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21
Winner UNC Pembroke NCP 9-2 , 5-1
14
North Greenville NGU 8-3 , 5-1
Winner
UNC Pembroke NCP
9-2 , 5-1
21
Final
14
North Greenville NGU
8-3 , 5-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NCP UNC Pembroke 0 7 0 14 21
NGU North Greenville 0 7 0 7 14

Game Recap: Football | | Alex Pearce, Assistant AD / Communications

CHAMPS! UNC Pembroke Takes Down No. 22 North Greenville To Win Conference Carolinas Bowl

TIGERVILLE, S.C. — UNC Pembroke used a late 91-yard touchdown reception from Malik Brown and a staunch defensive effort to take down No. 22 and host North Greenville on the way to being crowned Conference Carolinas Bowl Champions on Saturday at Younts Stadium.

Brown scored for the sixth-straight game, and tallied his fourth multi-touchdown game in the same span. Quarterback Josh Ehrlich was named Conference Carolinas Bowl MVP.

UNCP (9-2, 5-1 CC) moved to 4-6 in the all-time series with North Greenville (8-3).
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 21, No. 22 North Greenville 14
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 9-2; North Greenville 8-3
LOCATION: Tigerville, S.C. (Younts Stadium)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
A defensive battle led to a scoreless quarter from both teams, as UNC Pembroke tallied just 51 yards and held North Greenville to 64. (0-0)
2ND QUARTER
North Greenville got on the board first with a 12-play, 80-yard drive capped off by a Deshawn Tompkins 16-yard touchdown run. (7-0 NGU)

The Braves responded two drives later with a 12-play, 62-yard scoring drive, highlighted by a Jake Davids 22-yard catch to enter the red-zone. Josh Ehrlich found Malik Brown in the endzone two plays later for a 19-yard touchdown to even the score. (7-7)
3RD QUARTER
The defenses took over once again coming out of the halftime break, as the Braves mustered just one yard on 11 plays, while the Trailblazers gained just 59 yards on 14 total plays. (7-7)
4TH QUARTER
NGU continued its third-quarter drive and capped off its 10-play, 74-yard drive with a Brendan Mansinne QB keeper from seven yards out. (14-7 NGU)

UNCP answered right back, using a 51-yard completion from Ehrlich to Bryson Simpkins to put the ball at the NGu seven-yard line. Davids found paydirt a play later on a seven-yard touchdown reception from Ehrlich to knot the score once more. (14-14)

The Braves got the ball back on its own eight-yard line with 3:04 remaining and struck for the biggest play of the year as Ehrlich connected with Brown for a 91-yard touchdown, while the defense put the game away on NGU's next possession. (21-14 UNCP)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Josh Ehrlich completed 11 of 19 passing attempts for 251 yards and three touchdowns.
+ Malik Brown caught six passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
+ Jake Davids hauled in two passes for 29 yards and a touchdown.
+ Jake Davids ran for 78 yards and a touchdown and also added four catches for 46 yards.
+ TaShawn Jeter and Antoine Doyle Jr. each logged a team-high eight tackles, with Doyle Jr. also adding a TFL.
+ Jadin Baptist and Jakori Hood picked up a sack apiece, while Justin Foreman tallied the game's only interception.
+ Mitchell Lake punted seven times for an average of 43.7 yards, including two 50+ yard boots.
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke out-gained North Greenville 303-274.
+ The Braves clinched the league's automatic qualifier berth to the NCAA Tournament, and will compete in the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
+ Offensive lineman Matthew Hynes won the Conference Carolinas Elite Scholar Athlete Award.
UP NEXT
The Braves will await seeding for the NCAA Tournament, with the selection show set for Sunday at 6 p.m. First round games are set for Saturday, November 21.
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