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Four Rushing Scores Leads Pack to 35-20 Road Win at Syracuse
11/12/2016 3:56:00 PM | Football
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Behind four rushing touchdowns and limiting Syracuse to just 28 rushing yards, NC State won 35-20 at Syracuse on Saturday. RB Matthew Dayes tied a career best with three rushing scores, while QB Ryan Finley threw for a career-best 340 yards. The Wolfpack defense matched the effort, holding Syracuse to just 218 yards of total offense and 10 first downs.
The Wolfpack improves to 9-1 all-time against Syracuse, including a perfect 5-0 in games played in Syracuse.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 1st half
13 plays, 82 yards in 6:16 - Matthew Dayes 7-yd TD run
After a Jack Tocho interception gave the Pack the ball, NC State went 82 yards in 13 plays to tie the game 7-7 on the first play of the second quarter. RB Matthew Dayes scored the Pack's first TD of the game from seven yards out, his first rushing score since the Clemson game. On the drive, Dayes rushed seven times for 30 yards.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 2nd half
2 plays, 80 yards in 0:37 - Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 68-yd TD pass
After the Orange went three-and-out on its first drive of the second half, the Wolfpack took their ensuing drive 80 yards in only two plays and forged to jump ahead 21-10. Jaylen Samuels started the drive with a 12 yard rush, then Ryan Finley found Kelvin Harmon on a quick slant, and after splitting a couple Orange defenders, Harmon went 68 yards for the score. The play was a career-long reception for Harmon.
TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• QB Ryan Finley
20-of-29 for 340 yards (career-high) and 1 TD
• RB Matthew Dayes
27 rushes for 108 yards and 3 TDs (ties career-high)
• WR Kelvin Harmon
4 catches for 101 yards (career-high) and 1 TD
• TE Jaylen Samuels
6 catches for 66 yards - 3 rushes for 26 yards, 1 TD
• DE Bradley Chubb and LB Airius Moore
3 tackles for loss each
NOTABLES
• WR Kelvin Harmon went over 100 yards receiving for the first time in his career. He became the fifth different Wolfpack player to go over 100 receiving yards in a game this season, a new school record for most individuals in a single-season.
• RB Matthew Dayes tied a career-high with three rushing TDs. With his three rushing scores, Dayes moves into fourth all-time at NC State with 31 rushing TDs in a career.
• Dayes also went over 100 yards rushing in a game for the seventh time this season. Those seven games are the most for 100 in a season at NC State since Joe McIntosh also had seven in 1981.
• QB Ryan Finley went over 300 yards passing for the third straight game. He has the most consecutive 300 games since Russell Wilson had five straight in 2010.
UP NEXT
NC State will celebrate Senior Day next Saturday, as the Wolfpack hosts Miami in the home finale. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on the ACC Network.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Behind four rushing touchdowns and limiting Syracuse to just 28 rushing yards, NC State won 35-20 at Syracuse on Saturday. RB Matthew Dayes tied a career best with three rushing scores, while QB Ryan Finley threw for a career-best 340 yards. The Wolfpack defense matched the effort, holding Syracuse to just 218 yards of total offense and 10 first downs.
The Wolfpack improves to 9-1 all-time against Syracuse, including a perfect 5-0 in games played in Syracuse.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 1st half
13 plays, 82 yards in 6:16 - Matthew Dayes 7-yd TD run
After a Jack Tocho interception gave the Pack the ball, NC State went 82 yards in 13 plays to tie the game 7-7 on the first play of the second quarter. RB Matthew Dayes scored the Pack's first TD of the game from seven yards out, his first rushing score since the Clemson game. On the drive, Dayes rushed seven times for 30 yards.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 2nd half
2 plays, 80 yards in 0:37 - Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 68-yd TD pass
After the Orange went three-and-out on its first drive of the second half, the Wolfpack took their ensuing drive 80 yards in only two plays and forged to jump ahead 21-10. Jaylen Samuels started the drive with a 12 yard rush, then Ryan Finley found Kelvin Harmon on a quick slant, and after splitting a couple Orange defenders, Harmon went 68 yards for the score. The play was a career-long reception for Harmon.
TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• QB Ryan Finley
20-of-29 for 340 yards (career-high) and 1 TD
• RB Matthew Dayes
27 rushes for 108 yards and 3 TDs (ties career-high)
• WR Kelvin Harmon
4 catches for 101 yards (career-high) and 1 TD
• TE Jaylen Samuels
6 catches for 66 yards - 3 rushes for 26 yards, 1 TD
• DE Bradley Chubb and LB Airius Moore
3 tackles for loss each
NOTABLES
• WR Kelvin Harmon went over 100 yards receiving for the first time in his career. He became the fifth different Wolfpack player to go over 100 receiving yards in a game this season, a new school record for most individuals in a single-season.
• RB Matthew Dayes tied a career-high with three rushing TDs. With his three rushing scores, Dayes moves into fourth all-time at NC State with 31 rushing TDs in a career.
• Dayes also went over 100 yards rushing in a game for the seventh time this season. Those seven games are the most for 100 in a season at NC State since Joe McIntosh also had seven in 1981.
• QB Ryan Finley went over 300 yards passing for the third straight game. He has the most consecutive 300 games since Russell Wilson had five straight in 2010.
UP NEXT
NC State will celebrate Senior Day next Saturday, as the Wolfpack hosts Miami in the home finale. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m., and the game will be televised on the ACC Network.
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Team Stats
ST
SU
Total Yards
544
218
Pass Yards
360
190
Rushing Yards
184
28
Penalty Yards
66
45
1st Downs
27
10
3rd Downs
10
4
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
41:18
18:42
1st Quarter
ST 0, SU 7
SU - Strickland, D. 10 yd run (Murphy, C. kick), 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 4:11
2nd Quarter
ST 7, SU 7
ST - Dayes, M. 7 yd run (Haskins, C. kick), 13 plays, 82 yards, TOP 6:16
ST 7, SU 10
SU - Murphy, C. 48 yd field goal 7 plays, 44 yards, TOP 2:49
ST 14, SU 10
ST - Samuels, J. 3 yd run (Haskins, C. kick), 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:26
3rd Quarter
ST 21, SU 10
ST - Harmon, K. 68 yd pass from Finley, R. (Haskins, C. kick) 2 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:37
ST 21, SU 17
SU - Etta-Tawo, A. 81 yd pass from Mahoney, Z. (Murphy, C. kick) 2 plays, 82 yards, TOP 0:37
ST 21, SU 20
SU - Murphy, C. 39 yd field goal 4 plays, -4 yards, TOP 1:13
ST 28, SU 20
ST - Dayes, M. 20 yd run (Haskins, C. kick), 14 plays, 86 yards, TOP 7:34
4th Quarter
ST 35, SU 20
ST - Dayes, M. 13 yd run (Haskins, C. kick), 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:27
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
20
TD
1
YDS
340
INT
0
CMP
3
TD
0
YDS
20
INT
2
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