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LEXINGTON, Va. - Visiting Christopher Newport University held Washington and Lee to just 174 yards of total offense en route to a 9-3 opening weekend loss for the Generals on Saturday night at Wilson Field.

The Generals' (0-1) defense held the Captains (1-0) to 5-of-14 on third down conversions, but Ryan Castle's leg put the visitors on top, drilling field goals of 32, 27 and 19-yards to earn a non-conference win.

The loss was W&L's first at home since October 26, 2019 when the Generals fell to Bridgewater, 31-14, snapping a six-game home winning streak.

The Blue and White offense struggled to find a rhythm under the lights, as the first six drives ended in four punts, an interception and turnover on downs. The last drive for the Generals, the longest of the evening, resulted in a 34-yard Arturo Ramirez (Providence Village, Texas/ Braswell) field goal with 4:55 remaining in the final quarter.

The Captains maintained an advantage in possession, holding the ball for 35:29 of the contest and were successful on all three fourth down conversions.

Both teams recorded an interception and the Generals forced a fumble at the CNU 47 but were unable to take advantage of the turnover, as the drive ended in three plays on an interception.

Ronny Williams (Douglasville, Ga. Holy Innocents' Episcopal) had a stellar night on defense, responsible for forcing a fumble that was ultimately recovered by the Captains and an endzone interception to provide a spark for the Generals. He also recorded a pass break-up and teamed up with Robert Poindexter (Atlanta, Ga. Lovett) for a tackle for loss in the fourth quarter, bringing his night to a total of seven.

Connor O'Malley (Darien, Conn. / Darien) led the home team with nine tackles, with Robert Harvey (Lenk im Simmental, Switzerland / Gymnasium Thun) adding seven and two pass break-ups. Nathan Unger (Virginia Beach, Va./ Cox) was able to stall the CNU option offense with 2.5 sacks for 19 yards and Uno Christopher (Fredericksburg, Va./ Massaponax) recovered a wild snap in the middle of the field, and added two tackles for loss and a QB hurry.

First-year punter Everett Andersen (Wilton, Conn. / St. Luke's), in his first collegiate action, sent off four punts for 158 yards, a long of 44 yards and notched two rolls inside the 20-yard line.

Offensively, quarterback Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas/ Fort Worth Country Day) went 6-of-9 from the pocket for 61 yards including a 25-yard pass deep up the right side for first-year wide receiver Dryden Duggins (Baton Rouge, La./ Episcopal), ultimately setting up the Ramirez field goal. Andrew Bland (Richmond, Va./ Douglas Freeman) added two more completions for a total of 74 passing yards between the two quarterbacks.

On the ground, Murrin led the team with 39 rushing yards, while Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va. / Dominion) and Jacob Romero (Fredericksburg, Va./ Massaponax) were also in double digits with 34 and 21 net yards, respectively.

This marked the second-ever matchup between the two programs. Last year's Week One was the inaugural game in the series, and CNU came away as the victors in a higher scoring, 28-24, contest in Newport News.

Washington and Lee football will return to action next Saturday, September 10, at Sewanee for a 1 p.m. (ET) kickoff. W&L owns a 46-23 record over the University of the South, most recently a 52-0 victory at Wilson Field, and a six-game winning streak over the Tigers but the non-conference foe owns a slight 18-16 advantage over the Generals on their home turf in Tennessee. Sewanee is coming off a Week One 50-0 home win over St. Scholastica, snapping a 22-game losing skid spanning back to November 3, 2018.

SEWANEE, Tenn. - Washington and Lee University shut out Sewanee, 44-0, in a non-conference football game on Saturday afternoon.

In contest No. 70 of a historic matchup, the Generals (1-1) went ahead, 7-0, on the first drive of the game and held the Tigers (1-1) scoreless, but continued to light up the scoreboard throughout the afternoon.

Starting on the W&L 40, the visitors opened up the offense. A four-play, 60-yard drive ended in a Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas/ Fort Worth Country Day) 48-yard run with 11:46 on the clock, the Generals' first touchdown of the 2022 season. Following the Arturo Ramirez (Providence Village, Texas/ Braswell) extra point, the Blue and White remained on top for the rest of the day.

