Final
Youngstown St. scores early in 31-21 win
Oct 11, 2009 - 1:48 AM YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio(AP) -- Kevin Smith ran for 113 yards and a touchdown and Youngstown State held off a second-half rally to beat Western Illinois 31-21 on Saturday.The Penguins (4-2, 2-1 in Missouri Valley Conference) built a 31-0 lead by halftime but didn't score again. Touchdown runs of 1-yard each by Smith and Dana Brown, and short scoring tosses by Brandon Summers put Youngstown St. up big.
Wil Lunt brought the Leathernecks (1-4, 0-2) back with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Justin Rideau, then a 12-yarder to close out the scoring. Dre Gibbs had a 15-yard scoring run and finished with 155 yards.
Mike Stieren forced the first fumble of his career to open the fourth quarter, giving the Leathernecks a possession that resulted in Westerns second scoring drive of the game.
Lunt finished his first career start with 92 yards on 8 of 16 passing.
Summers finished with 134 yards on 12 of 18 passing.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTRN ILLINOIS 0 0 7 14 21
YOUNGSTOWN ST 14 17 0 0 31 FINAL
Western Illinois 21, Youngstown State 31 FinalOct 10 8:43 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTRN ILLINOIS 0 0 7 7
YOUNGSTOWN ST 14 17 0 31 END, 3RD QTR
Western Illinois 7, Youngstown State 31 End of 3rdOct 10 8:07 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTRN ILLINOIS 0 0 0
YOUNGSTOWN ST 14 17 31 HALFTIME
Western Illinois 0, Youngstown State 31 HalfOct 10 7:17 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WESTRN ILLINOIS 0 0
YOUNGSTOWN ST 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
Western Illinois 0, Youngstown State 14 End of 1stOct 10 6:37 PM - NCAAF
WESTRN ILLINOIS 0
YOUNGSTOWN ST 7 8:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Western Illinois 0, Youngstown State 7 1st - 8:40Oct 10 6:17 PM
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