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Mountaineers Hold Slim Halftime Lead
September 21, 2019 06:14 PM | Football
West Virginia began the scoring and ended it to take a 10-7 halftime lead over Kansas in windy Lawrence, Kansas, this afternoon.
The Mountaineers marched 71 yards on its opening drive to score the game's first touchdown when Kennedy McKoy walked into the end zone untouched, and Evan Staley completed the scoring by slipping through a 37-yard field goal on the final play of the half.
In between, Kansas got a 28-yard touchdown pass from Carter Stanley to Kwame Lassiter II.
All 17 points scored by both teams came with the wind at its back.
Quarterback Austin Kendall completed 16-of-25 passes for 122 yards, but he was victimized by a couple of drive-stalling drops.
Leddie Brown was the leading rusher in the first half with 60 yards on just seven carries, one going for a season-long 30 yards to the KU 29. That drive ended on downs and West Virginia's next drive following Carter Stanley's fumble was unsuccessful when Staley was unable to convert a 42-yard field goal attempt into the wind.
Stanley was 9-of-11 passing for 81 yards and had Kansas' longest run from scrimmage when he broke contain to scramble 19 yards and put himself into position to fire a 28-yard scoring strike to Lassiter.
Lassiter broke free of the WVU defense in the middle of the field and did a tight-rope down the near sideline to take it in with 12:06 left in the second quarter.
That was by far Kansas' best offensive drive of the first half, covering 75 yards in just seven plays.
The Mountaineers are set to receive the ball when the second half begins.
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The Mountaineers marched 71 yards on its opening drive to score the game's first touchdown when Kennedy McKoy walked into the end zone untouched, and Evan Staley completed the scoring by slipping through a 37-yard field goal on the final play of the half.
In between, Kansas got a 28-yard touchdown pass from Carter Stanley to Kwame Lassiter II.
All 17 points scored by both teams came with the wind at its back.
Quarterback Austin Kendall completed 16-of-25 passes for 122 yards, but he was victimized by a couple of drive-stalling drops.
Leddie Brown was the leading rusher in the first half with 60 yards on just seven carries, one going for a season-long 30 yards to the KU 29. That drive ended on downs and West Virginia's next drive following Carter Stanley's fumble was unsuccessful when Staley was unable to convert a 42-yard field goal attempt into the wind.
Stanley was 9-of-11 passing for 81 yards and had Kansas' longest run from scrimmage when he broke contain to scramble 19 yards and put himself into position to fire a 28-yard scoring strike to Lassiter.
Lassiter broke free of the WVU defense in the middle of the field and did a tight-rope down the near sideline to take it in with 12:06 left in the second quarter.
That was by far Kansas' best offensive drive of the first half, covering 75 yards in just seven plays.
The Mountaineers are set to receive the ball when the second half begins.
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