Saturday, November 26
Richmond, VA
2:00 p.m.
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8-4 , 6-2
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Richmond
9-3 , 6-2
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'Cats Fall to Richmond in Opening Round of FCS Playoffs
11/26/2022 5:30:00 PM | Football
RICHMOND, Va. – Making their third straight NCAA FCS Playoff appearance, the Davidson football team had their season come to an end Saturday afternoon with a 41-0 setback at No. 14 Richmond inside Robins Stadium.
The Wildcats conclude the year 8-4 overall, while the Spiders improve to 9-3.
Richmond will travel to No. 2 seed Sacramento State next weekend.
Despite the loss, Aaron Maione led Davidson with 107 all-purpose yards, highlighted by a 47-yard catch. In addition to the 'Cats' longest reception on the day, Maione had their longest run, a 26-yard gain late in the second quarter.
Jaden Pask paced the Wildcat defense with nine total tackles, including seven solo stops.
Davidson, which has led the nation in rushing in each of the last three seasons and four of the last five, finished with 123 yards on the ground.
Reece Udinski, one of the nation's top quarterbacks, completed 28 of 31 passes for 246 yards and two scores, to lead the Spiders, who totaled 482 yards.
The Wildcats conclude the year 8-4 overall, while the Spiders improve to 9-3.
Richmond will travel to No. 2 seed Sacramento State next weekend.
Despite the loss, Aaron Maione led Davidson with 107 all-purpose yards, highlighted by a 47-yard catch. In addition to the 'Cats' longest reception on the day, Maione had their longest run, a 26-yard gain late in the second quarter.
Jaden Pask paced the Wildcat defense with nine total tackles, including seven solo stops.
Davidson, which has led the nation in rushing in each of the last three seasons and four of the last five, finished with 123 yards on the ground.
Reece Udinski, one of the nation's top quarterbacks, completed 28 of 31 passes for 246 yards and two scores, to lead the Spiders, who totaled 482 yards.
Team Stats
DAV
RIC
Total Yards
226
482
Pass Yards
103
267
Rushing Yards
123
215
Penalty Yards
20
20
1st Downs
10
28
3rd Downs
2
10
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
26:33
33:27
1st Quarter
DAV 0, RIC 7
RIC - Dykes,Aaron 12 yd run (Lopez,Andrew kick), 8 plays, 69 yards, TOP 03:05
DAV 0, RIC 10
RIC - Lopez,Andrew 35 yd field goal 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 01:26
2nd Quarter
DAV 0, RIC 17
RIC - Herres,Jakob 25 yd pass from Udinski,Reece (Lopez,Andrew kick) 10 plays, 69 yards, TOP 03:34
DAV 0, RIC 24
RIC - Garcia Jr.,Jerry 30 yd pass from Udinski,Reece (Lopez,Andrew kick) 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:20
DAV 0, RIC 27
RIC - Larson,Jake 46 yd field goal 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:00
3rd Quarter
DAV 0, RIC 34
RIC - Howard,Milan 4 yd run (Lopez,Andrew kick), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 03:35
4th Quarter
DAV 0, RIC 41
RIC - Howard,Milan 5 yd run (Lopez,Andrew kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 06:14
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
7
TD
0
YDS
103
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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