Bednarczyk perfect as Villanova tops Albany (NY) 37-0

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Zack Bednarczyk completed all 12 of his pass attempts for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Villanova's defense pitched its first shutout

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Zack Bednarczyk completed all 12 of his pass attempts for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and Villanova's defense pitched its first shutout since 2013 in Saturday's 37-0 win over Albany (NY).

Javon White, Aaron Forbes and Matt Gudzak each scored rushing touchdowns for Villanova (3-3, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association), which forced five turnovers and didn't allow the Great Danes into the red zone.

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Kevin Gulyas and Gary Underwood caught touchdown passes of 51 and 16 yards from Bednarczyk, who became the first Division I quarterback to attempt at least 10 passes in a game and complete all of them this season. Cameron McCurry had two interceptions and a forced fumble.

D.J. Crook was 13 of 24 for 157 yards and three interceptions for Albany (2-5, 1-3). Elliot Croskey had 35 yards rushing and Dione Alston added 30.