DOYLESTOWN (Pa.) – The 7th/10th ranked Delaware Valley University football team scored 35 points in the second quarter as the Aggies ran away from visiting Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) foe King's College with a 48-15 victory to remain undefeated.
COIN TOSS
- DelVal won the toss and elected to receive going left to right.
WHERE THEY STAND
- The Aggies improved to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in MAC play while the Monarchs fell to 2-3 and 1-3.
FIRST QUARTER
- On the fourth play of the game, DelVal ran its first run play and King's forced a fumble and took over at its own 47-yard line.
- The Monarchs went three-and-out on their first drive as Michael Nobile got his first sack of the day on third down to force the punt.
- On the Aggies first play of the drive, DaQuan Bohannan was intercepted and Brendan Mozeleski returned it 15 yards for a touchdown to put King's ahead, 7-0.
- DelVal's next drive went for 10 plays and 44 yards but ended on a sack on fourth and four. The Aggies would score on each of their next six drives.
- With under three minute left in the third Bohannan dropped back and found Nasir Morgan deep down the middle of the field for a 46-yard touchdown to tie the game, 7-7.
- The Monarchs got the ball back with 2:41 left in the stanza and went three-and-out again.
- King's punted the ball with 20 seconds left and All-American return specialist Tahmir Barksdale had a highlight-reel run down the sideline for 66 yards to the King's six-yard line.
SECOND QUARTER
- On the first play of the second quarter, Bohannan punched in a one-yard touchdown run to pull DelVal ahead for good, 14-7.
- Two plays later, Anthony Tedesco picked off his first pass of the season and returned it 19 yards to the Monarchs' six-yard line.
- Bohannan found Dontae Simmons out of the back field for a six-yard touchdown reception for DelVal's second touchdown in just over a minute of game-time and a 21-7 lead.
- The Aggies scored three more times as part of a 35-point second quarter.
- On a 3rd-&-8 play, Bohannan lofted a jump ball to the end zone where Morgan jumped over his defender for his second score of the day.
- Bohannan ran for his second touchdown with a 22-yard scamper, and later found John Davis over the middle for an 18-yard touchdown pass.
- The Aggies led 42-7 at the half.
- King's had just 12 yards of offense on 16 plays in the second quarter and only 18 yards on 25 plays for the entire half.
- DelVal racked up 134 yards on 19 plays in the first quarter and another 134 yards on 18 plays in the second.
THIRD QUARTER
- Defenses dominated the third quarter as each team went scoreless and neither offense gained more than 30 yards.
- The Monarchs ran 14 plays for 19 yards while the Aggies gained 27 yards on 9 plays.
- Yusuf Aladinov and Michael Nobile each had third down sacks in the quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER
- King's final drive of the third brought it into DelVal territory and the offense finally got in the end zone when Tekoah Guedas rolled to his right and found Brennan Robinson for a four-yard touchdown pass. The extra point failed and the Aggies lead was, 42-13.
- On the ensuing drive, with Casey Decker at quarterback, DelVal drove 69 yards on 10 plays for its seventh touchdown. Decker hit Bryce Dorsey in stride down the seam for a 30-yard strike.
- The Monarch's Brandon Mozeleski blocked the punt and returned it 90 yards the other way for a defensive two-point conversion to make it a 48-15 game with 5:47 left in regulation.
- King's ran 18 plays for 86 yards in the fourth quarter and the Aggies gained 75 yards on 11 plays.
- Decker was 4-for-4 for 40 yards and a touchdown.
KEY STATS
(DVU) TEAM – 370 yards offense, 223 yards passing, 147 yards passing
(KINGS) TEAM – 123 yards offense, 83 yards rushing, 40 yards passing
(DVU) Bohannan – 19-of-28, 4 TD, 1 INT, 21 yards rushing, 2 rushing TD
(DVU) Simmons – 10 carries, 70 yards
(DVU) Davis – 4 catches, 55 yards, 1 touchdown
(DVU) Morgan – 3 catches, 82 yards, 2 touchdowns
(DVU) M. Nobile – 7 tackles, 3.5 sacks,
(DVU) Kitchen – 7 tackles,
(DVU) Aladinov – 5 tackles, 2 TFL, .5 sack
(KINGS) Guedes – 15 rushes, 40 yards, 3-of-7 passing, 29 yards, 1 TD
(KINGS) Mozeleski – 5 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD, blocked extra point, 2-pt conversion
Takeaways
DVU - 1 takeaways – 1 interception
KINGS - 2 takeaways – 1 interception, 1 fumble
Time of Possession
DVU- 28:05
KINGS – 31:55
Notables
- The Aggies extended their MAC win-streak to 31 consecutive games.
- Head Coach Duke Greco improved to 64-11 all-time and is three wins shy of passing Jim Clements for the most wins by a head coach in program history.
- Defensive end Michael Nobile upped his career sack total to 36 and is four sacks away from breaking the program's all-time record.
- Bryce Dorsey's touchdown reception was the first of his career.
- Morgan now has four touchdown receptions this year to lead the team.
- Tedesco's interception was the first interception of his career.
- Kitchen's seven tackles is a career-high.
UP NEXT
A battle of first place teams as the Aggies travel to take on the FDU-Florham Devils who are 4-0 in MAC play and 4-1 overall. The Devils defeated Lebanon Valley College, 33-27, in double overtime today.
