University of Delaware vs. West Chester Live Blog

Hey everyone, welcome to the first live blog of the football season. We're going to report the biggest and most important plays to you as they happen, so you no longer have to be at the game to see it fold out in front of you. For background information on West Chester and Delaware's rivalry, check out my story at:

http://www.udreview.com/sports/game-time-1.349698

Tonight's attendance, 22,006 for the 40th straight sellout.
The game's about to start, make sure to keep refreshing to get the latest information!
It was just announced in the press box that Mark Duncan was scratched, as well as Will Nagle. Duncan is serving a one-game suspension for breaking team policies in the spring.

Kickoff for the Hens, the Rams will start with the ball on the 27 yard line.

Rams:
First down - great pressure on Joe Wright, QB for the Rams.
Third down - Wright's pocket collapses around him, sacked at the 27.
Fourth down - awful punt to the West Chester 46. Pat Devlin and the Hens start off in great position.

Hens:
First down - Devlin's first pass is complete for 12 yards to the 34 yard line. First down.
First down and second down - David Hayes gets two yards on two runs combined.
Third down - Devlin passes to Josh Baker, will be measured.
Did not get the first. Fourth and one, going for it.
David Hayes picked up the first, but there was off sides on West Chester. Penalty declined, Hayes' six yard rush stands.
First down - Devlin left the pocket, looked good rolling out. Three yard pass to the 17.
Second down - Hayes runs to the line, time out for measurement again.
Gain of six, but it's inches short.
Third down - Hayes got the first again. No huddle situation.
First down - Hayes on the carry again, no gain.
Second down - Devlin seven yard TD pass to Josh Baker.
9:08 left in the game, 7-0 UDEL.

Devlin went 4-4 for 29 yards in that drive.

Hens kick off, return is back to the West Chester 40. Great blocking for WC.

First down - QB Wright escapes one sack, runs into another one by John Higginson, who led UDEL in sacks last year with five.
Second down - Direct snap to their running back, game of two. Third and 10.
Third down - Wright aired the ball out, no one near the ball. Fourth down.

Partial block on the punt, ball is on the Delaware 29.

UDEL:
First down - big catch by Baker, fumble at the Delaware 48, West Chester recovers.

Rams:
First and second - two runs, eight yards total.
Third down - Charles Graves breaks up a first down catch. Punter on for WC.

Great punt, ball goes out of bounds at the Delaware six yard line. Here comes Devlin's first real test.

Hens:
First and second - David Hayes runs twice, gains four then loses one. Third and seven.
Third down - Devlin's pass pops in and out of #37 Corey Rhood's hands. It was his first incomplete after five completions, and he got really lucky.

Ball down at the 29, Delaware player down at the 40.

Player still being attended to, it looked like he got his knee caught in the turf.

The player is #2 TE Senior Josh Baker, who has the lone touchdown so far. It looked like a knee injury, they're coming out with braces and a splint for his leg.

Cart is on the field, he's being loaded in.

OK, here we go. First and ten, ball at Delaware's 29.

Rams:
First and second - two yard completion, Wright overthrows Brian Paulson in the end zone. Third and eight.
Third down - Incomplete pass. They lined up on fourth and eight going for it, but called a time out. Could have been an off side try.

Update: Josh Baker will not return tonight.

Fourth down - going for it again, Wright drops back and for the third time overthrows his receiver. Delaware takes over at their 27.

First and second - five yards total picked up. Third and five.
Third down - Devlin rolls to the right, hits his receiver Mark Mackey but it's not a first. Punt team on the field.

Ball fielded at the Rams 25.

Rams:
First down - Scott Bradish, new QB in the game, keeps the ball for four yards.
Second down - Anthony Walters intercepts the ball and runs it back to the West Chester four yard line four 33 yards. It's his ninth career pick.

Hens:
First down - Wildcat formation, keeper up the middle got nothing.
Second down - Hayes on the Wildcat keeper, ball at the two yard line.

