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EDINBORO, PA – It was a day of firsts for
the Edinboro football team as the Fighting Scots kicked off the
2005 campaign with a 47-0 win over WVU Tech. The win was the first
season-opening victory for the Fighting Scots since 2002, and the
shutout was the first since a 44-0 triumph at Cheyney in 1997.
Edinboro entered the contest nationally-ranked
in every NCAA Division II preseason poll, including tied for 14th
in the AFCA poll and sixth according to Sports Illustrated. The
going figures to get much tougher this coming week, when Edinboro
plays at East Stroudsburg, a 72-17 winner over Bentley last night
and ranked ninth by the AFCA.
Turnovers proved the major difference in the
contest. WVU Tech committed six turnovers, five on interceptions,
while Edinboro was not guilty of a turnover. Six of Edinboro’s
eight scores came after Golden Bear miscues.
Edinboro unveiled Ulysee Davis (Bryan’s
Road, MD/Bishop McNamara) as the new starting tailback, and
the 5’9”, 193 lb. redshirt freshman debuted with 132
yards on 19 carries, with 3 TDs. Spud, as he is commonly known,
scored a pair of touchdowns in a two-minute span of the first
quarter as Edinboro jumped to a quick 14-0 lead. WVU Tech took the
opening kickoff and drove to the Edinboro 41 before Chris
Amico (Webster, NY/West Irondequoit) recovered a fumble at the
EU 45. The Golden Bears would venture into Edinboro territory just
one more time.
In a 5-play, 55-yard drive that featured Davis
carrying on every down, he scored his first career touchdown on a
one-yard plunge . With two penalties pushing the Fighting Scost
back, he actually gained 65 yards on the five rushes. That
included a 32-yard burst down to the one.
The Scots were back in business moments later
when Chris Avery (Berea, OH/Berea) came up with the first
of his three interceptions on the day off freshman quarterback
Joey Jude. After an incomplete pass by Justin Bouch
(Brackenridge, PA/Highlands), Davis carried three straight
times, capping the short 23-yard drive with a 12-yard scoring run.
Kody Robertson’s (Columbus, OH/Hilliard Davidson)
extra point made it 14-0 at the 7:38 mark.
Robertson would conclude the first quarter with
a 26-yard field goal at the 1:45 mark to make it 17-0. The score
came following another Avery pickoff, giving Edinboro the ball at
the WVU Tech 36.
Edinboro scored twice in the final 2:20 of the
second quarter to boost the halftime lead to 31-0, with both
scores set up by interceptions. Junior FS Damion Malott
(Akron, OH/Akron North), playing in his first game as a
Fighting Scot, intercepted a Jude aerial at the WVT 46. The Scots
drove 46 yards on seven plays, with Bouch converting on a pair of
third-down plays. The senior hit Jeff Dinger (Conneaut,
OH/Conneaut) for a 12-yard gain on 3rd and 10, and later hit
Jordan Bobitski
(Pittsburgh, PA/Carrick) for a
five-yard gain down to the WVT 23 on 3rd and 4. Davis went 23
yards on the next play for his third touchdown of the afternoon.
On the Golden Bears second play from scrimmage
following the kickoff, Avery came up with his third interception
of the half, returning it 43 yards to the WVT 12. With 46 seconds
remaining in the half, Bouch connected with Dinger in the right
corner of the end zone for a seven-yard TD pass.
Edinboro tacked on a pair of scores in the
third quarter, in addition to Robertson missing a 37-yard field
goal. Following a Golden Bear punt, Edinboro took over at the WVT
49, and drove down to the nine before settling for a 27-yard field
goal by Robertson. That gave Robertson 19 career field goals,
moving into fifth place.
Jude’s fifth interception of the day set
up Edinboro’s other score. Senior CB Jermaine Truax
(Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) returning a pickoff nine yards to
the WVT 38. Third string TB Kelvin Collins (Glen Burnie,
MD/Old Mill) did the dirty work, carrying four times for 29
yards down to the nine. On second and goal, backup QB Josh
Hinkle (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) hit senior
TE C.J. Trivisonno (Kirtland, OH/Kirtland) on a nine-yard
scoring pass, his first career TD toss.
