Northern Iowa shuts out YSU 21-0 as Williams scores twice

<p>YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio &mdash; Dom Williams scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and Northern Iowa smothered Youngstown State 21-0 on Saturday.</p>
<p>Matthew Cook kicked field goals of 32 and 41 yards in each of the first two quarters to give the Panthers (1-1, 1-1 Missouri Valley Conference) a 6-0 halftime lead.</p>
<p>After a scoreless third, Williams plunged in from 2 yards early in the fourth to end an 11-play, 57-yard drive for a 13-0 lead. A little more than six minutes later, Williams crashed in from a yard out and the two-point conversion made it 21-0.</p>
<p>Before the end of the first half, <a href="https://twitter.com/UNIFootball/status/1365728709249007624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1365728709249007624%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2F2021%2F02%2F27%2Fyoungstown-state-coach-takes-ridiculous-cheap-shot-on-northern-iowa-wr-on-sideline-video%2F">a Penguins (0-2, 0-2) assistant coach dipped his shoulder into Panthers’ wideout Quan Hampton</a> who ran out of bounds to stop the clock. No flag was thrown on the play.</p>
<p>Will McElvain completed half of his 30 pass attempts for 183 yards for UNI.</p>
<p>Youngstown State’s offensive woes continued as quarterback Mark Waid and Joe Craycraft combined to throw for 64 yards. The Penguins finished with 135 yards of total offense.</p>
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