Ramirez went on to drill a 40-yard field goal on the ensuing possession for the Generals to cap a two-minute drive, despite the Tigers holding the option offense to just 13 yards.

Washington and Lee opened up the second quarter with another touchdown. Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va./ Dominion), the game's leading rusher, scored his first of two off a 57-yard rush. Two possessions later, Wertz found the endzone again to turn a 13-play drive into six more points for the Blue and White and chewed up five minutes off the clock. On 18 carries, Wertz recorded 145 yards from the line of scrimmage, his second career 100+ yard game in a Generals' uniform.

The second half of play featured the defense on both sides and six fruitless possessions for the offensive play-callers. During that span, W&L recovered two Sewanee fumbles, the first by Robert Poindexter (Atlanta, Ga./ Lovett) and the latter by Mustafa Alkhatib (Lawrenceville, Ga./ Discovery). The Tigers forced three turnovers as well, a fumble, interception and turnover on downs, keeping the Generals' offense tame after halftime.

Washington and Lee notched 20 more points on the scoreboard in the final quarter. Murrin and Burke Cigelske (Atlanta, Ga./ Riverwood) each rushed for 1-yard touchdowns. Cogelske's touchdown run was set up by a 63-yard Connor Lehman (Weston, Mass./ Weston) interception return. The game ended on a Jack Willi (Middletown, N.J./ Middletown South) 35-yard pick six for the Blue and White. Time expired after the extra point attempt missed wide.  

Defensively, Ronny Williams (Douglasville, Ga. Holy Innocents' Episcopal) put another strong performance together. He notched three solo and assisted four to record a team-high seven tackles. Johny McGrath (Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman) and Jonathan Gagnon (Leesburg, Va./ Potomac School) split a pair of W&L sacks. The Tigers controlled the ball for 32:36, including an 11-minute stint in the opening quarter, but the Generals blanked Sewanee for the eighth time in history between the two programs.

Washington and Lee will continue the road streak at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. next Saturday. The non-conference contest on September 17 is slated for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff, and the two schools will meet for just the third time ever. W&L defeated the Monarchs in 1989 and 1990, 47-0 and 10-0, respectively.

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -  The Washington and Lee University football team defeated Methodist University, 37-14, in a non-conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.

The Generals (2-1) recorded 331 yards on the ground and five rushing touchdowns to rout the Monarchs (1-2).

Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va./ Dominion) put up big numbers from the backfield for the second weekend in a row and led the Blue and White to victory. Wertz gained 150 yards on 32 rush attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry, and he found the endzone on three occasions, once in the opening stanza and twice in the third quarter.

Wertz also hauled in a 15-yard pass to match his game-long rush. He totaled 165 yards and the game marked the second straight week Wertz recorded 100+ yards and two or more touchdowns.

After a first series fumble, the Blue and White offense clicked and controlled the ball for just over 39 minutes of the contest and notched an 81-percent, third-down efficiency rating (13-of-16). The punt unit didn't see the field until the second half.

However, Methodist lit up the scoreboard first. A Generals' fumble on their own 7-yard line in the opening possession allowed Eaddy Tyquan to score for the home team and a 7-0 lead with 11:18 on the clock.

Wertz recorded the first touchdown off a 17-play and 75-yard series, scoring from the MU 3-yard line. The drive ate up 7:49 of play in the opening frame, but the extra point attempt was blocked by Methodist's Roderic Christian Jr. to keep the Monarch's up, 7-6.

W&L scored on both possessions in the second quarter. Aden Boyd punched in the ball from the same distance as the initial Blue and White touchdown. The pair of Generals' scoring drives sandwiched a MU touchdown with 1:55 remaining on the clock.

Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas/ Fort Worth Country Day) and the offense got to work in the two-minute drill and drove 80 yards to end the half with an Arturo Ramierz (Providence Village, Texas / Braswell) field goal from 23 yards out.

The Generals owned a 16-14 advantage at the break and did not allow the Monarchs to find the endzone in the entire second half.

The Blue and White time of possession continued to climb in the third quarter, in part due to going 3-for-3 on third downs. MU's two drives totaled just 3:35 of clock with eight plays for 26 yards.

