Old Dominion Monarchs vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Match Player Stats On Sep 17, 2016

The Sports Xchange
Sep 17, 2016

Backup quarterback Jalan McClendon was used in specialty situations and ran for a pair of first-half touchdowns as North Carolina State defeated Old Dominion 49-22 on Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.

McClendon also threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Thaddeus Moss.

Starting quarterback Ryan Finley threw three touchdown passes, completing 24 of 28 passes for 281 yards.

Finley had 19- and 4-yard scoring passes to fullback Jaylen Samuels. The first of those helped the Wolfpack to a 21-3 halftime lead.

Senior running back Matt Dayes, a senior, eclipsed the 2,000-yard rushing mark for his career by picking up 71 yards on 14 carries for N.C. State (2-1), which won the two previous meetings between the teams in each of the past two seasons.

The Wolfpack managed 158 yards on the ground, failing to eclipse the 200-yard rushing mark for the first time in six games dating to last season.

Old Dominion (1-2) was limited to 63 yards of total offense in the first half, but the Monarchs struck for a touchdown on David Washington's 21-yard pass to receiver Zach Pascal early in the third quarter.

Washington and Pascal hooked up on a 20-yard scoring pass play in the fourth quarter.

Washington connected on 16 of 26 passes for 200 yards. Running back Jeremy Cox ran for 91 yards on nine carries, including a 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.