WILLIAMSPORT (Pa.) -- The 7th/10th ranked Delaware Valley University football team picked off five passes and returned a fumble for a touchdown as it overcame a 7-6 halftime deficit with a dominating second half performance to get past Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) rival Lycoming College, 32-7, and remain undefeated.
COIN TOSS
- DelVal won the toss and elected to receive going right to left.
WHERE THEY STAND
- The Aggies improved to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in MAC play as they extended their conference win-streak to 30 in-a-row. Meanwhile, the Warriors slipped to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in league games.
FIRST QUARTER
- Neither team got anything going in the first quarter until Lycoming Quarterback Elijah Shemory beat an aggressive DelVal blitz with a dump off pass to tailback Kyle Powell and he ran it 41 yards for a touchdown with just two seconds left in the first.
- The Aggies ran 19 plays for 80 yards and Lycoming had 14 plays for 84 yards including the 41-yard score.
- DelVal was penalized 4 times for 43 yards. The Warriors committed 5 penalties for 50 yards.
SECOND QUARTER
- Following the Lycoming touchdown, the Aggies first drive of the second half was held to 33 yards on 8 plays and they were forced to punt.
- Facing 3
rd & long, Shemory lofted a prayer deep into DelVal territory and it was intercepted by safety
Dontae Mason.
- The Aggies forced another turnover on the next drive as
Jamir Prevard grabbed his team-leading third interception of the season and returned it 46 yards to set the offense up in Lycoming territory. Warriors' quarterback, Shemory, made the tackle and was flagged for targeting, tacking on 15 more yards. Shemory's ejection would be overturned after a halftime review.
- Two plays later, John Davis took a handoff and bounced off tacklers en route to a 17-yard touchdown score. The point after attempt was no good and the Aggies trailed by one, 7-6, with 3:22 left in the half.
- Lycoming was forced to punt on its next drive and
Trent Fries bulldozed up the middle and blocked the punt.
- The Aggies took over at the Warriors' 41, but could not capitalize and the game went to half with Lycoming up, 7-6.
- DelVal totaled 34 plays for 140 yards in the first half with no turnovers. The Warriors ran 32 plays for 157 yards with two interceptions.
THIRD QUARTER
- Each of the Warrior's first three drives of the second half resulted in interceptions, and the Aggies turned them into 12 points.
- On the second play of the half,
Blaine Netterman got the interception and took it 44 yards to the Warriors' 3-yard line. On 4
th & goal, Bohannan rolled out and found tight end Zach Harding for the touchdown.
- On the next drive, Prevard got his second interception of the day and took it 31 yards for a pick-six and an 18-7 DelVal lead just four minutes into the second half.
- The Aggies found success on the ground with their final drive of the third quarter as they ran the ball eight times for 39 yards including a one-yard rushing score by Bohannan to make it a 25-7 DelVal lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER
- Less than two minutes after the Aggie touchdown, Shemory fumbled behind the line of scrimmage and defensive end
Yusuf Aladinov was there for the 46-yards scoop-and-score to put the game away, 32-7, with 12:54 left in regulation.
- The Warriors got a turnover on a force fumble and fumble recovery by defensive back Giovanni Bryant-Lopez, but neither offense generated anything the rest of the way and the final horn sounded on DelVal's fourth triumph of the season and fifth straight win over Lycoming.
KEY STATS
(LYC) Shemory – 14-for-25, 134 yards, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble, 1 touchdown
(DVU) M. Nobile – 7 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 TFL
(DVU) Prevard – 3 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 touchdown, 77 return yards
(DVU) Netterman – 3 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 TFL, 44 return yards
(DVU) Barksdale – 6 catches, 76 yards, 1 touchdown
(DVU) Bohannan – 12-for-29, 99 yards, 1 passing touchdown, 1 INT, 1 rushing score
(DVU) Simmons - 14 carries, 57 yards
(LYC) Pittsman - 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
(LYC) Senior – 8 tackles, 1 tackle for loss
(DVU) TEAM – 60 plays, 137 yards rushing, 99 yards passing
(LYC) TEAM – 59 plays, 133 pass yards, 60 rushing yards
Takeaways
DVU - 6 takeaways – 5 interceptions, 1 fumble
LYC - 2 takeaway – 1 interception, 1 fumble
Time of Possession
DVU- 29:54
LYC – 29:06
Notables
- With three sacks today,
Michael Nobile now has five this season and 32.5 for his career. He is seven sacks away from breaking the program's all-time career record held by Kyle Gesswein '10 (39).
- Head Coach
Duke Greco is now four wins away from surpassing Jim Clements for the most wins by a head coach in program history.
- Senior tight end
Zach Harding hauled in his first career touchdown with the one-yard reception from Bohannan on fourth and goal in the third quarter.
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John Davis scored his first touchdown of the year and sixth of his career
- Prevard's pick-six was the first of his career. He has four interceptions this season and nine for his career.
- Aladinov's fumble return for a touchdown was the second of his career. His first came in 2019, also at Lycoming.
- Netterman now has 12 career interceptions and needs two more to move into third place all-time.
UP NEXT
DelVal returns home to take on the 2-2, 1-2, King's College Monarchs who defeated Alvernia at home today, 10-7.