Wertz completed his stat line out of the break with rushing touchdowns from three yards and one yard out, respectively.

Methodist was desperate to stop the bleeding but instead opened the final quarter with an interception on the third play of the series. A David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. McLean) 11-yard interception return stifled the Monarch attack after two quick plays that resulted in 29 yards.

The Generals took advantage of the good position and marched downfield for the final touchdown of the day; a three-yard scamper from Abdullah Mohamed (Vienna, Va. / Justice).

The defensive unit was led by Jalen Todd's (Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Country Day) nine tackles. Jens Ames (Richmond, Va. / St. Christopher's) recorded the only sack in the game. Washington and Lee's defense held the Monarchs under 300 yards (73 rushing, 197 passing) and limited them to 44 percent (4-of-9) in third down efficiency. W&L did not allow a fourth down conversion all afternoon.

The Blue and White triple-option notched 399 total yards. First-year wide receiver Dryden Duggins (Baton Rouge, La. / Episcopal) led the air attack with two receptions for 35 yards.

The squad has a bye week and will return to action on Saturday, October 1, in Lexington. The Generals and Averett, new to the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, kick off at 3 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee was a welcoming host to Averett University for the Cougars first-ever ODAC contest, but all niceties were put aside once the opening whistle sounded with the Generals posting a 31-0 shutout on Saturday afternoon on Wilson Field. W&L's Parents Weekend victory marks the program's second whitewash of the season, a feat the club accomplished in 2021 as well.

You would be hard-pressed to find an area where Washington and Lee (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) did not out-shine Averett (2-2, 0-1). The Generals racked up 511 yards of offense on 80 total plays. Both of those totals were roughly double their opponent's figures with the W&L defense holding the Cougars to 216 yards from scrimmage on just 47 plays. That disparity in plays run led to the Blue & White holding possession for an eye-opening 42:45 of clock time.

W&L's offense was powered by 338 yards rushing and three touchdowns from three different ball-carriers. Junior back Andrew Bland (Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) led with 69 yards and a touchdown on just three carries, while junior quarterback Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Country Day) and senior running back Harry Crutcher (Dallas, Texas / Cistercian) each posted 50 yards and a score on a combined 21 carries.

The Generals' passing attack also got involved with Murrin and sophomore quarterback Eli Hildebrandt ( Milton, Ga. / Fellowship Christian) combining to go 7-of-10 for 173 yards through the air. Hildebrandt and Burke Cigelske (Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood) connected on a 44-yard TD pass late in the third quarter, marking the first passing and receiving touchdown for either player, respectively.

The offense was buoyed by an equally impressive outing from the Generals defense, which surrendered just 4.6 yards per play to the Cougars. W&L was particularly stout against the run, allowing 56 yards on 15 carries. Sophomore linebacker Uno Christopher (Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax)  and senior lineman Nathan Unger (Virginia Beach, Va. / Cox) helped set that total back with a tackle-for-loss each. Junior linebacker Hunter Hawk (Cumming, Ga. / Holy Innocents' Episcopal)  and senior linebacker David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) led the unit with five tackles apiece.

The Blue & White passing defense was sound as well, holding AU to 160 yards by pass catchers. Washington and Lee allowed only 12-of-32 attempts to be completed, good for a low 37.5-percent completion rate. W&L defenders broke up six passes. Senior defensive back Cole Cameli (Mooresville, N.C. / Southlake Christian) intercepted a pass to account for the game's lone turnover.

Points did not populate the Wilson Field scoreboard until midway through the first quarter. Murrin capped a nine-play 50-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run. He had to fight his way around the left edge before his offensive line teammates helped push him into the end zone for a 7-0 lead with 8:57 on the clock.

Home fans would not have to wait long for the next W&L score. Bland, who exploded for a 44-yard run on the second play of the Generals next possession, ended that drive in the end zone with a 16-yard run with 3:28 to play in the opening frame. Murrin was key on the scoring play as he completed a five-yard option-pitch to Bland to spring the Generals back down the left sideline.

