ALLENTOWN, PA -- Junior running back Tom Arcidiacono (Castleton, NY/Columbia) rushed for 190 yards and junior wide receiver Steve Angiletta (Plantsville, CT/Southington) had 130 yards on six catches to lead Union to a 22-14 victory at Muhlenberg Saturday night at Scott Wood Stadium.

The Dutchmen, now 2-0, defeated the Mules for the first time since 1995, and had lost by five points in each of the last two years in the series. Muhlenberg, 1-1, has made three straight trips to the NCAA playoffs.

Junior quarterback Anthony Marotti (River Edge, NJ/River Edge) was 17 for 33 for 240 yards with two touchdowns, and did not throw an interception. The Union defense, led by senior captain Jim Baron (Mohawk, NY/Mohawk), who had eight tackles and a pass deflection, held the Mules to 69 net yards rushing and 254 yards passing.

Trailing 14-9 entering the fourth quarter, the Dutchmen took the lead for god on an 18-yard touchdown reception from Marotti to Zach Tillo (Lancaster, MA/Exeter).  The eventual winning score came on the fourth play of a 52-yard drive that took 1:16 and came just 40 seconds in the fourth quarter. After the two-point pass play failed, Union had a 15-14 lead.

On the ensuing drive, the Mules took over on their own 22 and faced a third-and-seven at their own 39. QB Matt Johnson rushed right to the 35 but Union linebacker Mike Wess (Allendale, NJ/N. Highlands) forced a fumble and recovered it on the Mules' 35. Seven plays later, Marotti found Ryan Twitchell (Fayetteville, NY/Manlius) on a 13-yard score, and the kick provided the 22-14 final. The drive took seven plays on 35 yards in 5:27.

Muhlenberg took a 7-0 lead just 1:25 into the game. QB Tom Kelleher found Kyle Douglass open on a third-and-five from the Union 41, and Douglass went the route for first points of the game. On the next Union drive, Arcidiacono broke free from 45 yards out and after a failed PAT, it was 7-6 Mules with 11:03 left in the first stanza.

Union started a drive with 10:14 left in the second quarter, and on the 11th play, Jeff Morrow forced a Union fumble and the Mules recovered at their own 15-yard line to stop the threat with 5:03 left in the half.

On Union's next drive, the Dutchmen had another opportunity to take the lead. On the fourth play of a drive that started with 2:16 left in the second, Marotti found Steve Angiletta from the Mules-31, but Mike McCurley forced a fumble at the four that was recovered by James Crowley in the endzone for the Muhlenberg touchback. The score remained 7-6 Mules at the half.

Sophomore kicker Pat Cummings (Nashua, NH/Nashua) gave the Dutchmen a 9-7 lead with a 30-yard field goal with 6:33 left in the third quarter. Two plays later, Wess intercepted a Kelleher offering and returned it to the Mules-19, but later, a 42-yard field goal attempt failed.

The Mules took the 14-9 lead with a nine-play, 76-yard drive with 36 seconds left in the third. Ross Tanner ran it in from four yards out.

Kelleher was nine for 19 for 141 yards while Matt Johnson was 8 for 17 for 113 yards. Kyle Douglass had 87 yards on five catches for the Mules.

Doug Davis (Yonkers, NY/Fieldston) had seven tackles and two pass deflections, while Chris Nappi (Scotia, NY/Niskayuna) had seven hits and an interception along with a pass deflection. Wess wound up with five tackles, a sack, a deflection, an interception and the forced fumble.

Union opens up Liberty League play next Saturday at the University of Rochester at 12 p.m.