END OF FIRST: UDEL 7, WCU 0

Third down - David Hayes is down at the one yard line, fourth and goal at the one.
Fourth down - Devlin on a keeper, he got the one yard running touchdown.

Devlin has now passed and rushed for a touchdown. It's 14-0 UDEL.

Return back to the 35 but there's a hold against West Chester. Ball on West Chester's 25 yard line.

Rams:
First down - Andrew Harrison tackles the running back for a loss of four. Ball at the 21.
Second down - Tyrone Grant punished WR Dan DePalma, third and eight coming up.
Third down - Incomplete pass.
Fourth down - Punt to the Delaware 25.

Hens:
Second down - Devlin airs the ball out, looked long but there's defensive pass interference anyway. Fifteen yards, automatic first down. Ball on the Delaware 39.
First down - Short slant pass goes for 56 yards to the four yard line.
First down - Another Wildcat keeper by Hayes. No gain.
Second down - Gain of four on another Wildcat keeper.
Third down - David Hayes loses two yards, fourth and goal at the three. Going for it.
Fourth down - Pass overthrown, intended for Mark Mackey in the end zone.

Rams:
First down - Loss of two on a run play, back to the one yard line.
Second down - Wright QB keeper, pushes ahead for one yard. Brandon Gilbeaux is injured on the play.
Third down - Hopkins carried the ball three yards. Fourth down, ball at the five.

Nice nine yard punt return by Rob Jones to the West Chester 45.

Hens:
First down - Devlin goes through his progressions, rolls left and gets seven yards on the keeper.
Second down - No huddle, Phillip Thaxton on the carry for a first down.
First down - Devlin rolls to the right and passes to Colin Naugle, the replacement for Baker.
Second down - Flag on the play. illegal formation, five yard penalty brings the ball back to the 31 yard line.
Second down and seven - Devlin hangs a beautiful pass up and throws to a wide open Tommy Crosby for a 31 yard touchdown reception.

5:41 left in the second quarter, UDEL 21-WC 0

Return to the West Chester 32 yard line.

Rams:
First down - one yard run.
Second down - Eight yard pass, third and one.
Third down - Tyrone Grant has a great tackle but can't hold the RB behind the chains. First West Chester first down of the game.
First down - Dan DePalma drops the ball.
Second down - Webb runs for no gain. Third and ten.
Third down - Catch at the Delaware 48, fourth and one. Time out West Chester.
ANOTHER time out by West Chester. They finally decide to punt.
Fourth down - Punt takes a West Chester bounce, downed at the three yard line.

Hens:
First down - Low snap, Hayes takes the ball to the five. Corey Nicholson is injured on the field. Nicholson walks off the field under his own strength.
Second down - David Hayes breaks a huge run for 17 yards, ball is at the Delaware 25. First down.
First and second - three yard rush, Devlin rushes six and gets hit late, no penalty. Third down - QB keeper to end the half.

END OF FIRST HALF - UDEL 21, WC 0

Third quarter is about to start.

Tyrone Grant brings the ball back to the Delaware 37 yard line.

Hens:
First down - Mark Mackey with a great catch over the head of the corner back, breaks that tackle and drags another defender to the West Chester 11 for a 52 yard gain.
First down - David Hayes carries the ball for two yards.
Second down - David Hayes brings the ball down to the six. Third and five.
Third down - David Hayes scores his first career touchdown with a six yard rush.

With 13:18 left to go in the third quarter, the Blue Hens lead the Golden Rams 28-0.

Hens kick off, DePalma runs back a great return for 39 yards to the Delaware 48 yard line.

Rams:
First down - Bradish on a QB keeper runs for eight.
Second down - Penalty on the play. Holding penalty, moves the ball back 10 yards to the 50.
Second down and 12 - Pass for five yards, third and seven.
Third down - High pass incomplete. Fourth down and seven.
Fourth down - Rob Jones back to return, Hens get a touch back. First down at the 20.

