2008 Woodie Awards
Hens score 42 in first half to defeat Monmouth
by Michael LoRe
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Sports
Saturday night's first-ever meeting between No. 12 Delaware and Monmouth at Delaware Stadium was what most expected it to be - a one-sided victory in favor of the Hens.
It was just that. Delaware and Monmouth scored all of the game's points in the first half, with the Hens dominating 42-7.
Delaware drove the field 57 and 67 yards on its first two drives of the game, scoring both times on senior running back Omar Cuff rushing touchdowns.
The Hens (5-0, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) were up 14-0 before the Hawks (0-4, 0-1 Northeast Conference) could even gain positive yardage on offense.
Cuff's second touchdown, a 1-yard run in with 5:42 left the first quarter, set a new university record for total touchdowns - breaking former running back Roger Brown's record of 50. Cuff did not see action in the second half, finishing the game with 73 rushing yards on 16 carries and 23 receiving yards with three total touchdowns.
"It was a whole team effort," Cuff said. "We go out there every night, play hard and have fun. I definitely had fun tonight."
Delaware, off to its best start since 2003 when it started 9-0 and won the Division I-AA National Championship, had significant absences on both sides of the ball, as junior wide receiver Aaron Love, sophomore defensive end Matt Marcorelle and sophomore defensive back Anthony Bratton all did not see action.
Marcorelle had a high temperature due to a fever all week and a slight shoulder injury, so he did not dress Saturday night. Head coach K.C. Keeler said it was nice to give Marcorelle, Love and Bratton a rest as they all had minor tweaks coming into the game.
Keeler said even though the Hens are 5-0, he cannot gauge how good they are just yet.
"I don't know if we know how good we are because we really haven't played the competition," Keeler said.
The Hens offense, which scored on every drive in the first half Saturday, totaled 306 yards in the first half, including 199 yards in the air from senior quarterback Joe Flacco. Flacco, who was replaced by redshirt freshman Sean Scanlon with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter, finished the night 15-for-19 throwing for 215 yards and two touchdowns.
It was just that. Delaware and Monmouth scored all of the game's points in the first half, with the Hens dominating 42-7.
Delaware drove the field 57 and 67 yards on its first two drives of the game, scoring both times on senior running back Omar Cuff rushing touchdowns.
The Hens (5-0, 3-0 Colonial Athletic Association) were up 14-0 before the Hawks (0-4, 0-1 Northeast Conference) could even gain positive yardage on offense.
Cuff's second touchdown, a 1-yard run in with 5:42 left the first quarter, set a new university record for total touchdowns - breaking former running back Roger Brown's record of 50. Cuff did not see action in the second half, finishing the game with 73 rushing yards on 16 carries and 23 receiving yards with three total touchdowns.
"It was a whole team effort," Cuff said. "We go out there every night, play hard and have fun. I definitely had fun tonight."
Delaware, off to its best start since 2003 when it started 9-0 and won the Division I-AA National Championship, had significant absences on both sides of the ball, as junior wide receiver Aaron Love, sophomore defensive end Matt Marcorelle and sophomore defensive back Anthony Bratton all did not see action.
Marcorelle had a high temperature due to a fever all week and a slight shoulder injury, so he did not dress Saturday night. Head coach K.C. Keeler said it was nice to give Marcorelle, Love and Bratton a rest as they all had minor tweaks coming into the game.
Keeler said even though the Hens are 5-0, he cannot gauge how good they are just yet.
"I don't know if we know how good we are because we really haven't played the competition," Keeler said.
The Hens offense, which scored on every drive in the first half Saturday, totaled 306 yards in the first half, including 199 yards in the air from senior quarterback Joe Flacco. Flacco, who was replaced by redshirt freshman Sean Scanlon with just over nine minutes left in the third quarter, finished the night 15-for-19 throwing for 215 yards and two touchdowns.
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