The Michigan Wolverines bought out to a quick begin within the Nationwide Championship towards the Washington Huskies on Monday night time, and it was primarily because of working again Donovan Edwards.
Edwards scored two touchdowns on Michigan’s first two drives of the sport. The Wolverines ran a complete of 12 performs on their preliminary drives and ended with the identical consequence — an Edwards landing.
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Michigan working again Donovan Edwards celebrates after scoring towards Washington in the course of the first half of the nationwide championship NCAA School Soccer Playoff recreation Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Picture/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
He began the sport with a 41-yard landing run after which scored on a 46-yard landing run. He solely touched the ball twice.
Michigan led the sport 14-3 within the first quarter.
Michigan was in search of its first nationwide title since 1997.
Edwards, a junior, entered the sport with 393 speeding yards and 249 receiving yards this season. He had three complete touchdowns earlier than he scored towards Washington.
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Michigan working again Donovan Edwards runs for a landing towards Washington in the course of the first half of the nationwide championship NCAA School Soccer Playoff recreation Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Picture/David J. Phillip)
He known as enjoying within the Nationwide Championship a “dream come true.”
“Each child needs to be at this stage, needs to be right here. Whether or not every part has gone best for you or hasn’t, it’s important to sit down with your self and simply embrace the place you might be,” he mentioned final week, by way of Sports activities Illustrated.
“There may be solely two groups enjoying nonetheless in school soccer, so to be one of many groups nonetheless enjoying, it’s a blessing, as a result of whenever you’re a child you wish to do sure issues, win a highschool ring, Nationwide Championship ring, skilled ring.
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Michigan working again Donovan Edwards celebrates after scoring with head coach Jim Harbaugh in the course of the first half of the nationwide championship NCAA School Soccer Playoff recreation towards Washington Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Houston. (AP Picture/David J. Phillip)
“So the chance for us proper now could be superb as a result of we’re capable of examine all of our targets as kids. This yr, too, we checked the bins in all our targets to this point. Simply have yet another job to do, yet another recreation to play to succeed in the final word objective.”
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