BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- Bridgewater scored 26 unanswered points in the final two and a half quarters to hand Washington and Lee its third loss of the season, 38-10, in ODAC football action on Saturday afternoon.
Bridgewater was led by quarterback Jason Lutz who went 13-of-16 for 203 yards and three touchdowns He also ran for 56 yards and another score. Running back Davon Cruz totaled 177 yards on 21 carries.
W&L (5-3, 2-3 ODAC) got on the board first at the 8:36 mark in the first quarter on a 43-yard field goal by junior placekicker Brad Wiginton (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior). The kick was a career long for Wiginton.
Bridgewater would answer four minutes and seven seconds later on a seven-yard touchdown run by Cruz. The extra point was blocked which kept the score at 6-3. Lutz then found wide receiver Marcus Richardson on a 12-yard touchdown pass to up the Eagle lead to 12-6. Bridgewater's attempt at the two-point conversion failed.
Washington and Lee cut the lead to two points with 12:13 left in the second quarter on a two-yard touchdown by Marc Watson (Marietta, Ga./Walton). Watson finished the day with 116 yards on 26 carries.
Lutz threw his second touchdown pass of the half 1:30 later to Andre Jones to put the Eagles ahead at the half, 19-10.
Bridgewater (7-1, 4-1 ODAC) scored with three minutes left in the third quarter after an eight-play, 90-yard drive was capped by an eight-yard touchdown run by Michael Kolley.
Lutz then found Van Williams on a 26-yard touchdown with 40 seconds to play in the third quarter to stretch the lead to 32-10. Lutz finished the scoring for on a seven-yard touchdown jaunt.
The Generals were led by Watson and sophomore wide receiver Chris Sullivan (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights). Sullivan caught four passes for 49 yards and rushed twice for 25 yards. Sophomore quarterback Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) completed 12-of-24 attempts for 130 yards and was intercepted once. Junior defensive end Jeff Bahl (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Country Day) continued his steady play with eight tackles and two fumble recoveries.
W&L will return home to host Emory & Henry next Saturday. Game time is set for 1:00 pm.
--GENERALS--
