BRIDGEWATER'S offense was lethargic through
the first 45 minutes before things began to click in the fourth
stanza. The Eagles put up 14 points in the fourth quarter to force
overtime before taking a 20-17 victory in the extra session.
Will Davis connected on the game-winning field goal to secure the
victory.Darrin McKenzie led the Eagle on the ground with 63 yards
on 19 carries, while Carlos Gonzalez sparked the offense in the
fourth and recorded a 115 yard outing on 5-of-17 passing. The
Bridgewater defense was solid, despite spending more than 33
minutes on the field. Bridgewater's defense posted six tackles for
a loss and three sacks on the afternoon. The Eagles defense also
forced two fumbles which proved to be a major factor in the
win.NEXT WEEK: Saturday at Shenandoah (1-0, 0-0 USA South) - 7:00 p.m. The Bridgewater Eagles travel to Shenandoah on Saturday for the 12th matchup in the history of the two programs. Bridgewater defeated Shenandoah by a 38-31 score a season ago at Jopson Field and took home a tight 21-13 win the last time the two teams met at Shentel Stadium. Shenandoah's lone win came in 2008 when it defeated the Eagles by a 10-6 score at Jopson Field. |
CATHOLIC quarterback Greg Cordivari
threw for a career-high 459 yards, which is the sixth highest total
in school history. The junior threw three touchdown passes,
including the game-winner with 1:01 remaining to give CUA its fifth
opening day win under head coach Dave Dunn (5-1).
Cordivari’s classmate Alonzo Cooke hauled in eight passes for
127 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-clinching score.
Andrew Ouellette caught nine passes and Tanner Keefer four.
The Cardinals were a perfect 5-5 in the red zone and Brian
Gongaware scored seven points with four extra points and a field
goal. Defensive, CUA held McDaniel to 91 yards on 10 of 30
passing. After allowing McDaniel to score 19 points in the
first 16:57 of the second half, CUA shut the Green Terror out for
the final 13:03. Vinny Cortese led the unit with 11 tackles
(six solo) including a quarterback sack.NEXT WEEK: Friday at Gallaudet (0-1, 0-0 ECFC) - 7:00 p.m. Gallaudet nearly upset Otterbein at home on Saturday, falling 28-27 in overtime after coming up short on a two-point conversion. The Bison never led during the game, but were also never down more than seven points. Gallaudet had the ball 20 minutes longer than Otterbein and registered the game’s only four sacks. Ryne Worsham was theonly Gallaudet receiver to catch any passes and he finished with seven receptions for 155 yards and two scores. |
EMORY & HENRY picked up 25 first downs with 321
yards of total offense, averaging 4.3 yards per play … The
Wasps ran the ball 43 times for 94 yards and were 21-for-31 passing
for 227 yards … The 41 points put up on the board is the
most since E&H defeated Methodist by a 49-6 score last season
(Sept. 25, 2010). Junior running back Adam Pugh led the
offensive effort with three touchdowns including a pair on the
ground. The Wasps employed a bend-not-break defense Saturday
against Ferrum …Quarterbacks Kyle Boden and Dustin Beck
combined to throw for 225 yards and two touchdowns...Davon Ross led
the receivers with five catches for 77 yards and a score... E&H
allowed just 15 first downs and had four takeaways in the contest
… The Emory & Henry defense limited Ferrum to just
5-of-17 on third down and 0-of-2 on fourth down. Defensive
back Michael Young notched nine stops to go along with an
interception...DeMikael Burse also came away with an
interception...Shane Wicks made 11 tackles to lead the unit...Devan
Sproles had eight stops, and Tyler Houk made seven tackles
including a pair for a loss.NEXT WEEK: vs. Greensboro (0-1, 0-0 USA South) - 1:00 p.m. Emory & Henry and Greensboro College will meet next Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Fred Selfe Stadium for each team’s second game of the 2011 season … Greensboro fell at home by a 27-7 score to cross-town rival Guilford College Saturday … Guilford dominated the contest, racking up 483 yards of offense to just 126 for Greensboro … The Pride found the end zone late in the fourth quarter to avoid the shutout … Last season, the Wasps defeated the Pride, 28-6, in Greensboro … Caleb Jennings rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown while Dustin Beck threw for 124 yards and a score … This will be the fourth straight season that the Wasps and Pride have met on the gridiron, with E&H winning the past two meetings. |
