Lester helps William & Mary cruise past Towson 40-14

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Donavyn Lester rushed for 99 of William & Mary’s 339 yards on the ground, scoring three touchdowns along the way, and the Tribe breezed to a 40-14 victory over Towson. Bronson Yoder capped William & Mary’s first possession with a 47-yard TD run for a 7-0 lead. Towson answered on its first possession, knotting the score on Chris Ferguson’s 42-yard scoring strike to Caleb Smith. The Tribe (5-2, 3-1 CAA) needed just one play _ Darius Wilson’s 65-yard TD pass to Zach Burdick _ to retake the lead for good. Lester’s first TD run was a 21-yarder with 5:53 left in the first quarter for a 21-7 advantage. William & Mary’s Ethan Chang sandwiched two field goals around a 1-yard TD run by Towson’s Devin Matthews in the second quarter and the Tribe led 27-14.