Orangemen Lose To ECU, 34-17
9/23/2000 2:42:21 PM | Football
Junior running back James Mungro had his first regular-season 100-yard game, running for 106 yards on 10 carries. Mungro had a 162 yards in December's Music City Bowl. Senior running back Dee Brown posted 78 yards on 17 carries. Brown moved into a fifth-place tie on the career rushing touchdown list (21) and moved closer to the 2,000-yard plateau.
Sophomore placekicker Mike Shafers 23-yard field goal gave Syracuse a 3-3 tie in the first quarter. Mungro scored four seconds into the second quarter on a three-yard run, giving the Orange a 10-3 lead. The Pirates added 21 points to take a 24-10 lead, before Brown scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the third quarter for Syracuses final points.
Sophomore quarterback Troy Nunes threw for 158 yards, completing 10 of 18 passes. Senior wide receiver Pat Woodcock caught a career-best five passes for 44 yards. Junior Malik Campbell had three catches for a team-high 57 yards. Mungro had the longest catch of his career for 51 yards.
Syracuse running back Dee Brown pulls away from East Carolina defender Devone
Claybrooks.(AP Photo/Bob Jordan) |
Woodcock and senior Will Allen averaged 22.1 yards per kickoff return. Woodcock fielded four for 84 yards and Allen had two for 49 yards. Both returned kicks for a game-high 27 yards.
Allen led SU with nine tackles. Senior linebacker Morlon Greenwood had six, including two for a loss. Strong safety Keeon Walker posted six tackles. Junior defensive end Dwight Freeneys sack marked his fourth consecutive game with a sack, dating back to the Music City Bowl.