Hens:
First down - Phillip Thaxton carries the ball for three yards.
Second down - Accurate pass to the ground for 16 yards by Mark Schenauer. First down.
First down - Another completion for 12 yards to Mackey.
First down - Devlin runs a QB keeper for five yards up to the 44. Delaware time out.
Third down - False start, third and eight.
Third down - Flag on the play. Seems to be defensive pass interference. First down at the 37.
First down - Phillip Thaxton on the carry for eight yards. Injury on the field for West Chester.
Second down - Phillip Thaxton rumbles into the end zone barely touched. It's a 29 yard touchdown.

With 8:12 left in the third quarter, the Hens have gotten out to a dominating 35-0 lead.

Holding on West Chester after the kick off. First and ten at the West Chester 19 yard line.

Rams:
After a few short runs, Rams complete a 12 yard pass for a first down.
First down - QB Bradish keeps the ball, it's a seven yard gain.
Second down - Incomplete pass.
Third down - Face mask on Charles Graves. Fifteen yard penalty, first down.
First down - Webb runs for no gain.
Second down - Wright's pass is complete for 11 yards at the Delaware 31 yard line.
First down - Webb on the carry, takes another 11 yard carry down to the Delaware 20. First down - Wright keeps it for four yards.
Second down - Wright passes incomplete.
Third down - Wright's pass is no where close to complete. Fourth and six, they'll have to bring the kicker on the field for their first points of the game.
Fourth down - 32 yard field goal blocked by Andrew Harrison.

Hens:
Sean Hakes and Jerry Butler are in the game now for Pat Devlin and David Hayes.

First down - Six yard pass.
Second down - Hakes side-arms a pass to Colin Naugle for a gain of seven. First down.
First down - Run up the gut for five yards.
Second down - Flag on the play. Holding on Delaware. Ten yard penalty, second and fifteen at the 28 yard line.
Second down - Dropped pass by Tommy Crosby.
Third down - Hakes pass should have been intercepted by three different guys but falls harmlessly to the turf.

Punt down to the West Chester 33.

Rams:
First and second - two carries for nine yards, third and one.
Third down - Hopkins on the carry again, time out for a measurement.

END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: UDEL 35, WCU 0

Converts first down.

First down - Bradish carries for three yards.
Second down - Confusing hand off, Steve Miller rushes the ball for another three yards. Third and four.
Third down - QB Jared Jorgensen throws incomplete.
Fourth and three - Pass never had a chance, broken up by Sean Scanlon.

Hens:
First down - Butler carries for three yards. Ball at the West Chester 49.
Second down - Hakes' pass for Rob Jones falls incomplete.
Third and seven - Rob Jones does his best to stay in bounds but it's fourth and one.
Delaware time out.
Fourth down - Leon Jackson on the carry to pick up the first down.
First down - Leon Jackson again on the carry for three yards.
Second down - Leon Jackson takes a hard hit and gains one yard. Third and six.
Third down - Hakes is sacked for eight yards. Fourth down.
Fourth down - Forty-one yard punt for a touch back.

Rams:
First down - Completion for nine yards.
Second down - First down on a run up the middle.
First down - Completion to Webb for six yards.
Second down - Bradish keeps it for a first down. Delaware injury on the field.
First down - Overthrown pass.
Second down - Hand off to former Blue Hen Corey Broyles.
Third down - First down completion but not after a crushing blow by Marcus Burley.
First down - QB keeper by Bradish for one yard.
Second down - Former Blue Hen Bob Sabol catches the ball for eight yards. Third and one.
Third down - Great tackle again by Marcus Burley to keep the Rams behind the chains. Fourth and one - McDermott takes the ball up the middle for a first.
First down - Incomplete pass.
Second down - Another incomplete pass.
Third down - Fumble recovery by Eddie Lugo, brings the ball back to the West Chester 44.

And that's the game. Delaware has it's first shut out at Delaware Stadium since 2000 against Northwestern. Thanks for checking out the Review's football live blog.

#9 Delaware vs. #8 Georgia State

Delaware and Georgia State meet for the third time this season but just for the first time in the post season. Delaware (13-18) had a better overall record than Georgia State (11-19), but Georgia State won two more games in conference play to earn the 8th seed. The teams split the regular season matches with both teams winning on their home floor. Delaware won 60-48 back on January 24, and Georgia State won a hard-fought game 70-67 on February 7. 