Washington and Lee scored two more times before halftime. The Generals took possession with 14:09 on the second quarter clock and did not surrender control until Crutcher plunged over right guard from one-yard out 8:02 later. That drive covered 68 yards and featured 17 plays, the longest possession of the game in terms of plays and time for either team.

Junior kicker Arturo Ramirez (Providence Village, Texas / Braswell) sent the teams into their locker rooms with a 22-yard field goal with 25-seconds to go for a 24-0 Generals lead.

The only points of the second half were set up by the lone turnover of the contest. Midway through the third quarter and with Averett close to the red zone at the W&L 33-yard line, Cameli played his zone perfectly as he stepped back to intercept an underthrown AU pass at the 11-yard line. Seven plays after the takeaway, Hildebrandt and Cigelske connected on a 44-yard touchdown pass-and-catch. Cigelske caught the ball at the 23-yard line and eluded one tackler before sprinting to the end zone down the right sideline with 3:36 on the third quarter clock.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Washington and Lee University football team pounded the rock past Guilford College, 31-6 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.

The Generals (4-1, 2-0 ODAC) spoiled the Quakers' (1-4, 0-2) homecoming weekend on the heels of 411 yards of total offense, all on the ground, and four rushing touchdowns.

The Blue and White dominated in the possession stat line; the offense was on the field for 43:56 on Saturday and allowed the defense to be fresh and pin their ears back every time they were called to step onto the field.

In just 82 snaps, the offense tallied 26 first downs and moved the chain crew nearly every three plays. Led by Eli Hildebrandt (Milton, Ga. / Fellowship Christian) under center, the Generals ran the ball 78 times, averaged 5.3 yards per carry and only recorded negative yardage on three occasions all day. The loss of four yards came in the final stanza on one tackle for a loss and a pair of kneel downs to run out the clock.

Washington and Lee found the endzone four times with Harry Crutcher (Dallas, Texas / Cistercian) punching across the goal line the first, second and fourth quarters. Jacob Romero capped an 18-play and 99-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run.

Crutcher, who recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game in Blue and White on Saturday, accumulated 148 yards and led the rushing attack and Hildebrandt added 93 yards of his own. Eight Generals recorded rushing attempts and sophomore Aiden Boeshans (Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury) popped-off a 35-yard run, the longest play of the contest before lining up in victory formation.

On the other side of the ball, the defense held the Quakers to 217 total yards and half of the first downs W&L tallied, 13, in just 15 minutes of possession. Guilford's Bailey Baker completed 17 of his 23 pass attempts for 201 yards. The quarterback and Kyle Lovett connected in the second quarter for a 5-yard touchdown pass, the only score for the home team. WLU blocked the extra-point attempt.

The Generals went into halftime with a 14-6 advantage then scored 17 unanswered points after the break.

Robert Harvey (Lenk im Simmental, Switzerland / Gymnasium Thun), Uno Christopher (Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax), Nathan Unger (Virginia Beach, Va. / Cox) and Robert Poindexter (Atland, Ga. / Lovett) combined for five tackles for a loss of 15 yards. Jonathan Gagnon (Leesburg, Va. / Potomac School) forced a fumble that Jalen Todd (Louisvilley, Ky. / Kentucky CountryDay) scooped up for the Blue and White. David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) recorded a team-high seven tackles with five solo wrap-ups.

Both Charlie Fleming (Atlanta, Ga / Marist) and Cole Cameli (Mooresville, N.C. /Southlake Christian) hauled in interceptions. As the third quarter wound down, Cameli grabbed the ball out of the air at the Washington and Lee 30-yard line, and took off for a 63-yard return. His run was stopped just short of the endzone on the GC 7. The Generals were able to get a play off before the end of the quarter and Crutcher's rush put WLU on the one yard line to start the final stanza.

Crutcher's number was called again on the opening play of the fourth quarter, his run up the middle resulted in a one-yard touchdown.

Arturo Ramirez (Providence Village, Texas / Braswell) was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and drilled a 30-yard field goal at the 3:13 mark to close out the W&L scoring. 

FERRUM, Va. - The Washington and Lee University football team earned a 17-7 Old Dominion Athletic Conference win on the road at Ferrum College on Saturday afternoon.

