Saturday, October 12
Dayton, Ohio
12:00 PM
Davidson College
4-2 , 2-1
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16
Dayton
4-1 , 2-0
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2nd
3rd
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Davidson
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7
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Dayton
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Flyers Use Special Teams to Hold Off ‘Cats 16-14
10/12/2024 2:56:00 PM | Football
DAYTON, Ohio – Dayton blocked three field goals and a punt as the Flyers held off Davidson, 16-14, in Pioneer Football League action Saturday afternoon inside Welcome Stadium.
The Flyers improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the 'Cats fall to 4-2 and 2-1.
Davidson had a chance to take the lead with 22 seconds left, but Adam Zouagui's 51-yard field goal attempt came up short.
Mason Sheron led the Wildcats with a career-high 152 yards on the ground and two scores.
Both of Dayton's touchdowns came on short fields, as Davidson's defense held one of the league's top-passing offenses to just 110 yards, highlighted by interceptions from Amare Hill and Daniel Carter.
In all, the Wildcats forced three turnovers on the day.
Dominic Njoku also had an impressive game for the 'Cats with a career-high 15 tackles.
Davidson's lone score in the first half came off a 39-yard run from Sheron. His eighth touchdown of the season was set up by the conference's leading rusher, Mari Adams, who had 41 of the 80 yards on the four-play drive.
Despite having three kicks (2 – FG | 1 – Punt) blocked in the opening 30 minutes, the Wildcats forced a pair of turnovers to trail just 13-7 at the break.
Sheron later gave Davidson its first lead (14-13) of the afternoon, bouncing for a 44-yard run midway through the third quarter.
The Flyers, who blocked another field goal attempt with just under four minutes left, took the lead for good on a 25-yard field goal by Danny Baker with 10:03 to go.
Up Next
Davidson will play two straight at home, beginning with a 1 p.m. kickoff against Stetson next weekend.
The Flyers improve to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the 'Cats fall to 4-2 and 2-1.
Davidson had a chance to take the lead with 22 seconds left, but Adam Zouagui's 51-yard field goal attempt came up short.
Mason Sheron led the Wildcats with a career-high 152 yards on the ground and two scores.
Both of Dayton's touchdowns came on short fields, as Davidson's defense held one of the league's top-passing offenses to just 110 yards, highlighted by interceptions from Amare Hill and Daniel Carter.
In all, the Wildcats forced three turnovers on the day.
Dominic Njoku also had an impressive game for the 'Cats with a career-high 15 tackles.
Davidson's lone score in the first half came off a 39-yard run from Sheron. His eighth touchdown of the season was set up by the conference's leading rusher, Mari Adams, who had 41 of the 80 yards on the four-play drive.
Despite having three kicks (2 – FG | 1 – Punt) blocked in the opening 30 minutes, the Wildcats forced a pair of turnovers to trail just 13-7 at the break.
Sheron later gave Davidson its first lead (14-13) of the afternoon, bouncing for a 44-yard run midway through the third quarter.
The Flyers, who blocked another field goal attempt with just under four minutes left, took the lead for good on a 25-yard field goal by Danny Baker with 10:03 to go.
Up Next
Davidson will play two straight at home, beginning with a 1 p.m. kickoff against Stetson next weekend.
Team Stats
DAV
DAY
Total Yards
301
322
Pass Yards
41
110
Rushing Yards
260
212
Penalty Yards
0
0
1st Downs
14
11
3rd Downs
4
6
4th Downs
3
0
TOP
33:38
26:22
2nd Quarter
DAV 0, DAY 7
DAY - Weatherly,Donovan 27 yd pass from VanVleet,Drew (Baker,Danny kick) 1 plays, 27 yards, TOP 00:07
DAV 0, DAY 13
DAY - Coleman,Jake 3 yd pass from VanVleet,Drew () 3 plays, 10 yards, TOP 00:50
DAV 7, DAY 13
DAV - Sheron,Mason 39 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:36
3rd Quarter
DAV 14, DAY 13
DAV - Sheron,Mason 44 yd run (Zouagui,Adam kick), 4 plays, 53 yards, TOP 01:16
4th Quarter
DAV 14, DAY 16
DAY - Baker,Danny 25 yd field goal 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:35
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
5
TD
0
YDS
41
INT
0
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