Brittingham Sets Career Rushing Record in Win over Millersville

BLOOMSBURG-- Jamar Brittingham rushed for a career-high 257 yards, scored four touchdowns and become the school's all-time leading rusher as Bloomsburg University posted a 42-28 win over Millersville University on Saturday afternoon in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division game.

Brittingham surpassed former record holder Irv Sigler (5,034 yards) with a run in the first quarter and now has 5,219 for his career. He is also just 428 yards shy of the PSAC career rushing record of 5,647 yards set by California's Wesley Cates. The 200-yard game was also the 10th of Brittingham's career. Overall, Brittingham holds 23 school and conference records.

Brittingham put the Huskies (4-3, 2-1 PSAC East) on the board with a 19-yard run on the team's opening drive giving Bloomsburg a 7-0 lead after the extra point.

Bloomsburg made it 14-0 early in the second period when Brahin Bilal caught a 31-yard scoring pass from Dan Latorre capping a 7-yard scoring drive. The Marauders (2-6, 1-2 PSAC East) got on the board on the ensuing drive when Jamal Smith hit Andrew Tischbein with a 50-yard scoring strike.

Brittingham scored his second touchdown of the day on a one-yard plunge with 7:27 left in the second after setting up the score with 12-yard run down to the one.

Millersville answered right back with the Marauders moving 67 yards capped by Smith's one-yard plunge to make it 21-14. Then, with under two minutes left before halftime, Brittingham scored his third touchdown of the day, this one on a 16-yard run.

In the third period, Bloomsburg's Josh Heck scored on the opening drive of the half to give the Huskies a 35-14 lead. Following a Millersville punt that pinned Bloomsburg deep in its own territory, Millersville's Brandon Shelton intercepted Latorre and returned it 21-yards for a score to keep the Marauders close at 35-21.

Brittingham answered that touchdown with his fourth and final score, an 81-yard run giving Bloomsburg a 42-21 lead. It was Brittingham's second straight game with a TD run of more than 80-yards.

Millersville finished the day's scoring with Smith going in from one-yard out to make the final 42-28.

In all Brittingham carried 22 times for 257 yards and four scores, while Heck rushed 23 times for 92 yards and one score. On defense, Jeremy Lightner made eight tackles, six of them solo.

Millersville got 65 yards on the ground from Jamal Smith and 174 through the air from the quarterback.

The Huskies play at East Stroudsburg next Saturday at 2:05 p.m.