The Blue and White (5-1, 3-0 ODAC) defense stifled the Panthers (0-6, 0-3) in the second half to set the Generals up for a come-from-behind win on the road. With nearly 30 minutes of possession time, WLU held FC to just 262 yards and one touchdown to spoil the homecoming game.

The Panthers struck first and punched the ball past the goal line thanks to a Generals' miscue during the opening drive for Washington and Lee. On just the third snap, a fumble recovered by Ferrum put the Panthers in scoring position early. The home team was able to string together a 6-play possession for a 9-yard touchdown run by Joshua Ellerbem, Seth Deaton's kick was good and put the home team up 7-0.

The next two WLU opportunities would total just 42 yards of offense and gave the ball back to the Panthers by way of a turnover on downs and a punt.

Still scoreless, the Generals offense came out with 1:15 on the clock until the break. Ignited by a 67-yard Eli Hildebrandt (Milton, Ga. / Fellowship Christian) pass to senior Alex Vaught (Roanoke, Va. / Roanoke Catholic), W&L marched down the field in the hurry-up offense. With the ball on the FC09, Abdullah Mohamed (Vienna, Va. Justice) and Harry Crutcher (Dallas, Texas / Cistercian)  rushed for positive yardage to move the line of scrimmage to the FC04 with 15 seconds on the clock.

Ferrum called a timeout to adjust to the Blue and White formation. Out of the break, Hildebrandt kept the ball and scampered  into the endzone. Arturo Ramirez' (Providence Village, Texas / Braswell) kick attempt was good to cap the 4-play, 76-yard drive. The two teams were in lockstep as they went into the locker room at halftime.

The coin toss flipped in Blue and White's favor and deferring until the second half enabled the Generals to go on a 14-point swing on the opening drive. Eleven plays, all on the ground, resulted in a one-yard touchdown run for Crutcher. In the process, the offense ate up 8:36 of the game clock. Momentum shifted toward W&L on second down at the W&L47. Hildrebrandt ripped off a 33-yard run, the longest rush of the game on either side of the ball, and set up the second scoring drive.

With the Generals up 14-7, the two teams dueled it out in the trenches and alternated punts for six consecutive drives.

On the last punt, Paul Pivirotto (Chevy Chase, Md. Episcopal) pinned the Panthers inside their 10-yard line with a 43-yard boom. A first down offensive holding penalty moved FC back onto the four-yard line. The next three plays advanced the ball 25 yards to the FC39. An incomplete pass on 2-and-4 forced Ferrum quarterback, Joshua Luckett, into a passing situation.

Isaiah Mefford (Arlington, Va. / Wakefield) picked off Luckett's throw at the W&L48.

The Generals offense went to work and wound the clock down to 2:31 off ten plays. The possession ended in a 40-yard Ramirez field goal to give WLU a 10-point cushion.

As time ticked down, the defense allowed Ferrum to snap the ball 11 times but held FC off the board as time expired.

The box score was relatively even across the board. The offense had trouble moving the sticks as both teams recorded 262 yards of total offense, averaged 4.4 yards per play and split the contests' 10 punts.

David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) led the tackling efforts with 11, Connor O'Malley (Darien, Conn. / Darien) added nine, seven of which were solo wrap-ups.

The team combined for six tackles for a loss and a pair of sacks. Uno Christopher (Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax) led the team with  2.5 tackles for loss for six yards. Hunter Hawk (Cumming, Ga. / Holy Innocents' Episcopal) broke up a pass and was credited with a fumble recovery. 

LEXINGTON, Va. - The Washington and Lee University football team fell short, 44-43 in an overtime loss to Hampden-Sydney College on Saturday afternoon.

The Tigers (4-3, 3-1 ODAC), up 31-17 at the end of the third quarter, survived the Blue and White's  (5-2, 3-1 ODAC) 20-point comeback efforts to earn the Old Dominion Athletic Conference win.

Hampden-Sydney forced the overtime period as the clock expired with a successful field goal attempt.

