9/28/2002 - Football
Duke 43, Navy 17
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Annapolis, MD (Sports Network) - Alex Wade scored two touchdowns while racking
up 123 yards rushing to lead the Duke Blue Devils over the Navy Midshipmen,
43-17, at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium.
Duke (2-3) quarterback Adam Smith completed 11-of-17 pass attempts for 144
yards with two touchdowns in the victory.
Craig Candeto had a rough day under center for Navy (1-3) as he completed
just 3-of-10 passes for 55 yards with a touchdown before being pulled from the
game in the third quarter.
Navy drew first blood when Candeto scored on a three-yard touchdown run.
Candeto's score was the culmination of a nine-play, 70-yard drive which gave
the Midshipmen a 7-0 lead with 6:48 left in the first period.
The Blue Devils responded with a 50-yard field goal by Brent Garber to cut the
Navy lead to 7-3 with 3:22 left in the first stanza.
The Midshipmen pushed the lead back to seven points with 13:18 left in the
second quarter when Geoffrey Blumenfeld booted a 28-yard field goal to put the
score at 10-3 in favor of Navy.
The rest of the half was all Duke as the Blue Devils closed out the half with
three unanswered touchdowns. Smith hit Calen Powell on an 11-yard touchdown
pass to cut the Navy lead to 10-9 after Garber missed on the point after try.
Senterrio Landrum then scampered 69 yards for a score to give the Blue Devils
a 15-10 edge after the two-point conversion failed. Smith hit Khary Sharpe
with a 45-yard touchdown strike to give Duke a 22-10 halftime advantage.
The third quarter belonged to Duke as they scored 21 unanswered points.
Backup quarterback Chris Dapolito threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Reggie
Love and Wade scored on runs from seven and 16 yards out to give the Blue
Devils a commanding 43-10 advantage.
Navy wrapped up the scoring with 14:52 left in the game when Aaron Polanco
found pay dirt on a one-yard run, but the Midshipmen were still left with a
26-point deficit.
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