Slow start turns into blowout victory over injury-beaten ECU, Wave roll 41-3
ECU can not overcome previous injuries, and losing their starting RB for the game early
Quickie Recap:
>> Tulane limped to a 7-0 lead in the 1st quarter, on a 8 yard TD run, ECU surprisingly drove it down inside our 15, elected not to kick a field goal on fourth and three and Christian Martindale sacked Benny Carter, ECU's sophomore QB who was making his first ever start. Not easy for his coach to say, "Alright kid, your first start is against the number 3 team in the nation - go beat 'em!" Carter actually played pretty well.. 11/21 for 111 yards, no TDs, no picks, but he was sacked twice on third and short (led to a punt) and fourth and short (costly turnover on downs)
>> A little trickery never hurt anyone.. Emanuel Eluko (SR DT) snuck onto the field in a goal line situation as an extra "blocker" at ECU's 6-yard line. The ECU defense obviously didn't realize he was an eligible reciever and the 6'3", 289lb defensive tackle snuck out of the Tulane offensive line, and broke free into the endzone while an ECU linebacker picked him up late and Eluko caught an easy TD pass, even though he's only got 53 CTH. Eluko let go his inner-MC Hammer and broke into a dance after scoring the TD. Good for you, Emanuel.
>> The rest of the first half.. D.J. Ponder who took 11 carries today scrambled in for an untouched 7 yard TD to put the Green Wave up 21-zip, and ECU kicked a 28 yard field goal with :02 left to cut the lead to 18.
>> Then the Wave rolled.... in the second half, at least. Ponder found a wide open D.J. Banks in the back of the endzone for a 14 yard TD pass and he dragged a foot in bounds. Nice effort, I guess. The XP got blocked, ECU's lone highlight, really, of the night. Donny Richardson broke into the endzone in the late third on a 3 yard TD run.
>> And a sixth different player scored.. after five TDs have been occured by five different players (not counting D.J. Ponder being a part of TD passes), freshman Dan Thomas came in late and scored on his lone carry of the day - a 4 yard TD where he stiff armed a much larger defender and waltzed into the endzone.
- Final Score: #3 Tulane 41, ECU 3.. so much for Friday Night Upset.
> D.J. Ponder: 14-for-19 passing, 211 yards, 2 TD, 11 carries, 32 yards, TD
> Stephen Barnett: 12 carries, 138 yards, TD
> Donny Richardson: 8 carries, 29 yards, TD
> Jarmon Fortson: Carry, 22 yards, 5 rec, 100 yards
> D.J. Banks: 4 catches, 51 yards
> Nolen: 3 tackles, TFL | Martindale, Williams: Sack each
> Hallinsworth: 2 tackles, FF, FR
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