Prior to the deflating 42-yard Quinton Waddy kick, W&L seemed to have pulled off a monumental comeback in the waning moments of regulation. Isaiah Medford picked off the ODAC passing leader, Tyler Bernard, with one second left on the clock. Unfortunately, a defensive pass interference call negated the play and put the ball at the WLU25 to give Waddy a chance to push the game tied at 37-37.

Washington and Lee opened up the extra period with the ball on the 25 per NCAA overtime protocol and Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Country Day) capped a 6-play drive with a 4-yard TD run up the center; a miss on the PAT gave H-SC the opportunity to win on the ensuing chance.

Bernard matched Murrin's efforts with his own rush up the middle and the final score was sealed 44-43 as Elijah Swett's kick was good to give the Tigers a road win, the 40th win over W&L in the series history.

The Blue and White lit up the scoreboard first in the opening possession after Murrin and the offense over on a punt return the WLU24.  It only took 11 plays, with five different ball carriers, in the no-huddle offense to march down to the redzone. Jacob Romero (Fredericksburg, Va. Massaponax) punched through a hole on the left side and broke out for a 9-yard score.

The Tigers responded with back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter, both drives extended into double-digit plays with 12 and 14 snaps, respectively. The first touchdown drive consumed 75 yards and ended in a touchdown pass from six yards out to David Byler and an extra point for the visitors to take a 14-10 lead.  

The Tiger defense then held WLU to just three points and Brice Wilson popped off a 20-yard kick return to set up the second straight touchdown for Hampden-Sydney. The 58-yard possession ate up 6:10 of the game clock.

To end the first half, a Hampden-Sydney picked off Murrin with one second on the clock. Originally, Bernard sent a desperate attempt down the field, the pass was incomplete and broken up by Connor O'Malley (Darien, Conn. / Darien). However, a horse collar tackle penalty gave the Tigers 15 yards and one last snap. The field goal unit came out and Swett tied the game up 17-17 with a 45-yard kick through the uprights to close out the half.

The Tigers got out ahead 14 points in the third stanza off a 96-yard march down to the endzone and followed it up with a defensive touchdown. Max Pickren scooped up a loose fumble at the WLU15 and scored. H-SC was successful on the two-point conversion to negate a missed PAT on the previous touchdown.  

The Generals were held scoreless throughout the third quarter, the offense struggled to gain momentum and yardage. Just 19 net yards were tallied after three punts, the fumble and a missed field goal attempt.

Will Mahmud (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West) forced a fumble on one of those returns and Burke Cigelske (Atlanta, Ga. / Riverwood) recovered the ball at the HSC25, but the Generals were unable to convert the special teams' play into points.

Fortunately for the Blue and White faithful, the offensive woes didn't carry into the final stanza. The Generals were able to score on the next four possessions, stretching into the overtime chance, with rushing touchdowns from Cameron Reed (The Woodlandsm Texas / John Cooper School), Harry Crutcher (Dallas, Texas / Cistercian), Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va. / Dominion) and Murrin.

Wertz' score came on the heels of a Hunter Hawk (Cumming, Ga. / Holy Innocents' Episcopal) forced fumble and recovery on the HSC39.

The Tigers out-gained W&L 427-407 in total offensive yards and had a 10-play advantage despite the home team edging the victors in time of possession during regulation.

The Blue and White rushing attack went for 345 yards and averaged 5.8 yards per carry.

The W&L defense wrapped up Bernard three times and recorded 5 tackles for a loss. David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) led the team's tackling efforts with 11 total. O'Malley recorded seven solo tackles

Bernard's final stat line was 31-of-45 for 313 yards and three touchdowns. David Byler was on the receiving end of two of those passes while Austin Fernandez grabbed the third with 86 yards on the day.

Murrin led all rushers with 137 yards and two touchdowns for a 7.2 average. Wertz ran 91 yards on two touchdowns and Romero and Reed added 67 and 13 yards, respectively in addition to their scores.

Dryden Duggins(Baton Rouge, La. / Episcopal) and Alex Vaught (Roanoke, Va. / Roanoke Catholic) were involved in the air game. Vaught's lone grab was for 25 yards and Duggins caught an 11 and 10 yard pass for the Generals

Noteably, in the 80th matchup between the two programs, today's victory for the Tigers makes Hampden-Sydney head coach Marty Favret the all-time winningest football coach at Hampden-Sydney. Coach Favret has an overall record of 144-84, and surpassed J. Stokeley Fulton's record of 143-99-5 over 25 seasons from 1960-84.

