GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (2-0) at MARYLAND (2-0)

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 21
MARYLAND 7 2:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 21
MARYLAND 7 2:19 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD WEST VIRGINIA
STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (4) 28
MARYLAND 7 1:53 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 28
MARYLAND 7 0:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (4) 7 7 14 28
MARYLAND 7 0 0 7 END, 3RD QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 22 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 0:45. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
MARYLAND - TD, KEON LATTIMORE 4 YD RUN (OBI
EGEKEZE KICK), 5:07. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-7
2ND QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 22 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 9:58. WEST
VIRGINIA 14-7
3RD QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 4:19. WEST
VIRGINIA 21-7
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 13:07. WEST
VIRGINIA 28-7</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 28
MARYLAND 7 11:15 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG WEST VIRGINIA
PAT MCAFEE 32 YD

WEST VIRGINIA (4) 31
MARYLAND 7 10:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 31
MARYLAND 7 6:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD MARYLAND
DANNY OQUENDO 22 YD PASS FROM JORDAN STEFFY
(OBI EGEKEZE KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (4) 31
MARYLAND 14 5:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 31
MARYLAND 14 5:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (4) 31
MARYLAND 14 3:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (4) 7 7 14 3 31
MARYLAND 7 0 0 7 14 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 22 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 0:45. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-0
MARYLAND - TD, KEON LATTIMORE 4 YD RUN (OBI
EGEKEZE KICK), 5:07. WEST
VIRGINIA 7-7
2ND QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 22 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 9:58. WEST
VIRGINIA 14-7
3RD QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 4:19. WEST
VIRGINIA 21-7
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 13:07. WEST
VIRGINIA 28-7
4TH QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 32 YD, 4:21. WEST
VIRGINIA 31-7
MARYLAND - TD, DANNY OQUENDO 22 YD PASS FROM
JORDAN STEFFY (OBI EGEKEZE
KICK), 9:10. WEST VIRGINIA
31-14</div>

 

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Steve Slaton rushed for 137yards and three touchdowns Thursday, leading fourth-ranked WestVirginia to a 31-14 victory over Maryland.


The nation's active career TD leader with 46, Slaton scored eachof West Virginia's final three touchdowns in the second andthird quarters, breaking loose for a 22-yard score in the secondperiod to snap a 7-7 tie.


He found the end zone twice more from a yard out in the thirdquarter to extend a 14-7 halftime advantage to 28-7.

Slaton recorded his 18th 100-yard rushing performance in 23starts for the Mountaineers (3-0), who improved to 17-1 when herushes for at least 100 yards.


The three TDs allowed Slaton to pass Amos Zereoue for solepossession of third place on the school's all-time list with 41rushing scores and marked the 11th time in his career he hasscored at least twice in the same game.


True freshman Noel Devine, who was one of the most sought-afterrecruits in the country after collecting 6,894 rushing yardsduring his high school career in Florida, also surpassed thecentury mark on his first two carries, finishing with the gamewith 136 yards on just five rushing attempts.


Devine's first carry of 31 yards set up Slaton's initial 1-yardscore, and his 77-yard run on his next rush set up Slaton'sthird and final touchdown.


The stellar performances from Slaton and Devine made for an easyevening for West Virginia's other Heisman Trophy hopeful, PatWhite, who went 7-for-12 with 94 yards. White did not throw fora touchdown or an interception.


Maryland (2-1) started the contest much the same way they playedin the 45-28 loss to West Virginia last season, when itcommitted five turnovers.


Quarterback Jordan Steffy fumbled the snap on the Terrapins'first play from scrimmage, which White capitalized on two playslater when he ran in to the end zone virtually untouched from 22yards out to give the Mountaineers a 7-0 lead less than aminute into the game.


Unlike last season's meeting in which it trailed, 28-0, afterone quarter, Maryland answered on the ensuing drive when runningback Keon Lattimore capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a4-yard TD run to knot the contest at 7-7.


The Terrapins did not score again until Steffy found receiverDanny Oquendo for a 22-yard score midway through the fourthquarter for the game's final score.


Steffy finished 16-of-23 for 180 yards with one TD and twointerceptions.

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (4) 7 7 14 3 31
MARYLAND 7 0 0 7 14 FINAL

WEST VIRGINIA-TD, P White 22 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 0:45 1st
Qtr
MARYLAND-TD, K Lattimore 4 YD RUN (O Egekeze KICK) 5:07
1st Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 22 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 9:58 2nd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 1 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 4:19 3rd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 1 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 13:07 3rd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 32 YD 4:21 4th Qtr
MARYLAND-TD, D Oquendo 22 YD PASS FROM J Steffy (O Egekeze
KICK) 9:10 4th Qtr


WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND
First downs 21 15
Rushed-yards 48-353 39-89
Passing yards 95 180
Sacked-yards lost 2-12 5-28
Return yards 24 3
Passes 8-13-0 16-24-2
Punts 3-35.7 6-35.8
Fumbles-lost 4-2 2-1
Penalties-yards 6-53 5-58
Time of possession 28:35 31:25


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: WEST VIRGINIA-Steve Slaton 26-137, Noel Devine 5-136, Owen
Schmitt 4-46, Pat White 11-22, Jock Sanders 2-12. MARYLAND-Keon
Lattimore 21-80, Lance Ball 6-19, Darrius Heyward-Bey 1-MINUS 3,
Jordan Steffy 11-MINUS 7.

