Sacred Heart defense bottles up Robert Morris in 26-13 win

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) R.J. Noel passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and Sacred Heart's defense forced eight turnovers to defeat Robert Morris 26-13

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) R.J. Noel passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and Sacred Heart's defense forced eight turnovers to defeat Robert Morris 26-13 on Saturday.

The Pioneers (3-2, 1-0), with the Northeast Conference's top rush defense, held Robert Morris (2-4, 1-1), the Northeast's second-leading rushing team, to minus-7 yards on the ground. Sacred Heart forced three Robert Morris players into seven fumbles and recovered four. The Pioneers also picked off Colonials quarterback Luke Brumbaugh three times.

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Noel, who completed 21 of 40 for 222 yards, hit Jalyn Croom with a 36-yard strike to open the scoring. Ose Imeokparia and Noel scored on runs of 1 and 6 yards, and Alec Finney added two field goals.

Neither Robert Morris TD came from its offense: Jimmy Masson intercepted Noel and returned it 49 yards to bring Robert Morris to 14-7 and Dante Satcher returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.