PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damarius Perrantes scored twice, JaMario Clements scored twice in the fourth quarter and Duquesne beat Mercyhurst 31-24 on Saturday to move into a tie for first place in the Northeast Conference.

The Dukes trailed 10-7 at halftime, but took a 14-10 lead in the third quarter with Perrantes’ 64-yard touchdown pass to Joey Isabella. Mercyhurst responded with Adam Urena’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Rylan Davison to regain the lead, followed by Duquesne’s field goal going into the fourth at the 17.

Clements’ 8-yard field goal gave the Dukes a 24-17 lead, then his 86-yard field goal turned into two touchdowns late in the quarter.

The Lakers scored on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Adam Urena to Cameron Barmore to make it 31-24, but Duquesne recovered the ensuing onside kick and escaped the final minute and a half.

Duquesne (6-2, 4-0) joins Robert Morris atop the NEC standings. The Colonials played a non-conference game on Saturday.

The Dukes’ sixth straight win was their longest since the team’s six straight wins in 2018.

Perantes completed 13 of 25 passes for 247 yards and Clements added 177 yards rushing on 15 carries. Isabella had 124 yards on four receptions.

Urena had three touchdown passes for the Lakers (2-7, 0-3), completing 38 of 52 passes for 345 yards. Davison had 14 catches for 152 yards with two touchdowns.

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