Nov 15, 2003

TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Anthony Melzi threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter as Towson won its fifth consecutive home game, beating Albany 35-16 on Saturday.

Melzi, who completed 7 of 15 passes for 149 yards, gave the Tigers (6-5) a 28-9 lead with 4:05 left in the third quarter when he threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Eric Yancey.

With eight seconds left in the third quarter, Melzi tossed a 62-yard touchdown to Jason Galloway, giving the Tigers a 35-16 advantage.

After Albany (7-4) took a 3-0 first quarter lead on a 31-yard field goal by Stan Zylinski, the Tigers' Matt Romeo scored on a 14-yard run to give Towson a 7-3 lead.

The Great Danes regained the lead at 9-7 when Anthony Sciarra threw a five-yard pass to Jon George. Zylinski's conversion attempt was missed.

Late in the second quarter, with Melzi sitting out a play after a roughing-the-passer penalty, reserve quarterback Andrae Brown scrambled for an 11-yard touchdown to give the Tigers a 14-9 lead.

With 56 seconds left in the half, Jason Troilo gave the Tigers a 21-9 lead when he tipped a screen pass into air, intercepted the pass and ran 38 yards for a touchdown.

Albany's Gary Brown ran for 140 yards on 26 carries and scored one touchdown.