ERIE, Pa. -- Michigan Tech knocked down a two-point conversion pass attempt with 10 seconds left to preserve a 14-13 victory at Gannon this afternoon in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football action. The Huskies had a 14-0 lead with seven minutes left in the game before a lightning delay helped the Golden Knights change the momentum.

Gannon scored with 6:28 left in the fourth quarter on a three-yard run by Jon Richardson. Tech tried to run out the clock, but was forced to punt with 1:56 to play. GU then went 64 yards and scored on a Vinnie DeLuca 33-yard quarterback scramble with 10 seconds left. Brendan McNicholas missed the potential, game-tying extra point, but the Huskies were offsides. That put the ball inside the two-yard line and Gannon coach Bill Elias elected to go for the win. DeLuca dropped back to pass and had a man in the endzone, but his pass was deflected incomplete by Demontrail Williamson.

Tech recovered the on-side kick to claim their fifth straight victory of the year and move to 5-4.

The game remained scoreless for the first 24 minutes despite the Huskies having two red zone opportunities. Erik Lehmann intercepted a Matt Butler pass on the fourth play of the game and returned it 14 yards to the Gannon 18. Tech had a first and goal from the five yard line, but couldn't punch it into the endzone. Alex Tiseo missed a 23-yard field goal as the ball hit the right upright.

Later in the quarter, Billy Koenig carried the ball on fourth-and-one at the Gannon 16. He was stopped inches short of the first down and the Golden Knights took over on downs.

The game's first points came with 5:50 remaining in the second quarter. Tech converted a fourth-and-nine play with a Steve Short pass to Keith White to get the ball to the 21-yard line. The next play, Short and White hooked up again as Short lofted the ball to the front left corner of the endzone, and White made a leaping grab. The score remained, 7-0, at halftime.

The Huskies took the opening drive of the second half 80 yards for a touchdown. Marana scored on a two-yard run up the middle after tallying 36 total rushing yards during the drive. Tiseo's kick made the score, 14-0, with 9:46 left in the third quarter.

Neither team was able to move the ball with success until DeLuca took over for Butler at quarterback with 9:20 to play. He moved the ball to the Tech 33-yard line before lightning struck in the area and the teams were sent to the locker room. The Huskies led, 14-0, with exactly 7:00 left in the game during the weather delay.

The game was resumed following a 30-minute wait, and DeLuca wasted no time in getting the ball in the endzone.

Marana finished with 192 yards on 45 carries. The Huskies amassed 343 yards of total offense and held the Knights to 191 yards. Short completed 10-of-16 passes for 138 yards.

Tech held a 37:07-22:53 advantage in time of possession.

Cheyne Nelson had a team-high eight tackles including two tackles for loss and a sack. Lehmann had four tackles to go with his second career interception.

Linebacker Dan Tomko made 17 tackles to lead the defensive effort for Gannon.

Michigan Tech (5-4, 5-4 GLIAC) will have next week off before traveling to play its season finale at Findlay on Nov. 11.

Notes: Marana needs 180 yards in his final game of the season to break the school rushing record of 4,788 yards by Jim VanWagner . . . Junior receiver Kirk Williams had his streak of 14 games with a catch come to an end after he was injured in the second quarter and did not return . . . Tech held its fifth straight team under 14 points and 100 yards rushing.