Defense sparks Richmond in 47-0 win over Hofstra

Sep 19, 7:09 pm EDT

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—Four fumble recoveries in the first half led to 24 Richmond points as the Spiders built an early lead and rolled to a 47-0 win over Hofstra on Saturday.

Pierre Turner had a pair of first-half fumble recoveries, Nicholas Battle recovered a fumble and forced two, and Eric McBride set up a touchdown with a 36-yard fumble return.

The Spiders (3-0, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association) increased their school record for consecutive wins to 12. Richmond’s defense held Hofstra (2-1, 0-1) to 8 yards rushing in the half.

Richmond quarterback Eric Ward finished 12 of 16 for 165 yards and four touchdowns, connecting on 12 of his last 13 attempts.

Cory Christopher finished 17 of 26 passing with 172 yards for Hofstra. The Pride finished with 13 rushing yards on 34 carries. The Spiders recorded five sacks, and gained 213 rushing yards.

Updated Sep 19, 7:09 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 3

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Hofstra 199 186 13 12 28.6% 7/68 4 28:12
Richmond 378 165 213 20 45.5% 6/33 0 31:48
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