| THE BASICS |
SCORE: Findlay 34, UNC Pembroke 28 (OT)
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 1-1; Findlay 1-1
LOCATION: Findlay, Ohio (Donnell Stadium) |
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| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
| A turnover preceded a 10-play, 56-yard scoring drive for the Braves, who marched methodically through Findlay territory before Josh Jones found Trey Dixon on a 2-yard strike. Jones completed four of his five pass attempts on the drive, while also rushing for 20 yards. UNCP 7, UF 0 |
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| 2ND QUARTER |
Findlay threw an interception on its opening drive of the second period, but got a gift when the Braves fumbled the ball away on the ensuing return. The unique chain of events was enough of a spark to get the offense started for the Oilers as Lynch scampered 72 yards on the next play from scrimmage to set up another attempt moments later, this time a 1-yard scoring drive. UNCP 7, UF 7
A turnover on downs later in the period set the Black & Gold up in good field position again, and the Braves answered the call. Josh Jones found Tyshawn Carter on a 60-yard pass-and-catch down the far sideline to eventually, and Jones found Trey Dixon alone in the end zone three plays later for the go-ahead score. UNCP 14, UF 7
Findlay needed just more than four minutes to drive 77 yards in 13 plays on the ensuing possession. The Oilers converted a key 3rd-and-7 opportunity early in the drive, and then completed a 13-yard pass to keep the drive alive later in the possession. A key roughing the passer penalty moments later moved Findlay inside the 10-yard line, and Matt Winzeler found Jake Brown on a 9-yard touchdown pass to knot the game up heading into intermission. UNCP 14, UF 14
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| 3RD QUARTER |
The Braves took their third lead of the night with the opening possession of the second half, driving 50 yards in eight plays before Jones called his own number and scampered in from five yards out. Jones also threw for 42 yards on the possession on 3-of-6 passing. UNCP 21, UF 14
Findlay evened the score back up with the next possession, covering 64 yards in just nine plays. The Braves held Derek Lynch to just 17 yards on six carries on the drive, but Matt Winzeler completed three passes for 56 yards, including a 34-yard strike on first down late in the possession. UNCP 21, UF 21
A short punt to conclude the ensuing possession set the hosts up near midfield, and the Oilers jumped on the back of Derek Lynch to take their first lead of the evening. Findlay drove 43 yards in seven plays, including 38 rushing yards by Lynch, before Matt Winzeler eventually found Mike Rigerman on a 10-yard touchdown pass. UF 28, UNCP 21
The Braves provided the final points of regulation on the following possession, driving 77 yards on nine plays to give the contest its fourth tie score. Freshman Zechariah Adams-Duckson ran for three yards on the opening play of the drive, but Josh Jones threw passes on the next eight plays (5 completions, 80 yards), including a 25-yard touchdown pass to freshman C.J. Davis. UF 28, UNCP 28 |
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| 4TH QUARTER |
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| OVERTIME |
Josh Jones threw incomplete passes on the first two plays of overtime, and was sacked for a 10-yard loss on third down. Gerardo Guerra Rivera was just off on a 52-yard field goal attempt to keep the game at a standstill.
Derek Lynch ran for 21 yards on the first three plays of Findlay's possession in overtime, and Matt Winzeler found Mike Wigerman all alone in the end zone on a 2nd-and-Goal situation from the 4-yard line to ice the outcome. UF 34, UNCP 28 |
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
+ Senior Josh Jones threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-48 passing with one interception. It was the third career 300-yard passing game for Jones, and the second-best passing night of his career. It is the sixth time in his career he has thrown three or more touchdown passes.
+ Sophomore Trey Dixon was targeted 11 times on the night, and finished the contest with career highs in catches (7), receiving yards (91) and touchdown receptions (2).
+ Redshirt sophomore John Jones led Code Black with 18 tackles on the night, including seven solo stops. It matches the fourth-most single game tackles in program history, and marked the most tackles by a defensive player for the Braves since Sept. 22, 2012 (19 by Darcus Elliott at Virginia-Lynchburg). |
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| NOTABLES |
+ The Braves were awarded a forfeit victory over West Virginia Wesleyan by the Mountain East Conference late Friday afternoon. UNCP's regularly-scheduled contest against the Bobcats was canceled on Wednesday after COVID-19 protocols were invoked within the WVWC program.
+ UNCP's game in northwest Ohio marked the third-longest road trip in program history behind a 928-mile trek to Russellville, Ark., (Arkansas Tech) in 2009 and a 655-mile trip to Owensboro, Ky. (Kentucky Wesleyan) in 2015. |
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will open the home portion of its 2021 schedule on September 18 when they suit up to host Mountain East Conference foe Glenville State (1-0) at Grace P. Johnson Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will mark the first leg of a two-game home stand for the Black & Gold. |
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