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GAME 3 | SEPT. 14, 2024 | 7:00 PM | DAVIDSON COLLEGE STADIUM (5,000) | DAVIDSON, N.C. | ESPN+

DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2024 Record: 1-1 (0-0 PFL)
2023 Record: 7-4 (6-2 PFL)
Head Coach: Scott Abell
Davidson Record (Yrs): 42-24 (7)
Career Record (Yrs): 81-48 (13)

POINT UNIVERSITY
2024 Record: 0-2 (0-0 AAC)
2023 Record: 4-7 (3-3 AAC)
Head Coach: Trevor Zeiders
Point Record (Yrs): 0-2 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 2-21 (3)

INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: First Meeting
Series Record: 0-0
First Meeting: Sept. 14, 2024
Last Meeting: N/A
Streak: N/A
In Davidson, N.C.: 0-0
In West Point, Ga.: 0-0
Abell vs. Point: 0-0

1ST AND 10

• Davidson enters 1-1 following a convincing 49-14 victory over Catawba College last weekend.
• In addition to it being the first-ever football game inside Davidson College Stadium, the Wildcats rushed for 399 yards highlighted by 100-yard performances from Mari Adams (128) and Mason Sheron (108).
• The duo also combined for five of Davidson’s seven touchdowns.
• Through two weeks, Sheron is tied for first nationally in rushing touchdowns with four, while Adams is tied for sixth with three.
• Junior safety Dominic Njoku led the defensive side of the ball for the ‘Cats with nine tackles, a forced fumble and interception.
• Now in his seventh season at the helm, head coach Scott Abell has guided the Wildcats to a 42-24 overall record and 31-14 conference mark, while capturing two PFL regular season crowns and leading the ‘Cats to three FCS Playoff appearances.
• Abell ranks third on Davidson’s career wins’ list with 42 victories. He is just three wins shy of becoming the program’s all-time winningest coach.
• The Wildcats are 11-1 in non-conference games under Coach Abell.
• Point University, located in West Point, Ga., competes at the NAIA level.
• The Skyhawks enter their first-ever meeting with the ‘Cats 0-2 following setbacks to a pair of nationally-ranked foes.

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Saturday’s meeting will be the first-ever between the two schools.

LAST TIME OUT | DAVIDSON 49, CATAWBA 14 — SEPT. 7, 2024 |DAVIDSON, N.C.

• Football dreams became reality in multiple dimensions for the Davidson Wildcats Saturday night in their debut of Davidson College Stadium.
• Not only did the Wildcats festively roll out Field 76 like a red carpet; they played the game to match it, steamrolling to a 49-14 win over Catawba in front of a packed bowl.
• The Wildcats played their familiar brand of football in their new home, rushing for 399 yards at 7.1 yards a carry, with 100-yard rushers Mari Adams and Mason Sheron leading the way. Touchdowns on the first three drives, including Sheron’s 79-yard gallop with 2:27 left in the first quarter, set the tone.
• Once the Wildcats held Catawba scoreless on seven consecutive drives, they were well on their way.
• Davidson was methodical on its first drive on Field 76, fittingly marching 76 yards on 14 plays in 6:59 and capping it with a Sheron 8-yard touchdown run, his first of three. After he dashed 79 yards to push the Wildcats ahead 14-7, Luke Durkin connected on a 30-yard touchdown pass to Brody Reina in the second quarter to give Davidson its 21-7 halftime lead.
• The Wildcats kept it up after the break and scored on four of five second-half possessions. Sheron added a 4-yard run, then watched Adams run for two, including a 75-yarder early in the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback LJ Phillips capped the scoring with a 3-yard plunge.
• Safety Dominic Njoku led the defense with nine tackles, a tackle-for-loss, a forced fumble and an interception. Linebacker John Tessmann added six tackles to go with a sack and two tackles-for-loss on a night that included five Wildcat sacks.

UP NEXT

• Following their week four bye, the Wildcats will open Pioneer Football League play at Presbyterian, Saturday, September 28 in Clinton, S.C.