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30 NOV. 28, 2016 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED tively. Onwualu's 10.5 tackles for loss surpasses the season total of consen- sus All-American linebacker Jaylon Smith from last season and marks the highest total from a Notre Dame linebacker since Prince Shembo pro- duced the same number in 13 games during the 2012 season. Senior cornerback Cole Luke also shined in the game, showing good coverage and strong tackling throughout the game. Senior end Isaac Rochell finished off a solid per- formance with six tackles and the team's lone quarterback hurry of the game. The performance of the seniors made the loss that much more dif- ficult for head coach Brian Kelly, who suffered his second Senior Day loss in the last three seasons. "These kids are wonderful kids. I mean, I'm at a loss for words really as to what to tell them," a clearly de- jected Kelly said following the game. "It's just been a difficult year. They work so hard. They play so hard. They have been ahead in so many of these games and been so close in the fourth quarter." Despite the loss, Kelly knows his players will respond next week and be ready to take on archrival USC. Throughout the season, Kelly has pointed to the leadership of his se- niors for his team's ability to emo- tionally be ready for each game, no matter how much they struggled in the win-loss column. "I have no doubt that they will have the effort, the intensity, all those things necessary," Kelly said. "But they're going to have to battle again late in the game and find a way to win the football game." ✦ NOTRE DAME INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Adams 13 104 4 100 7.7 2 67 Kizer 16 81 12 69 4.3 0 12 Folston 5 27 4 23 4.6 0 21 Sanders 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 5 Total 36 220 20 200 5.6 2 67 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Kizer 33 16 48.5 0 235 2 31 Zaire 1 1 100.0 0 14 0 14 Total 34 17 50.0 0 249 2 31 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long St. Brown 6 90 0 29 Sanders 3 24 0 22 Holmes 2 26 0 18 Stepherson 2 18 0 11 Finke 1 31 1 31 Adams 1 22 0 22 Claypool 1 20 0 20 Boykin 1 18 1 18 Total 17 249 2 31 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Finke 1 2 0 2 Total 1 2 0 2 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Sanders 5 78 0 23 Total 5 78 0 23 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Newsome 7 38.0 65 0 0 1 1 0 Total 7 38.0 65 0 0 1 1 0 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Yoon 1 1 25 0 Total 1 1 25 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sack PD FF FR Coney 6 4 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 5 5 10 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 Onwualu 6 4 10 1-12 1-12 0 1 0 Tranquill 8 2 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Luke 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Rochell 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Bilal 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Love 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Morgan 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Studstill 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Tillery 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Claypool 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Martini 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Trumbetti 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Vaughn 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Jones 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Sebastian 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long Tranquill 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 VIRGINIA TECH INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No. Gain Lost Net Avg. TD Long Evans 18 88 21 67 3.7 1 23 Peoples 11 32 0 32 2.9 1 6 Williams 8 28 0 28 3.5 0 10 Rogers 4 26 0 26 6.5 0 9 Phillips 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 Ford 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 McMillian 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 TEAM 3 0 10 -10 -3.3 0 0 Total 47 183 31 152 3.2 2 23 Passing Att. Comp. Pct. Int. Yards TD Long Evans 29 22 75.9 1 267 2 62 Total 29 22 75.9 1 267 2 62 Receiving Rec. Yards TD Long Ford 7 86 0 24 Phillips 6 56 1 17 Rogers 4 30 0 14 Carroll 3 80 0 62 Hodges 2 15 1 8 Total 22 267 2 62 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Carroll 3 9 0 7 Phillips 1 6 0 6 Total 4 15 0 7 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Murphy 3 98 0 36 Settle 1 9 0 9 Total 4 107 0 36 Punting No. Avg. Long Blk. TB FC 50+ In 20 Ludwig 4 30.5 40 0 0 1 0 2 Total 4 30.5 40 0 0 1 0 2 Field Goals Made Att. Long Blk. Slye 2 2 23 0 Total 2 2 23 0 Defense Solo Ast. Total TFL Sack PD FF FR Motuapuaka 4 7 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Alexander 6 3 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Edmunds 2 6 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Edmunds 3 4 7 0.5-0 0-0 1 0 0 Clark 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Ekanem 2 4 6 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 Reynolds 1 4 5 1.5-7 0-0 0 0 0 Hill 0 3 3 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0 Huelskamp 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Baron 2 0 2 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 Facyson 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Greene 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Mihota 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Deablo 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Peoples 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Quillen 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Settle 1 0 1 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 Walker 0 1 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 Shegog 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 Int. Returns No. Yards TD Long None. PARTICIPATION CHART OFFENSE QB: DESHONE KIZER, Malik Zaire RB: JOSH ADAMS, Tarean Folston WR: C.J. SANDERS, Chris Finke WR: KEVIN STEPHERSON, Chase Claypool, Corey Holmes WR: EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN, Miles Boykin TE: DURHAM SMYTHE, Nic Weishar LT: MIKE MCGLINCHEY LG: QUENTON NELSON C: SAM MUSTIPHER RG: MARK HARRELL, Colin McGovern RT: ALEX BARS DEFENSE SDE: ISAAC ROCHELL, Jay Hayes DT: JERRY TILLERY, Jonathan Bonner NG: JARRON JONES WDE: ANDREW TRUMBETTI WLB: TE'VON CONEY, Asmar Bilal MLB: NYLES MORGAN, Greer Martini SLB: JAMES ONWUALU CB: JULIAN LOVE, Donte Vaughn CB: COLE LUKE, Troy Pride Jr. SS: DRUE TRANQUILL, Jalen Elliott FS: DEVIN STUDSTILL SPECIAL TEAMS Kick Return: Chase Claypool, Avery Sebas- tian, Jalen Elliott, Nick Coleman, Asmar Bilal, Durham Smythe, Jacob Matuska, Nic Weishar, Jamir Jones, C.J. Sanders, Chris Finke Kickoff Coverage: Greer Martini, Asmar Bilal, Te'von Coney, Jamir Jones, Julian Okwara, Chase Claypool, Dexter Williams, Jalen Elliott, Troy Pride Jr., Nicco Fertitta, John Chereson Punter: Tyler Newsome Placekicker: Justin Yoon Holder: Montgomery VanGorder Long Snapper: Scott Daly Short Snapper: Scott Daly Other: Tyler Luatua, Trevor Ruhland, Daelin Hayes, Corey Holmes, Josh Barajas, James On- wualu, Hunter Bivin, Jonathan Bonner