Week 1, 2015

played in Norfolk, VA

84 degrees, stormy, 22 mph wind

West Virginia Beasts	7	0	7	10	-	24
Norfolk Vipers	7	7	3	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 NFK - Marshall Richard 17 pass from Ronnie Ackerman (Chuck Morris extra point)
1Q: 04:15 WVA - Andre Thomason 81 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NFK - Jerald Harden 5 pass from Ronnie Ackerman (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 13:20 NFK - Chuck Morris 60 field goal
3Q: 05:45 WVA - Bryant Beckner 2 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 08:54 NFK - Chuck Morris 22 field goal
4Q: 04:48 WVA - Carter Garland 45 field goal
4Q: 01:17 WVA - Derrick Prescott 1 run (Carter Garland extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 NFK - Marshall Richard 17 pass from Ronnie Ackerman (Chuck Morris extra point)
1Q: 04:15 WVA - Andre Thomason 81 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NFK - Jerald Harden 5 pass from Ronnie Ackerman (Chuck Morris extra point)
3Q: 13:20 NFK - Chuck Morris 60 field goal
3Q: 05:45 WVA - Bryant Beckner 2 pass from Deron Markel (Carter Garland extra point)
4Q: 08:54 NFK - Chuck Morris 22 field goal
4Q: 04:48 WVA - Carter Garland 45 field goal
4Q: 01:17 WVA - Derrick Prescott 1 run (Carter Garland extra point)

Team Statistics WVA NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 366 293
- Offensive Plays 49 76
- Yards per Play 7.47 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 80 76
- Rushing Attempts 25 37
- Yards per Rush 3.20 2.05
Net Passing Yards 286 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 1 36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 286 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 11.92 5.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 10/74
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/92 5/137
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 23:33 36:27

Team Statistics	WVA	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	366	293
- Offensive Plays	49	76
- Yards per Play	7.47	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	80	76
- Rushing Attempts	25	37
- Yards per Rush	3.20	2.05
Net Passing Yards	286	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 1	36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	286	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	11.92	5.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	10/74
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/92	5/137
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	23:33	36:27

Drive Charts

West Virginia Beasts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
1	9:38	2:51	OWN 33	5	31	Fumble
1	4:15	0:15	OWN 19	1	81	Touchdown
2	14:52	2:58	OWN 20	5	33	Punt
2	3:40	1:18	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 3	2	10	Half
3	13:12	5:29	OWN 34	10	43	Missed FG
3	6:26	0:51	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
3	4:18	1:31	OWN 33	5	24	Punt
4	8:48	4:07	OWN 15	10	57	Field Goal
4	2:54	1:47	OPP 31	7	31	Touchdown

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	4:05	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
1	6:47	2:32	OWN 45	6	20	Interception
1	4:00	4:08	OPP 42	8	42	Touchdown
2	11:54	8:14	OWN 3	17	74	Missed FG
2	2:22	1:26	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 49	3	8	Field Goal
3	7:43	1:17	OWN 30	3	-15	Punt
3	5:35	1:17	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	2:47	8:59	OWN 1	16	94	Field Goal
4	4:41	1:47	OWN 31	3	1	Interception
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 37	7	8	Game

Game MVP: Michael Cibella, West Virginia Beasts

Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Nicky Kersey	18	62	3.44	13	1	0
Adrian Nickey	5	10	2.00	7	0	0
Deron Markel	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Derrick Prescott	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Tatum	25	48	1.92	12	2
Donovan Fleming	9	14	1.56	9	0
Marshall Richard	2	12	6.00	11	1
Ronnie Ackerman	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Markel	24	18	286	0/0	2	81	1	124.6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ronnie Ackerman	36	21	239	3/22	2	19	2	73.7

Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Nolan Huggins	4	4	36	9.00	11	20	0
FB Nathan Regalado	3	4	14	4.67	0	7	0
WR Andre Thomason	3	5	105	35.00	91	81	1
WR Jimmy Roberts	3	4	40	13.33	11	20	0
RB Nicky Kersey	2	2	71	35.50	46	52	0
WR Bryant Beckner	2	4	16	8.00	5	14	1
RB Adrian Nickey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gilbert Smith	4	6	51	12.75	6	15	0
TE Jerald Harden	3	3	31	10.33	7	19	1
WR Rufus Crowell	3	5	28	9.33	2	13	0
FB Marshall Richard	3	3	33	11.00	3	17	1
WR Ty Wickliff	3	5	33	11.00	6	14	0
WR Ralph Donovan	2	4	22	11.00	3	13	0
RB Irv Tatum	2	3	22	11.00	2	14	0
WR Rickey Staigvil	1	3	19	19.00	5	19	0
TE Jermaine Allred	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Donovan Fleming	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

West Virginia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Michael Cibella	1	7	7.00	0
CB Perry Mincey	1	18	18.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Nathan Fisk	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

West Virginia	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nicky Kersey	1	0	0	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Preston Abrams	0	1	0	0
Preston Welch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

West Virginia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Paul Johnston	3	141	47.0	43.0	55	3

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Orlando Foster	3	159	53.0	49.0	64	1

Kicking Statistics

West Virginia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Garland	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	3/3

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	2/3	1/2	1/1	60	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Beckner	1	12	12.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Staigvil	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

West Virginia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Thomason	3	82	27.3	0
Perry Mincey	1	10	10.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Donovan	4	113	28.3	0
Eric Jacobs	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

West Virginia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Cibella	11	5	1.5	36	39
ILB Vinny Haase	8	1	0.0	17	30
DE Andrew Kinney	6	2	1.5	37	37
ILB Eric Binder	6	0	0.0	20	7
S Harvey Ingle	5	6	0.0	35	37
CB Otis Davison	4	3	0.0	35	36
S Freddie Adams	3	4	0.0	24	36
DT Casey Jameson	3	3	0.0	36	38
S Lenny Snodgrass	3	1	0.0	18	33
CB Christian Jacobs	2	2	0.0	34	37
ILB Richard Beaton	2	1	0.0	18	6
DE Barry Mendenhall	2	1	0.0	35	38
DT Gino Leclair	1	1	0.0	13	3
OLB Wesley McArthur	1	0	0.0	4	2
T Julio Grant	1	0	---	---	---
FB Nathan Regalado	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roman Collins	1	0	0.0	12	3
CB Perry Mincey	1	0	0.0	11	17

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chad Donovan	7	1	0.0	24	24
CB Julio Bryant	6	1	0.0	23	20
S Preston Welch	4	2	0.0	25	24
ILB Nathan Fisk	4	2	0.0	24	24
DT Jerome Sweeney	4	1	0.0	25	23
CB Eric Jacobs	3	1	0.0	24	24
OLB Victor Wynn	3	0	0.0	22	21
DT Karl Austin	2	2	0.0	17	17
ILB Bryan Eddleman	2	1	0.0	19	18
S Winston Nissly	1	3	0.0	24	21
WR Gilbert Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT K.C. Weinke	1	0	0.0	7	6
ILB Tommie Light	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Rickey Staigvil	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

West Virginia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Kinney	1.5	0	1	1	37
OLB Michael Cibella	1.5	0	0	0	39
DE Barry Mendenhall	0.0	1	1	0	38
DT Jay Gaden	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Vinny Haase	0.0	0	1	0	30

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jerome Sweeney	0.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Victor Wynn	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

West Virginia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Cibella	5	1	1	39
CB Otis Davison	3	0	0	36
S Lenny Snodgrass	2	1	0	33
S Harvey Ingle	2	1	0	37
CB Christian Jacobs	2	0	0	37
ILB Eric Binder	2	0	0	7
CB Perry Mincey	1	1	1	17
OLB Wesley McArthur	1	0	0	2
S Freddie Adams	1	0	0	36
ILB Vinny Haase	1	0	0	30
DT Casey Jameson	1	0	0	38

