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45
Winner UNC Pembroke PEM 8-2 , 5-1
14
Ferrum FER 3-7 , 3-3
Winner
UNC Pembroke PEM
8-2 , 5-1
45
Final
14
Ferrum FER
3-7 , 3-3
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
PEM UNC Pembroke 14 17 7 7 45
FER Ferrum 7 0 7 0 14

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

Football Closes Out Regular Season With Rout Of Ferrum

FERRUM, Va. — UNC Pembroke racked up over 500 yards of total offense for the fourth time this season on the way to a 45-14 road win over Ferrum to close out regular season play Saturday afternoon at W.B. Adams Stadium.

Quarterback Josh Ehrlich tallied 4+ touchdowns for the fifth-straight game, while wide receiver Malik Brown found the end-zone for the fifth-straight week.

UNCP (8-2, 5-1 CC) moved to 2-0 in the all-time series with Ferrum (3-7, 3-3 CC).
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 45, Ferrum 14
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 8-2, 5-1 CC; Ferrum 3-7, 3-3 CC
LOCATION: Ferrum, Va. (W.B. Adams Stadium)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
After the Braves forced a three-and-out on Ferrum's opening drive, Malik Brown's 21-yard punt return coupled with a Ferrum personal foul put the ball at the Panthers 15-yard line to start the drive. Jake Davids would eventually punch it in from two yards out to put UNCP on the board first. (7-0 UNCP)

Ferrum answered back with an eight-play, 70-yard scoring drive capped off by a Jycen Anciso 12-yard touchdown run to tie the score. (7-7)

The Braves responded with a 10-play, 75-yard scoring drive, as Davids ran for 12 yards and added a 14-yard reception. Malik Brown carried for 16 yards to enter the red-zone, before Josh Ehrlich found Avery Curtis to polish off the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass. (14-7 UNCP)
2ND QUARTER
UNCP's first drive of the quarter covered 80 yards in 12 plays, with Curtis providing a chunk play on a 20-yard reception. Ehrlich ran for 10 yards, before scampering into the end-zone from nine yards out. (21-7 UNCP)

After forcing another Ferrum three-and-out, the Braves offense stalled in the red-zone as Jared Navidad connected from 31 yards out to extend the lead. (24-7 UNCP)

Another Panthers three-and-out gave the Braves the ball back with 2:10 remaining in the half. Ehrlich connected with Curtis for an 18-yard gain on 3rd-and-13, while Ehrlich scampered for 16 yards on 4th-and-1 to extend the drive once more. Jonathan Barnett's 32-yard reception put the ball at Ferrum's two-yard line, before Ehrlich found paydirt with just five seconds left in the half. (31-7 UNCP)
3RD QUARTER
UNCP's first drive of the quarter ended on the first play, as Ferrum recovered a fumble and scored on the next play as Eli Foutz connected with Brett Tate-Blanks for a 19-yard touchdown. (31-14 UNCP)

UNCP's final drive of the quarter went for 87 yards in 11 plays, as Ehrlich found Aaron Osborne for 19 yards, Brown for 21 yards, and Barnett for 26 yards to enter the red-zone. Jake Davids ran for eight yards down to the Ferrum one-yard line, before Ehrlich punched it in for his fourth touchdown of the day. (UNCP 38-14)
4TH QUARTER
The Black & Gold finished off their first drive of the quarter quickly, as Ehrlich found Brown for a 48-yard touchdown to cap off the five-play, 83-yard drive. (45-14 UNCP)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Josh Ehrlich completed 17 of 28 passing attempts for 270 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 87 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
+ Malik Brown caught four passes for 82 yards and a touchdown.
+ Avery Curtis added four catches for 57 yards and a score.
+ Jake Davids ran for 78 yards and a touchdown and also added four catches for 46 yards.
+ Antoine Doyle Jr. logged a team-high seven tackles.
+ Isi Etute added five tackles, a tackle for loss, and a QB hurry.
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke threw and ran for 279 yards each and out-gained Ferrum 558-229.
+ The Braves went 7-12 on third down and 3-for-3 on fourth down.
+ UNCP converted all six of its red-zone opportunites, and are now 34-38 on red-zone scoring chances this season.
UP NEXT
The Braves clinched a share of the Conference Carolinas regular season title and will await the tie-breaking results to determine the Conference Carolinas Bowl teams and location.
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