VILLLANOVA, Pa. — The Hens season is over as they lose to Villanova 30-12 in a game where Delaware's run game never got off the ground.
After a 32-yard field goal by Wildcat kicker Nick Yako to open the game, the Hens took over at their 17 yard line. Devin completed all but one pass before his interception, while running backs David Hayes and Jerry Butler both got touches early on. Devlin went 5-7 for 47 yards and one interception.
Following the interception, Villanova took the ball 74 yards in just over a four minutes for the first touchdown of the game on a nine-yard quarterback keeper by Wildcats QB Chris Whitney.
After a Delaware punt followed by a three-and-out by Villanova to start the second quarter, Devlin lead the Hens down the field 54 yards in 11 plays for Striefsky's sole field goal of the game. Devlin went 7-8 on the drive, completing mostly short passes as the run game hasn't worked for the Hens - they have just eight yards on 11 attempts - and looked fairly confident while doing so.
The following drive saw the Wildcats strike quickly after a 30-yard return by Matt Szczur (pronounced see-ZUR) to start their drive at Delaware's 45. Six plays later, Villanova had their second touchdown on the game, this one a two-yard rush by running back Angelo Babbaro, to lead 17-3.
Delaware moved the ball just 18 yards on the following drive before Devlin's second interception put the Wildcats back in scoring position. Although they went three-and-out, their starting field position at the Delaware 30 gave Yako a 45-yard field goal attempt, which he nailed to give Villanova a 17-point lead.
With under two minutes to go, the Hens got the ball back at their 20. Devlin completed five straight passes to move the ball over midfield, including a 27-yard completion to wide receiver Phillip Thaxton. After failing to convert third down on the 33, the Hens decided to go for the conversion with :18 seconds remaining instead of giving Striefsky the 50-yard attempt. Devlin was flushed from the pocket, tackled, and a Villanova knee ended the half.
The Hens opened the second half looking rejuvinated, but it was just a facade. Their 17 play drive lasted 7:00 and ended in another Striefsky field goal, this one from 25 yards out.
The Wildcats, as they have all game, striked back quickly, this time in less than two minutes. Matt Szczur took the ball 36 yards on a rush down the left side of the field, and two plays later snuck into the end zone from two yards out giving the Wildcats their 27-6 lead.
In the fourth, Devlin threw his third interception of the game which led to another Wildcat field goal. Nihja White finally scored the Hens' first touchdown of the game late in the quarter, but it was over long before that.
On their next drive, Delaware failed to convert another fourth down, and two more three-and-out possessions ended the third quarter.
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