REGIONAL ROUNDUP : Mason Leads Syracuse Over E. Carolina, 21-18

Kevin Mason scored twice in directing Syracuse’s option to three long-distance scoring drives, but the Orangemen (3-1) still needed clutch defense in the closing minutes to beat East Carolina, 21-18, Saturday at Greenville, N.C.

East Carolina (1-2) got within 21-18 after Marcus Crandell connected with tight end Scott Richards on a fourth-and-10, 20-yard touchdown pass with 5:25 left and Junior Smith ran for the two-point conversion.

The Pirates got the ball back at their 30 with two minutes left, but at midfield Crandell was sacked for a 10-yard loss and a fourth-and-11 pass gained only nine yards.

Boston College 21, Pittsburgh 9--Scott Mutryn, a freshman making his first start, passed for a touchdown and set up another in just over two minutes in the first half and the Eagles’ defense did the rest in a Big East game at Pittsburgh.

David Green had 186 yards in 30 carries for Eagles (1-3, 0-1) in their first victory under Coach Dan Henning. Pitt, losing for the 11th time in 12 home games, fell to 1-3, 0-1.

Temple 23, Army 20--Henry Burris completed a five-yard touchdown pass to fullback Sidney Morse with 1:14 remaining to give the Owls (2-1) a victory over the Black Knights (1-2) at West Point. Temple led at halftime, 13-0, but Army came back to lead, 20-16.

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Defending Ivy League champion Pennsylvania (2-0, 1-0) almost lost for the first time in 14 games but stopped Dartmouth (0-2, 1-0) twice in the final minute to pull out a 13-11 Ivy League victory at Hanover, N.H. . . . Darron Webb scored on two short runs and Brock Harvey hit Marc Ross on a 27-yard touchdown pass play as Princeton (1-1) scored on four of its first five second-half possessions to record a 29-3 victory over Colgate (1-2) at Princeton, N.J. . . . Rich Owens blocked the potential game-winning extra point with 12 seconds remaining, spoiling a dramatic bid for victory by Columbia and preserving a 28-28 tie for Lehigh (2-0-1) at Bethlehem, Pa. Columbia quarterback Jamie Schwalbe had drawn the Lions (0-2) even by completing a 26-yard touchdown pass to Justin Fossbender on fourth down.

Bob Warden’s 28-yard field goal with four seconds remaining gave Brown (1-1) a 32-29 victory over Rhode Island at Kingston, R.I. Warden’s field goal came after Rhode Island (2-2) rallied from a 15-point deficit. . . . Rob Glus passed for five touchdowns and Rich Lemon had his seventh consecutive 100-yard game, both school records, as Bucknell (2-1) recorded a 42-23 victory over Harvard (1-1) at Boston. The defeat spoiled the home debut of Tim Murphy, the 30th coach in 121 years for Harvard. . . . Bob Nelson ran for 117 yards, with 64 coming on a touchdown run, and Yale (2-0) scored its most points in 71 games in beating Holy Cross, 47-22, at New Haven, Conn. Yale hadn’t been as productive on offense since a 47-0 shutout against Columbia in October of 1986. The Crusaders fell to 0-3. . . . John Wagner of Cornell recovered a fumble by Fordham quarterback John Pohlman on first and goal at the one-yard line with 58 seconds remaining, allowing the Big Red to hold on for a 13-6 victory at New York. Cornell is now 2-0, Fordham 0-4.

WAC

Jamal Willis ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns as Brigham Young’s passing attack took a rare back seat to give Coach LaVell Edwards his 200th victory, a 49-47 triumph over New Mexico in a Western Athletic Assn. game at Provo, Utah. Willis scored from of two and 39 yards and Hema Heimuli had scoring runs of four and seven yards to go with a 31-yard touchdown reception for BYU (3-1, 3-1). Edwards improved to 200-74-3 in his 23rd season with BYU. He is the 13th Division I-A coach to win 200 games. The loss ruined a school record-setting passing performance by New Mexico quarterback Stoney Case, who threw for six touchdowns while completing 25 of 43 passes for 375 yards. The Lobos fell to 0-4, 0-1.

BIG WEST

Marcellus Chrishon ran for 185 yards and Mike Maxwell threw for two touchdowns to lead Nevada (3-1) to a 34-22 victory over Northeast Louisiana (0-4) at Reno. Maxwell completed 18 of 32 passes for 228 yards with one interception. His favorite target, Alex Van Dyke, caught eight passes for 108 yards. Northeast Louisiana, which has been defeated by lopsided scores in its first three games in Division 1-A this season, closed to 28-22 in the fourth quarter on a 73-yard drive with Eric Foster scoring from six yards out.