BC Football Recap and Postgame Notes

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RECAP: Wake Forest 34, Boston College 10

Hilliman records first career receiving touchdown

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Wake Forest forced four Boston College turnovers and turned those into 21 points en route to a 34-10 victory on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. It snapped a four-game win streak for the Eagles (1-1, 0-1 ACC).

After the Demon Deacons (2-0, 1-0 ACC) scored the first 14 points, BC cut it to seven on a six-yard touchdown reception by redshirt junior Jon Hilliman with just over three minutes to play in the first half. Wake grabbed a pick six to push it back up to 14 and, after a BC field goal, scored the final 13 points to seal the victory.

Redshirt freshman Anthony Brown was 11-for-29 for 119 passing yards and one touchdown. True freshman AJ Dillon recorded a career-high 15 carries to lead the team, logging a career-high 43 rushing yards.

GAME INFORMATION:

Score: Wake Forest 34, Boston College 10

Records: Boston College (1-1, 0-1 ACC), Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 ACC)

Location: Alumni Stadium in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Attendance: 38,082

Time of Game: 3:14

Weather: 68 degrees, partly sunny, SE 2 mph winds

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Dillon carried the ball a team-high 15 times, finishing the day with career highs in rushing attempts and rushing yards (43).
Hilliman recorded his first career receiving touchdown on a six-yard reception from Brown.
Junior Colton Lichtenberg stayed perfect on the season, hitting a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter to be 4-for-4 on the season.
Sophomore Max Richardson recorded his first career sack, finishing the day with a career-high seven tackles, while senior Harold Landry tallied his first sack of the season and 22nd of his career.

KEY MOMENT
Down 14-7 with 1:36 to play in the first half, Wake’s Essang Bassey picked off Brown’s pass and returned it 30 yards to give the Demon Deacons a 21-7 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Wake Forest scored first following a Boston College turnover at its own 25-yard line. Cameron Glenn forced and recovered a fumble by Hilliman. Four plays later, John Wolford found Greg Dortch in the corner of the end zone for a nine-yard touchdown reception to make it 7-0 Demon Deacons with 1:28 left in the first.
Wake went up 14-0 five minutes into the second quarter following a 29-yard touchdown run by Wolford.
BC used an eight-play, 57-yard drive to cut the lead, 14-7, with 3:13 left in the half. Brown found Hilliman in the flat for a six-yard touchdown strike, Hilliman’s first-career receiving touchdown. Brown went 4-for-4 on the drive.
The Demon Deacons pushed the lead back to 14 points when a pass slipped through a BC receiver’s hands. Essang Bassey got under it and returned it 30 yards for the score with 1:36 remaining in the half.
Lichtenberg hit a 30-yard field goal with five minutes into the third quarter to cut the BC deficit to 21-10.
Wake Forest responded with a 28-yard field goal on the next drive to push the lead back to 24-10.
Jessie Bates III picked off Brown and returned it to the BC two-yard line. Cade Carney punched it in from there to make it 31-10 with 4:23 to play in the third.
Wake capped off the scoring with a 27-yard field goal with seven minutes to play in the game.

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UP NEXT
The Eagles will host rival No. 24/25 Notre Dame on Saturday, Sept. 16 at Alumni Stadium. ESPN has the broadcast and it will be carried on the radio by the Boston College IMG Sports Network, including WEEI 850 AM.