Laycock’s final visit to JMU met with pounding
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Amazingly, the final margin could have been worse. Three times the Dukes (3-1, 1-0 Colonial Athletic Association) came up completely empty in the red zone — twice by fumbling and once by missing a 26-yard field goal.
HARRISONBURG — “It’s probably rare to win With 6 ½ minutes remain51-0 and not be completely ing in a game that had long satisfied with the way you been out of hand, William executed,” JMU coach and Mary was in punt Mike Houston said. formation. What more Of the combined 65 plays could go wrong? from scrimmage in the sec
Well, Will Michael’s punt ond half, all but five were bounced off the head of one taken in W&M territory. of his blockers and went out The Tribe (1-2, 0-1) had only of bounds 5 yards past the 11 snaps on JMU’s side of the line of scrimmage. It wasn’t 50, all coming in the second necessarily anyone’s fault, quarter. but it was symbolic of the Quarterbacks Shon Tribe’s 51-0 loss at No. 2 Mitchell and Ted Hefter James Madison Saturday were a combined 13 of 31 for afternoon. 77 yards and were inter
It ended up being the cepted twice. Only one biggest margin of defeat in completion went for more the soon-to-retire Jimmye than 9 yards.
Laycock’s 39 seasons as “They’re a veteran group, head coach. And it’s the and they showed it today,” largest in W&M history Tribe wideout DeVonte since a 63-3 loss at Syracuse Dedmon said of JMU’s dein 1923 — no word on fense. “We’re young, (and) whether President Calvin we’ve just got to learn from Coolidge was in the stands. this experience. You can
“When you don’t play take something positive really, really well against a from anything you do in team as good as JMU, it life.” makes for a long day,” LayJames Madison led 17-0 cock said. “That’s kind of at halftime but left plenty of what happened. We hurt points on the field. Kicker ourselves with penalties Ethan Ratke missed field and turnovers, and they’re goals from 51 and 26 yards just a very, very good team. on the Dukes’ first two
“They took advantage of possessions. Tailback Carit, they executed, and they don Johnson fumbled at the made plays. And we kind of Tribe’s 14-yard line. let things snowball.” But thanks to their de
At halftime, JMU’s lead fense and some poor punts Qualifier Matthias Bachinger, ranked No. 166, was 17-0. But in the first six by W&M (1-2, 0-1), the upset top-seeded and 12th-ranked Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-4, minutes of the third quarter, Dukes were able to take 29 7-5 in the semifinals of the Moselle Open in Metz, France. In the Dukes got a 11-yard of their first 35 plays on the his first ATP final, Bachinger will face two-time champ touchdown pass from Ben good side of the 50-yard line.GillesSimon.DiNuccitoRileyStapleton and a 56-yard pick-six by W&M had only four first Jimmy Moreland. Suddowns (one by penalty) and denly, it was 31-0. 84 total yards at halftime.
Dukes rack up 51 points in shutout against Tribe
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