NC State Bounces Back With Win At Louisville
After suffering a loss on senior day their previous game NC State went on the road and pounded Louisville.
– After Louisville scored a field goal on its opening possession, NC State scored 45 unanswered points and soundly defeated the Cardinals on the road, 52-10. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
The 52 points scored were the most on the season, and the most in a road contest since at South Alabama in 2015 (63) and the most in an ACC road game since at Duke in 2001 (55). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
QB Ryan Finley threw for 316 yards and a career-best four touchdowns. RB Reggie Gallaspy, Jr., scored three touchdowns, two rushing and one receiving. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
Louisville opened the scoring with a 32-yard field goal on their first possession. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
The Pack then took the lead for good on the next possession, as Finley found Kelvin Harmon from 25 yards out to put NC State up 7-3 after the first quarter. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
NC State increased the lead to 10-3 with a 23-yard Christopher Dunn field goal. Reggie Gallaspy, Jr., punched the ball in from one-yard out in the final minute to give the Pack a 17-3 halftime lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
The Pack took advantage of a Louisville fumble on its own 22-yard line to start the third quarter, and Gallaspy rumbled in for his second TD from 18 yards out two plays later. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
NC State extended the lead to 31-3 midway through the third quarter, as Finley found Emeka Emezie down the sideline for a 12-yard score, set up by a 27-yard Gallaspy run. Gallapsy found the end zone for the third time with a six-yard TD catch, and gave the Pack a 38-3 leading entering the fourth quarter. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
Just over a minute into the fourth, Finley found WR Jakobi Meyers on a three-yard slant. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
Louisville broke the 45 NC State-point stretch with a TD midway through the fourth. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
QB Matthew McKay came in and led a 13-play, 75-yard drive that resulted in a one-yard Brady Bodine TD run to make the final margin 52-10. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE
10 plays, 76 yards in 3:36 – Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 25-yd TD pass “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
After falling behind 3-0, NC State responded with its first touchdowns on the next drive to grab a 7-3 lead. The Pack went 76 yards in 10 plays, culminating with a 25-yard Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon TD grab. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
On the drive, Finley was 6-of-6 for 59 yards, and on the drive Finley moved into second place in the NC State record books for career passing yards, ahead of Jamie Barnette only behind Philip Rivers. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
26-of-36 for 316 yards, 4 TDs
• RB Reggie Gallaspy, Jr.
11 rushes for 73 yards, 2 TDs
2 catches for 11 yards, 1 TD
• WR Kelvin Harmon
7 catches for 100 yards, 1 TD
• WR Jakobi Meyers
7 catches for 96 yards, 1 TD
• LB Germaine Pratt
7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
“according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
NOTABLES
• In the second quarter, QB Ryan Finley moved into second place in the NC State record books in career passing yardage. He passed Jamie Barnette, and only sits behind Philip Rivers. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
• WE Kelvin Harmon went over 1,000 yards receiving for the second straight season. He is only the third player in school history (Torry Holt, Jerricho Cotchery) to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving twice in his career. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
• NC State's 99-yard TD drive that spanned the third and fourth quarters was obviously the longest in school history, and the first 99-yard TD drive since the Georgia Southern game in 2014. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/17/football-pack-scores-45-unanswered-points-and-wins-at-louisville-52-10.aspx?path=football
NC State will closeout the regular season with a short trip down I-40 to Chapel Hill where they will take on North Carolina on Saturday.
Kick-off is set for 12:20pm from Kenan Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised on Raycom Sports.