NEWARK, DEL. –  Senior running back Aaron Forbes (Newburgh, N.Y.) ran for 138 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, senior quarterback Zach Bednarczyk (Wallington, N.J.) threw for 269 yards and a score and junior linebacker Drew Wiley (Pennington, N.J.) had eight tackles, two sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery and Villanova (5-6, 2-6 CAA) won the Battle of the Blue Trophy for the seventh straight year with a 42-21 win over Delaware (7-4, 5-3) in a game played at Delaware Stadium. This is the 12th time in the last 13 years that the Wildcats have won their annual rivalry game versus the Blue Hens, and the 11th time Villanova has won the Battle of the Blue game since the moniker was adopted in 2007
 
After Delaware scored on the opening drive to take a 7-0 lead, Villanova ran off 21 unanswered points to take a 21-7 halftime lead.  The Wildcat touchdowns included a six-yard run by Bednarczyk, a one-yard run by Forbes and a one-yard run by senior Matt Gudzak (Toms River, N.J.).
 
The Blue Hens cut the Villanova lead to 21-14 at the 8:56 mark of the third quarter when Dejoun Lee scored on a two-yard run. Villanova answered on its next possession when Forbes ran in from three yards out to put Villanova up 28-14 after a seven play, 70-yard drive.  The key play of the drive was a 39-yard pass from Bednarczyk to Changa Hodge that set-up a first and goal at the three-yard line.
 
Delaware closed out the third quarter scoring when Joe Walker caught a 43-yard touchdown pass from Nolan Henderson to pull the Blue Hens within seven at 28-21.
 
With momentum starting to swing to Delaware, the Wildcat senior trio of Bednarczyk, Forbes and senior tight end Ryan Bell (Basking Fridge, N.J.) took control of the game. Following a 31-yard reception by Bell that moved Villanova to the Delaware 27-yard line, Forbes caught a 17-yard pass from Bednarczyk that gave the 'Cats a first and goal at the 10-yard line. Two plays later Bednarczyk hit Bell with an 8-yard scoring strike and Villanova led 35-21 with 14:16 to play.
 
Each team traded punts before Villanova put the game away with 6:13 on the clock. Facing a third and five from its own 43-yard line, Delaware lost the ball on a bad snap and Wiley recovered at the Delaware 30-yard line. Three plays later Forbes had his third touchdown of the game when he scored on an 11-yard run with 4:42 remaining.
 
Villanova tallied 459 yards of total offense in the win, including 269 yards passing and 190 yards on the ground. Bell finished with four catches for 54 yards and a score, while senior Jarrett McClenton (Bensalem, Pa.) had two receptions for 94 yards, including an 81-yard catch that set-up his team's first touchdown. The 81-yard reception was the fifth longest pass play in school history.
 
The Wildcat defense tallied seven quarterback sacks and forced four Blue Hen turnovers with two interceptions and two fumble recoveries.