Collegiate Times

Darren Evans eludes the Maryland defense during the fourth quarter.

The Tech defense stepped up immediately in the second half.  

Turner dropped back to pass on the first play of the third quarter and was sacked by defensive end Orion Martin, causing a fumble that was recovered by Cordarrow Thompson. Martin has a sack in five of his last six games.  

Tech was unable to move the ball any farther, settling instead for a 30-yard field goal from Keys.

But the Terps would produce the rest of the third-quarter points.  

The Maryland offense would not be halted, as it came up with a six play, 98-yard touchdown drive, capped off by a 63-yard pass from Turner to wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey.  

After the Hokie offense was stymied, the special teams encountered trouble.

Brent Bowden's punt traveled just 15 yards when Torrey Smith blocked the ball.  After Tech's defense held strong, the Terrapins were forced to punt.  However, as the punt landed on the ground inside the Maryland 20-yard line, the ball went off Kam Chancellor's back.  It was recovered by the Terps, who resumed possession at the Tech 11.  However, Maryland had to settle for a 27-yard field goal from Egekeze.

"In the third quarter there were some ugly things, but what we are really proud of is our football team hung in there ...the defense hung in there and held them to a field goal," Beamer said.  "I am really proud of our offense."

The Hokie offense steadily moved the ball down the field in the beginning of the fourth quarter, ending with a Keys 27-yard field goal.  The Lou Groza Award semi-finalist is now 19-for-22 on the season.

Behind the running of Evans, the Hokies ran out the clock on their 15th win in 18 games on Thursday night ESPN telecasts -- 8-2 at Lane.

Glennon, bum leg and all, finished 14-for-20 with 127 yards through the air, including a touchdown.  On the receiving end, freshman Danny Coale caught three passes for 38 yards.  Coale was one of seven Hokies who had a reception.  

Defensively, linebacker Cody Grimm -- who had two sacks against Florida State -- had seven tackles, two tackles for loss and a sack.  Martin and Dorian Porch each recorded six tackles.  

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