Palestine, TX – The Monroe University football team fell to No. 12 Trinity Valley Community College on Saturday evening, 38-10, dropping its first game of the season.
The Mustangs had a scorching start as sophomore
Jayden Young connected with redshirt sophomore
Evan Harrington for a 33-yard touchdown on third down. Young rolled out left under heavy pressure to find a leaping Harrington in the end zone.
Within five minutes of the contests start, Monroe had the Cardinals feeling the pressure. But the momentum jolt was short-lived as Trinity Valley rattled off four consecutive touchdowns to enter the intermission up 28-7.
After Trinity Valley made it 31-7 to open the second half, sophomore
Joseph Wright tacked on a 31-yard field goal to shrink the deficit back to 28. However, the nationally-ranked Cardinals ran the clock out enough to limit Monroe's opportunities at mounting an impressive comeback.
Monroe now sits at 1-1 on the season and will look ahead to its home opener following a bye week on Saturday, September 20, at 1:00 pm against Division III No. 1 College of DuPage.
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE UNIVERSITY
The athletic program at Monroe University encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as the Monroe University marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
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