TOWSON, Md. (AP) - Terrance West carried 27 times for 153 yards and Towson scored 17 consecutive points after falling behind to defeat William & Mary 20-17 Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association opener.
Towson, which won its ninth straight home opener, scored a touchdown with 8 seconds left in the first half when quarterback Grant Enders' fumble at the William & Mary 2 was recovered by Spencer Wilkins to make it 10-10.
The Tigers (1-1), playing for the first time in 16 days, went ahead 13-10 on D.J. Soven's 36-yard third-quarter field goal. They made it 20-10 with 8:15 left in the game on Enders' 14-yard pass to Erron Banks after an 84-yard drive.
The Tribe (0-3) got within three points with 5:44 left but their final drive stalled at the Towson 33.
West failed to score for Towson, ending a streak of nine games in which he had scored at least twice.
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| Scoring Summary |
| TWST | D.J. Soven 27 yd FG |
| WMMARY | Meltoya Jones 16 yd run (Drake Kuhn kick) |
| WMMARY | Drake Kuhn 41 yd FG |
| TWST | Spencer Wilkins 0 yd run (D.J. Soven kick) |
| TWST | D.J. Soven 30 yd FG |
| TWST | Erron Banks 14 yd pass from Grant Enders (D.J. Soven kick) |
| WMMARY | Nolan Kearney 2 yd pass from Raphael Ortiz (Drake Kuhn kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| WMMARY | TWST | |
| First Downs | 17 | 25 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-8 | 6-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 52-258 | 71-422 |
| Rushes-Yds | 35-157 | 50-247 |
| Passing Yds | 101 | 175 |
| Kick Return Yds | 48 | 21 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 28 |
| Passes | 10-17-0 | 16-21-0 |
| Punts | 4-204 | 3-127 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 4-40 | 9-79 |
| Time of Poss. | 24:8 | 35:52 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| WMMARY: Meltoya Jones 14-90, Keith McBride 10-50, Raphael Ortiz 8-12, Tre McBride 1-4, Mikal Abdul-Saboor 1-2, Team 1--1 |
| TWST: Terrance West 27-153, Grant Enders 13-59, Dominique Booker 8-33, Sterlin Phifer 1-3, Spencer Wilkins 0-0, Team 1--1 |
| PASSING |
| WMMARY: Raphael Ortiz 10-17-101-0 |
| TWST: Grant Enders 16-21-175-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| WMMARY: Tre McBride 2-39, Ryan Moody 2-25, Meltoya Jones 2-16, Nolan Kearney 2-12, Sean Ballard 1-6, Keith McBride 1-3 |
| TWST: Erron Banks 5-59, Spencer Wilkins 5-50, Daniel Vaughan 1-25, Emmanuel Holder 1-16, Alex Blake 1-7, Leon Kinnard 1-7, Terrance West 1-7, Tom Ryan 1-4 |
