http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/players/grant_enders/171811 Recent articles about Grant Enders en-us Coming off a 7-4 record and a share of the Colonial Athletic Association championship last season, the Towson Tigers concluded their spring practices with the Black team beating the Gold team 7-0 as both defenses dominated the third-annual Tiger Bowl at John Unitas Stadium Saturday, April 27, 2013.Junior safety Thomas Bradley of the Black team added an interception at the Gold team’s 30-yard line and returned it to the two-yard line early in the fourth quarter, setting up the only score of the game  Three plays later, sophomore quarterback Price Litton scored on a one-yard run to the Black team a 6-0 lead.  Drew Evangelista’s conversion kick gave the Black team a 7-0 lead.  Bradley led all Tiger defenders with 12-tackles.“Thomas has done well this spring,” said third-year Head Coach Rob Ambrose.  “He has grown into his role and he has grown into a young man.  He will be an important player on our defense this season.”Both defenses tallied 10 sacks, and forced five turnovers in the g... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:27:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/tiger_bowl_iii_defenses_dominate_qb_competition_unsettled/13516547 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/tiger_bowl_iii_defenses_dominate_qb_competition_unsettled/13516547 Tiger Bowl III: Defenses Dominate; QB Competition Unsettled http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/tiger_bowl_iii_defenses_dominate_qb_competition_unsettled/13516547 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Terrance West rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Grant Enders passed for 245 yards and a pair of TDs to lead Towson to a 64-35 rout of New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon. Enders also rushed for two touchdowns for the Tigers (7-4, 6-2 Colonial Athletic Association). Ten receivers caught passes for Towson, with Aaron Banks and Emmanual Holder on the receiving end for TDs. Enders also caught a pass. Towson led 30-28 at the intermission but exploded with 34 second-half points, including 21 in the fourth quarter for its fourth consecutive victory. Towson gained 660 yards in total offense, which included 415 yards rushing, to easily outdistance New Hampshire (8-3, 6-2) with 335. For the Wildcats, Andy Vailas rushed for 110 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown run on the game's first play from scrimmage. New Hampshire also lost two fumbles and threw an interception. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:09:39 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_64_new_hampshire_35/12236995 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_64_new_hampshire_35/12236995 Towson 64, New Hampshire 35 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_64_new_hampshire_35/12236995 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Grant Enders matched his career high with four touchdown passes and Dominique Booker rushed for 181 yards as Towson broke open a close game to defeat winless Rhode Island 41-10 Saturday. Enders was 19 of 28 for 231 yards for Towson (6-4, 5-2 Colonial Athletic Association), which has won three straight. Booker's career-high yardage came on just seven carries, including an 83-yard TD run to open the third quarter that was the second-longest rushing play in program history. The Rams (0-10, 0-7) struck first with a 14-yard TD pass from Bob Bentsen to Brandon Johnson-Farrell. Enders then tossed a 28-yard touchdown to Cory Kirby and a 3-yarder to Gerrard Sheppard to put Towson ahead 13-7. After Dylan Smith kicked a 19-yard field goal with 5:02 left in the first half, the Rams would not score again. Tom Ryan had seven catches for 109 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers. Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:24:51 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_41_rhode_island_10/12178726 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_41_rhode_island_10/12178726 Towson 41, Rhode Island 10 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_41_rhode_island_10/12178726 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Grant Enders passed for two touchdowns and Terrance West ran for two more, the second a 3-yarder in overtime to give Towson a dramatic 34-27 victory over Delaware Saturday in Colonial Athletic Association action. Enders' scoring passes both went to Emmanuel Holder, the second a 2-yarder with 0:44 left in regulation giving Towson (5-4, 4-2) a 27-24 lead. But Delaware's Sean Baner kicked his second field goal, a 40-yarder with 2.8 seconds left, to force overtime. If Towson's D.J. Soven hadn't missed the point-after following the Tigers' third touchdown, Towson might have won in regulation. On the Tigers' first possession of overtime, West - who rushed for 113 yards - scored from the 3-yard line. Soven kicked the extra-point. On Delaware's possession, the Blue Hens (5-4, 2-4) went nowhere. Hurley was stopped for no gain on first down, then threw two incompletions before Towson's John Love intercepted at the 1. