Local Product Bentsen Lifts URI Over #13 Delaware 38-34
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Bob Bentsen had a great high school career at Warwick Vets. It earned him a scholarship to URI to play football. But Bentsen knew that he'd have to wait his turn to get a shot at the starting job with Hofstra transfer Steve Probst manning the position.
Last weekend in Orono, Maine, Probst suffered a concussion giving Bentsen an opportunity. Yesterday he took full advantage of that opportunity lifting the Rams to an upset win over the 13th-ranked Delaware Blue Hens 38-34 on homecoming day at URI.
In his first career collegiate start, Bentsen went 18 for 33 for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also threw a pair of interceptions which, in the end, didn't matter.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTBentsen's first touchdown pass was a 73-yard strike to Anthony Baskerville which put the Rams up 6-0 in the first. Bentsen ran in the 2-point conversion to put Rhody up 8-0.
Deleware grabbed a 11-8 lead in the second before Bentsen struck again hitting Brandon Joshnson-Farrell on a 2-yard scoring strike to make it 15-11URI.
A Blue Hens touchdown followed by a Rhody field goal sent the teams to the locker room tied 18-18 at the half.
The two teams exchanged third quarter field goals setting up an exciting fourth quarter.
Bentsen led off the quarter with a 13-yard strike to Johnson-Ferrell putting Rhody up28-21.
A Deontray Johnson (122 yards, 1 TD) 12-yard TD run extended the Rams lead to 35-21 before Deleware scored their first TD of the quarter midway through the 4th on an Andrew Pierce 2-yard run making the score 35-28 URI.
Rams place kicker Louis Feinstein booted his third FG of the day from 39 yards out to make it 38-28 with 1:19 to play essentially sealing the win.
Delaware scored a TD on the game's final play but it didn't matter. The Rams and Bentsen pulled off the stunning upset 38-34.