The Blue and White are back in front of the home crowd next Saturday, October 29 for Young Alumni weekend against Randolph-Macon College at 2 p.m. on Wilson Field. The Generals look to build off the 2021 thrilling 25-24 comeback win in Ashland over then-ranked No. 16 Randolph-Macon.

The Washington and Lee University football team fell to No. 16 Randolph-Macon College on Saturday evening, 35-21.

The Yellow Jackets (7-0, 5-0 ODAC) scored 28 unanswered points in the middle of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference matchup to rout the Generals (5-3, 3-2) on Young Alumni Weekend.

The Blue and White kicked the game off with a score on a three-minute possession. After three straight Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va. / Dominion) run attempts for 21 total yards, junior quarterback Stephen Murrin (Fort Worth, Texas / Fort Worth Country Day) opened up the field on a 38-yard pass into Andrew Bland's (Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) arms up the left sideline. The pass took W&L to the R-MC11 and the ensuing play, a Yellow Jacket offsides call, set Murrin up for a six-yard touchdown run.

The visitors answered back on the next drive with a touchdown of their own, ten plays for 79 yards. Four of those snaps, including the 23-yard Drew Campanale TD pass to David Wallis gained double-digit yardage.

Campanale, who only missed on one target all day, started off 4-of-4 behind the line of scrimmage and ended with a stat line of 11-of-12 for 213 passing yards and two touchdowns. The junior quarterback also ran for two touchdowns and 34 yards on 11 attempts.

The home team kept pace with Macon and went up 14-7 on the following drive. The Generals marched 80 yards after R-MC's kickoff and chewed up 8:10 of clock time to go into the second quarter. Fourteen runs and an eight-yard pass to Dryden Duggins (Baton Rouge, La. / Episcopal) put Wertz just outside the endzone. He plowed through two yards of goal-line defense and Arturo Ramirez (Providence Village, Texas / Braswell) drained his second kick attempt of the day and put W&L up 14-7.

Ramirez sent the kickoff through the back line for a R-MC touchback but momentum quickly favored the guests on the next play. Campanale, from the R-MC 25 set up in shotgun and found David Wallis downfield with just one safety to beat. He unloaded a 75-yard touchdown pass deep down the right side as ten seconds ran off the clock between scores for the 'Jackets to tie up the contest.

Gassed off a short turn-around from the previous possession, the W&L option offense was stalled for the first time all afternoon. The squad picked up just 25 yards in seven plays before Paul Pivirotto (Chevy Chase, Md. / Episcopal) was called to the field to punt the ball away.

R-MC capitalized on the opportunity and Kwesi Clarke busted out a 20-yard gain on the ground to start the drive. Seven plays later the 'Jackets were on the two-yard line. The Generals defense was able to stand tall for a pair goal-line plays but Campanale broke through the defense on the third attempt from the one-yard line and went up 21-14 before halftime.

Out of the break, R-MC received the second half kickoff and Campanale orchestrated a six-play, 75-yard drive in three minutes to extend the lead. Set up by a 55-yard pass to Wallis, the quarterback ran in his second touchdown of the day, this time from the two-yard line. The touchdown was the only score from either team during the third stanza.

WLU turned the ball over on downs after stringing together ten plays for 65 yards but stalled out on the R-MC15. Jacob Romero (Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax) looked to have cleared the downs marker with a leap over the defense, but his catch was ruled a yard short.

Macon took over at their own 10-yard line and moved all 90 yards in 11 plays that extended into the first play of the final quarter. Nick Hale scored from three yards out and the PAT put R-MC ahead 35-14.

The Blue and White did not quit and the Generals' defense answered with their own stop at the WLU18. Murrin and the offense used five minutes to turn their final possession into seven points.

