KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The 19th-ranked Kutztown University football team scored 41 first-half points, the most this season, and enjoyed a scoring outburst from both sides of the ball in a 41-0 win over Lock Haven University Saturday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division action at Andre Reed Stadium to highlight Kutztown's Homecoming weekend.
 
The Golden Bears (6-0 overall, 3-0 PSAC East) are off to their best record to start a season since they began the 2010 season 9-0. Dating back to last season, the Maroon and Gold have now won eight consecutive games. KU has now clinched its fifth straight winning season, the most in program history dating back to the streak of four straight from 1936-1939.
 
The win over the Bald Eagles (1-6, 1-2) is also the 100th career victory for head coach Jim Clements. He has 34 wins at the helm for Kutztown.
 
It is the first shutout of the season for Kutztown.
 
Redshirt-junior quarterback Collin DiGalbo (Secane, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) finished 13-for-20 through the air for 203 yards and one touchdown. He ran seven times for 45 yards and a score, becoming the program's all-time leading rusher in a career by a quarterback with 918 yards on the ground.
 
Redshirt-senior running back Craig Reynolds (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington) rushed for 46 yards and one touchdown. He ranks second all-time in KU history with 31 career touchdowns and sixth with 2,393 rushing yards. Reynolds also ended his day with 104 all-purpose yards and ranks third all-time at KU with 4,743 in his career.
 
Eleven different Golden Bears caught passes, marking the fourth straight week that double-digit players have tallied receptions. The receiving corps was led by Jack Pilkerton (La Plata, Md./La Plata (Golden West)), who tallied four catches for 71 yards. Josh Lee (Willow Grove, Pa./Abington (Thaddeus Stevens)) had two catches, including a 19-yard touchdown catch from DiGalbo in the second quarter.
 
The Kutztown defense played with fire today, forcing six Lock Haven turnovers (three fumbles, three interception) and allowing a goose egg on the scoreboard. It helped in the KU offensive 41-point first half as the offensive unit scored 27 of its points off turnovers. Jake Perry (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) had an interception that he returned for a 30-yard touchdown with 0:03 left in the second quarter, just 0:37 after Lee's touchdown grab, to cap off the scoring output on the day. Perry is seventh on the all-time career interceptions list at KU.
 
29 different KU defenders recorded at least one tackle. The unit was led by Shawn Turber-Ortiz (Northumberland, Pa./Shikellamy), who finished with nine total tackles and an interception. Amani Justice (Salem, N.J./Salem) and Ryan Meyers (Hellertown, Pa./Saucon Valley) each had sacks, and Ahkee Cox-Cowan (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) also had a pick for KU.
 
DiGalbo and Reynolds each found the end zone on the ground in the first quarter to stake the Golden Bears to a 13-0 lead after one quarter, but the game did not turn in their favor until the second quarter outburst.
 
Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Eric Nickel (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) entered the game and joined in the scoring, adding a nine-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Amadou Barry (Upper Darby, Pa./West Catholic Prep) scored from 18 yards away 0:39 after the Nickel tally.
 
Kutztown travels to take on Shippensburg University next Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.