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Delaware won the tip

19:38 Charge on Jim Ledsome
18:55 Missed Layup by Dawson
18:34 Jawan Carter gets the first basket on a layup
17:57 Carter blows a breakaway layup
16:42 Carter hits 2 FTs to tie the game at 4
Ledsome commits his second foul already, that's bad news for the Hens frontcourt play
14:41 Leonard Mendez, GS, scores
14:20 Alfonso Dawson HUGE dunk to tie the game at 6
13:17 Media Timeout
So far, there's been open looks and pretty good shots, it seems as if both teams have some jitters to shake before we really get started.
DEL 6, GS 6
Delaware's only shooting 20% on 2-10, GS is shooting 27.3% on 3-11
Georgia hits it's first FT, 7-6 GS
12:37 Joe Dukes, GS's star, draws the foul on Adam Pegg, hits both, 9-6 GS
11:56 Media Timeout
Delaware is playing poorly, with Santiago committing a turnover just before the time out. Marc Egerson, CAA First-team as of today, still has no points. GS is doing well on defending him. Joe Dukes has four points, which should be worrysome for Delaware. If Dukes gets going, this game might be over quickly.
11:46 Dawson good on a jumper, 9-8 GS
11:23 Ledsome gets a big steal
11:00 Santiago makes up for the turnover, nice baseline jumper, 10-9 DEL
Santiago takes a great charge, DEL possession
10:09 Foul on Joe Dukes, GS
9:30 Mendez gets a hard layup, 6 pts for him, 11-10 GS
8:47 Foul on Ledsome, his third
8:16 Jumper by Dawson, 13-12 GS
7:41 Long two by Trae Goldston, 15-12 GS
7:21 Foul committed by Goldston, Media Timeout
The pace is starting to pick up for both teams. Dawson is 3-7 but he seems to be getting his shot on point now.
7:13 As I say that, Dawson misses an open 3
5:59 Delaware has a two on one, Carter loses the ball out of bounds
5:41 Leonard Mendez layup good, 17-12 GS
5:31 Pau Geli fouls, 1 and 1 for GS, Rashad Chase hits both 19-12 GS
4:52 Trey Hampton, GS, offensive foul
3:20 Jim Ledsome gets fouled on a good layup, he'll shoot one after the Media Timeout
Dawson has been awful since I said he seems to be getting hot. He's forcing shots that have no sense leaving his hands. Egerson only has 3 shots, so Dawson needs to give the rock up for DEL to have a chance. 19-14 GS
Ledsome missed the FT but Carter got the put back layup, 19-16 GS
Dante Curry, GS, hits a 3, 22-16 GS
2:05 Goldston commits the foul on Egerson, both good 22-18 GS
1:00 Rashad Chase, GS commits the foul, Brian Johnson heads to the FT line for 1-and-1
Misses the first
21.1 Ledsome falls out of bounds with the ball, GS keeps possession, GS timeout
This would be huge for DEL if the Hens can keep them from scoring before half
1.1 Pau Geli, who came in for Ledsome, commits a shooting foul.
Rashad Chase misses the first and the second.
Halftime score - 22-18 Georgia State

It was an ugly first half for the Hens to say the least. Egerson missed all of his shots, ending the half going 0-6 with two points. Dawson has gone 3-10 and should think twice about half the shots he takes. Then Hens have two plays with 6 points (Dawson and Carter) and three players with 2 points.
Georgia State isn't doing much better. Leonard Mendez is 4-9 for 8 points, and the Hens have held Joe Dukes to just 4 points on 1-4 shooting.
Both teams are having horrific shooting days so far. Delaware is shooting 7-28 for 25% while Georgia State is shooting 8-27 for 29.3%. Three-pointers are hard to come by, as Delaware went 0-9 from beyond the arc and Georgia State went just 1-8.

