TIGERVILLE, S.C. – Quarterback Eric Moeller completed 23-of-30 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and running back Rashad Cummings ran for 138 yards and a second half score, to help North Greenville end visiting UNCP's inaugural season on a sour note with a 40-6 win over the Braves Saturday afternoon at Younts Stadium.

Darrin Watkins caught five passes for 69 yards and a second quarter touchdown to provide the offensive highlight for UNCP (4-7), who also got 36 rushing yards on 15 carries from Brandon McLaurin. Quarterback Ryan Horton completed 13-of-24 passes for 159 yards and two interceptions for the Black and Gold.

The Crusaders (5-6), who entered the weekend with the nation's seventh-ranked offense, rolled up 527 yards of total offense, including 230 by intermission, to make a 24-6 halftime lead stand up in the finale for both sides. Brandon Dobbins hauled in nine passes for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns for the hosts as well.

Laurinburg native Adam Deese turned in a team-best 7-1/2 tackles for the Braves, with Ben Kurti and Adrian Williams each tallying a sack. Dewayne James turned a pair of tackles for a loss of nine yards. Punter Justin Hinson shone brightly for the Braves with his best game all season, kicking the ball five times for 226 yards (45.2 avg.), including a 54-yard first quarter boot.

After utilizing a pair of sacks that backed the Braves up inside their own 10-yard line, North Greenville drove to the UNCP 3-yard line on its opening possession, only to find the UNCP defense would not be so giving. Cumming rushed twice for a lone yard on the first two plays inside the 5-yard line and a Moeller pass on third down fell incomplete, before the hosts settled for a 18-yard field goal from Adrian Escalona.

North Greenville would punch the ball in the endzone, however, on three of its next four possessions to finish off a high-scoring first half and take a 24-6 lead into the lockerrroom. Horton's 7-yard touchdown strike to Watkins with 14:04 remaining in the opening stanza would prove to be UNCP's only points on the day.

The Braves drove to the Crusader 7-yard line with two seconds to play in the second period, but Horton's pass on 1st-and-goal was picked off by Tyrell Davis with no time remaining.

Matt Moore's 81-yard scoring jaunt on the first play from scrimmage in the second half would continue North Greenville's scoring melee and, two possessions later, the Crusaders would close out their offensive show on a 52-yard pass-and-catch from Moeller to Dobbins that increased the hosts' lead out to 38-6. A safety with 6:25 remaining in the contest would complete the scoring column for both teams.