Neil Davis, Southern Virginia, Sr., Defensive Back

Neil Davis, Southern Virginia, Sr., Defensive Back

Davis, a senior from Salem, Utah, put his name in Southern Virginia's record books on Saturday as he helped spur the Knights to a 30-17 victory over Guilford to snap a five-game losing skid. Davis made two plays in SVU's end zone that not only kept possible Guilford points off the board, but added to SVU's score towards its second ODAC win of the season. He finished with 10 tackles on the day including seven solo stops that featured a 4th-and-2 tackle for no gain inside SVU territory with 6:17 to play. Davis also intercepted a pair of passes with both coming in the end zone to stifle GC drives. His first interception came on the opening drive of the second half with Guilford inside SVU's 20-yard line. He picked off the pass in the end zone and returned it 24 yards. Davis's second takeaway was arguably the most important play of the game. Leading 23-17 with less than four minutes to play, Davis again picked off a pass in the end zone, but this time returned it 100 yards for a potential 14-point swing to seal the victory for Southern Virginia. The points were the first scored by SVU's defense since 2016, and the 100-yard return is the longest scoring play in Southern Virginia's Division III history.

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