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STORM 78 - VOODOO 77

FINAL | Amalie Motor Oil Field | Attendance 10,201

Game Recap

Michael Lindsey’s two-point conversion reception from quarterback Stephen Wasil in overtime gave Tampa Bay a 78-77 victory Saturday night and kept the Storm’s (8-9) playoff hopes alive as they defeated the New Orleans VooDoo on the Amalie Motor Oil Field at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in front of 10,201 excited fans.

In overtime, Josh Bush’s fifth touchdown reception from Kurt Rocco gave the VooDoo (8-9) a 77-70 lead but a spectacular 51-yard kickoff return by Lindsey set up a Terence Cosby 5-yard run to close the lead to 77-76. Storm head coach Dave Ewart elected to go for the 2-pointer and the win, instead of a PAT to tie, and Wasil found Lindsey at the front of the endzone.

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Score By Quarters 

Team
1st 
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
TOTAL
VooDoo 7 28 21 14 7 77
Storm 6 27 13 24 8 78

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Quarter

Time Scoring Play NOV - TBY
11:31 NOV - DUVALT, Chris 16 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 7-0
06:45 TBY - HILLS, Joe 30 yd pass from WASI, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick failed) 7-6

 

2nd Quarter

Time Scoring Play NOV - TBY
14:54 TBY - LINDSEY, Michael 19 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick failed) 7-13
11:47 NOV - BUSH, Josh 34 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 14-13
07:40 TBY - HILLS, Joe 16 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick failed) 14-19
05:47 NOV - BUSH, Josh 47 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 21-19
01:25 TBY - RODRIGUEZ, Prechae 46 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 21-26
00:53 NOV - DUVALT, Chris 4 yd run (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 28-26
00:28 TBY- WASIL, Stephen 1 yd run (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 28-33
00:13 NOV - CASTILE, L.J. 9 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 35-33

 

3rd Quarter

Time Scoring Play NOV - TBY
13:40 TBY - HILLS, Joe 40 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 35-40
12:40 NOV - BUSH, Josh 44 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 42-40
10:04 NOV - BUSH, Josh 2 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 49-40
04:52 NOV - CASTILE, L.J. 5 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 56-40
01:06 TBY - RODRIGUEZ, Prechae 4 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 56-46

 

4th Quarter

Time Scoring Play NOV - TBY
11:22 NOV - ROCCO, Kurt 1 yd run (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 63-46
07:44 TBY - HILLS, Joe 29 yd pass from WASIL, Stephen (WASIL, Stephen pass failed) 63-52
04:37 TBY - WASIL, Stephen 1 yd run (RODRIGUEZ, Prechae pass from WASIL, Stephen) 63-60
00:49 TBY - WASIL, Stephen 1 yd run (BONGARRA, Juan kick good) 63-67
00:22 NOV - CASTILE, L.J. 8 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 70-67
00:00 TBY - BONGARRA, Juan 38 yd field goal 70-70

 

OT

Time Scoring Play NOV - TBY
11:52 NOV - BUSH, Josh 44 yd pass from ROCCO, Kurt (CISMESIA, Gary kick good) 77-70
10:32 TBY - CROSBY, Terence 5 yd run (LINDSEY, Michael pass from WASIL, Stephen) 77-78

