Penn State regained its margin, leading 26-7 at halftime.Ĭlifford was particularly effective early with his decision-making and accuracy − even throwing the ball away a couple of times when called for. Clifford found Mitch Tinsley cutting across the middle on the very next play for the score. But did he step out of bounds down the right side? With 18 seconds before halftime, a catch-and-run to Parker Washington appeared to have cashed in one more score. This time, Sean Clifford led a proficient two-minute drive, charging his team downfield by finding a variety of short and mid-range pass options. The defense had just played soft and given up a late first-half score.īut Penn State's offense has looked increasingly efficient and versatile over these first two weeks. Sean Clifford to Parker Washington, Mitch Tinsley: Penn State ignites again Penn State leads 26-7, 11:30 to play in the third quarter.

So far today: 6 carries, 131 yards, one score. Singleton, of course, was considered the top running back prospect in the nation last year when he signed with the Lions. Allen ran hard as part of the one-two rookie runner combination with Nick Singleton. It all worked really well, Allar looking polished and primed in his second-straight mid-game appearance. And he eventually threw to one more frosh, Omari Evans, one of the fastest on the roster. He was partnered with rookie tailback Kaytron Allen. Prized true freshman Drew Allar came in to lead at quarterback. Middle of the third quarter, the Nittany Lions went really young on offense. Penn State rookies shine: Drew Allar, Kaytron Allen, Omari Evans He crushed Penn State's 17-game streak without a 100-yard rusher.Įric McCoo, by the way, holds that rookie rushing record: 206 yards in 1998 against Michigan State. Singleton had 179 rushing yards on just 10 carries through three quarters. His speed to the outside is remarkably effective, at least against Ohio U. He's already broken three runs of more than 40 yards on his way to the edge of breaking the Nittany Lions true freshman record. He works alongside another promising freshman in Kaytron Allen.īut with limited work, Singleton has already impressed if not awed a bit, especially today against Ohio. It's not that true freshman sensation Nick Singleton is being forced to carry this kind of load. He single-handedly has revived the tire-spinning Penn State run game through two weeks. Nick Singleton approaches rookie legend status They looked the part on offense in particular, gaining more than 550 yards in victory. contest with the Spiders.The Lions needed to win big and improve upon doing so. 11 as they travel to Richmond for a 12 p.m. The Monarchs are back in action on Sunday, Sept.

Old Dominion out shot Columbia 19-4 in the match. The scoring was closed by de Brujine as she finished off the scoring for the Monarchs, scorching the back of the net extending the lead to 3-0. Four minutes into the second half, Evelyn Murray broke away from the Columbia defense who then passed it off to Ulichney for the score. ODU came out of halftime and blitzed the Lions with seven shots in the third period, two of those shots found the back of the net. Shutout wins aren't easy to come by and Cam played great as usual in goal and our defense was superb.' We made that the focus of second half, to create good quality shots and win some corners which we did. 'In the first half we had tons of possession but couldn't create outcomes. The goals we wanted to hit on we did and did well,' said ODU Head Coach Andrew Griffiths. Marlon got us going with a beautiful backhand shot to the top corner. The Monarch's out shot the Lions 7-1 in the first half but at the end of the second period the score remained 1-0. Old Dominion (4-1) started the scoring early as Jolene Ulichney assisted Marlon de Bruijne just five minutes into the match. Marlon de Bruijne led ODU finding the back of the net twice in the victory. The Monarchs have now extended their win-streak to four matches.

Hill Sports Complex in the first ever meeting between the two. – The 14 th ranked Old Dominion Field Hockey team shutout Columbia University on Friday by a score of 3-0 at the L.R.

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