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Sept. 22, 2001
Football: Penguins Ride Mays, Big
Plays to 41-7 Win
Youngstown -- The third-ranked
Youngstown State football team won
their Gateway Football Conference
opener on Saturday night at
Stambaugh Stadium beating No. 6/7
Western Illinois 41-7.
P.J. Mays scored three first half touchdowns to give YSU (3-0
overall and 1-0 in the league) a
21-0 halftime lead. YSU built a 34-0
lead after a touchdown run by Jeff
Ryan and a 23-yard interception
return for a touchdown by LeVar
Greene. After WIU's J.R. Niklos
scored on a 21-yard pass from Sam
Clemons, Colby Street scored on a
48-yard run to give YSU a 41-7
victory.
Mays scored his first touchdown following a Antulio Aroche
block of a Mike Scifres punt. YSU
took over at the six and three plays
later Mays scored from the six. For
his second score, Mays took a Ryan
shovel pass 50 yards for a
touchdown. Mays scored on a two-yard
run just before halftime to give YSU
a 21-0 halftime lead.
Mays rushed for 57 yards on 18 carries and for the game the
Penguins finished with 187 yards
rushing. Ryan completed 3-of-9 for
73 yards and a touchdown.
WIU's Sam Clemons completed 21-of-41 for 238 yards, a
touchdown and had two interceptions.
WIU had 302 total yards while the
Penguins finished with 260.
YSU returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 29 when it travels
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