Maryland loses to WVU in OT, 19-16

Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Chris Henry in overtime to lift No. 7 West Virginia to a 19-16 victory over No. 21 Maryland. Maryland (2-1) suffered its first loss to the Mountaineers under coach Ralph Friedgen. In sophomore Joel Statham's first road start at quarterback, Maryland couldn't generate the type of offense it did in three previous blowout wins over West Virginia. Statham was 9-of-20 for 108 yards with one TD pass and three interceptions for the Terps. Maryland came back from a 10-3 deficit after a miserable first half that included four turnovers(five overall). Statham hit Derrick Fenner for a 27-yard score over a leaping Jones late in the third quarter to tie the game 10-10. Novak's 46-yard field goal with 9:23 remaining put the Terps ahead 13-10. But West Virginia's Brad Cooper hit a 37-yarder to re-tie the game with 6:20 left. Nick Novak, the Atlantic Coast Conference's career scoring leader, missed a 49-yard field goal wide left with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter with the game tied 13-13, and Maryland's Kevin Eli blocked Brad Cooper's 39-yard winning field goal attempt with five seconds left to force overtime. Maryland had the ball first in the OT and settled for a field goal on a fourth and two yards to give Maryland a 16-13 lead. But college rules allow each team a possession in OT and West Virginia made the best of theirs by scoring the winning touchdown. Having finally beaten the Terps after five straight loses, the fans celebrated by tearing down the goalposts as though they had won a bowl game.