GUILFORD rolled up 483 total
offensive yards in its win over Greensboro the Quakers’ most
in a game since Oct. 2, 2009, against Southern Virginia…
sophomore Zac Halbert passed for 298 yards and three touchdowns in
his first college start. He completed 21 of 37 pass
attempts… Receiver Ben King was named Guilford’s Gate
City Soup Bowl MVP for the second straight year after hauling in 10
passes for 187 yards and two scores…the game marked his
fifth career tilt with 10 or more receptions and sixth with 100 or
more receiving yards…he tied his career best for touchdowns
in a game…Bailey Crego averaged 5.2 yards per carry and
picked up 63 rushing yards… rookie Josh Williams added 58
rushing yards and a score on 20 carries… Guilford held the
ball for 37:31, its greatest time of possession since the 2009
season opener when the Quakers had the ball for 41:06 at
Greensboro. The Quakers’ defense yielded just 126 total
defensive yards, it’s fewest since the 1998 season opener at
Methodist when Guilford allowed only 84 yards in a 9-0 win…
the Pride went 0-12 on third-down conversion opportunities…
freshmen Satiir Stevenson and John Scott both had a team-high six
tackles in their college debuts… Stevenson also notched his
first collegiate interception…cornerback Quan Parker tied
the school record with seven punt returns in the game and had 83
return yards.Guilford and Greensboro combined to collect 9,774 canned food items in this year’s food drive held in conjunction with the annual Gate City Soup Bowl. Guilford had over 6,300 donations, including some 1,100 from the Quakers’ football team. The food benefitted the Greensboro Urban Ministry. NEXT WEEK: at Methodist (0-1, 0-0 USA South) - 1:00 p.m. One of Guilford’s most regular opponents, Methodist meets Guilford on the gridiron for the 22nd straight season in a series led by Guilford, 14-7. The Monarchs have played the Quakers in each of their 22 years of football, which makes this the most-played rivalry in Methodist history. After Guilford won the first four series meetings from 1989-1992, the Monarchs answered with a 14-7 triumph in 1993. Each team won back-to-back games from 1994-1999. The last 12 contests have been played in the first or second week of Guilford’s season. The Monarchs won last year’s meeting, 26-21. Luke Vandall passed for 304 yards and two touchdowns for Guilford. Teammate Brad Gayhardt had 10 tackles and two sacks for Guilford. |
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY came out with a bang scoring 63
points en route to its 63-9 win over Averett in the season opener.
Senior quarterback Travis Lane threw for 273 yards, three
touchdowns and one interception on 20-of-30 accuracy. As a team,
the Tigers amassed 578 yards of offense courtesy 239 on the ground
and 339 passing. Senior Kyle Vance led all receivers with seven
receptions for 79 yards and a score. Senior running back Kirk Rohle
tallied 186 yards of offense and two touchdowns with 119 rushing
and 67 receiving. Mitch Pereira added five rushed for 37 yards and
two scores, while Evan King, Chris Shembo and Eric Gorsline all
scored touchdowns as well. The Tiger defense was solid throughout
the game, allowing nine points on 115 yards rushing and 149 yards
passing. Two of the nine points came on a PAT fumble recovery for a
score. The Tigers managed three interceptions with Sean Stewart,
Zach Morgan and Craige Sprouse each recording one. Sprouse’s
was the Tigers’ final score of the day as he returned his
pick for a 37 yard touchdown. The Tigers allowed the only touchdown
of the day with 26 seconds remaining in the game. Senior Mark
Poydence led the team with seven tackles. Kenny Fryman added six
tackles, while Steven Fogleman, Grady Bing, and August Berling each
tallied five stops.NEXT WEEK: at N.C. Wesleyan (0-1, 0-0 USA South) - 1:00 p.m. Hampden-Sydney and North Carolina Wesleyan will square off for the fourth time and second in Rocky Mount. The Tigers have taken all three decisions, though last year was a nail biting 21-19 triumph. The last time the two teams met at North Carolina Wesleyan was in 2008 when they played on a Sunday due to Saturday rain. The Tigers pulled out a 33-23 victory. Last year, Travis Lane threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns, but was hampered by five interceptions. Kirk Rohle rushed for 118 yards on 24 carries. |