PASSING: WEST VIRGINIA-Pat White 8-13-95- 0. MARYLAND-Jordan Steffy
16-23-180- 2. Keon Lattimore 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: WEST VIRGINIA-Darius Reynaud 4-55, Dorrell Jalloh 1-21,
Steve Slaton 1-10, Tito Gonzales 1-8, Noel Devine 1-1.
MARYLAND-Darrius Heyward-Bey 3-56, Danny Oquendo 3-55, Joey Haynos
2-17, Keon Lattimore 4-17, Cory Jackson 2-13, Dan Gronkowski 1-12,
Isaiah Williams 1-10.


Att: 53,107</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at MARYLAND

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (4) 7 7 14 3 31
MARYLAND 7 0 0 7 14 FINAL

WEST VIRGINIA-TD, P White 22 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 0:45 1st
Qtr
MARYLAND-TD, K Lattimore 4 YD RUN (O Egekeze KICK) 5:07
1st Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 22 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 9:58 2nd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 1 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 4:19 3rd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, S Slaton 1 YD RUN (P McAfee KICK) 13:07 3rd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 32 YD 4:21 4th Qtr
MARYLAND-TD, D Oquendo 22 YD PASS FROM J Steffy (O Egekeze
KICK) 9:10 4th Qtr


WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND
First downs 21 15
Rushed-yards 48-353 39-89
Passing yards 95 180
Sacked-yards lost 2-12 5-28
Return yards 24 3
Passes 8-13-0 16-24-2
Punts 3-35.7 6-35.8
Fumbles-lost 4-2 2-1
Penalties-yards 6-53 5-58
Time of possession 28:35 31:25


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: WEST VIRGINIA-Steve Slaton 26-137, Noel Devine 5-136, Owen
Schmitt 4-46, Pat White 11-22, Jock Sanders 2-12. MARYLAND-Keon
Lattimore 21-80, Lance Ball 6-19, Darrius Heyward-Bey 1-MINUS 3,
Jordan Steffy 11-MINUS 7.

PASSING: WEST VIRGINIA-Pat White 8-13-95- 0. MARYLAND-Jordan Steffy
16-23-180- 2. Keon Lattimore 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: WEST VIRGINIA-Darius Reynaud 4-55, Dorrell Jalloh 1-21,
Steve Slaton 1-10, Tito Gonzales 1-8, Noel Devine 1-1.
MARYLAND-Darrius Heyward-Bey 3-56, Danny Oquendo 3-55, Joey Haynos
2-17, Keon Lattimore 4-17, Cory Jackson 2-13, Dan Gronkowski 1-12,
Isaiah Williams 1-10.


Att: 53,107</div>

 

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Steve Slaton rushed for 144yards and three touchdowns Thursday, leading fourth-ranked WestVirginia to a 31-14 victory over Maryland.


The nation's active career TD leader with 46, Slaton scored eachof West Virginia's final three touchdowns in the second andthird quarters, breaking loose for a 22-yard score in the secondperiod to snap a 7-7 tie.


He found the end zone twice more from a yard out in the thirdquarter to extend a 14-7 halftime advantage to 28-7.

"We were disappointed at halftime with the executionoffensively," Mountaineers coach Rich Rodriguez said. "Since wehad the ball first (in the second half), we knew that we had toget that first drive in there and, fortunately, we were able todo that. We didn't have a lot of possessions, only two in thefirst quarter. Our guys hung in there and we made a few bigplays."


Slaton recorded his 18th 100-yard rushing performance in 23starts for the Mountaineers (3-0), who improved to 17-1 when herushes for at least 100 yards.


The three TDs allowed Slaton to pass Amos Zereoue for solepossession of third place on the school's all-time list with 41rushing scores and marked the 11th time in his career he hasscored at least twice in the same game.


It was also the second time in as many seasons that the 2006Sugar Bowl MVP haunted the team that initially recruited him in2004 then withdrew their offer, leading the speedster toeventually sign with West Virginia.


"It's intense for me, coming in here after what has happened inthe past," Slaton said. "I figure I'm in the right place now,so I should thank them (Maryland)."


True freshman Noel Devine, who was one of the most sought-afterrecruits in the country after collecting 6,894 rushing yardsduring his high school career in Florida, also surpassed thecentury mark on his first two carries, finishing with the gamewith 136 yards on just five rushing attempts.


"He's an amazing athlete," left tackle Ryan Stancheck said."Everybody has seen his highlights. He is the real deal. Whatmakes him even better than that is that he's a great person,too. He's the total package."


Devine's first carry of 31 yards set up Slaton's initial 1-yardscore, and his 77-yard run on his next rush set up Slaton'sthird and final touchdown.


The stellar performances from Slaton and Devine made for an easyevening for West Virginia's other Heisman Trophy hopeful, PatWhite, who went 7-for-12 with 94 yards. White did not throw fora touchdown or an interception in what seemed to be anup-and-down performance.


"Pat wasn't as sharp as he normally is," Rodriguez said. "Hewas almost trying to do too much in the first half. He calmeddown in the second half and let the offense flow."

Maryland (2-1) started the contest much the same way they playedin the 45-28 loss to West Virginia last season, when itcommitted five turnovers.


Quarterback Jordan Steffy fumbled the snap on the Terrapins'first play from scrimmage, which White capitalized on two playslater when he ran in to the end zone virtually untouched from 22yards out to give the Mountaineers a 7-0 lead less than aminute into the game.


Unlike last season's meeting in which it trailed, 28-0, afterone quarter, Maryland answered on the ensuing drive when runningback Keon Lattimore capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive with a4-yard TD run to knot the contest at 7-7.


The Terrapins did not score again until Steffy found receiverDanny Oquendo for a 22-yard score midway through the fourthquarter for the game's final score.


Steffy finished 16-of-23 for 180 yards with one TD and twointerceptions.

 

Re: NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (2-0) at MARYLAND (2-0)

We looked very good in this game. Our defense was great as well.