SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 21, 2013
Maryland 37, West Virginia 0: C.J. Brown accounted for two touchdowns and Brad Craddock nailed three
field goals as the Terrapins cruised past the Mountaineers on neutral territory
at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium.
Maryland (4-0) compiled a season-low 330 yards of total offense in the
sloppy, rain-soaked affair, but scored touchdowns following three West Virginia
first-half turnovers. Brown completed
16-of-25 passes for 217 yards, hitting wide receiver Deon Long six times for 98
yards, while Brandon Ross rushed 20 times for 67 yards and a 3-yard TD run in
the fourth quarter.
West Virginia (2-2) committed six total turnovers and mustered only
175 yards of total offense as the Mountaineers were shut out for the first time
since a loss to Virginia Tech in 2001. Redshirt freshman Ford Childress
completed 11-of-22 passes for 62 yards with two interceptions and Dreamius
Smith led the Mountaineers with 74 yards rushing on 12 carries.
Maryland defensive back A.J. Hendy recovered a Mountaineers fumble on a
punt return to set up Brown's 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dave Stinebaugh in
the first quarter. Hendy struck again on
West Virginia's next drive as he intercepted a Childress pass and returned it
28 yards for a touchdown to give the Terrapins a quick 14-0 lead.
Craddock kicked three consecutive field goals, including a season-long
50-yarder, in the second quarter.
Linebacker Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil intercepted Childress at the West
Virginia 6-yard line, setting up a Brown 1-yard run on the quarterback sneak
to put Maryland up 30-0 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Brown has been responsible
for at least one passing TD and one rushing TD in each of the first four games
this season. ... The Terrapins snapped a seven-game losing streak to the
Mountaineers. ... The Terrapins held West Virginia to 65 yards of total
offense and two first downs as the Mountaineers across midfield just
once in the first half.