BALTIMORE, Md. -- The Washington and Lee football team managed just 174 total yards to Johns Hopkins' 508 total yards as the Bue Jays downed the Generals 36-7 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

The Generals (0-1) were scoreless on the day until sophomore running back Michael Lackett (Allenwood, N.J./Wall Township) capitalized on a 17-yard W&L drive in the third quarter.  Lackett, who led the Generals with 49 yards on 17 carries, made a four-yard touchdown run at 7:29 in the third to thwart the Blue Jay's attempted shutout.

Johns Hopkins (2-0) found the scoreboard in every quarter, beginning with a 15-play, 69-yard drive in the first that finished with a one-yard touchdown run by sophomore T.J. Lyons.  Blue Jay kicker Chris Smolyn opened up the second quarter scoring with a 30-yard field goal at the 4:09 mark.  Senior quarterback George Merrell connected with frosh wide receiver Anthony Triplin for a 12-yard touchdown pass in the closing minutes of the second quarter, giving the home team a 16-0 lead going into the break.

Despite the Generals' third-quarter comeback hopes, two more touchdown passes from Merrell and another touchdown run from Lyons put the game out of reach.

Senior quarterback Peter Dean led the General offense with 121 passing yards, completing 10 of 27 attempts.  Dean gave up one interception and was sacked three times.
 
Merrel threw a career-high 228 yards and added 78 rushing yards to lead the Blue Jay's offense.  On defense junior Matt Campbell amassed six tackles and sophomore Mike Aynardi made five tackles and blocked a W&L punt.

Washington and Lee will return to action on Saturday when the Generals travel to Sewanee for a 1:30 (CST) contest.

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