WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Junior Ian Plankenhorn (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) drilled three field goals, all in the second quarter, for the Lycoming College football team, but Susquehanna University, which is receiving votes in the D3Football.com preseason poll, scored on its first three drives of the game to help it post a 45-16 win in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Hat Trophy game at David Person Field on Saturday, Sept. 3.
 
Plankenhorn connected on three field goals for the fourth time in his career, moving him into ninth in program history with 15 in his career.
 
The Riverhawks built a 21-point lead in the first quarter, scoring off three touchdown passes from Michael Ruisch. Plankenhorn got the Warriors on the board early in the second quarter after the Warriors took over near midfield after a kickoff before senior quarterback Elijah Shemory (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) found senior Aaron Wolcott (Lewes, Del./Century (Md.)) for a 20-yard gain, setting up a 35-yard field goal.
 
A Susquehanna muffed snap on a punt set up the next Plankenhorn field in the middle of the quarter, as he connected from 24 yards. After Susquehanna scored, the Warriors responded with a six-play, 63-yard drive, with a 33-yard reception from junior Brandon Timothy (Woodland Park, N.J./Passaic Valley) setting up Plankenhorn's 34-yard field goal.
 
Susquehanna led 35-9 at halftime and scored a field goal to start the third quarter before a 35-yard punt return from senior Austin Rowley (Schwenksville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) kicked off a 24-yard drive that Shemory capped when he plowed in off a draw to make it 38-16. Susquehanna added the final score, though, in the fourth quarter.
 
Shemory finished 6-of-20 for 92 yards passing and he led the team with 11 rushes for 25 yards and a touchdown. Junior Hunter Shearer (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) was 1-of-2 for 17 yards.
Sophomore Will Fish (Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg) had 130 kick return yards and one catch for eight yards.
 
Senior Cole Senior (Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area) led the defense with 11 tackles and a forced fumble and Rowley, junior Hunter Campbell (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) and junior Emmanuel Assifo (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township) all had eight tackles. Senior David Tomb (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area) had a sack and a fumble recovery.
 
Michael Ruisch finished 22-of-28 for 382 yards and five touchdowns and Michael Lefever caught eight passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Garrett Carter led the defense with seven stops.
 
The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, Sept. 10, when they head to Lebanon Valley for a 1 p.m. non-conference game.