| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 VILL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
 LEH | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Game Leaders
Hayden Johnson
· QB
Luke Yoder
· RB
Pat McQuaide
· QB
Ja'briel Mace
· RB
Team Stats
141st Downs21
3-123rd down efficiency3-11
0-14th down efficiency0-2
235Total Yards339
208Passing161
18/28Comp/Att12/20
7.4Yards per pass8.1
27Rushing178
27Rushing Attempts42
1.0Yards per rush4.2
7-65Penalties2-20
0Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:02
(00:02) Kneel down by #7 P.McQuaide at Nova01 for loss of 4 yards, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
0:38
Timeout Villanova, clock 00:38
0:38
(00:45) Kneel down by #7 P.McQuaide at Nova05 for loss of 6 yards
1:18
(01:30) Kneel down by #7 P.McQuaide at Nova11 for loss of 6 yards
1:31
Timeout Lehigh, clock 01:31
1:31
(01:36) Kneel down by #7 P.McQuaide at Nova17 for loss of 8 yards
1:36
Timeout Villanova, clock 01:36
1:36
(01:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #9 A.Johnson caught at Nova25, for 12 yards to the Nova25, out of bounds at Nova25, 1ST DOWN
1:40
PENALTY Nova False Start (#75 S.Voltaire) 5 yards from Nova18 to Nova13. NO PLAY
1:40
Timeout Lehigh, clock 01:40
1:40
(01:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 1 yard gain to the Nova18 (#5 A.Singleton)
1:45
Timeout Villanova, clock 01:45
1:45
Timeout Lehigh, clock 01:45
1:45
(01:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 I.Ragland rush right for 6 yards gain to the Nova17 (#1 M.Smith)
1:49
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Nova11 fumbled by #1 H.Johnson at Nova12 forced by #98 O.Nwobodo recovered by Nova #31 S.Hartzell at Nova11, End Of Play
2:00
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson pass incomplete short left to #9 G.Jamiel thrown to Nova10, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Nova Pass Interference (#36 D.Bostic) 15 yards from Nova29 to Nova14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2:00
(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 L.Yoder rush right for 10 yards gain to the Nova29 (#22 C.Sapp), 1ST DOWN
2:13
(02:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson rush right for 11 yards gain to the Nova49 (#23 J.Tyson), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY Nova Holding (#38 N.Essiem) 10 yards from Nova49 to Nova39, 1ST DOWN
2:52
(02:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Lehigh40 (#27 A.Hawkins)
2:56
(02:56) #42 J.Barnum kickoff 63 yards to the Lehigh02, out of bounds at Lehigh02
3:02
(03:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete deep middle to #83 B.Reed caught at Lehigh05, for 28 yards to the Lehigh00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:56, 1ST DOWN #42 J.Barnum kick attempt good (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello)
3:22
(03:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #1 L.Colella caught at Lehigh28, for 12 yards to the Lehigh28 (#20 D.Brown), 1ST DOWN
4:12
(04:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #4 J.Mace caught at Nova48, for 11 yards to the Lehigh40 (#37 J.Dowd), 1ST DOWN
4:20
(04:28) #36 C.Poole punt 34 yards to the Nova49
4:57
(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Lehigh17 (#8 K.Moody)
5:50
(05:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson sacked for loss of 10 yards to the Lehigh15 (#31 S.Hartzell)
6:36
(06:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 A.Crossley rush left for 5 yards gain to the Lehigh25 (#99 R.Delano Navoti)
6:41
(06:46) #42 J.Barnum field goal attempt from 35 yards NO GOOD (H: #16 J.Ryder, LS: #54 T.Colello), clock 06:41
7:18
(07:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #9 A.Johnson caught at Lehigh18, for 8 yards to the Lehigh18 (#1 M.Smith), out of bounds
7:25
(07:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete short right to #1 L.Colella thrown to Lehigh15
8:04
(08:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide sacked for loss of 3 yards to the Lehigh26 (#92 D.Sheehan)
8:37
(08:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #16 L.Kopecky caught at Lehigh25, for 16 yards to the Lehigh23 (#10 W.Parton), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
9:24
(09:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 14 yards gain to the Lehigh39 (#28 L.Denny; #37 J.Dowd), 1ST DOWN
10:04
(10:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Mace rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Nova47 (#8 T.Ochojski)
10:37
(10:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short left to #1 L.Colella caught at Nova44, for 6 yards to the Nova45 (#20 D.Brown)
10:46
(10:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 L.Yoder rush middle for 0 yards to the Nova39 (#32 O.Bursey), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
11:14
(11:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Nova39 (#11 J.Hall)
11:57
(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Green rush right for 1 yard gain to the Nova42 (#44 R.Kimmel)
12:40
(12:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 J.Green rush right for 5 yards gain to the Nova43 (#99 R.Delano Navoti)
12:45
(12:49) #0 L.Larsen punt 35 yards to the Nova47 #3 N.Peltekian return for loss of 1 yard to the Nova48 (#11 J.Hall)
13:04
(13:04) PENALTY Nova Holding 10 yards from Nova22 to Nova12. NO PLAY
13:04
(13:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete deep right to #1 L.Colella thrown to Lehigh45
13:22
PENALTY Nova False Start (#67 K.Fay) 5 yards from Nova27 to Nova22. NO PLAY
13:52
(14:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass complete short right to #13 C.Colby caught at Nova24, for 7 yards to the Nova27 (#3 N.Peltekian)
14:03
(14:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.McQuaide pass incomplete deep left to #1 L.Colella thrown to Lehigh35
14:10
(14:15) #36 C.Poole field goal attempt from 26 yards NO GOOD (H: #9 G.Jamiel, LS: #94 R.Ritter), clock 14:10
14:15
(14:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 H.Johnson pass incomplete short left to #80 M.D'Avino thrown to Nova05
14:55
(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 L.Yoder rush middle for 0 yards to the Nova09 (#27 A.Hawkins; #23 J.Tyson)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
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