North Carolina State 49, Old Dominion 22
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 17, 2016
Where: Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature:
84°
Head Official:
David Epperley
Attendance:
57810
By The Sports Xchange
Backup quarterback Jalan McClendon was used in specialty situations and ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns as North Carolina State defeated Old Dominion 49-22 on Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.
McClendon also threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Thaddeus Moss.
Starting quarterback Ryan Finley threw three touchdown passes, completing 24 of 28 passes for 281 yards.
Finley had 19- and 4-yard scoring passes to fullback Jaylen Samuels. The first of those helped the Wolfpack to a 21-3 halftime lead.
Senior running back Matt Dayes, a senior, eclipsed the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career by picking up 71 yards on 14 carries for N.C. State (2-1), which won the two previous meetings between the teams in each of the past two seasons.
The Wolfpack managed 158 yards on the ground, failing to eclipse the 200-yard rushing mark for the first time in six games dating to last season.
Old Dominion (1-2) was limited to 63 yards of total offense in the first half, but the Monarchs struck for a touchdown on David Washington's 21-yard pass to receiver Zach Pascal early in the third quarter.
Washington and Pascal hooked up on a 20-yard scoring pass play in the fourth quarter.
Washington connected on 16 of 26 passes for 200 yards. Running back Jeremy Cox ran for 91 yards on nine carries, including a 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Old Dominion |
|
North Carolina State |
Jeremy Cox
|
Player |
Matt Dayes
|
9 |
Attempts |
14 |
91 |
Yards |
71 |
10.1 |
Avg Yards |
5.1 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Old Dominion |
|
North Carolina State |
Zach Pascal
|
Player |
Stephen Louis
|
8 |
Receptions |
5 |
104 |
Yards |
80 |
13.0 |
Avg Yards |
16.0 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary