a sack ... UAlbany opens its 2010 schedule at Colonial Athletic Association Maine on Thursday, Sept. 2.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information