Villanova Wildcats at Hampton Pirates
· NCAA - Football
Bell's third quarter TD carries Villanova past Hampton, 20-14 in defensive battle
The Wildcats (7-2, 4-1) trail unbeaten conference leaders Rhode Island (8-1, 5-0) and Richmond (6-2, 4-0) with three games left in the regular season.
Chris Zellous fired a 6-yard touchdown pass to Kymari Gray to cap Hampton’s opening drive to give the Pirates a 7-0 lead but did not score again until Zellous squeezed in from a yard out with a minute left in the third quarter to cut the Villanova lead to the final margin.
Neither team found much success offensively. Villanova finished with just 241 yards of total offense, two more than Hampton. The Wildcats managed 11 first downs, one fewer than the Pirates.
Connor Watkins completed 9 of 22 pass attempts for 149 yards and Avit carried 26 times for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Zellous completed just five of his 11 passes for 79 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ja’Quan Snipes carried 14 times for 85 yards.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 11:46 | Kymari Gray 6 Yd pass from Chris Zellous (Brian Csehoski Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 2:13 | Ethan Gettman 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:11 | David Avit 1 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 10:06 | Ethan Gettman 40 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:59 | Brendan Bell 4 Yd Run (Ethan Gettman Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:03 | Chris Zellous 1 Yd Run (Brian Csehoski Kick) |
Statistics
 VILL |
 HAMP |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1st Downs | 12 |
| 3-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 241 | Total Yards | 239 |
| 149 | Passing | 84 |
| 9/22 | Comp/Att | 7/19 |
| 6.8 | Yards per pass | 4.4 |
| 92 | Rushing | 155 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 45 |
| 2.2 | Yards per rush | 3.4 |
| 8-70 | Penalties | 4-27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 31:44 | Possession | 28:16 |
Game Information
Location: Hampton, VA
Attendance: 1,454 · Capacity:
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