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Cards seize 4th quarter, sink Pirates
By The Associated Press
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Game No. 8 Vitals: ECU vs. U of L |
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GREENVILLE � Eric Shelton
rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown Saturday as Louisville took control
in the fourth quarter to beat East Carolina 36-20.
B.J. Russell had a 35-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter for the
Cardinals, who improved to 7-1 for the second time in three seasons.
Lionel Gates added a rushing touchdown and Nate Smith kicked three field
goals for Louisville (3-1 Conference USA).
T.J. Patterson closed the game with a 42-yard touchdown run as time
expired.
Terrance Copper had 10 catches for 147 yards and a score to lead the
Pirates (1-7, 1-3), while Desmond Robinson threw for a career-high 291
yards. Marvin Townes rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, snapping his
streak of 100-yard games at three.
Louisville won last year's game 44-20, getting 204 of its 556 total
yards on the ground. But the Pirates kept the Cardinals' yard-munching
offense in check and found enough offense to stay in the game for
three quarters.
The Cardinals, however, controlled the fourth quarter, scoring 17
unanswered points to win their third straight game.
The teams were tied at 13 entering the fourth, but Smith kicked a
31-yard field goal on the second play of the period to put the Cardinals
ahead to stay.
After forcing East Carolina to turn the ball over on downs midway
through the period, the Cardinals pushed the lead to 23-13 on Stefan
LeFors' 35-yard scoring toss to Russell with 6:47 to play. That ended a
three-play, 67-yard drive that included a 30-yard run on a reverse by
Robert Haskins.
Gates' 13-yard TD run pushed the lead to 30-13 with 2:18 left.
Trailing 10-3 at halftime, the Pirates opened the second half with an
80-yard scoring drive, capped by Townes' 9-yard scoring run that tied it
at 10 with 11:52 left in the quarter.
The teams then traded field goals before the Cardinals took control of
the fourth quarter.
02/23/2007 10:52 AM
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