Senior quarterback Jon Wassink threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns, while senior running back . . .
WMU (2-2) went into the locker room down 24-13 and the Orange (2-2) added a touchdown early in the third quarter to push the lead to 31-13. The Broncos responded quickly with Bellamy's second 40-plus yard touchdown run of the day, this time from 43-yards out to cut into the lead. Syracuse responded again with a touchdown, extending its advantage to 38-19.
Western Michigan's offense stuck quickly on a three-play, 75-yard drive that was capped by a 60-yard touchdown reception by Hall, shortening the deficit to 38-26.
On the ensuing drive, the Broncos forced a turnover after Ali Fayad stripped Abdul Adams at the Syracuse 35. Patrick Lupro jumped on the loose ball and Western Michigan scored soon after on an eight-yard touchdown run by Sean Tyler to make it a 38-33 affair.
The Orange pushed the lead to 45-33 early in the fourth quarter on Tommy DeVito's fourth touchdown pass of the game with 8:45 left.
Syracuse's defense kept the Broncos off the scoreboard in the fourth quarter and Moe Neal added his second score of the night with 3:04 left to go.
Western Michigan returns back to Kalamazoo for the Battle for the Cannon against Central Michigan on Saturday at 12 p.m.
(Courtesy of WMU Athletics)