GAME NOTES

  • The Storm won, 78-77, this is the first victory in Storm history when allowing more than 70 points.
  • The Storm won in overtime, the last overtime game the Storm played in overtime was February 19, 2006 against the Orlando Predators, a loss. The last overtime victory occurred against the Austin Wranglers April 18, 2004.
  • The Storm attempted three onside kicks in the game, recovering two in the fourth quarter helping to erase an 11-point deficit and turn it into a four-point lead with just more than three minutes remaining on the clock.
  • Rookie of the Year Candidate WR Prechae Rodriguez caught a game-high 12 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns. It is his third game this season with more than 150 yards receiving and it is his 10th multi-touchdown game receiving this season. He now has 114 receptions (tied for 8th highest single-season total in franchise history) on the season for 1519 yards (4th highest single-season total) and 32 touchdowns (tied for 5th highest single-season total).
  • WR/KR Michael Lindsey return 10 kickoffs for a career single-game high 209 yards. That is the fourth highest single-game total in team history – the franchise record is 274 yards by T.T. Toliver on July20, 2002 versus Georgia (also an overtime game). …Lindsey now has 18 career games with 100 or more kick return yards.
  • Storm QB Stephen Wasil threw for seven touchdowns and rushed for three, to become only the second player in Storm history to account for 10 touchdowns in a single-game. The other player to account for 10 touchdowns in a game was former QB Brett Dietz who threw for 10 at San Jose June 12, 2008.
  • Wasil’s three rushing touchdowns give him 16 on the season, the third highest single-season total in team history. Former FB/LB Torrence Marshall ran for 17 in 2007 and 23 in 2008. …It is the second time this season he rushed for three touchdowns, second consecutive game he has rushed for a touchdown and 10th game he has scored on the ground.
  • LB Steve Octavien recorded the only sack in the game, on a strip-sack causing a fumble recovered by the VooDoo. He now has five sacks on the season and two forced fumbles.
  • WR Joe Hills caught six passes for 139 yards and four touchdowns. He now has back-to-back 100+ yard and four touchdown games.
  • FB/DL Terence Crosby recovered the first onside kick in the fourth quarter and recorded his first rushing touchdown on the season in overtime.
  • K Juan Bongarra converted a 38-yard field goal as time expired to send the game into overtime, it was his fourth FG of the season. He also went 5-of-7 on PATs, giving him 130 attempts this season, the most ever in a season surpassing Seth Marler’s 125 attempts in 2008. Bongarra has converted 112 tying the mark set by Marler in 2008.
     

STATS: TEAM LEADERS

Storm     VooDoo
Passing
C-A-I 
Yds
TD
Long
   Passing
C-A-I 
Yds
TD
Long
S.Wasil 
24-39-1
358
7
46
   K. Rocco
20-33-0
366
9
47
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Rushing
ATT
Yds
TD
LG
   Rushing
ATT
Yds
TD
LG
S. Wasil
10
35
3
12
   C. Duvalt
3
8
1
4
T. Crosby
3
14
1
5
   J. Alajajian
1
3
0
3
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Receiving 
No.
Yds
TD
LG
   Receiving 
 
Yds
TD
LG
P. Rodriguez
12
170
2
46
   J. Bush
 
256
5
47
J. Hills
6
139
4
40
   L.J. Castile
 
48
3
21
M. Lindsey
6
49
1
19
   C. Duvalt
 
41
1
16
 
 
 
 
 
   C. Smith
 
21
0
13
                     
Kickoff Returns 
No.
YDS
TD
LG
   Kickoff Returns 
No.
Yds
TD
LG
M. Lindsey
10
209
0
51
   J. Bush
5
90
0
22
 
 
 
 
 
   C. Duvalt
1
36
0
36

STATS: TEAM COMPARISON

VooDoo
 
Storm
17
First Downs
24
7-11
Yards Rushing (Net)
13-48
359
Yards Passing (Net)
358
33-20-0
Passes Att-Comp-Int
39-24-1
41-370
Total Offensive Plays-Yards
52-406
1-1
Fumble Returns - Yards
0-0
8-126
Kickoff Returns - Yards
11-209
1-0
Interception Returns - Yards
0-0
3-2
Fumbles - Lost
1-1
11-129

Penalties- Yards
7-44
29:47
Tme of Possession
34:41
3-7
Third Down Conversion
6-8
3-4
Fourth Down Conversions
2-2
6-6
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
5-5

PRE-GAME COVERAGE

LAST TIME OUT

Starting quarterback Nick Hill sustained an injury that led to an early exit, but Stephen Wasil took over and completed 16-of-24 passes for 162 yards and five touchdowns as he led the Tampa Bay Storm to their first road victory of the season on Saturday night, a 65-61 win over the Pittsburgh Power at the CONSOL Energy Center.

The victory helped the Storm snap a season-high four-game losing streak and improve to 7-9 on the season, but more importantly, kept the team alive in the playoff race, while Pittsburgh dropped to 4-12 on the year.

Hill completed 10 of his 14 attempts on the night, and passed for 85 yards and two touchdowns before suffering an ankle injury in the second quarter. He did not return, but a solid outing by Wasil proved good enough to lead the Storm to a win.

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