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Turnovers set up Benedict win
September 21, 2008
Posted on Sun, Sep. 21, 2008
For first time, Tigers beat Lenoir-Rhyne
By Staff and Wire Reports
Host Benedict converted three turnovers into 14 points to defeat Lenoir-Rhyne, 17-13, in nonconference college football action at Charles W. Johnson Stadium on Saturday.
The victory was the Tigers' first in three games against the Bears (2-2).
After spotting Lenoir-Rhyne a 7-3 lead, Benedict scored on a 63-yard pass from Robert Reese to Corey Gardhigh with 5:57 left in the second quarter.
Lenoir-Rhyne tied the game on Colin Corpe's 44-yard field goal on the final play of the half.
Benedict took the lead for good when Anthony Porter's 50-yard fumble return set up an 11-yard scoring drive in the opening minutes of the third quarter.
Benedict 17, Lenoir-Rhyne 13
| Lenoir-Rhyne |
0 |
10 |
3 |
0 - 13 |
| Benedict |
0 |
10 |
7 |
0 - 17 |
Second quarter
LRU-James Pone 3 run (Colin Corpe kick), 10:37
B-Alper Keskin 25 field goal, 7:44
B-Corey Gardhigh 63 pass from Robert Reese (Keskin kick), 5:57
LRU-Corpe 44 field goal, 0:00
Third quarter
B-Max Martin 1 run (Keskin kick), 10:16
LRU-Corpe 37 field goal, 4:36
A-3,474
| Firstdowns |
19 |
9 |
| Rushes-yards |
66-250 |
39-209 |
| Passing |
61 |
63 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
9-9-0 |
1-11-0 |
| Return Yards |
139 |
108 |
| Punts-Avg. |
5-34.2 |
7-38.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
6-3 |
1-1 |
| Penalties-Yards |
2-28 |
4-42 |
| Time of Possession |
34:15 |
25:45 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Lenoir-Rhyne, Courman 23-70, Anderson 16-51, Thomas 9-48, Pone 7-31, Silvers 4-31, Robinson 4-13, Buchanan 2-3, Browning 1-3. Benedict, Reese 9-84, Rose 7-56, Reese 7-30, Siders 4-29, Cunningham 2-16, Martin 5-4.
PASSING-Lenoir-Rhyne, Daniel Anderson 4-7-0-45, Buchanan 1-2-0-16. Benedict, R. Reese 1-8-0-63, K. Reese 0-3-0-0.
RECEIVING- Lenoir-Rhyne, Tate 1-18, Robinson 1-16 Pone 1-14, Stutts 1-10, Goodman 1-3. Benedict, Gardhigh 1-63.
Source: The State Newspaper
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