AT AMHERST 28, WESLEYAN 14

Saturday, October 23, 1999 at Amherst, Mass.

Game Notes:

Totally dominating the second half with a consistent ground game from tailbacks Kevin Kinnard and Okay Ugwonali and the pass-catching of Derrell Wright, Amherst (3-2) extended its win streak over Wesleyan (3-2) to six years in a row with a 28-14 victory.

With Kinnard (29-122) and Ugwonali (22-79) combining for over 200 yards of rushing and Wright making seven catches for 115 yards, Amherst rolled up 405 yards of total offense and extended its slim 15-14 halftime lead to a 14-point win. Wesleyan, ranked first in the NESCAC for total offense coming into the game, averaging 412 yards and 26 points a game, was held to just 12 offensive plays, five minutes of possession, three first downs (one via penalty) and 21 net yards in the second half. Of its 12 plays, Wesleyan gained yards only four times over the final 30 minutes as five passes were incomplete, one was intercepted and two rushes were sacks. Wesleyan's Matt Perceval, who entered the game ranked first among NCAA Division III players for receiving yards per game (173.0) and second in catches per game (10.5), was held to two catches for 18 yards as Wesleyan QB Jake Fay was limited to 5-of-18 passing for 76 yards after avering 276 yards a game coming into the contest.

Amherst QB Peter Honig had 199 yards of total offense, completing 11 of 22 passes for 149 yards and rushing 12 times for 50 yards. Amherst put the game away in the third quarter behind a 19-play, 81-yard march that consumed 11:05 despite moving into a stiff wind. Honig's two-yard run capped the march and put Amherst ahead, 21-14, and the Amherst defense did the rest.

Amherst had trailed in the game, 14-0, with seven minutes to go in the first half before scoring the final 28 points of the contest. Both Wesleyan TDs came on one-yard Larry Woolard runs as he leads Wesleyan in scoring this season with eight TDs.

SCORING SUMMARY 

	1st Qtr	2nd Qtr	3rd Qtr	4th Qtr	-	Total
Wesleyan (3-2)	7	7	0	0	-	14
Amherst (3-2)	0	15	6	70	-	28

1st Quarter 
Wesleyan - Larry Woolard 1 run (Brian Walker kick) 12:53 

2nd Quarter 
Wesleyan - Larry Woolard 1 run (Brian Walker kick) 11:21 
Amherst - Kevin Kinnard 1 run (kick wide) 6:59 
Amherst - Derrell Wright 22 pass from Peter Honig (pass failed) 1:35 
Amherst - Liam Fleming 25 field goal :00 

3rd Quarter 
Amherst - Peter Hobig 2 run (run failed) 2:06 

4th Quarter 
Amherst - Kevin Kinnard 2 run (Liam Fleming kick) 14:46 

TEAM STATISTICS 

		WESLEYAN	AMHERST
First Downs (Run-Pass-Penalty)		12 (8-2-2)	28 (18-8-2)
Rushing Attempts		26	64
Positive Yards Rushing		130	289
Negative Yards Rushing		27	33
Net Total Yards Rushing		103	256
Net Total Yards Passing		76	149
Passes Attempted-Completed-Intercepted		18-5-1	22-11-1
Total Offensive Plays		44	86
Total Net Yards		179	405
Average Gain Per Play		4.1	4.7
Penalties: Number-Yards		5-31	6-45
Fumbles: Number-Lost		1-1	2-1
Interceptions By: Number-Yards		1-20	1-21
Punts: Number-Yards-Average		4-163-40.8	2-59-29.5
Punt Returns: Number-Yards		0-0	1-0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards		5-59	3-32
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards		0-0	1-6
Time of Possession		19:22	40:38
Third-Down Conversions		1 of 8	10 of 18
Fourth-Down Conversions		0 of 2	2 of 3
Sacks by: Number-Yards		1-10	4-24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 

RUSHING: 
Wesleyan - Ron Jacobs, 10-70 ; Larry Woolard, 6-30, 2 TDs ; Rahsaan Wareham, 2-11 ; Jake Fay, 8-(-8).
Amherst - Kevin Kinnard, 29-122, 2 TDs ; Okay Ugwonali, 22-76 ; Peter Honig, 12-50, 1 TD ; Jeff Ryan, 1-8.

PASSING: 
Wesleyan - Jake Fay, 18-5-1, 76 yards.
Amherst - Peter Honig, 22-11-1, 149 yards, 1 TD.

RECEIVING: 
Wesleyan - George Thompson, 2-41 ; Matt Perceval, 2-18 ; Larry Woolard, 1-17.
Amherst - Derrell Wright, 7-115, 1 TD ; Kevin Kinnard, 2-20 ; Chris Riccardi, 2-14.

PUNTING: 
Wesleyan - Mark Olschefskie, 4-163, 40.8 average.
Amherst - Liam Fleming, 2-59, 29.5 average.

ATTENDANCE: 4,700