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2005 NCAA Division II Semifinal Playoff Game
Grand Valley State 55, East Stroudsburg 20
Allendale, Mich. • Dec. 3, 2005
Lubbers Stadium
Scoring 1 2 3 4 TP
East Stroudsburg 0 7 7 6 20
Grand Valley State 34 7 7 7 55
QTR Time Team-Play(PAT){Plays-Yards} ES GV
1 11:39 GV Brandon Langston 18 yd run (Scott Greene
kick) {7-87, 3:21} 0 7
1 9:04 GV Brandon Langston 22 yd pass from Cullen
Finnerty (Scott Greene kick) {2-21, 0:29} 0 14
1 3:17 GV Astin Martin 1 yd run (Scott Greene kick)
{4-64, 1:32} 0 21
1 2:13 GV Brandon Carr 40 yd fumble recovery (Scott
Greene kick failed) 0 27
1 0:03 GV Brandon Langston 81 yd pass from Cullen
Finnerty {1-81, 0:12} (Kick failed) 0 34
2 8:20 GV Ryan Hukill 5 yd pass from Cullen Finnerty
(Scott Greene kick) {9-79, 3:42} 0 41
2 3:16 ES Jim Terwilliger 2 yd run (Mark Brubaker
kick) {5-20, 1:37} 7 41
3 8:57 GV Astin Martin 44 yd run (Scott Greene kick)
{5-82, 2:24} 7 48
3 6:01 ES Evan Prall 20 yd pass from Jim Terwilliger
(Mark Brubaker kick) {7-55, 2:44} 14 48
4 7:15 ES Tim Strenfel 11 yd pass from Jim Terwilliger
(Mark Brubaker kick failed) {8-53, 5:24} 20 48
4 7:07 GV Brandon Carr 47 yd kickoff return (Scott
Greene kick) 20 55
TEAM STATISTICS ES GV
First Downs 20 25
Rushes/Yards 28/10 46/320
Passes (A-C-I) 47-24-0 15-11-1
Yards Passing 287 242
Total Offense 297 562
Punts/Average 7/30.6 1/28.0
Fumbles/Lost 2-1 2-2
Penalties 2-20 10-87
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS:
RUSHING: GV-Martin 18-134, Hukill 9-90; ES-Lucas 11-42, Carfagno 2-10
PASSING: GV-Finnerty 10-14-1, 241; ES-Terwilliger 24-47-0, 287.
RECEIVING: GV-Hukill 5-64, Langston 4-148; ES-Prall 8-104, Strenfel 6-79.
A-5521
Allendale, Mich. - #1 Ranked Grand Valley State scored 34 first-quarter points
and cruised to a 55-20 NCAA DII National Semifinal victory at Lubbers
Stadium in Allendale Saturday afternoon. Grand Valley State will now appear
in its fourth NCAA DII National Championship game in the last five years.
GVSU lost the 2001 title game, but won back-to-back DII National
Championships in 2002 and 2003.
"I'm so proud of how this team has competed and played together as a team
for 15 weeks," said second-year head coach Chuck Martin. "This group is so
close on both sides of the ball and they compete with one another to make each
other better," added Martin.
Grand Valley State took the opening kickoff and drove 87 yards in seven
plays for a a TD. Brandon Langston finished the drive with an 18 yard TD run
at the 11:39 mark of the first quarter. Langston continued his stellar play when
he blocked a punt on East Stroudsburg's second straight three and out. QB
Cullen Finnerty found Langston all alone over the middle in endzone for a 22yard
TD and a 14-0 Laker lead. That was the first of four consecutive touchdowns
for the Lakers. RB Astin Martin scored from one yard out to put the finishing
touches on a 4-play, 64-yard drive and Brandon Carr returned a fumble
40 yards for a TD to give GVSU a 27-0 lead. Grand Valley State put the finishing
touches on an incredible first quarter when Finnerty hit Langston on a fly
pattern that covered 81 yards on the final play of the first quarter for a score.
The Lakers' 34 first quarter points set a GVSU playoff record for points in a
quarter, breaking the previous mark of 31 (2nd Q) set in 2002 versus Indiana
(Pa.). RB Ryan Hukill put GVSU up 41-0 with 8:20 left in the second quarter
when he finished a 9-play, 79-yard drive with a 5-yard shovel pass for a TD.
East Stroudsburg's only points in the first half came following a Finnerty interception
that was returned to the Laker 20. Jim Terwilliger ran it in from two
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yards out for the Warriors first score. GVSU's 41 first half points were the second
most in a half for a playoff game behind the 51 put up against Indiana (Pa.)
in 2002.
GVSU sacked Terwilliger seven times in the opening 30 minutes and limited
the Warriors to just 150 yards of total offense. ESU was held to -1 yard rushing
on 17 carries and Terwilliger completed just 10-of-27 passes for 151 yards.
GVSU dominated the game offensively, racking up 409 yards of total offense.
Finnerty completed 10-of-14 passes for 241 yards and three TDs, while Astin
Martin rushed for 73 yards and one TD on 14 carries. Langston caught four passes
for 148 yards and two TDs, while rushing for 18 yards and one TD.
Martin opened the second half with a 44 yard TD run to put the Lakers up
48-7. Martin's TD run capped a 5-play, 82-yard scoring drive. ESU added third
and fourth quarter TDs, but GVSU's Brandon Carr returned an onside kick 47
yards for the final score of the day. GVSU ran the ball 26 times in the second
half and attempted just one pass.
GVSU rolled up 562 yards of total offense on the day, including 320 rushing
and 242 passing. The Laker starting offensive unit finished its day midway
through the third quarter. Martin broke the 100-yard rushing mark for the ninth
time this season with 134 yards and two TDs on 18 carries. Ryan Hukill rushed
for 90 yards on nine carries, while Mark Catlin chipped in 51 yards on nine carries.
Finnerty completed 10-fo-14 passes for 241 yards and three TDs, while
rushing for 39 yards on four carries.
The Laker defense was dominating, sacking the Harlon Hill Finalist, Jimmy
Terwilliger, 10 times for a -42 yards. ESU finished with 10 net rushing yards.
Terwilliger completed 24-of-47 passes for 287 yards and two TDs, with most of
that yardage coming when the outcome of the game was already decided.
Sophomore LB Anthony Adams recorded 10 tackles, three tackles for loss (-20)
and two QB sacks (-19). Kirk Carruth chipped in seven tackles and sack, while
Dan Skuta added six tackles and a QB sack. All-American and Gene Upshaw
Award finalist Mike McFadden tallied five tackles, four tackles for loss (-13)
and three QB sacks (-12). CB Brandon Carr returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD
and recorded five tackles. GVSU notched 11 pass deflections and 13 tackles for
loss (-72 yards).