RANDOLPH-MACON held the ball for more than 37
minutes and ran 31 more plays than Methodist as the Yellow Jackets
topped the Monarchs, 43-7. Quarterback Zac Naccarato was
efficient in completing 16-of-23 passes for 153 yards and two
scores in his collegiate debut. Seven different players helped R-MC
rack up 201 yards on the ground, led by Drake Sanders' 65 yards on
the day. Steven Boyser and Thaddeus Scruggs each scored
rushing touchdowns. Defensive, Randolph-Macon held Methodist
to 177 yards and forced a pair of lost fumbles. Joe Pricone
forced one of those fumbles while also collecting a pair of
quarterback sacks. Abel Simpson also had five stops, while
Jeremy Bowry made four tackles.NEXT WEEK: at Averett (0-1, 0-0 USA South) - 1:00 p.m. Saturday marks the first meeting between Randolph-Macon and Averett. Averett, who has had a program since 2000, is 8-8 against ODAC opponents during that time. AU opened the season with a 63-7 loss to Hampden-Sydney, falling victim to a Tigers' attack that clicked on all cylinders. R-MC topped USA-South foe Methodist and has now won four consecutive games against teams from the conference. |
WASHINGTON AND LEE'S 24-10 win over Franklin &
Marshall marked its eighth-straight regular-season win dating back
to last October 2. The Generals' last regular season defeat
was a 20-10 setback against Averett on September 25. The
W&L offense was limited to just 228 yards against the
Diplomats, the Generals lowest offensive output since gaining just
207 yards in last season's 35-7 loss to F&M. Junior
running back Russell Stewart paced the Generals with 57 yards on 10
carries. Senior quarterback Charlie Westfal threw for one
touchdown and ran for another to increase his career totals to 31
touchdown passes and 17 rushing touchdowns. The Washington
and Lee defense produced five turnovers and notched five sacks in
the win over Franklin & Marshall. The Generals forced an
average of 2.9 turnovers per game last season and ranked fifth
nationally in turnover margin during the 2010 campaign.
W&L also forced five turnovers in its 2010 regular season
finale against Juniata. The W&L defense also limited
F&M to just 14 yards rushing on 24 attempts for an average of
just 0.6 yards per rush. For the afternoon, the Diplomats'
longest rush was just six yards. Senior linebacker Rob
Look recorded five tackles, one sack and one interception on
the day. His interception occurred on the W&L 9-yardline
with just under two minutes remaining and helped preserve the
Generals’ 7-3 lead at halftime. Senior placekicker
Peter Alston went 3-for-3 on PAT attempts in the win over Franklin
& Marshall, extending his school-record streak of consecutive
PAT's made to 47 in a row. Alston also booted a career-long
40-yard field goal in the third quarter to give W&L a 10-3
lead. Alston was 50-of-51 on his PAT attempts in 2010.NEXT WEEK: vs. Sewanee (1-0, 0-0 SCAC) - 1:00 p.m. Washington and Lee and Sewanee will be meeting for the 60th time, with the Generals holding a 37-22 advantage in the all-time series. W&L has won six-straight in the series, the longest winning streak by either team in the history of the matchup. In fact, the Generals have won 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two teams. The lone loss during that stretch was a 37-13 setback at Sewanee in 2003. The Tigers have not defeated the Generals in Lexington since a 14-7 win in 1986, a string of 11-straight losses. Last season, W&L posted a 48-17 win over the Tigers, racking up 543 yards of total offense, including 467 yards on the ground. Running back Luke Heinsohn paced the Generals with 170 yards and two touchdowns on just 15 carries. Quarterback Charlie Westfal rushed for one score and passed for another. |
2011 ODAC Football Standings
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| Washington and Lee | 6 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 10 | 8-2 | 0.800 |
| Hampden-Sydney | 6 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 11 | 8-3 | 0.727 |
| Randolph-Macon | 6 | 4-2 | 0.667 | 10 | 8-2 | 0.800 |
| Bridgewater | 6 | 3-3 | 0.500 | 10 | 6-4 | 0.600 |
| Emory & Henry | 6 | 2-4 | 0.333 | 10 | 5-5 | 0.500 |
| Catholic | 6 | 1-5 | 0.167 | 10 | 5-5 | 0.500 |
| Guilford | 6 | 1-5 | 0.167 | 10 | 2-8 | 0.200 |
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