Elon Phoenix at Richmond Spiders
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Wickersham leads Richmond to critical CAA win 38-24 over Elon
The Phoenix (5-5) and Spiders (7-3) were among the five teams that entered the day with 5-1 records in conference play. Richmond is tied at the top with Delaware (8-2), Albany (8-3) and Villanova (8-2).
Delaware plays Villanova next weekend as the regular season comes to an end. Richmond faces Williams and Mary (6-4) and Albany plays Monmouth (4-6).
Wickersham had touchdown passes of 9 yards to Connor Deveney and 12 yards to Savon Smith in a 21-point second quarter that made it 28-7 at the half.
Smith scored on a 1-yard plunge between the touchdown passes before icing the game with a 5-yard scoring run that made it 38-17 with 2:26 to play.
Wickersham finished 20-of-27 passing for 169 yards with an interception and kept the ball 13 times for 130 yards. Smith, who ran for 70 yards and had four catches for 21, also had a 16-yard completion to Wickersham.
Matthew Downing was 19 of 33 for 281 yards and threw two touchdown passes for Elon. Jordan Bonner had 122 yards on six receptions.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:09 | Kyle Wickersham 1 Yd Run (Andrew Lopez Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 3:58 | Jamarien Dalton 37 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 13:16 | Connor Deveney 9 Yd pass from Kyle Wickersham (Andrew Lopez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:28 | Savon Smith 1 Yd Run (Andrew Lopez Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:16 | Savon Smith 12 Yd pass from Kyle Wickersham (Andrew Lopez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:17 | Jalen Hampton 42 Yd Run (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 8:48 | Andrew Lopez 25 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 6:34 | Jack Berkowitz 37 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 2:36 | Savon Smith 5 Yd Run (Andrew Lopez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:00 | Johncarlos Miller II 5 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
Statistics
 ELON |
 RICH |
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|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 |
| 0-2 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 371 | Total Yards | 420 |
| 281 | Passing | 185 |
| 19-33 | Comp-Att | 21-28 |
| 8.5 | Yards per pass | 6.6 |
| 90 | Rushing | 235 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 3.2 | Yards per rush | 6.0 |
| 9-75 | Penalties | 3-35 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 27:23 | Possession | 32:37 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 6,539 · Capacity:
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