Edinboro tacked on a final score midway through
the fourth quarter on a one-yard run by backup TB DeMarkus
Robinson (Orrville, OH./Orrville). It capped a 42-yard drive,
and included a 31-yard run by the transfer from Kent State. Avery,
Edinboro’s backup kicker, came in and booted the extra point.
The Fighting Scots finished the afternoon with
464 yards compared to just 94 yards for the Golden Bears. Edinboro
held a huge 38:14 to 21:46 advantage in time of possession. After
limiting WVU Tech to minus seven yards rushing a year ago, the
Golden Bears managed just 15 yards on 19 rushes.
In addition to Davis, Robinson totaled 90 yards
on 14 carries and Collins, a transfer from Bowie State, had 66
yards on 11 rushes. Bouch was 7 of 13 for 102 yards and 1 TD, with
Hinkle completing 7 of 14 passes for 59 yards. Bobitski had 3
catches for 12 yards, with all going for first downs.
Jude completed 7 of 24 passes fot 74 yards and
5 INTs, with Jermaine Jack rushing for eight yards and catching 3
passes for 15 yards to pace the Golden Bears. Edinboro came up
with a pair of sacks.
BORO NOTES: Avery moved into sole
possession of second place in career interceptions with 16. He
needs three more interceptions to tie Steve Russell. He also
kicked his first career extra point.
EDINBORO 47, WVU TECH 0
West Virginia Tech.. 0 0 0 0 - 0 Record: (0-1)
Edinboro University. 17 14 9 7 - 47 Record: (1-0)
1st
09:22 EDIN - Ulysee Davis 1 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 5-55
2:42, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 7
07:38 EDIN - Ulysee Davis 12 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 4-23
1:28, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 14
01:45 EDIN - Kody Robertson 26 yd field goal, 10-27 5:39, WVUTECH
0 - EDIN 17
2nd
02:20 EDIN - Ulysee Davis 23 yd run (Kody Robertson kick), 7-46
2:35, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 24
01:12 EDIN - Jeff Dinger 7 yd pass from Justin Bouch (Kody
Robertson kick), 2-12 0:46, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 31
3rd
08:01 EDIN - Kody Robertson 27 yd field goal, 7-40 2:44, WVUTECH 0
- EDIN 34
04:39 EDIN - C.J. Trivisonno 9 yd pass from Josh Hinkle (Chris
Avery kick failed), 5-38 2:29, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 40
4th
07:37 EDIN - DeMark.Robinson 1 yd run (Chris Avery kick), 5-42
2:01, WVUTECH 0 - EDIN 47
WVUTECH EDIN
FIRST DOWNS................... 7 23
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 19-15 50-303
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 79 161
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 33-10-5 27-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 52-94 77-464
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 0-0 1-16
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-41 1-27
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 5-57
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 8-38.8 4-25.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yards............... 3-21 7-45
Possession Time............... 21:46 38:14
Third-Down Conversions........ 4 of 14 6 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 0-0 7-8
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 2-11
RUSHING: West Virginia Tech-Joey Jude
10-8; Jermaine Jack 7-8; Micah Brown 1-3; C. Gissendener 1-minus
4. Edinboro University-Ulysee Davis 19-132; DeMark.Robinson 14-90;
KelvinCollins 11-66; Josh Hinkle 3-8; Justin Bouch 3-7.
PASSING: West Virginia Tech-Joey Jude
7-24-5-74; Micah Brown 3-9-0-5. Edinboro University-Josh Hinkle
7-14-0-59; Justin Bouch 7-13-0-102.
RECEIVING: West Virginia Tech-Jermaine
Jack 3-15; Leo Thomas 2-22; C. Gissendener 2-20; James Boyd 2-8;
Chris Lawson 1-14. Edinboro University-Jordan Bobitski 3-12; Ryan
Valasek 2-47; Nate Eimer 2-20; Jeff Dinger 2-19; C.J. Trivisonno
2-18; Deonte Peters 1-30; Bob Reiter 1-8; Ryan Rybicki 1-7. |
