North Carolina State Gets Their First Win Of The Season As They Beat Marshall
There is nothing like getting that first win under your belt as NC State beat Marshall Saturday.
After their season opening loss to South Carolina in Charlotte, last Saturday NC State was able to get in the win column as they returned to Carter Finley Stadium for their home opener making their record 1-1.
NC State scored touchdowns on four straight possessions spanning the second and third quarters and captured a 37-20 win over visiting Marshall in the Wolfpack's 2017 home opener. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
Down 13-3 in the second quarter, NC State scored five of the game's final six touchdowns. The key stretch came late in the second quarter, as the Wolfpack scored three touchdowns in the final 5:26 of the first half. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
For the second straight game QB, Ryan Finley threw for over 300 yards (341) and WR Kelvin Harmon had over 100 yards receiving (121). "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
7 plays, 82 yards in 1:21 – Kelvin Harmon 34-yard TD pass from Ryan Finley "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
NC State captured its first lead of the day right before halftime. After receiving the ball on its own 18-yard line, NC state went 82 yards in seven plays culminating with a 34-yard TD pass from Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon with 16 seconds left in the half. On the drive, Finley was 3-of-3 for 59 yards while Harmon caught two passes for 50 yards. NC State closed the first half with TD drives on its final three possessions to take a 23-20 halftime lead. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
13 plays, 70 yards in 6:56 – Reggie Gallaspy 1-yard TD run "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
Taking the opening kickoff of the half, NC State went 70 yards in 13 plays with its first rushing score of the game. On 4th & goal from the one-yard line, Reggie Gallaspy slipped past a tackle for the TD. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
STAT LEADERS
QB Ryan Finley
29-of-36 for 341 yards and 3 TDs "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
RB Reggie Gallaspy
12 rushes for 61 yards and 2 TDs "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
WR Kelvin Harmon
9 catches for 121 yards and 1 TD "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
DE Bradley Chubb
7 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1 sack "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
NOTABLES
Both NC State starting safeties made their first career starts, So. Tim Kidd-Glass and R-Fr. Isaiah Stallings. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
True freshman Louis Acceus made his NC State debut, playing special teams today on kickoff coverage and kickoff return. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
Ryan Finley went over 300 yards passing for the second straight game to open the 2017 season. He becomes the first Pack QB to throw for over 300 yards in the first two games of a season since Philip Rivers in 2003. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
Finley's 46-yard scamper on the Pack's first offensive play was NC State's longest run by a QB since Jacoby Brissett had a 60-yard run at UNC in 2014. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
For the second straight week, WR Kelvin Harmon went over 100 receiving yards, also setting a new career-best in that category. Harmon had a career-high 121 yards today on nine catches. He is the first Wolfpack WR with back-to-back 100 receiving yard games since Bryan Underwood in 2012, a span of 57 games. Harmon had one 100 receiving yard game as a freshman last year. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
RB Reggie Gallaspy tied a career-high with two rushing TDs in the game – he also accomplished the feat at South Alabama as a freshman in 2015. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"It was a great atmosphere tonight and I really appreciate the way our fans were throughout the game. It meant a lot to our players and recruiting staff to have a stadium like that tonight. It was awesome. I was really proud of the way we played in the second half. We scored the last 27 points and had a second half shut out, we forced two turnovers and didn't turn the ball over at all. Ryan Finley continued to be very efficient and accurate throwing the football." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx
NC State will return to Raleigh Saturday as they host Furman who is a member of the Southern Conference at Carter Finley Stadium.
Kick-off is set for 12:20 pm. The game will be televised on the ACC Network. "according to http://www.gopack.com/news/2017/9/9/football-20-point-second-quarter-leads-wolfpack-to-37-20-win-over-marshall.aspx#