Final
White, Slaton look to keep West Virginia rolling
Sep 22, 2007 - 12:35 PM East Carolina (1-2) at No. 5 West Virginia (3-0) 12:00 pm EDTMORGANTOWN, West Virginia (Ticker) -- Pat White and Steve Slaton show no signs of slowing down.
White and Slaton lead No. 5 West Virginia into their non-conference matchup with East Carolina on Saturday.
Thanks to dual-threat quarterback White and star running back Slaton, not to mention freshman tailback Noel Devine, the Mountaineers rank second nationally in rushing at 343.67 yards per game.
Last Thursday, West Virginia pulled away from host Maryland, 31-14, after collecting 353 yards on the ground. Slaton led the way with 137 yards and three touchdowns, while Devine broke through for 136 yards on just five carries.
While West Virginia improved to 3-0 on the young campaign, East Carolina slipped to 1-2 with a 28-21 home setback to Southern Mississippi.
The Pirates trailed at the half by two touchdowns before scoring 21 straight third-quarter points to take the lead.
But they gave up a pair of one-yard TD runs to quarterback Jeremy Young in the fourth quarter, including one with 32 seconds left.
Patrick Pinkney threw for 203 yards and two TDs with an interception in the defeat.
West Virginia leads the all-time series, 16-2.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EAST CAROLINA 0 0 0 7 7
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 10 17 14 7 48 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 31 YD, 4:22. WEST
VIRGINIA 3-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 7:48. WEST
VIRGINIA 10-0
2ND QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, PAT WHITE 13 YD RUN (PAT
Sep 22 3:03 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA CHRIS JOHNSON 3 YD RUN (BEN HARTMAN KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:59 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA CHRIS JOHNSON 3 YD RUN (BEN HARTMAN KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:59 PM- NCAAF
TD EAST CAROLINA
CHRIS JOHNSON 3 YD RUN
(BEN HARTMAN KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 7
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 48 0:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:59 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA ED COLLINGTON 4 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:48 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA ED COLLINGTON 4 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:48 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
ED COLLINGTON 4 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 48 5:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:48 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA PAT WHITE 4 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:14 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA PAT WHITE 4 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:14 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
PAT WHITE 4 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 41 3:21 LEFT, 3RD QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 2:14 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 14 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:55 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 14 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:55 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 14 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:55 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
DARIUS REYNAUD 14 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 34 11:48 LEFT, 3RD QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:55 PM - NCAAF
FG WEST VIRGINIA
PAT MCAFEE 34 YD
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 27 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 22 1:28 PM - NCAAF
FG WEST VIRGINIA
PAT MCAFEE 34 YD
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 27 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:28 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 12 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:15 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 12 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:15 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA DARIUS REYNAUD 12 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:15 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
DARIUS REYNAUD 12 YD PASS FROM PAT WHITE
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 24 2:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 1:15 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA PAT WHITE 13 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:47 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA PAT WHITE 13 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:47 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
PAT WHITE 13 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 17 14:11 LEFT, 2ND QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:47 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EAST CAROLINA 0 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 10 10 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 31 YD, 4:22. WEST
VIRGINIA 3-0
WEST VIRGINIA - TD, STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT
MCAFEE KICK), 7:48. WEST
VIRGINIA 10-0
Sep 22 12:41 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:23 PM
TD WEST VIRGINIA STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN (PAT MCAFEE KICK)
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:23 PM- NCAAF
TD WEST VIRGINIA
STEVE SLATON 1 YD RUN
(PAT MCAFEE KICK)
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 10 7:12 LEFT, 1ST QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:23 PM - NCAAF
FG WEST VIRGINIA
PAT MCAFEE 31 YD
EAST CAROLINA 0
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 3 10:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
East Carolina vs. West Virginia(5)Sep 22 12:10 PM
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