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0
Glenville St. GSU 4-4 , 3-4
49
Winner UNC Pembroke PEM 6-3 , 5-3
Glenville St. GSU
4-4 , 3-4
0
Final
49
UNC Pembroke PEM
6-3 , 5-3
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GSU Glenville St. 0 0 0 0 0
PEM UNC Pembroke 0 21 7 21 49

Game Recap: Football | | Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Football Gets Shutout Victory Over Glenville State On Homecoming

PEMBROKE - The UNC Pembroke football team recorded a season-high 619 total yards on offense and used a team effort on defense to help the Braves to a 49-0 victory against Glenville State on Saturday at Grace P. Johnson Stadium.
 
The victory for the Braves (6-3, 5-3 MEC) marks the third consecutive win and improve to 14-2 when playing on homecoming, including winning the last eight. The setback for the Pioneers (4-4, 3-4 MEC) snapped a two-game winning streak and fall to 1-5 all-time against UNCP. 



 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 49, West Virginia Wesleyan 0
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 6-3, 5-3 MEC; Glenville State 4-4, 3-4 MEC
LOCATION: Pembroke, N.C. (Grace P. Johnson Stadium) 
HOW IT HAPPENED
2ND QUARTER
UNC Pembroke's defense held Glenville State's offense at the goal line on four straight plays to take over at their own one-yard line. The Braves used a 59-yard pass from Colin Johnson to Trey Dixon to get to the Glenville State 12-yard line. Johnson found an open Malik Tobias for a gain of 14-yards, followed by a seven-yard rush up the middle from Johnson for a touchdown. UNCP 7, GSU 0
 
Colin Johnson completed a nine-yard pass to Sam Dunn, but JaQuan Kelly broke free on the second play of the drive and ran the ball into the end zone for a 78-yard touchdown. UNCP 14, GSU 0
 
Sincere Baines rushed up the middle for a gain of three-yards and Colin Johnson completed a pass down field to EJ Gatling for a gain of 11-yards. Baines split the defense on the next two plays for a gain of 18-yards, and Johnson and Diaz Alexander connected for a 35-yard touchdown pass. UNCP 21, GSU 0
3RD QUARTER
Colin Johnson rushed to the left on the second play of the half for a gain of 13-yards. Johnson connected with the hands of Malik Tobias deep down field for a 52-yard touchdown.  UNCP 28, GSU 0
4TH QUARTER
The Braves marched down the field to end the third quarter and started the fourth quarter with a 17-yard run up the middle from JaQuan Kelly. Kelly danced around the defense and used a 10-yard run for a touchdown. UNCP 35, GSU 0
 
UNCP's defense picked up a big stop of the Pioneers on a 4th and 17 at the UNC Pembroke 17-yard line. Colin Johnson completed a 50-yard pass to Jayden Smith to get into the GSU territory. Johnson followed it up with a 25-yard pass to Malik Tobias in the end zone. UNCP 42, GSU 0
 
Sincere Baines cruised through the defense with a gain of 20-yards on the first play of the drive. Baines rushed down the right sideline for a gain of 10-yards to setup Colin Johnson for a 38-yard touchdown pass to Malik Tobias. UNCP 49, GSU 0
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Colin Johnson went 15-for-24 on pass completions and threw for 336-yards along with four touchdowns. He also ran 14 times for 41-yards and one touchdown. 
+ JaQuan Kelly finished the contest with 14 carries for 141-yards with a pair of touchdowns. 
+ Malik Tobias caught six passes for 146-yards and three touchdowns. 
+ Sean Hill logged seven solo tackles and two tackles for a loss of two yards. Malik McKinzie and Raydarius Freeman each added five tackles.  
NOTABLES
+ The Braves have now recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time in program history. 
+ UNCP is outscoring their opponents 154-7 in their last three contests. That margin of victory marks the best performance over a three week streak in program history. 
+ The Black & Gold limited Glenville State to just 45-yards rushing which marked a season low for the Pioneers. GSU averaged 134.7 rushing yards coming into Saturday's contest. 
+ UNC Pembroke registered 619 total yards of offense during Saturday's shutout. The 619-yards is the best on the season. 
UP NEXT
The Braves will take a week off but return to action on November 11 when they host Concord for American Indian Heritage Day for the final game of the regular season. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. at Grace P. Johnson Stadium. Tickets can be purchased at UNCPBraves.com/Tickets. 
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