Dayton Flyers drop 45-28 decision at Valparaiso

Valpo Scores 31 Points In The Second Half

VALPARAISO, Ind. – The University of Dayton football team fell 45-28 at Valparaiso Saturday.

Dayton led 20-14 at halftime, but Valparaiso scored 17 unanswered points in the third quarter, and then iced the game with the last two touchdowns of the game.

UD is now 3-4 on the season, and 2-4 in the Pioneer Football League.  Valpo improves to 2-5, and 2-2 in the PFL.

1st Quarter – Valparaiso 14, Dayton 3

·         Dayton scored first, taking the opening kickoff and driving 71 yards to set up a Sam Webster 20-yard field goal.

·         Valpo answered with a 77-yard drive of its own to take a 7-3 lead, and when a pinball interception gave the Beacons the ball on the 15, Robert Washington scored the first of his three TD’s to lead 14-3 at the first break.

2nd Quarter – Dayton 20, Valparaiso 14

·         Dayton went 73 yards on five snaps to score on the first play of the second quarter, with Jake Chisholm scoring from the three on a pass from Jack Cook.

·         Chisholm gave UD the lead with a 14-yard run with 9:47 left in the half.

·         Webster added a 31-yard field goal with 33 seconds to go.

3rd Quarter – Valparaiso 31, Dayton 20

·         Valpo had a 17-point quarter of its own.

·         After returning the second half kickoff to the 22, the Flyer defense stiffened and the Beacon had to settle for 22-yard field goal.

·         Valparaiso then went 83 yards in three plays and 75 yards in five plays to take an 11-point lead.

4th Quarter – Valparaiso 45, Dayton 28

·         UD had a short field to work with to start the final quarter.

·         Drew Nieman’s 50-yard punt pinned the Beacons back at their own three, and when they punted from their own end zone, Sam Bubonics’ nine-yard return put the ball at the 26.

·         Five plays later, Cook ran it in from the one, and when Cook hit Bubonics for the two-point conversion, Dayton was down three.

·         VU shut the door three plays later on Washington’s third TD, and locked it at the 6:04 mark when Jamauri Jackson returned an interception 37 yards for the final score.

BY THE NUMBERS

·         Jake Chisholm carried the ball 19 times for 57 yards.  His longest run of the day was his 14-yard touchdown.

·         Jack Cook was 16 of 36 passing, for 247 yards and TD to Chisholm, but was hit with the career-most two interceptions.

·         Kyle Hazell led the Flyers with four catches (tying his career best) for a career-most 64 yards.

·         Brandon Easterling led UD with 10 tackles (seven solo) with a pass break up.

·         Punter Drew Nieman averaged 40.2 yards per punt on his four boots, with two inside the 20.

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UP NEXT

·         Dayton returns home on Saturday, Oct. 30 to meet Butler.

·         The Butler game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.

For a more complete recap, please return to DaytonFlyers.com.

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