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:43:36 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_34_delaware_27_ot/12124981 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_34_delaware_27_ot/12124981 Towson 34, Delaware 27, OT http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_34_delaware_27_ot/12124981 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Grant Enders passed for four touchdowns and rushed for another and Terrance West had two rushing TDs and one receiving score to help Towson outlast Villanova 49-35 Saturday. The game was tied at 35 when West's 4-yard TD capped a 74-yard drive with 7:39 left in the third quarter. Enders added a 40-yard romp with 2:32 remaining to seal the victory for the Tigers (4-4, 3-2 Colonial Athletic Association). West rushed for 144 yards and Enders had 122 as the Tigers rolled up 321 yards on the ground. Enders was 16 of 28 for 269 passing yards, including a 78-yard TD to West to give Towson a 21-14 lead late in the first quarter. For the Wildcats (6-3, 4-2), John Robertson also threw for four touchdowns on 17-of-23 passing for 216 yards and ran for a 5-yard score. Villanova's Kevin Monangai added 103 yards rushing and caught two touchdown passes. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:47:11 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_49_villanova_35/12071803 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_49_villanova_35/12071803 Towson 49, Villanova 35 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_49_villanova_35/12071803 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Grant Enders passed for one touchdown and ran for another to lead Towson to a 24-19 victory over Maine in Colonial Athletic Association action Saturday. Enders ran 52 yards for a touchdown with just over three minutes left in the game to seal the victory. Maine scored with 38 seconds remaining in the game to close the spread to five points, but the Black Bears failed on the two-point conversion try, and Towson recovered the onside kick. Enders finished 17 of 26 with 260 yards passing and 98 yards rushing on eight carries for the Tigers (3-3, 2-1). He also threw an interception that was returned 92 yards for a touchdown by Maine's Troy Eastman. Towson's Terrance West ran for 96 yards and a touchdown. Maine (2-4, 1-2) was led by Marcus Wasilewski, who passed for 159 yards and rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown. Sat, 13 Oct 2012 23:51:12 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_24_maine_19/11958286 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_24_maine_19/11958286 Towson 24, Maine 19 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_24_maine_19/11958286 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Sophomore Terrance West ran for three scores to set Towson's career rushing touchdown record, and the Tigers handled St. Francis (Pa.) 46-17 on Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium. West, who ran for 62 yards on eight carries, has rushed for 34 career rushing touchdowns in only 14 games. Senior quarterback Grant Enders completed 14-of-18 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns for Towson (2-1). Sophomore Derrick Joseph piled up 148 yards on two kickoff returns, including one for 99 yards in the first quarter. It was the second-longest kickoff return in Towson history, 1 yard short of Dave Meggett's 100-yard touchdown return in 1988. Towson outgained St. Francis (2-2) 441-233 in total yards and scored all four times it reached the red zone. Towson has its work cut out next week: It plays at LSU in Baton Rouge. Sat, 22 Sep 2012 23:34:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_46_st_francis_pa_17/11785525 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_46_st_francis_pa_17/11785525 Towson 46, St. Francis (Pa.) 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_46_st_francis_pa_17/11785525 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Terrance West carried 27 times for 153 yards and Towson scored 17 consecutive points after falling behind to defeat William & Mary 20-17 Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association opener. Towson, which won its ninth straight home opener, scored a touchdown with 8 seconds left in the first half when quarterback Grant Enders' fumble at the William & Mary 2 was recovered by Spencer Wilkins to make it 10-10. The Tigers (1-1), playing for the first time in 16 days, went ahead 13-10 on D.J. Soven's 36-yard third-quarter field goal. They made it 20-10 with 8:15 left in the game on Enders' 14-yard pass to Erron Banks after an 84-yard drive. The Tribe (0-3) got within three points with 5:44 left but their final drive stalled at the Towson 33. West failed to score for Towson, ending a streak of nine games in which he had scored at least twice. Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:12:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_20_william_mary_17/11721187 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_20_william_mary_17/11721187 Towson 20, William & Mary 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_20_william_mary_17/11721187 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Dri Archer ran a kickoff back 98 yards for a touchdown and rushed for two scores as Kent State overwhelmed Towson 41-21 Thursday night in the teams' season opener. Six turnovers hurt Towson, including a first-quarter fumble that set up a 15-yard scoring run by Archer. The Golden Flashes led 17-0 after the first quarter. Archer, whose long return made it 24-7 in the second quarter, scored on an 18-yard run in the third quarter, and backup quarterback David Fisher found Josh Boyle for a 63-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth to make it 41-7. Towson's Grant Enders completed 26 of 36 for 246 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted twice and sacked four times. Terrance West, who rushed for 29 touchdowns and 1,294 yards last season, scored twice for the Tigers but was held to 31 yards on 14 carries. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 22:45:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/kent_st_41_towson_21/11592241 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/kent_st_41_towson_21/11592241 Kent St. 41, Towson 21 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/kent_st_41_towson_21/11592241 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tom Bianchi sacked Grant Enders for a safety, then Lehigh ran the final 5 minutes off the clock to preserve a 40-38 win Saturday over Towson in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Mountain Hawks (11-1), who trailed 31-24 in the fourth quarter, reached the quarterfinals for the first time since 2001 and will play North Dakota State. Matt Fitz tied the game on a 1-yard run, then Enders threw a 52-yard TD to Gerard Sheppard for a 38-31 lead. After Chris Lum's 1-yard sneak knotted it, the Tigers (9-3) started a drive on their 8. Terrance West gained 1 yard, then Bianchi came off of Enders' blind side with 5:14 left. Lum was 36 of 48 for 351 yards with one touchdown and Ryan Spadola had 13 catches for 152 yards and a TD. West's 11 carries for 52 yards and two touchdowns led Towson. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:25:48 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/lehigh_40_towson_38/8493358 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/lehigh_40_towson_38/8493358 Lehigh 40, Towson 38 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/lehigh_40_towson_38/8493358 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Towson clinched its first Colonial Athletic Association championship with a 28-17 win over Rhode Island on Saturday. The Tigers (9-2, 7-1 Colonial Athletic Association), who have won three games in a row, entered the weekend tied with Maine for first place but clinched the title outright when the Black Bears lost to New Hampshire on Saturday. Grant Enders threw two touchdown passes in the second half to preserve the win. A 10-yard touchdown run by Terrance West with 1:38 to play in the first half gave Towson the lead for good at 14-10. Enders, who had 212 yards passing, threw touchdown passes of 21 and 18 yards to Tom Ryan. Rhode Island (3-8, 2-6) bolted to a 10-0 lead on a field goal and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bob Bentsen to Joe Migliarese. A 6-yard run by the Rams' Willie McGinnis trimmed the deficit to 21-17. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:43:19 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_beats_rhode_island_28_17_to_win_caa_title/8202505 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_beats_rhode_island_28_17_to_win_caa_title/8202505 Towson beats Rhode Island 28-17 to win CAA title http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_beats_rhode_island_28_17_to_win_caa_title/8202505 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Towson clinched its first Colonial Athletic Association championship with a 28-17 win over Rhode Island on Saturday. The Tigers (9-2, 7-1 Colonial Athletic Association), who have won three games in a row, entered the weekend tied with Maine for first place but clinched the title outright when the Black Bears lost to New Hampshire on Saturday. Grant Enders threw two touchdown passes in the second half to preserve the win. A 10-yard touchdown run by Terrance West with 1:38 to play in the first half gave Towson the lead for good at 14-10. Enders, who had 212 yards passing, threw touchdown passes of 21 and 18 yards to Tom Ryan. Rhode Island (3-8, 2-6) bolted to a 10-0 lead on a field goal and a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bob Bentsen to Joe Migliarese. A 6-yard run by the Rams' Willie McGinnis trimmed the deficit to 21-17. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:43:18 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_28_rhode_island_17/8202502 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_28_rhode_island_17/8202502 Towson 28, Rhode Island 17 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_28_rhode_island_17/8202502 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Grant Enders threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Tom Ryan on fourth-and-29 with 1:07 left in the game, sealing Towson's 39-35 comeback win over Old Dominion on Saturday. The Old Dominion defense had just sacked Enders and backup quarterback Peter Athens on consecutive plays prior to the game-winning pass. The Monarchs (5-1, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) had one final possession, but the Towson defense came up with two sacks of their own, followed by Kenton Powell's interception of Taylor Heinicke to seal it. Enders scored on an 8-yard run and Leonard Kinnard connected with Mike Evans for the two-point conversion just two minutes before the game-winner, starting the 15-0 fourth quarter run that won it. Enders threw for 314 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Terrance West added 151 yards and two scores for the Tigers. Heinicke had 360 yards, three scores and an interception for Old Dominion (5-2, 2-2). Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:14:20 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_39_old_dominion_35/7442599 http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/towson_39_old_dominion_35/7442599 Towson 39, Old Dominion 35 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/towson_39_old_dominion_35/7442599 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png