Roanoke College

Match Facts:
Score: Bridgewater 51, Roanoke 48
Location: Salem Va., Salem Stadium

The Short Story: Despite a late rally from the Roanoke College football team Saturday, Bridgewater College made a field goal as time expired to defeat the Maroons 51-48 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) game.

How It Happened:
*RC trailed 31-12 in the second quarter, but scored 34 of the next 44 points to take a 48-41 lead with five minutes to play. Two touchdown runs each from Jackson Swanson and Jayveon Jones and a 68-yard Blake Moore to Khamari Garner scoring strike during the surge put the Maroons ahead late.
*The Eagles tied the game with 3:14 left and Shane Glenn hit a 36-yard field goal as time expired.  

Inside The Numbers:
*Moore completed 14-of-26 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns.
*Garner had four catches for 100 yards and Swanson carried eight times for 63 yards.
*Trell Creasy rushed the ball five times for 53 yards.
*KJ Bratton returned a kickoff 82 yards to set up a Jones touchdown run.
*Gavin Thompson had 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery, and was responsible for a quarterback hurry that forced a safety due to intentional grounding in the end zone.
*Zyair Brown made seven stops, including 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
*Parker Burke went 28-of-42 for 497 yards and four touchdowns for the Eagles (3-5/3-2 ODAC).  

Next Time:
*Roanoke (5-3/2-3) travels to Randolph-Macon College Saturday for another ODAC game at 1 p.m.