The Tribe Has Spoken

Finally, for the first time on this blog, I can tell you the Tribe won an A-10 game. We knocked off #21 Towson, and I’ll give a quick recap of the last drive.

Towson had the ball at our 24 on 3rd and 4. They got called for false start and then gained that back on a pass, making it 4th and 4. They jumped again, making it 4th and 9. Schaefer tried to pass it into the endzone, but it was incomplete. We got the ball around the Towson 30. A bunch of short passes picked up 5-10 yards and eventually we got into Towson territory. Then Mike Potts passed it to Elliot Mack, eventually getting to the Towson 23. Then Potts passed for a gain of 2 out of bounds to Elijah Brooks. Ball on the 21, and Potts gained 4 on a pass to Joe Nicholas out of bounds at the Towson 17. The 3rd down pass was thrown away, and it was Blair Pritchard’s time to shine. After 3 Towson timeouts, Pritchard split the uprights and the Tribe won, 29-28.

What an exciting game, and that excitement is shown in W&M’s 3 TD’s. First was on a fake reverse, followed by Potts dropping back and completing a 76 yard touchdown pass to Joe Nicholas. The second, on the Towson 6, where Potts tossed back to Elijah Brooks who hit a wide-open Joe Nicholas in the endzone. They 3rd and final touchdown was a 45 yard pass to a diving DJ McAulay, barely staying in bounds. Great playcalling today by Coach Laycock.

Like most games involving Towson, their was a bunch of passing. Schaefer of Towson passed for 367 yards and 4 TD’s, completing 33 of 51. Only interception was when he got hit hard. He is going to be special.

But on to the William and Mary passing game. Mike Potts showed why he is our best QB today. He completed 28 of 44, passing for 2 touchdowns and throwing for an amazing 409 yards. Congrats to Mr. Potts. Both RJ Archer and Joe Nicholas gained over 100 yards receiving, Archer for 122(career-high) on 6 passes and Nicholas for 104 on 6 and 2 of them touchdowns. DJ McAulay also gained 51 on 2 catches, one of them a touchdown. The biggest this was how everybody pitched in. 8 players got multiple receptions.

Elijah had a spectacular day also. He ran the ball 22 times gaining 165 yards on the ground and 33 through the air with 5 catches. According to Towson’s website that was his career-high. He also passed for 6 yards and a touchdown. DeBrian Holmes also rushed for 39 and got 29 through the air.

The defense wasn’t spectacular today, but they made the big plays late and got some big-time turnovers. Chris Ndubueze had 13 tackles, 2 for a loss and a sack. The biggest standout, though, is freshman star Adrian Tracy. He got 4 tackles for a loss, 9 total tackles, 3 sacks, and forced a fumble. Isn’t it great to watch a player become a star?

Enjoy the A-10 win, Tribe fans. It’s been a while.