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<p>After falling behind 19-0 after one quarter, Wilkes outscored Widener 23-6 over the game&#8217;s final three quarters only to come up short on two final game-tying or game-winning drives in a 25-23 loss on Saturday.</p><p>With the road defeat Wilkes slips to 1-3 overall and 1-1 in MAC play.</p><p>Widener stormed out to a 19-0 lead thanks to a rushing, passing and interception return for touchdowns. After a Pride field goal pushed the advantage to 22-0 early in the second quarter, Wilkes began its comeback attempt.</p><p>Starting at its own 22-yard line, the Wilkes offense began its first scoring drive of the day. Ryan Dailey connected with his tight end Garret Armstrong for 11 yards followed by two runs from Jacob Brook that moved the Colonels to their own 39.</p><p>After a roughing the passer penalty on Widener, Jose Tabora entered the game under center for Wilkes and hit William Deemer for a 15-yard gain followed by a designed quarterback run for another 15 yards. Another Tabora rush and Dailey to Deemer completion moved Wilkes inside the Widener ten at the eight yard line.</p><p>Dailey threw a 6-yard completion to Deemer before calling his own number from two yards out for the rushing score as Wilkes trailed 22-7 with 4:11 remaining in the half.</p><p>Though they made a strong push in the second half, Wilkes was unable to mount a game-tying or game-winning drive over its final two possessions. Widener was able to gain possession with less than two minutes remaining to run out the clock and secure the win.</p><p>Dailey finished 21 for 34 for 238 yards and one score through the air. Deemer recorded his second straight 100+ yard game nabbing 10 catches for a game-high 147 yards. Brook led the Wilkes ground game with 53 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown.</p><p>Tanner Stengel led the Wilkes defense with a season-high 15 tackles. Marcellus Hayes and Ondre Roberts each posted an interception leading a Colonel secondary that limited Widener to just 157 yards passing.</p><p>Wilkes returns home next Saturday hosting FDU-Florham at 1 p.m. at Schmidt Stadium on Homecoming 2016.</p><style>
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Wilkes’ comeback falls short against Widener