Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse: Box score, stats and summary feat. LeQuint Allen (Week 10)

Syracuse (5-2, 2-2 ACC) hosted Virginia Tech (5-2, 3-1 ACC) in an Atlantic Coast Conference Week 10 encounter at the JMA Wireless on Saturday. It was anticipated to be a thrilling encounter as both teams were looking to seal bowl qualification with a win.

The Hokies entered the game with a three-game winning streak on the road to face and were hoping to build on the momentum and extend that. The Orange, on the other hand, were in urgent need of a rebound performance following their loss to Pittsburgh last weekend.

Virginia Tech, which has found its footing following a disappointing start, entered the game as a 4-point favorite. Syracuse, however, fancied its chances of an upset as it looked to regain its momentum.

Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Overtime	Final Score
Virginia Tech	14	0	7	10	0	31
Syracuse	0	3	15	13	7	38

Virginia Tech player stats

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Collin Schlee	16/24	206	1	19	54	1	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Jeremiah Conney	9	96	10.7	0	47
Malachi Thomas	14	73	5.2	1	15
Jaylin Lane	4	23	5.8	1	7
Ayden Greene	2	3	1.5	0	2

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Stephen Gosnell	5	118	23.6	0	48
Da'Quan Felton	4	36	9.0	0	13
Benji Gosnell	2	20	10.0	0	14
Malachi Thomas	2	15	7.5	0	9
Ali Jennings	1	12	12.0	1	12
Harrison Saint Germain	1	4	4.0	0	4
Ayden Greene	1	1	1.0	0	1

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Keyshawn Burgos	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
John Love	4/4	1/1	27

Syracuse box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Kyler McCord	23/34	264	2	7	-4	0	1

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
LeQuint Allen	21	121	5.8	3	25
Dan Villari	3	10	3.3	0	7
Jaden Hart	1	2	2.0	0	2
Ja'Meer Thomas	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Justus Ross-Simmons	4	88	22.0	2	55
Trebor Pena	7	83	11.9	0	41
LeQuint Allen	5	37	7.4	0	16
Jackson Meeks	5	36	7.2	0	12
Darrell Gill Jr.	1	18	18.0	0	18
Oronde Gadsden II	2	18	9.0	0	12

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Marlowe Wax	0	1.5
David Omopariola	0	0.5

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Jackson Kennedy	3/4	1/1	44

Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse Summary

Virginia Tech started the scoring in the Week 10 encounter with a rushing touchdown in the first quarter. Jaylin Lane rushed seven yards to the endzone with 8:45 left on the clock.

The Hokies extended their lead with another rushing touchdown four minutes later. Collin Schlee rushed to the endzone from the one-yard line with 4:31 left in the first quarter.

Syracuse started its own scoring in the encounter with a field goal early in the second quarter. Jackson Kennedy reduced the margin by hitting the target from 44 yards with 14:56 left.

Virginia Tech extended the lead in the third quarter with the first passing touchdown of the game. Collin Schlee found Ali Jennings with a 12-yard pass for a touchdown with 7:44 left.

The Orange responded a few minutes later with their first touchdown of the game. Quarterback Kyler McCord located Justus Ross-Simmons from 55 yards for a touchdown with 6:08 left in the third quarter.

Syracuse drew the game much closer with another touchdown. LeQuint Allen rushed for a touchdown from the one-yard line with 2:53 left. The Orange went for a two-point conversion afterward and got it right.

The Orange took the lead for the first time in the game at the start of the fourth quarter. Kyler McCord located Justus Ross-Simmons for the second time in the game, this time from 28 yards with 14:22 left. Jackson Kennedy failed to convert the extra point.

Virginia Tech retook the lead three minutes later with another rushing touchdown. Malachi Thomas rushed for 15 yards to the endzone with 11:04 left on the clock in the fourth quarter.

The Hokies got more comfortable with their lead as they scored a field goal with 5:16 left on the clock in the game. John Love hit the target from 27 yards after a series of eight plays.

Syracuse got back on level terms with a rushing touchdown in the Final minute of the game. LeQuint Allen rushed to the endzone from the one-yard line with 0:29 left in the game, thereby taking it to overtime.

LeQuint Allen went on to seal the iconic win for Syracuse in overtime with a nine-yard touchdown run. This marked a bounce back for the Orange following the loss to Pittsburgh last weekend.