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Donovan	6	2	0	24
CB Eric Jacobs	3	1	0	24
OLB Victor Wynn	2	0	0	21
CB Julio Bryant	2	0	0	20
ILB Bryan Eddleman	1	1	0	18
ILB Nathan Fisk	1	0	1	24
S Preston Welch	1	0	0	24
DT Karl Austin	1	0	0	17
ILB Tommie Light	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

West Virginia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Raymond Rodriguez	3	5	0	20	20
Randy Ellard	2	8	1	20	20
Julio Grant	2	5	0	25	24
William Hodges	0	2	0	25	23
Les Wren	0	2	0	16	22
Herman Maloney	0	1	0	5	4
Ted Massengill	0	1	0	9	2

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Deion Cheatwood	3	6	27	1	31
Dusty Stewart	3	6	31	0	28
Dennis Price	2	6	29	0	24
Norbert Fiore	1	4	15	0	12
Isaac Stuart	1	3	34	2	36
Donnie Aguilera	1	3	14	0	20
Arnold Willis	0	4	22	0	27
Marshall Richard	0	2	24	0	19
Jerald Harden	0	1	30	0	17
Nate Yamada	0	1	10	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

West Virginia	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Adams	2	13
J.R. Bradford	2	10
Nathan Regalado	1	13
Wesley McArthur	1	11

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Nelson	2	19
Jerald Harden	1	11
Dale Beyer	1	9
Donovan Fleming	1	3

Participation

West Virginia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barry Mendenhall	---	---	35	38	6	79
Michael Cibella	---	---	36	39	3	78
Andrew Kinney	---	---	37	37	3	77
Casey Jameson	---	---	36	38	2	76
Christian Jacobs	---	---	34	37	4	75
Harvey Ingle	---	---	35	37	3	75
Freddie Adams	---	---	24	36	13	73
Otis Davison	---	---	35	36	2	73
Julio Grant	25	24	---	---	5	54
Lenny Snodgrass	---	---	18	33	2	53
Bryant Beckner	21	18	---	---	13	52
Deron Markel	25	24	---	---	---	49
Vinny Haase	---	---	17	30	2	49
William Hodges	25	23	---	---	---	48
Olin Holst	19	13	---	---	14	46
Nolan Huggins	21	21	---	---	4	46
Perry Mincey	---	---	11	17	16	44
Jay Gaden	---	---	17	23	3	43
Les Wren	16	22	---	---	4	42
Raymond Rodriguez	20	20	---	---	---	40
Randy Ellard	20	20	---	---	---	40
Andre Thomason	17	15	---	---	4	36
Nathan Regalado	10	11	---	---	13	34
Richard Beaton	---	---	18	6	6	30
Nicky Kersey	18	12	---	---	---	30
Eric Binder	---	---	20	7	3	30
Derrick Prescott	3	6	---	---	18	27
Jimmy Roberts	8	11	---	---	8	27
Lorenzo Strom	2	2	---	---	14	18
Wesley McArthur	---	---	4	2	11	17
Gino Leclair	---	---	13	3	1	17
J.R. Bradford	---	---	3	4	10	17
Adrian Nickey	6	11	---	---	---	17
Roman Collins	---	---	12	3	1	16
Herman Maloney	5	4	---	---	5	14
Courtney Wolfstone	5	4	---	---	5	14
Ted Massengill	9	2	---	---	1	12
Roger May	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benjamin Flora	---	---	2	3	3	8
Carter Garland	0	0	---	---	7	7
Craig Dole	0	1	---	---	5	6
Paul Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dale Ashraf	---	---	0	0	4	4
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Hutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sammie Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ronnie Ackerman	37	39	---	---	---	76
Isaac Stuart	34	36	---	---	---	70
Dusty Stewart	31	28	---	---	6	65
Eric Jacobs	---	---	24	24	12	60
Marshall Richard	24	19	---	---	16	59
Jerald Harden	30	17	---	---	11	58
Deion Cheatwood	27	31	---	---	---	58
Preston Welch	---	---	25	24	7	56
Dennis Price	29	24	---	---	---	53
Jermaine Allred	16	23	---	---	13	52
Julio Bryant	---	---	23	20	9	52
Gilbert Smith	23	28	---	---	---	51
Nathan Fisk	---	---	24	24	3	51
Jerome Sweeney	---	---	25	23	2	50
Chad Donovan	---	---	24	24	2	50
Arnold Willis	22	27	---	---	---	49
Preston Abrams	---	---	22	21	5	48
Ralph Donovan	18	16	---	---	13	47
Winston Nissly	---	---	24	21	2	47
Rufus Crowell	18	27	---	---	1	46
Victor Wynn	---	---	22	21	2	45
Rickey Staigvil	12	16	---	---	16	44
Donnie Aguilera	14	20	---	---	6	40
Irv Tatum	26	13	---	---	---	39
Ty Wickliff	7	19	---	---	12	38
Bryan Eddleman	---	---	19	18	---	37
Karl Austin	---	---	17	17	---	34
Norbert Fiore	15	12	---	---	6	33
Donovan Fleming	10	17	---	---	3	30
Nate Yamada	10	13	---	---	6	29
Ethan Evans	---	---	2	3	15	20
Dwayne Nelson	0	0	---	---	19	19
K.C. Weinke	---	---	7	6	3	16
Gilbert Pote	---	---	6	6	2	14
Robbie Webster	3	4	---	---	6	13
Dale Beyer	---	---	1	0	9	10
Ellis Woods	---	---	3	4	2	9
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommie Light	---	---	3	4	---	7
Joel Baca	---	---	2	0	5	7
Curtis Carpenter	---	---	2	4	---	6
Graham Foulke	0	0	---	---	3	3
Orlando Foster	0	0	---	---	3	3
Fred Owens	---	---	0	0	3	3
Trent Tullo	1	0	---	---	---	1
Lionel Lemon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	7	20	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	4	0.7
Middle	24	38	1.6
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Markel	24	18	4	0	0	4	1	2	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ronnie Ackerman	36	21	0	2	2	4	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	16	257	15.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	10	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	15	202	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Thomason	5	3	105	1	15
TE Nolan Huggins	4	4	36	1	21
WR Bryant Beckner	4	2	16	0	18
FB Nathan Regalado	4	3	14	0	11
WR Jimmy Roberts	4	3	40	1	11
RB Nicky Kersey	2	2	71	1	12
RB Adrian Nickey	1	1	4	0	11

