​FootballKutztown 56, Assumption 35: Dom Santiago tossed a 67-yard touchdown pass to Keith Mancini on Assumption’s first offensive score of the game and later tossed a 35-yarder to Jaedyn Stewart as the host Greyhounds were tied with nationally ranked Kutztown at the end of one, but the third-ranked Golden Bears outscored Assumption, 21-0, in the second quarter and pulled away to win the opener.Santiago finished 26 for 35 with 343 yards and three touchdowns. He was also the team’s leading rusher with 38 yards on 10 carries. Mancini caught five passes for 103 yards, while Will McNamara had eight catches for 87 yards. Former Auburn High star Owen Fitzgerald made a team-high 14 tackles. Assumption finally fired back when it put together a 6-play, 55-yard drive in the third quarter, capped by a Santiago 2-yard plunge to make it 35-21. Santiago notched a second rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, this time a 6-yard dash, and later threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to McNamara.Kutztown gathered 461 offensive yards, while the Greyhounds amassed 377 yards, but Assumption’s 35 points on offense were the most the Golden Bears have allowed in the regular season since Shepherd University scored 42 in 2022.More: These 13 local football stars are set for big seasons at area collegesMen’s soccerNichols 3, Mitchell 1: Nick Reilly and Avery Morse scored less than two minutes apart in the second half as the Bison (2-0) pulled away from the Mariners () in New London, Conn.Ethan Knowles gave Nichols a 1-0 lead with a goal in the sixth minute. Nichols goalie Anthony Grguric stopped all six shots he faced in the second half. Women’s soccerHoly Cross 1, Central Connecticut State 0: Karenna Beckstein scored unassisted in the 66th minute as the Crusaders (4-1-1) blanked the Blue Devils (2-4) in New Britain, Conn.Mila Antriana made three saves in the shutout.Friday’s local gamesCOLLEGEFootballMIT at Nichols, 6 p.m.Field hockeyRegis at Fitchburg State, 4 p.m.Northeastern at Holy Cross, 6 p.m.Assumption at West Chester Univ. of Penn., 7 p.m.Men’s soccerClark at Union, 6 p.m.Women’s soccerRussell Sage at Nichols, 3 p.m.Women’s volleyballHoly Cross at Northeastern, 6 p.m.Rhode Island College at Fitchburg State, 6 p.m.WPI at Brandeis, 5 p.m.At Poughkeepsie, NYWestern Conn. State vs. Clark, 3 p.m.Rivier vs. Clark, 5 p.m.Schedule may change due to weather, field conditions, or postponements.This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Area College Roundup: Greyhounds put up fight in loss to No. 3 Kutztown