Hampton Pirates Put Away VUL Dragons, 51-28

FINAL SCORE: Hampton 51, Virginia University of Lynchburg 28
RECORDS: Hampton 4-3, Virginia University of Lynchburg 3-6
LOCATION: Hampton, Va.

IN BRIEF: Two second-half Delmon Williams touchdown passes helped propel Hampton past a pesky Virginia University of Lynchburg for a 51-28 win on Homecoming 2018 at Armstrong Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hampton struck on its first possession as the Pirates marched 70 yards in five plays with a nine-yard pass from Williams to Marcel Paulgiving Hampton the early 7-0 lead with 13:22 left in the first.
• The Pirates defense helpled put up the next touchdown as Lonzo Thompson blocked a Dragons punt which Jalen Poston scooped and scored on a 10-yard scamper.  The extra point attempt failed as Hampton pushed the lead to 13-0 with 11:55 left.
• After forcing a turnover on downs, Hampton scored again going 67 yards in seven plays with Williams running in on a nine-yard scamper to push the lead to 20-0 with 4:42 left in the opening quarter.
• The Dragons scored their first touchdown after forcing a turnover on downs on their own 17.  To'mas Newman finished the scoring drive with a 75-yard run with 35 seconds left in the quarter to bring VUL to 20-7.
• In the second quarter, the Dragons defense picked off a Williams pass andset themselves up on the Hampton 15.  Chameron Stevenson finished it with a nine-yard run to trim the deficit to 20-14 with 12:07 left in the half.
• Hampton answered with a 65-yard scoring drive capped by a Williams one-yard plunge to take a 27-14 lead at the 9:54 mark. 
• The Dragons answered on the ensuing kickoff as Johnny Rembert ran it back 98 yards to get back within a touchdown at 27-21.
• Hampton returned the favor with a 29-yard field goal by Evan Lomax to take a 30-21 lead with 5:21 left in the half.
• VUL wouldn't go away as Newman scored his second touchdown going 56 yards to make the score 30-28 with 3:31 left in favor of Hampton.
• Hampton scored the lone touchdown of the third quarter on a 23 yard scoring pass from Williams to Byron Barney with 11:08 left as the Pirates took a 37-28 lead.
• In the fourth, Hampton's defense helped set up the first score as Kapri Doucet forced a fumble recovered by Devni Marcano at the VUL 46.  Six plays later Will Robinson finished the scoring drive with a three-yard run to give the hosts a 44-28 lead with 11:51 left.
• The Pirates finished their scoring on the day with an eight-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a Williams 28-yard pass to Marcel Paul for a 51-28 lead with 4:19 left.

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

• Hampton outgained VUL 613-372 in total offense.
• The Pirates ran for 242 yards marking the third straight game that Hampton has ran for at least 240 yards.
• Robinson ran for a season-best 165 yards on 21 carries, while Williams scored twice running for 47 yards on 19 carries.
• Barney caught a team-high seven passes for 108 yards and one touchdown, while Paul caught two scoring passes out of his three receptions for 59 yards.  Antonio Graham was second in receptions with six for 88 yards.
• Williams was 24-of-30 for a career-high 371 yards and three touchdowns.  This was his third 300+ yard passing game this year and fourth of his career.

UP NEXT
Hampton visits Throggs Neck, N.Y. to face SUNY Maritime on November 3 at 1 pm.

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