Second Half on the way

19:32 Joe Dukes hits a three to start the half
19:09 Big dunk from Jim Ledsome, 25-20 GS, assist from Egerson
18:20 Marc Egerson hits his first FG because of a goaltending call
17:55 Great play by Jim Ledsome to take the charge, 25-22 GS
17:19 Trae Goldston, GS, hits a pretty layup, 27-22 GS
Egerson gets fouled driving baseline, hits both at the line
16:04 Joe Dukes hits a three, 30-24
15:32 Xavier Hansbro hits another three, 33-24
Media Timeout
15:30 Jawan Carter misses a three
14:58 Mendez hits a runner off the glass, 35-24 GS
14:00 Dawson takes a terrible shot from three, forcing yet another doomed attempt
12:43 Egerson steps out of bounds, GS ball, still 35-24 GS
12:40 Chase gets a layup, 37-24
11:55 Media Timeout
The Panthers completely have the momentum. Joe Dukes has a double-double already with 11 points and 10 rebounds. There has been terrible shooting by everyone on the Hens. Dukes seems ready to take over the game and put it to sleep early.
10:59 Edwin Santiago hits a tough runner through the lane and gets fouled in the act. 37-26 GS
10:55 Santiago misses the FT, gets his own rebound but misses badly on the put back
10:10 Delaware ball off of GS turnover
9:45 Egerson hits a three, 37-29 GS
9:07 Brian Johnson Layup good, 37-31 GS
The Panthers take a 30 second timeout to cool down the 7-point run the Hens just started.
8:52 Leonard Mendez gets a layup off the inbounds pass, 39-31 GS
7:52 Media Timeout
Well, the Hens made 7 straight before Mendez hit that layup, so they aren't looking too badly right now. Eight points is still a good amount with 8 minutes left, but let's see what the Hens have in them.
7:12 Ledsome gets fouled but misses the 1-and-1 FT
6:49 Egerson commits a shooting foul on Rashad Chase, he hits 1
6:24 Jim Ledsome gets another huge putback dunk, 40-33
6:03 Goldston hits a jumper, 42-33 GS
Hampton, GS, hits a layup, 44-33
5:18 Dawson gets fouled and hits two FTs, 44-35 GS
4:59 Georgia State calls a time out after Delaware puts on the press.
Nine points in 5 minutes is going to be hard for Delaware, but I'm sure Egerson doesn't want his college career to end just yet.
4:03 Santiago gets called on a block, sends Joe Dukes to the line for 1-and-1
Dukes hits both, 46-35 GS
3:44 Brian Johnson draws a foul on the drive, he'll shoot two after the Media Timeout
It's going to be difficult to come back now. Delaware has only shot 13-45 from the field, so it's hard to believe that the Hens are going to get hot now. They're also 1-17 from three-point range.
Johnson hits 1, 46-36 GS
3:12 Joe Dukes gets fouled after running the shot clock down 32 seconds. He hits both, 48-36 GS
3:00 Dawson airballs a desperation three
2:20 Egerson steals the ball, gets fouled en route to the basket.
He hits both, 48-38 GS
2:10 Hansbro gets a layup on a fastbreak, 50-38 GS
1:40 Goldston scores a layup off the Carter turnover. 52-38 GS
1:31 Dawson hits a three, 52-41. Timeout Delaware.
1:10 GS calls a timeout.
The rest of the game is a formality at this point.
:50 Johnson throws the off GS, DEL ball.
:42.4 Carter misses a layup, fouls Hansbro
:17.7 Carter fouls Kevin Lott for two FTs, he hits both 54-41 GS
:00.0 Georgia State 54, University of Delaware 41

It was a sloppy game for both the Panthers and the Hens, but the Panthers proved to be the more composed team as Georgia State beats the University of Delaware 54-41. Joe Dukes lead the Panthers with 15 points, going 7-8 from the foul line and completed a double-double with 12 rebounds. Marc Egerson ends his college career with an abismal game, going 2-11 for 11 points and 9 rebounds. 

Thanks for joining me for the first live blog on Chicken Scratch.

Matthew Waters