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Towson was plagued by turnovers throughout the game and never found an offensive rhythm leading up to its season-opening 41-21 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.

The Tigers (0-1) had six turnovers in the Thursday night contest at Dix Stadium, resulting in 27 points for Kent State (1-0).

“That many turnovers that early in the game really, offensively, takes you out of your game plan and puts the defense with their packs to the wall,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “Truth be told, I don’t think we played well enough to win in general even if I took the six turnovers away. It’s really hard to get a clean evaluation because everything was truly jaded by that many turnovers.”

Dri Archer dominated when he was in the game and caused problems for Towson both as a running back and kick returner.

The elusive speedster broke for three touchdowns and racked up 155 kickoff return yards – on just two returns – and 54 rushing yards.

The Golden Flashes barely had to produce any offense to find the end zone.

Of the seven scoring drives Kent State had, it only had to drive more than 50 yards twice.

Kent State’s defense penetrated Towson’s offensive line the entire game and shut down the running game. Terrance West provided Towson’s first two touchdowns, but recorded just 36 yards on 14 carries. The Kent State defense also disrupted senior quarterback Grant Enders numerous times. The Golden Flashes recorded four sacks and forced Enders to maneuver around the pocket and throw the ball away to escape many others.

“Their two interior defensive tackles are as good, if not better, than anybody we will ever play,” Ambrose said. “They’re really, really good and they are going to give everybody in their league trouble. [Kent State] plays great team defense and interiorly their two defensive tackles and both their interior backers are better than anybody we’re played against.”

Enders completed 72 percent of his passes for 251 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Junior wide receiver Spencer Wilkins and senior Erron Banks were Enders’ go-to targets against the Golden Flashes.

Wilkins recorded five catches for 80 yards while Banks finished with six receptions for 56 yards.

Enders’s touchdown came in the final seconds of the game when he completed a 4-yard pass to tight end James Oboh.

“We were very inconsistent offensively,” Ambrose said. “We’re a good offensive football team. We’re always going to find a way to move the ball and score points … But until we are disciplined enough to have consistency, we are going to have consistency, we are going to make mistakes that will kill us.”

Towson was plagued by turnovers throughout the game and never found an offensive rhythm leading up to its season-opening 41-21 loss to the Kent State Golden Flashes.

The Tigers (0-1) had six turnovers in the Thursday night contest at Dix Stadium, resulting in 27 points for Kent State (1-0).

“That many turnovers that early in the game really, offensively, takes you out of your game plan and puts the defense with their packs to the wall,” Head Coach Rob Ambrose said. “Truth be told, I don’t think we played well enough to win in general even if I took the six turnovers away. It’s really hard to get a clean evaluation because everything was truly jaded by that many turnovers.”

Dri Archer dominated when he was in the game and caused problems for Towson both as a running back and kick returner.

The elusive speedster broke for three touchdowns and racked up 155 kickoff return yards – on just two returns – and 54 rushing yards.

The Golden Flashes barely had to produce any offense to find the end zone.

Of the seven scoring drives Kent State had, it only had to drive more than 50 yards twice.

Kent State’s defense penetrated Towson’s offensive line the entire game and shut down the running game. Terrance West provided Towson’s first two touchdowns, but recorded just 36 yards on 14 carries. The Kent State defense also disrupted senior quarterback Grant Enders numerous times. The Golden Flashes recorded four sacks and forced Enders to maneuver around the pocket and throw the ball away to escape many others.

“Their two interior defensive tackles are as good, if not better, than anybody we will ever play,” Ambrose said. “They’re really, really good and they are going to give everybody in their league trouble. [Kent State] plays great team defense and interiorly their two defensive tackles and both their interior backers are better than anybody we’re played against.”

Enders completed 72 percent of his passes for 251 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Junior wide receiver Spencer Wilkins and senior Erron Banks were Enders’ go-to targets against the Golden Flashes.

Wilkins recorded five catches for 80 yards while Banks finished with six receptions for 56 yards.

Enders’s touchdown came in the final seconds of the game when he completed a 4-yard pass to tight end James Oboh.

“We were very inconsistent offensively,” Ambrose said. “We’re a good offensive football team. We’re always going to find a way to move the ball and score points … But until we are disciplined enough to have consistency, we are going to have consistency, we are going to make mistakes that will kill us.”