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gilbert Smith	6	4	0	51	28
WR Rufus Crowell	5	3	0	28	27
WR Ty Wickliff	5	3	1	33	19
WR Ralph Donovan	4	2	0	22	16
TE Jerald Harden	3	3	0	31	17
TE Jermaine Allred	3	0	0	0	23
FB Marshall Richard	3	3	0	33	19
WR Rickey Staigvil	3	1	1	19	16
RB Irv Tatum	3	2	0	22	13
FB Donovan Fleming	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Prescott	1	1	1.00	1.00
Nicky Kersey	1	8	8.00	3.44
Adrian Nickey	1	1	1.00	2.00

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tatum	3	14	4.67	1.92
Ronnie Ackerman	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Markel	1	1	2	2.00	11.92

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ronnie Ackerman	3	3	25	8.33	6.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Beckner	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerald Harden	1	1	5	5.00	10.33
WR Rufus Crowell	1	1	3	3.00	5.60
FB Marshall Richard	1	1	17	17.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

West Virginia	Rushes	Conversions
Deron Markel	1	1
Derrick Prescott	1	1

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Marshall Richard	1	1
Irv Tatum	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

West Virginia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Markel	7	4	2

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ronnie Ackerman	15	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

West Virginia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Beckner	2	0	0
FB Nathan Regalado	2	2	1
RB Nicky Kersey	1	1	1
WR Andre Thomason	1	0	0
WR Jimmy Roberts	1	1	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gilbert Smith	3	2	0
WR Ralph Donovan	3	2	1
WR Ty Wickliff	3	2	2
WR Rufus Crowell	2	1	0
TE Jerald Harden	1	1	1
TE Jermaine Allred	1	0	0
FB Donovan Fleming	1	0	0
RB Irv Tatum	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,900 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,900 (81,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	17,100 (17,100)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,500)