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2 overtimes
The Blue Hens (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic 10) avenged a 52-45 loss to the Tribe (0-1) a year ago in Williamsburg, VA and won their sixth straight season opener. Pressey's first career touchdown run could not have come at a better time as he scampered down the left sideline on a third-and- four play to give Delaware the lead. Pressey set up Delaware's tying score in the first overtime with a 21-yard run on the Blue Hens' first play. The Blue Hens settled for a Garon Sizemore 25-yard field goal after Pressey's first overtime scamper to counter Brett Sterba's 33-yard field goal at the end of William & Mary's first extra-possession. Delaware jumped out to a 7-0 lead by scoring on its first possession. Derrick Downs capped an eight-play, 83-yard drive with a six-yard touchdown run. The Tribe tied the game on a 47-yard touchdown pass from starting quarterback Daron Pope to David Conklin. However, Delaware's Brett Veach returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards, the third longest kickoff run in school history, for his first career touchdown. Sizemore and Sterba traded field goals to put the Hens up 17-10 at halftime. The Tribe opened the second half with a 30-yard scoring toss from Pope to Komlan Lonergan to tie the game but the Hens went up again midway through the final quarter when redshirt freshman Ricardo Walker scooped up a fumble by William & Mary backup quarterback David Corley and ran in two yards for a 24-17 lead. William & Mary then sent the game into overtime when third level quarterback Kevin Carty, a transfer from North Carolina, connected with Michael Partlow on a 13-yard scoring pass. Delaware quarterback Matt Nagy hit on 16 of 35 passes for 204 yards while Jamin Elliott caught six passes for 112 yards. Pressey finished with a career-high 72 yards. Pope hit on 14 of 27 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns and Carty was 6 of 15 for 91 yards. David Conklin caught six passes for 132 yards and Hameen Ali rushed for a game-high 81 yards.
AGATE:
WILLIAM & MARY.....7...3...7...3...0...- 27 DELAWARE..................14...3...0...3...7...- 34
First quarter UD - Downs 6 run (Sizemore kick) 11:32 WM - Conklin 47 pass from Pope (Sterba kick) 2:33 UD - Veach 96 kickoff return (Sizemore kick) 2:17 Second quarter UD - Sizemore 40 FG 7:38 WM - Sterba 41 FG 0:00 Third quarter WM- Lonergan 30 pass from Pope (Sterba kick) 11:15 Fourth quarter UD - Walker 2 fumble recovery (Sizemore kick) 7:14 WM - Partlow 13 pass from Carty (Sterba kick) 5:10 First OT WM - Sterba 33 FG UD - Sizemore 25 FG Second OT UD - Pressey 19 run (Sizemore kick)
TEAM STATISTICS........WM.........UD First downs...............................18............19 Rushes - yds.....................41-139....39-210 Passing yards........................240...........209 Passes..............................20-44-1...16-35-2 Total yards............................344..........397 Punts-average..................9-37.3.....7-37.0 Penalties-yds.......................2-26.........7-70 Fumbles-lost..........................4-2...........2-1 Time of poss.....................30:55.......29:05 Sacks by-yds......................2-14.........5-17
INDIVIUDAL STATS - RUSHING - WILLIAM & MARY: Ali 27-81, Pope 5-12, Nesmith 2-6, Carty 3-5, Lonergan 1-3, Corley 3-minus 3; DELAWARE: Pressey 8-72, O'Neal 11-53, Cummings 9-42, Downs 3-22, Ricco 5-18, Nagy 3-minus 11. PASSING: WILLIAM & MARY: Pope 14-27-1-149, Carty 6-15-0-91, Corley; 0-2-0-0; DELAWARE: Nagy 16-35-2-204. RECEIVING: WILLIAM & MARY: Conklin 6-132, Leach 5-12, Rosier 3-27, Lonergan 2-37, Ali 2-14, Partlow 1-13, Osborne 1-5; DELAWARE: Elliott 6-112, Ricco 4-33, Cummings 3-38, Veach 1-19, Pressey 1-7, O'Neal 1-minus 5. |
