GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Washington and Lee football team earned its first winning season since 1995 and its first six-win season since 1985 with a 21-7 victory over Greensboro College on Saturday afternoon in Greensboro, N.C.
The Generals (6-4) amassed 293 yards of total offense while holding the Pride (2-8) to just 69 total yards, including -9 yards in the second half.
Greensboro took a 7-0 lead 53 seconds into the second quarter when Dallas Daniels picked up the ball off a blocked punt and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown.
Washington and Lee tied the score at 7-7 with 9:34 remaining in the second quarter when sophomore wide receiver Colton Ward (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day) rushed for a six-yard touchdown. Sophomore placekicker Ben Long (Frankford, W.Va./Hargrave Military) extended the Generals' lead to 10-7 on a 25-yard field goal with 5:38 remaining in the first half.
Long kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:53 left in the third quarter to give W&L a 13-7 advantage. The Generals closed out the scoring with 8:41 remaining on a 3-yard touchdown run by junior running back Michael Lackett (Allenwood, N.J./Wall). Junior quarterback Greg Tweardy (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park) completed a pass to Ward to convert the two-point conversion.
Tweardy finished the game 24-of-30 for 153 yards and Lackett rushed for 38 yards on 13 carries and the one touchdown. Senior wide receiver Taylor Callaham (Atlanta, Ga./McDonogh) caught six balls for 76 yards while Ward hauled in six passes for 41 yards and rushed for 19 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.
Junior linebacker Brian Gallagher (Potomac, Md./Good Counsel) paced the defense with eight tackles and two of the Generals' six sacks. Freshman defensive end Bryant Fulk (Oceanside, Calif./St. Augustine) also had eight tackles plus a sack.
The Pride was led by quarterback Justin Roberson, who completed 5-of-16 passes for 44 yards and an interception. Quentin Caldwell rushed 10 times for 31 yards and Damon Day caught two passes for 15 yards.
Defensively, Brad Curtis and Tyler Gladden each had nine tackles while Dennis Stokes chipped in with eight tackles.
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