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NC State Outlasts Louisiana Tech, 45-31

Posted on December 28, 2013 at 02:02 AM.

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NC State Starts Off Dave Doeren Era With Win

NC State 1st year Head Coach Dave Doeren knew that it wouldn't be an easy task to be the new NC State coach, but he embraced the opportunity he received. He kicked off his tenure with a 45-31 victory over Louisiana Tech. Doeren said in the post-game press conference "We knew we were playing a quality opponent out there today, we preached that to our players all week, and they did their jobs and got us the win. They played like champs the first half, but the second half was a different story...we faced some adversity going down 31-30 late in the fourth, but all summer long I preached to our guys about playing through adversity and never quitting. That's exactly what they did."

The NC State offense got off to a quick start, going up 7-0 with an 8 yard TD pass to Bryan Underwood. The offense was clicking in the 1st half put couldn't manage to put the ball in the end zone but twice. RB Shadrach Thornton added a 21 yard TD run late in the 2nd Quarter and kicker Niklas Sade added 3 field goals as the Wolfpack led 23-3 at the half. However, the second half was a different story as Louisiana Tech scored 2 TD's, as NC State only scored one, cutting their lead to 30-17. There were tons of fireworks in the 4th as Louisiana Tech scored back to back touchdowns, giving them a 31-30 lead with 4 minutes remaining in the game. On the very first play after the La. Tech go ahead touchdown, NC State QB Pete Thomas marched on the field and threw a 71 yard bomb to Quintin Payton. After a successful 2 point conversion NC State got the lead back 38-31, before a 22 yard interception return by freshman Niles Clark, putting the game away 45-31.

The Wolfpack (1-0, 0-0) stay at home this weekend to take on the Richmond Spiders (1-0, 0-0). The game kicks off at 6:00 as the Pack look to improve their 2013 record to 2-0.

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at North Carolina State Wolfpack
Aug 31, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0-1, 0-0)	3	0	14	14	31
North Carolina State Wolfpack (1-0, 0-0)	7	16	7	15	45

Team Stats Comparison
	LT	NCST
Total Offense	408	445
Rushing Yards	62	154
Passing Yards	346	291
First Downs	19	21
Punt Return Yards	0	25
Kick Return Yards	28	155
Total Yards	436	625
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-13	12-16
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-4-1	4-2-2
Penalties	6-35	0-0
Posession Time	11:50	20:10

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		LT	NCST
4:10	(NCST) B. Underwood, 8 yd pass from P. Thomas (N. Sade kick)	0	7
2:30	(LT) L. McPherson, 25 yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		LT	NCST
7:51	(NCST) N. Sade, 27 yd FG	3	10
5:51	(NCST) N. Sade, 34 yd FG	3	13
2:25	(NCST) S. Thornton, 21 yd run (N. Sade kick)	3	20
0:00	(NCST) N. Sade, 41 yd FG	3	23
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		LT	NCST
5:16	(LT) K. Dixon, 1 yd run (L. McPherson kick)	10	23
3:03	(LT) J. Jackson, 1 yd pass S. Young (L. McPherson kick)	17	23
0:00	(NCST) T. Purvis, 1 yd run (N. Sade kick)	17	30
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		LT	NCST
7:21	(LT) K. Dixon, 15 yd pass from S. Young (L. McPherson kick)	24	30
4:38	(LT) P. Turner, 8 yd pass from S. Young (L. McPherson kick)	31	30
4:23	(NCST) Q. Payton, 71 yd pass from P. Thomas (2-pt conv.)	31	38
4:18	(NCST) N. Clark, 22 yd INT return (N. Sade kick)	31	45

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
S. Young	29/44	346	3	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
K. Dixon	12	63	5.2	1
S. Young	4	-8	-2.0	0
H. Lee	2	7	3.5	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
E. Johnson	5	63	12.6	0
D. Banks	5	83	16.6	0
J. Greenwalt	4	51	12.7	0
H. Lee	4	36	9.0	0
K. Dixon	3	30	10.0	1
R. Casey	2	32	16.0	0
J. Jackson	2	18	9.0	1
A. Guillot	2	20	10.0	0
P. Turner	1	8	8.0	1
S. Cathcart	1	5	5.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
L. Banks	1		1
S. Cathcart	1		0
M. Shepperd	1		0
A. Davis	0		1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
M. Schrang	10	0	1	0
K. Brice	8	0	0	0
S. Lucas	7	0	0	0
J. Prewitt	6	0	0	0
T. Pinson	6	0	0	0
B. Abraham	4	0	0	0
K. Hayes	3	0	0	0
L. Liggins	2	0	0	0
I. Enemkpali	2	0	0	0
C. Brown	2	0	0	0
V. Dora	2	0	0	0
A. Guillot	1	0	0	0
T. Johnson	1	0	0	0
J. Banks	1	0	0	0
A. Barnes	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
L. McPherson	1/1	4/4	7	25
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
T. Kijak	4	160	40.0	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
L. Liggins	1	28	28.0	0

North Carolina State Wolfpack
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
P. Thomas	20/33	291	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
S. Thornton	30	134	4.4	1
T. Creecy	5	20	4.0	0
T. Purvis	1	1	1.0	1
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Smith	5	75	15.0	0
B. Underwood	4	56	14.0	1
Q. Payton	3	108	36.0	1
S. Thornton	3	11	3.6	0
A. Watson	2	23	11.5	0
M. Valdes Scant	2	12	6.0	0
T. Copeland	1	6	6.0	0
BLOCKING	PANCAKE		SACK
Q. Schooley	2		0
R. Crisp	1		0
D. Christophe	1		0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Byrd	12	0	0	0
N. Clark	5	0	1	1
R. Caldwell	5	0	0	0
M. Coates	4	0	0	0
B. Pittman	3	0	0	0
A. Norman	2	0	0	0
T. Teal	2	2.0	0	0
D. Johnson	2	0	0	0
J. Burris	2	0	0	0
D. Cato-Bishop	2	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
N. Sade	3/3	4/4	13	41
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
W. Baumann	1	49	49.0	1
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Smith	5	155	31.0	0
T. Purvis	1	0	0.0	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
R. Smith	3	25	8.3	0