Score: #16 UAlbany 14, West Virginia 49
 
Location: Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va.
 
Records: #16 UAlbany (1-1, 0-0 CAA) | West Virginia (1-1, 0-0 Big 12)
 
Short Story: The No. 16 University at Albany football team was able to apply pressure to FBS powerhouse West Virginia on Saturday night in front of 50,000 fans in Morgantown, eventually falling 14-49

Key Stat Lines

• Myles Burkett completed 18-39 passes for 306 yards and a TD.
• Seven McGee led the receiving corps with four catches for 90 yards, with a long of 41 yards.
• Jacari Carter finished with 44 yards receiving, including a TD.
• MarQeese Dietz (44), Levi Wentz (58), and Caden Burti (36) all finished with 30+ receiving yards.
• Griffin Woodell scored another TD on the ground.
• Dontae Lunan led the defense with 11 total tackles. He was followed by Ron Holmes (10) and Thomas Joe-Kamara.
• Joe-Kamara also collected a forced fumble, which was scooped by Erv Wiggins Jr.
• Dillon Dunathan recorded his first career sack.

 
Head Coach Greg Gattuso: "It's a typical Power Four-FCS game. I think there was tough sledding, especially for our defense, in the game. What I look for in this game is our competitive level, and I think we made a massive improvement on offense. From the second quarter on, I feel like we moved the ball very well."
 
How it Happened:

• The Mountaineers got on the board on their first possession to make it 7-0. Jahiem White capped a 12-play, 90-yard drive with a 14-yard rush to the end zone.
• West Virginia made it 14-0 on their next possession thanks to a 12-yard pass from Garrett Greene to Justin Robinson. The pass completed a six-play, 76-yard drive.
• UVA pushed the lead to 21-0 in the opening seconds of the second quarter. Greene found Kole Taylor across the middle for a 39-yard score to complete a six-play, 69-yard drive.
• The Great Danes got onto the board with 4:40 remaining in the first half. Griffin Woodell punched it in on the ground from seven yards out, finishing off an 87-yard drive for the Great Danes to make it 21-7.
• On WVU's next possession, running back Jahiem White rushed the ball up the gut for 36 yards but was stripped by UAlbany's Thomas Joe-Kamara. Erv. Wiggins Jr. collected the ball in the air, switching possession back to the Great Danes.
• UAlbany took advantage, driving 64 yards on six plays for a TD to make it 21-14. Myles Burkett found Jacari Carter for a 33-yard bomb to the end zone for the score.
• WVU wasted no time in responding, scoring on their next possession in just over a minute while driving over 70 yards. Quarterback Garrett Greene ran the ball in from 40-yards out to make it 28-14 with just 39 seconds remaining before the half.
• The Great Danes came out of the locker room with energy on offense, marching down to the WVU two-yard line thanks to big catches from Seven McGee (41-yards) and Levi Wentz (49-yards). UAlbany was unable to convert on fourth down, however, giving the ball back to the Mountaineers.
• WVU was then able to drive all the way down the field, 99 yards on 14 plays, to push the lead back to three scores at 35-14. The Mountaineers reached the end zone on a 10-yard pass to Hudson Clemet.
• The Mountaineers pushed the score to 42-14 in the final minute of the third quarter, scoring on a two-yard run from CJ Donaldson on fourth down.
• The final score of the game came from WVU's Marchiol on a 12-yard rush midway through the fourth to make it a 49-14 ballgame.

 
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