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WSU Wins Home Opener vs Idaho

Posted on July 17, 2010 at 01:04 AM.

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PULLMAN, WA - A beautiful September afternoon in Pullman gave way to a Cougar victory over rival Idaho. The WSU defense made some outstanding plays to keep Idaho off the board. Even Idaho struggled to score once, where they missed the extra point.
The Battle for the Palouse went our way, giving WSU it's first win of the year. While the offense didn't play as good as it should have, they did it well enough to come away winners. Coach O'Hern on the game:
"It wasn't the most impressive game, it wasn't between the two most impressive teams. It was a hard fought battle nonetheless, we showed we were the better team. It feels good to win our first home game, a rivalry game at that! A great way to start my career here at WSU."
The Cougars are 1-1 with a game at SMU(1-1) next week, and a week 4 bye.

NCAA Scoreboard - Idaho Vandals (1-1) at Washington State Cougars (1-1)

September 4, 2010	1	2	3	4	F
Idaho Vandals	0	6	0	0	6
Washington State Cougars	7	0	7	3	17

Top Performers

Idaho Vandals - Stats

J. Dickson - 3 tackles, TFL, 2 ATK

Washington State Cougars - Stats

J. Montgomery - 17 carries, 163 yards, TD

Team Stats Comparison

	IDA	WSU
First Downs	16	20
3rd Down Efficiency	4-12	5-10
4th Down Efficiency	1-2	0-0
Total Yards	250	349
Passing Yards	175	124
Rushing Yards	75	225
Penalties-Penalty Yards	4-31	4-50
Turnovers	1	2
Time of Possession	15:33	21:57

Scoring Summary

First Quarter			IDA	WSU
WSU	1:07	TD WSU: J. Solomon, 9 yard pass from J. Tuel(N. Grasu kick)	0	7
Second Quarter			IDA	WSU
IDA	5:47	TD Idaho: J. Dickson, returned interception 86 yards(missed kick)	6	7
Third Quarter			IDA	WSU
WSU	4:36	TD WSU: J. Montgomery, 1 yard run(N. Grasu kick)	6	14
Fourth Quarter			IDA	WSU
WSU	7:16	FG WSU: N. Grasu, 43 yard FG	6	17

Idaho Vandals

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
N. Enderle	14/25	175	0	1
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
P. McCarty	18	74	4.1	0
N. Enderle	7	-3	-0.4	0
M. Shaw	1	4	4.0	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. Hardy	3	50	16.6	0
P. McCarty	3	-2	-0.6	0
C. Homme	2	13	6.5	0
P. Davis	2	36	18.0	0
E. Greenwood	1	10	10.0	0
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
S. Keo	11	1	0	0
R. Siavii	7	0	0	0
K. Patten	7	0	0	0
P. Senescall	6	0	1	0
G. Walker	6	0	0	0
J. Dickson	5	0	1	1
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
D. Hardy	3	66	0	24
S. Keo	1	17	0	17
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
C. Charles	1	1	0	1
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
T. Farquhar	0/2	0/1	0
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
B. Cowan	4	141	35.2	0

Washington State Cougars

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT
J. Tuel	12/20	124	1	2
M. Lobbestael	0/1	0	0	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Montgomery	17	163	9.5	1
L. Mitz	8	19	2.3	0
C. Winston	6	36	6.0	0
Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Solomon	6	47	7.8	1
I. Barton	2	36	18.0	0
S. Stormo	2	18	9.0	0
G. Simone	1	16	16.0	0
J. Montgomery	1	7	7.0	0
Defense	TKL	SACK	INT	TD
A. Hoffman-Ellis	7	0	0	0
B. Wolfgramm	6	1	0	0
Z. Enyeart	4	2	0	0
H. Higgins	4	0	0	0
C. Hamlett	7	2	0	0
C. Nwachukwu	1	0	1	0
Kick Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
J. Solomon	2	33	0	20
Punt Returning	NO.	YDS	TD	LONG
J. Montgomery	3	23	0	12
Kicking	FGM/A	XPM/A	PTS	LONG
N. Grasu	1/2	2/2	5	43
Punting	NO.	YDS	AVG	IN 20
R. Forrest	2	89	44.5	1