ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. – The Navy sprint football team (4-1) posted a 34-0 victory over Collegiate Sprint Football League newcomer Molloy (0-5) on Friday evening at the Mitchel Field Athletic Complex. The Midshipmen out rushed the Lions, 205-to-25, scoring five rushing touchdowns in the game.
 
"Our guys wanted to come back from the bye week and were focused all week on getting better," head coach Captain Carter Reading, USMC said after the game. "The guys came out tonight and played a clean, hard game. Molloy fought hard, but our guys were up to the challenge."
 
The Midshipmen relied heavily on their ground attack, finishing the game with 205 rushing yards on 37 attempts for a 5.5 yards per carry average. The Mids capitalized on the strong rushing performance, finding the end zone five times on the ground. Hunter Gennicks and Broderick Freeman scored a pair of rushing touchdowns apiece. Gennicks averaged 6.6 yards per carry, finishing with 66 yards on 10 carries, while Freeman averaged 8.8 yards per rush, notching 53 yards on six carries. Ibi Denson led the team with 71 rushing yards on 11 attempts for a 6.5 yards per carry average, scoring the Mids' fifth and final touchdown.
 
Navy used three quarterbacks in the game as Luke Wagner, Luke O'Connell, and J.P. Bobo finished a combined 7-for-13 for 119 yards. Wagner completed three passes for 38 yards, while O'Connell added three completions for a team-high 78 yards. Bobo, who closed out the game, completed one pass for three yards.
 
Five different Mids caught passes in the game. Bryce Smith had one reception for a team-best 47 yards, while Jackson Suddath added a pair of receptions for 33 yards. Biamungu Nkere hauled in a pair of receptions for 30 yards with Freeman and Denson each adding one catch apiece for a combined nine yards.
 
Defensively, 25 different Navy players recorded tackles in the game. The Mids finished with 4.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in the game. Connor Miltenberger led the team with seven tackles, while Tyler Opdahl added six stops. T.J. Silvernale and Christian Conley each finished with five tackles apiece. Conley, Bobby Rudzki, and Andrew Bailey each registered a tackle for loss, while Miltenberger and Kevin Dennis combined for a TFL. Rudzki and Bailey finished with a sack each, while Miltenberger and Conley combined for a sack.
 
In the first quarter, the Midshipmen were able to take an early 7-0 lead. Gennicks capped a four-play, 25-yard drive with a six-yard push into the end zone. Sutton converted the extra point to give Navy a 7-0 lead with 9:18 to play in the first quarter.
 
The Mids added to their lead in the second period. Navy drove 55 yards down the field on a 12-play drive that saw Freeman run into the end zone from four yards out.
 
Navy opened up the second half with a touchdown on its opening drive. Gennicks tallied his second score of the game on a five-yard rush. The drive covered 50 yards in just six plays in just under three and a half minutes of action. The Midshipmen pushed the advantage to 27-0 a little over five minutes later. Freeman once again found the end zone, converting a 10-yard run, to cap a five-play, 46-yard drive.
 
In the fourth quarter, the Midshipmen scored just two and a half minutes into the period. The Mids methodically moved down the field 80 yards on seven plays to extend the advantage to 34-0. Navy ended the drive with its fifth rushing score of the game as Denson added to the total with an 11-yard rushing TD.
 
Up next, the Midshipmen will return to Annapolis for the final home game of the 2024 season for a divisional game against Penn. The game, which will be Navy's Senior Day, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1. The game will be broadcast on the Navy Athletics YouTube Channel and live stats will be available.