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Syracuse Orange 31 North Carolina Tar Heels 30
Status: Final/OT
1 2 3 4 OT T
Orange 0 10 0 13 8 31
Tar Heels 10 3 7 3 7 30
5 0:00 SYR 31- 30 Calvin Russell III 4 Yd pass from Steve Angeli
(Steve Angeli Pass to Calvin Russell III for
Two-Point Conversion)
5 0:00 UNC 23- 30 Demon June 3 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr.
(Rece Verhoff Kick)
4 1:54 SYR 23- 23 Tylik Hill 3 Yd Run (Shay Barker PAT failed)
4 7:12 UNC 17- 23 Rece Verhoff 22 Yd Field Goal
4 11:01 SYR 17- 20 Umari Hatcher 76 Yd pass from Steve Angeli
(Shay Barker Kick)
3 8:26 UNC 10- 20 Demon June 25 Yd Run (Rece Verhoff Kick)
2 0:00 SYR 10- 13 Shay Barker 30 Yd Field Goal
2 2:40 UNC 7- 13 Rece Verhoff 39 Yd Field Goal
2 9:40 SYR 7- 10 Ahmad Miller 2 Yd Run (Shay Barker Kick)
1 2:00 UNC 0- 10 Rece Verhoff 27 Yd Field Goal
1 11:40 UNC 0- 7 Jordan Shipp 5 Yd pass from Billy Edwards Jr.
(Rece Verhoff Kick)
Passing Yards Billy Edwards Jr. 27/44, 271 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Yards Jaylen McGill 12 CAR, 62 YDS Receiving Yards Jordan Shipp 8 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD Sacks Peyton Seelmann 1 Tackles Derek McDonald 16
Passing Yards Steve Angeli 20/34, 256 YDS, 2 TD Rushing Yards Ahmad Miller 30 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD Receiving Yards Umari Hatcher 4 REC, 103 YDS, 1 TD Sacks Tunmise Adeleye 1 Tackles Zyian Moultrie-Goddard 8
Calvin Russell's 4-yard TD catch lifts Syracuse to 31-30 overtime win over North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Calvin Russell III caught a 4-yard touchdown, and the ensuing two-point conversion pass, to give Syracuse a 31-30 overtime win over North Carolina on Saturday night.
The Tar Heels (4-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had opened overtime with a Demon June 3-yard touchdown catch.
The touchdown, it was just a matter of demanding the ball, said Russell, who finished with 86 yards on eight catches.
Syracuse (3-4, 1-4) trailed 20-10 into the fourth quarter, but its offense came alive with a pair of touchdowns. The Orange were poised to take the lead following Tylik Hill 's 3-yard touchdown run with 1:54 left. But Shay Barker missed the extra-point attempt, keeping the game tied 23-23.
Syracuse's offense, stagnant for most of the game, got the big play it was looking for to help secure its first ACC win. Umari Hatcher 's 76-yard touchdown catch cut the deficit to 20-17 with 11:01 left.
Im just happy for them, my wife and my children, Syracuse coach Fran Brown said. Syracuse, the city and the alums, weve all been waiting for this. ... Weve got a weight lifted off our shoulders.
North Carolina drove down to the Syracuse 4-yard line on its next possession before settling for a Rece Verhoff 22-yard field goal.
Ahmad Miller led Syracuse with 125 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries. Hatcher had four catches for a team-high 103 yards.
Jaylen McGill paced North Carolina with 62 yards on 12 carries, while June rushed nine times for 53 yards. June's 25-yard touchdown run the Tar Heels' longest of the season on fourth-and-1 made it 20-10 early in the third quarter.
Not too much to say about this one," North Carolina coach Bill Belichick said. They made a couple more plays than we did today, and that was the difference in the game.
Steve Angeli , making his first start for the Orange since a loss to Pittsburgh on Sept. 17 , completed 20 of 34 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns.
Billy Edwards started fast for North Carolina, completing his first 11 passes for 99 yards and a 5-yard touchdown to Jordan Shipp . The Tar Heels scored on their first two drives, taking a 10-0 lead after one quarter.
Syracuse answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Miller to slice the deficit to 10-7.
Edwards threw for a season-high 271 yards and two touchdowns on 27-of-44 passing. Shipp had 102 yards on eight catches.
Syracuse: Angeli stepped up in wake of injuries to Amari Odom and Malachi Nelson , giving the Orange their first ACC win.
North Carolina: The Tar Heels missed a prime opportunity to creep closer to bowl eligibility with top-ranked Miami on deck.
Angeli remarked that he feels way better since receiving a PRP cortisone shot in his leg earlier this month. The senior is the fifth different quarterback to appear in a game this season for the Orange.
I just feel like myself again, he said.
Syracuse: Hosts No. 23 SMU next Saturday.
North Carolina: Hosts No. 1 Miami next Saturday.
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