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Oct. 27, 2001
Football: Western Kentucky Runs Past YSU 24-14
Youngstown --
Gateway Football Conference newcomer
Western Kentucky beat Youngstown
State 24-14 in the team's first
conference battle on Saturday at
Stambaugh Stadium.
The Penguins (6-2 overall and 4-2 in the Gateway) never led
and trailed 14-0 after the
Hilltoppers' first two possessions.
WKU improves to 6-2 overall and 3-1
in the conference. The Hilltoppers
have three league games remaining,
while YSU travels to Southern
Illinois next Saturday.
WKU jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead when Donte
Pimpleton scored on a one-yard run
and DeWayne Gallishaw scored on an
eight-yard run in the first quater.
YSU's Jeff Ryan culminated a 14-play 61-yard drive that ate
7:15 off the clock scoring on a
three-yard run in the second and cut
the deficit to 14-7 at halftime.
WKU's Peter Martinez added a 29-yard field goal to expand the
Hilltoppers' advantage to 17-7 with
5:24 in the third.
The Penguins caught a break when LeVar Greene blocked a Brian
Claybourn punt and Chris DiMauro
returned it 27 yards for a
touchdown. YSU's defense stuff WKU
on three straight plays and on the
ensuing possession, the Penguin
offense moved the ball to the
Hilltoppers' 27. But Ryan's
3rd-and-8 pass was intercepted by
Erik Dandy to turn the momentum back
in favor of WKU.
YSU stopped the Hilltoppers again, but Claybourn's punt hit
YSU's Carlos Pearson in the helmet
and was recovered by Carl Birts at
the Penguin 24. Four plays later,
Curtis Hamilton scored on a one-yard
run to give WKU a 24-14 advantage.
Western Kentucky finished with 278 yards of total offense,
265 of which came on the ground. YSU
had just 128 yards, including just
71 yards rushing. The Hilltoppers
entered the game as the third ranked
scoring and total defense in the
nation.
Pimpleton had 111 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries and
Keith Brooks finished with 87 yards
on 19 attempts. P.J. Mays was YSU's
leading rusher with 53 yards on 17
rushes.
Ryan completed 11-of-22 passes for 93 yards, but threw two
interceptions. Pimpleton completed
one-of-three pass attempts for 18
yards.
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