BEVERLY, Mass.—For the second week in a row, the Hobart College football team used a second half surge to secure a victory. The Statesmen scored five touchdowns after halftime on the way to a 42-20 win over Endicott College.
 
Hobart (2-0) produced 504 yards of offense, including 364 through the air. Junior quarterback Shane Sweeney was 22-of-45 passing for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Junior Brandon Shed caught seven passes for 135 yards and a TD while senior Sean Cunningham pulled in four passes for 81 yards and a TD. Senior Bradley Burns led the ground game, picking up 79 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Sophomore defensive end AJ McFarlane led the charge on the other side of the ball, recording 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, and a forced fumble.
 
Endicott (0-2) managed 336 yards on offense, including 182 passing. Four different Gulls threw passes in the game, led by Michael Scherer who was 9-of-22 for 122 yards. Running back Lavante Wiggins gained 100 yards on the ground with a touchdown. Linebacker William Rivera made 10 tackles to lead Endicott.
 
The Gulls managed the only touchdown of the first quarter when Wiggins punched it into the end zone from 1 yard out. The seven-play, 80-yard drive gave the home team the lead with about four and half minutes left in the opening frame. The extra point attempt was no good.
 
Hobart's opening score came early in the second quarter on a 10-play drive that covered 67 yards and leaned heavily on Burns' running. He carried the ball five times for 46 yards on the drive, including a 27-yard run that that put the Statesmen just 3 yards away from the red zone. He scored on a 2-yard run. Senior Sean Kirshe converted the extra point to give the Statesmen a 7-6 lead that stood up through halftime.
 
With less than seven minutes left in the third quarter, Hobart extended its lead when Sweeney completed a 7-yard pass to sophomore tight end Matt Woods for a touchdown. It was Woods' first career TD and just his second career reception. Kirshe's extra point made it a 14-6 game.
 
Endicott answered on its ensuing drive, scoring on a 21-yard pass play from Sam Ouellette to Chris Lipscomb. The play capped a 7-play, 71-yard drive. The Gulls went for a two-point conversion to tie the game, but Ouellette was sacked by McFarlane and sophomore defensive tackle Sean Moore.
 
With less than a minute left in the third quarter, Sweeney started Hobart drive with a short pass to first-year wideout Isaiah Hill, who raced away from the defense for a 59-yard touchdown on his first career reception. Kirshe's kick was true and Hobart led 21-12 heading into the fourth quarter.
 
Shed opened the fourth quarter scoring on a 29-yard pass from Sweeney. Endicott made things interesting when Connor McLaughlin jumped in front of a Sweeney pass and raced 80 yards to the end zone. The Gulls again went for two and this time converted to make it a 28-20 game. From that point on, the Hobart defense kept Endicott in check.
 
Midway through the quarter, Sweeney put the game out of reach with a 68-yard touchdown pass to Cunningham. Junior fullback Dylan Quay capped the day's scoring on a 1 yard dive with just over two minutes to go in the contest.
 
Hobart will make its 2016 Boswell Field debut on Saturday, Sept. 17, when the Statesmen host Ithaca. The Homecoming and Family Weekend game is scheduled to kickoff at 7 p.m.