A stifling Robert Morris defense set school records and posted its first shutout since 2002 as the Colonials defeated the visiting Rowan Profs, 21-0, at Joe Walton Stadium yesterday.

Robert Morris (2-2) held Rowan (1-1), ranked No. 3 in Division III, to minus-44 yards rushing and minus-19 total yards.

Ray Gensler, a senior defensive lineman from Keystone Oaks, had 4¹/₂ sacks to give him nine for the season and 17 for his career, which ties the school record.

Rowan's only first down came on Davon Edwards' 12-yard run on the first play of the second half.

Robert Morris took advantage of two fumble recoveries on punts to score both its touchdowns, Erik Cwalinski's 2-yard run in the first quarter and Kevin Drakeford's 1-yard run in the third quarter. The other touchdown came on Mario Hines' 48-yard punt return.

Cwalinski completed 13 of 24 passes for 112 yards. He was intercepted once and sacked five times. Brian Harden carried 14 times for a team-high 38 yards.

Other games

East Stroudsburg 41, California 34: Jimmy Terwilliger, the 2005 Harlon Hill Award winner as the Division II player of the year, passed for 389 yards and four touchdowns as host East Stroudsburg (2-2) rallied from deficits of 24-7 and 31-14 in the first half. Evan Prall had 14 catches to tie a school record for 186 yards and a touchdown. For the 25th-ranked Vulcans, Joe Ruggiero completed 17 of 24 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns, two to Marc Huddleston.

Edinboro 28, Cheyney 6: Travor Harris completed 14 of 16 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns and Ulysee Davis carried 20 times for 108 yards and a touchdown for the visiting Fighting Scots (3-1). Ryan Valasek had four catches for 100 yards and touchdowns of 33 and 21 yards.

La Salle 24, Saint Francis 21: In the loss for the home Red Flash (1-3), Todd Harris rushed for 134 yards and touchdowns of 2 and 10 yards and Anthony Doria passed for 154 yards and a 10-yard touchdown to Michael Caputo.

Waynesburg 29, Grove City 18: Ryan Abels rushed for 122 yards and touchdowns of 5 and 56 yards and Eric Daniels scored on runs of 2 and 18 yards for the host Yellow Jackets (1-3, 1-0) in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. For Grove City (0-3, 0-2), Matt Weil rushed for 120 yards and a 3-yard touchdown and Andrew DiDonato completed 13 of 35 passes for 173 yards and a 9-yard touchdown to Jay Yanak.

Bloomsburg 24, Clarion 10: Jamar Brittingham had touchdowns of 1 and 15 yards as the host Huskies (3-1) rallied from a 10-0 deficit in the second quarter to defeat the Golden Eagles (0-3). Clarion's Eddie Emanuel rushed for 71 yards and Mark Rupert passed for 136 yards and a 17-yard touchdown to Matt Foradora.

Westminster 27, Adrian 24: Fred Romeo's 21-yard field goal in the second overtime lifted the host Titans (1-2) to victory against Adrian (1-2). Westminster made the score 21-21 on Nick McKolosky's 1-yard run with 30 second left in regulation to complete a 78-yard drive in 11 plays.

Washington & Jefferson 33, Oberlin 13: Ryan Mendel rushed for 192 yards on 24 carries and scored two touchdowns to pace the visiting Presidents (3-1) past the Yeoman (1-2). W&J led, 26-0, at halftime.

Thiel 17, Thomas More 14: The visiting Tomcats (2-2) scored a touchdown and an extra point with just 20 seconds left in regulation to tie the score. They won it in overtime on a 27-yard field goal by Sammy Koyl.

Slippery Rock 34, Kutztown 10: A.J. Saunders rushed for 89 yards and three touchdowns, helping the visiting Rock improve to 3-1. SRU quarterback Nate Crookshank completed 13 of 24 passes for 204 yards.

Millersville 17, IUP 14: Chris Morgan rushed for 141 yards and became the third player in school history to rush for 3,000 yards in a career, but it wasn't enough as visiting IUP (2-1) fell. Doug Ruhl, a transfer from IUP, snapped a 14-14 deadlock when he kicked a 32-yard field goal for the Marauders (2-2) with 5:08 to play.