Villanova 36, Rhode Island 7

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	10	28
Total Yards	151	500
Passing	121	124
Rushing	30	376
Penalties	3-25	5-44
3rd Down Conversions	5-15	10-13
4th Down Conversions	1-3	0-1
Turnovers	0	3
Possession	23:39	36:21

Air/Ground Leaders
Rhode Island Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Paul-Etienne 15/33 121 1 0 Edger 0/1 0 0 0	Villanova Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Whitney 11/15 121 1 1 Szczur 1/1 3 1 0
Rhode Island Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Isijola 4 36 0 31 Ferrer 5 6 0 5	Villanova Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Whitney 17 124 0 33 Ball 14 99 1 23
Rhode Island Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Bynum 5 40 1 11 Leonard 2 21 0 13	Villanova Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Harvey 7 77 1 20 Szczur 1 22 0 22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				URI	VILL
	TD	04:37	Matt Szczur 1 Yd Run (Nick Yako Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				URI	VILL
	TD	09:51	Aaron Ball 4 Yd Run (Nick Yako Kick)	0	14
	TD	03:41	Mikey Reynolds 3 Yd Pass From Matt Szczur (Nick Yako Kick)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER				URI	VILL
	TD	09:59	Tyquan Bynum 7 Yd Pass From Chris Paul-Etienne (Louis Feinstein Kick)	7	21
	TD	06:05	Brandyn Harvey 20 Yd Pass From Chris Whitney (Nick Yako Kick)	7	28
FOURTH QUARTER				URI	VILL
	TD	01:50	Lawrence Doss 6 Yd Run (Chris Farmer Run For Two-Point Conversion)	7	36

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Matt Szczur ran for a touchdown and threw for one to lead Villanova to a 36-7 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday, giving coach Andy Talley his 200th career victory.

The Wildcats (7-1, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association) rushed for 376 yards behind Chris Whitney, who had 124 yards on 17 carries and Aaron Ball, who added 99 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. It was the third time Villanova has rushed for 300 or more yards in a game.

Villanova had 500 yards of offense.

Talley is 200-120-2 in his 30th season. He was 28-18-1 in five seasons at St. Lawrence and is 172-102-1 since arriving at Villanova in 1985.

Szczur scored on a 1-yard run and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mikey Reynolds to help Villanova build a 21-0 lead.

Rhode Island (1-6, 0-4) scored when Chris Paul-Etienne hit Ty Bynum on a 7-yard touchdown pass with 9:59 left in the third quarter.