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CALIFORNIA, Pa. – The Kutztown University football team was taken down by California (Pa.) 45-10 on Saturday afternoon at Adamson Stadium in its second consecutive road game to start the season.
 
The Golden Bears (0-2) threw the ball for the majority of the game on the arm of freshman Alec Werner (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt). He tossed 45 passes with 30 completions for 295 yards in his second career game. Notably, 295 of Kutztown's 304 yards were through the air.
 
Through two games, Werner has thrown 102 passes for an impressive 68.6 completion percentage.
 
Werner's main target was fellow freshman Alex Tonnies (Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth). One week after his record-breaking game against Clarion, Tonnies brought in nine catches for 49 yards. Kodi Reed (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) (61) and Brett Fox (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenburg) (60) had the most receiving yardage for Kutztown.
 
Defensively, English Peay (Philadelphia, Pa./George Washington) tabbed a team-high 10 tackles with a pair of breakups. Sam Dixon-Dougan rattled off eight tackles from his linebacker position, while Cody Kelso (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora (Wagner)) chipped in seven tackles.
 
The Vulcans (2-0) set the tone from the first play of the game on Saturday. They connected on a 34-yard pass to move into Kutztown territory. Cody Schroeder closed the drive with his first of four touchdown passes to give California (PA) the early lead. The score kick-started a 24-point first half for California (PA) in which Kutztown was unable to work its way onto the scoreboard.
 
Starting inside its own 10-yard line on its second drive of the second half, Kutztown had its pass attempt batted in the air, intercepted, and taken into the end zone to extend California (PA)'s lead to 31.
 
Kutztown responded with an effective drive and worked its way into the red zone for the first time midway through the third quarter. Senior Nathan Fehr (Bernville. PA/Conrad Weiser) connected on a 36-yard field goal, the first of his career, to put KU on the board trailing 31-3.
 
Senior Justin Michalak (Dover, PA/Northeastern) posted Kutztown's lone touchdown of the afternoon midway through the fourth quarter. Threatening from two yards out, Michalak pounded his way through the line and into the end zone for his first career rushing touchdown to bring the score to 45-10 with 8:15 to play.
 
Schroeder went 20-for-28 for the Vulcans for 267 yards and four scores. His top target was Mike Williams, who had eight catches for 132 yards including a 41-yard touchdown catch at the end of the second half.
 
The Golden Bears will look to rebound from its early woes on the road in its home opener next Saturday, Sept. 21 at University Field against nationally-ranked Bloomsburg University. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m.