It isn’t always pretty, but the good teams always find ways to scrap these types of games out. Villanova defeated Penn 14-3 on Saturday night at Franklin Field, but it was a hard fought contest that had ‘Nova fans nervous everywhere.
Young gave the 'Nova offense a big lift.
Things couldn’t have started much better for Villanova as WR Matt Szczur took the opening kickoff back 87 yards for a touchdown, but after that, nothing came easily. Villanova gained just 187 yards of offense on 50 plays and QB Chris Whitney struggled mightily throughout the night, finishing 3-7 for 38 yards and an interception.
QB Antwon Young accounted for Villanova’s other score late in the 3rd quarter when he came in to replace Whitney. Young led the Wildcats on a 78 yard drive which culminated in a TD pass to WR Brandyn Harvey. Young also had a 24 yard run on 3rd-and-11 early in the drive.
The Villanova defense were the stars of the night, holding Penn to 239 yards and just 3 points while they were on the field far more than they would have liked.
The win pushes Villanova to 3-0 as they await a visit from Northeastern next weekend when they kick off their CAA schedule.
…Ugly, ugly, ugly…but we deal with this in basketball and it’s even more true in football: a win is a win…Glad to see Antwon Young get a chance to make an impact, and do so to provide Villanova some cover late in the game…
…I said it at the top and I’ll say it again, good teams win these types of games…when you’re not at your best you still find ways to win…good for Villanova…
September 21, 2009
[...] you hadn’t heard yet, they beat Penn 14-3 at Franklin Field on Saturday night. Not the prettiest win, but we’ll take it. They are currently ranked #2 in the country. [...]