Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia performed thru ache to throw for 143 yards and two rankings, serving to the Commodores to a 20-13 disenchanted over Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday evening.
The Commodores (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Convention) held the ball for 34:35 whilst their protection restricted Kentucky (3-3, 1-3) to 322 overall yards and compelled two turnovers.
Pavia visited the damage tent two times and returned with a knee brace for the primary play of the fourth quarter. Nonetheless, he hit 15 of 18 throws whilst including 53 yards at the floor.
Vanderbilt held the ball for the primary 7:09 of the second one part, resulting in Brock Taylor’s 49-yard box target and a 17-7 lead.
The Wildcats then went on their very own march, overlaying 51 yards in 12 performs prior to arising empty. That they had a first-and-goal inside of Vanderbilt’s 1 however went again 5 yards on a false get started and sooner or later covered up for a 23-yard box target.
However the holder, Kentucky punter Wilson Berry dropped the snap and heaved a prayer of a go towards the top zone, which Vanderbilt’s De’Rickey Wright picked off on the 1 and returned to the ten.
The Commodores ran about 8 mins off the clock prior to Taylor drilled a 50-yard box target with 8:47 final.
Kentucky struck again with its absolute best power of the evening, capitalizing when Brock Vandagriff hit Dane Key for a 22-yard landing with 7:02 left.
However once more, Berry could not take care of a low snap at the point-after kick, and the Commodores stopped his resulting rush wanting the target line.
D’Eryk Jackson sacked Pavia for a 15-yard loss on the Vanderbilt 31 to finish the following power. Barion Brown returned the following punt to the Commodores’ 46, however a block within the again began the power on the Wildcats’ 20.
However after a sack by way of Nick Rinaldi slowed Kentucky on its ultimate power, Vandagriff threw incomplete on fourth-and-21 to seal the disenchanted.
The primary part featured simply 58 performs. Kentucky had the ball for 16:15 however trailed 14-7 at part.
On Vanderbilt’s first power, Pavia led the Commodores 97 yards in 8 performs, finishing the power when he discovered a AJ Newberry large open for a 20-yard landing go.
Demie Sumo-Karngbaye scored a 1-yard landing run on Kentucky’s subsequent power.
The groups traded turnovers — Kentucky’s Jackson had an interception after which Rinaldi a fumble restoration on the Vanderbilt 34. However Kentucky’s Jamon Dumas-Johnson wrecked the Commodores’ power with a 12-yard sack on 2d down that finally compelled a punt.
Then again, Vanderbilt were given the part’s ultimate ranking when Pavia hit former walk-on Richie Hoskins with an 18-yard toss with 13 seconds left within the part.
Each groups performed and not using a defensive famous person as Vanderbilt linebacker Langston Patterson and Kentucky cornerback Max Hairston had been absent with accidents.
Vanderbilt beginning defensive finish Miles Capers was once carted off on a stretcher with 10:19 left in the second one quarter after a extend of a number of mins. He returned to the sideline in boulevard garments in the second one part.
–Box Degree Media
