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Villanova Wildcats at Stony Brook Seawolves

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5-1, 2-1 Away
Final
42 - 24

Freshman Avit's 4 TD runs help FCS No. 5 Villanova beat Stony Brook 42-24

Connor Watkins was 9-of-19 passing for 152 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown to Lucas Kopecky in the first quarter, for Villanova (5-1, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association).

Roland Dempster capped a nine-play, 66-yard drive to open the second half with a 1-yard touchdown run that gave Stony Brook (4-2, 1-1) a 24-14 lead with about 10 minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Wildcats went three-and-out on the ensuing possession but Timmy Ferguson recovered a muffed punt at the 26, Avit ripped off a 25-yard run and then scored from the 1 less than 3 minutes later. The Villanova defense forced a three-and-out to set up a 59-yard scoring run by Avit that made it 28-24 going into the fourth quarter and, Avit scored on a 72-yard run to make it a two-possession game with 8:40 to play.

The Wildcats are ranked No. 5 in the FCS coaches poll and their only loss this season came against an FBS program when the lost 38-20 at Maryland on Sept. 21.

Dempster opened the scoring with a 9-yard run — set up when Villanova muffed a punt that was recovered by Stony Brook at the Wildcats 19 — about 5 minutes into the game and his 2-yard TD run in the second quarter made it 14-all before Enda Kirby's 24-yard field goal as time in the first half expired gave the Seawolves a 17-14 lead.

Dempster finished with 24 carries for 115 yards and three touchdowns.

Stony Brook was unranked in the most recent poll, but received the most votes of any team outside the top 25.

The previous freshman rushing record was 173 yards by Pat O’Brien against Delaware on Oct. 15, 1977.

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Scoring Summary

STBK TD 1st Period 9:24 Roland Dempster 9 Yd Run (Enda Kirby Kick)
VILL TD 1st Period 0:00 Lucas Kopecky 26 Yd pass from Connor Watkins (Ethan Gettman Kick)
STBK TD 2nd Period 10:13 Roland Dempster 2 Yd Run (Enda Kirby Kick)
VILL TD 2nd Period 3:03 David Avit 1 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick)
STBK FG 2nd Period 0:00 Enda Kirby 24 Yd Field Goal
STBK TD 3rd Period 10:05 Roland Dempster 1 Yd Run (Enda Kirby Kick)
VILL TD 3rd Period 7:08 David Avit 1 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick)
VILL TD 3rd Period 3:47 David Avit 59 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick)
VILL TD 4th Period 8:40 David Avit 72 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick)
VILL TD 4th Period 2:26 Ja'briel Mace 21 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick)

Statistics

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19 1st Downs 18
3-10 3rd down efficiency 4-15
0-1 4th down efficiency 2-2
432 Total Yards 310
152 Passing 147
9/19 Comp/Att 22/32
8.0 Yards per pass 4.6
280 Rushing 163
39 Rushing Attempts 42
7.2 Yards per rush 3.9
4-20 Penalties 8-84
1 Turnovers 2
1 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 1
28:02 Possession 31:58

Game Information

Venue: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium

Location: Stony Brook, NY
Attendance: 6,142 · Capacity:
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