Utica, NY- The Alfred State football team drops a hard-fought game against RV Utica Pioneers, 45-13. The ASC Pioneers falls to 2-2 on the season, and 0-1 in conference play.

Noah Currier led the way for the Pioneers as he tallied 53 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown. He also put in an 83-yard kick return touchdown.  Justin Horvath went 14-26 for 97 yards. Elijah Georges notched seven receptions for 43 yards. On the defensive end, Chris Bergman tallied 15 tackles, while Aaron Ellis notched nine tackles including a 20-yard sack.

After a grind it out first quarter, Alfred State found themselves trailing 7-0 going into the second quarter. Utica opened the second quarter with two scores before the Pioneers found the endzone to get their first touchdown in E8 conference play. From 2^nd and 16 on their own 26-yard line, Justin Horvath found Elijah Georges on back-to-back plays, the first was a four-yard completion followed by a 13-yard completion. A few plays later, Horvath found Currier for a seven-yard completion to enter Utica territory. Rafael Class was the next Horvath completion that went for 12 yards to put the Pios on Utica's 31-yard line. On the next play, Currier broke a few tackles on his way to a 31-yard touchdown rush up the middle to make it a 21-7 game. Utica was able to score twice before the halftime break for the 35-7 lead.

After only allowing a field goal in the third quarter, the Pioneers forced a turnover late in the fourth but could not capitalize on it. After a Utica touchdown a few possessions later, Currier took the kickoff back for a 83-yard return touchdown to cut into the deficit, but Alfred State could not get any closer as Utica went on to win, 45-13. The Pioneers will return home for a game against SUNY Morrisville with kickoff set for noon.