In the final series, Murrin went 4-of-6 in the air with throws to Duggins twice and a pair of 24-yard passes up the middle to Harry Crutcher (Dallas, Texas / Cistercian) and Romero on back-to-back snaps. A spike to stop the clock put W&L on the 10-yard line. Crutcher gained four yards inside a gap on the right side and Murrin ran six yards through the middle for a Generals touchdown. Arturo's kick cut the deficit down to just two scores for a 35-21 final.

The Generals recorded a season-high 177 passing yards on 21 attempts Bland's 38-yard catch was the longest of the day for the home team. Duggins ended with 65 yards and six of the team's 14 receptions.

For the visitors, who extended their win streak to 14 games with today's win, Wallis notched two touchdowns and a career-best 195 receiving yards off seven catches. Clarke ran the ball 11 times and netted 85 yards for 7.7 yards per carry. R-MC tallied 423 yards of total offense.

Wertz rushed for a team high 76 yards on 19 attempts.

Charlie Fleming (Atlanta, Ga. / Marist), Jalen Todd (Louisville, Ky. / Kentucky Day) and David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) all recorded team-high eight tackles, Onyejekwe and Uno Christopher (Fredericksburg, Va. / Massaponax) both had tackles behind the line of scrimmage for nine yards.

Cade Jones led the Yellow-Jackets defense with 12 tackles, a tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

Connor Lehman (Weston, Mass. / Weston) led all special-teamers with 79 return yards on kickoffs including a 52-yarder, a game-best.

The Washington and Lee University football team fell at Bridgewater College 13-6 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.

Both the Generals (5-4, 3-3 ODAC) and the Eagles (8-1, 5-1) scored touchdowns, but missed the extra point, in the second quarter to have a 6-6 contest going into halftime. BC was able to find the endzone in their opening possession of the third and held W&L scoreless for the remainder of the game to prevail 13-7.

Harry Crutcher's (Dallas, Texas /Cistercian) one-yard touchdown run capped an 80-yard drive that extended 14 plays. The series consisted of just over eight minutes of possession to put the Generals on top at the 4:17 mark of the second stanza.

Eli Hildebrandt (Milton, Ga. / Fellowship Christian) rushed for 44 yards during that. scoring drive, including a game-long 28 yards up the left side.

The Generals' point-after attempt was blocked by Bridgewater's Tucker Harris.

The squads then traded possessions, a five play drive by BC, and a Generals' three-and-out gave the Eagles the ball with 1:01 remaining in the opening half.

The punt resulted in the ball being placed at the WLU47 and the Eagles needed just 42 seconds and three plays to equalize the scoreboard. Jaylen Wood completed a 42-yard touchdown to Dylan Maclachlan down the right side for the six points. A false start moved the PAT back five yards and the attempt failed.

Out of the break, W&L was stifled after earning a first down on the Hildrebrandt rush up the middle for 11-yards. A four-yard loss on the next snap put the offense at 2nd down with 14 yards to go. The Blue and White were unable to move the sticks and sent the punt team out.

Bridgewater then marched 77 yards on 15 plays to eat up 8:26 on the clock. Wood completed a short pass to the left for Freddie Watkins to record a 9-yard touchdown.

The Blue and White were unable to find the endzone through the remainder of the game.

The Eagles edged the Generals in total offense 262-225 yards and averaged 4.3 yards per play compared to W&L's 3.9. WLU totaled 187 rushing yards.

Hildebrandt led the visitors on the ground with 76 yards, Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va. / Dominion) added 30 yards on seven carries.

Peter Davin (Kensington, Md. / Georgetown Prep) went 4-for-8 for 38 passing yards, Andrew Bland (Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) tallied 36 of those with a long of 19-yards.

Defensively David Onyejekwe (Falls Church, Va. / McLean) totaled a game-high 12 tackles and the team recorded five tackles for loss including two sacks.

For the home team, Wood completed 12-of-16 pass attempts for 115 yards and two touchdowns, Malcom Anderson was 5-of-8 and added 45 yards. The Eagles net 102 yards on the ground, Albert Mensah gained 46 yards on 13 attempts and Wood recorded 44 yards on 10 runs from the pocket. 

The Washington and Lee University football team concluded its 2022 season with a 16-14 loss in triple overtime to Shenandoah University.

The Hornets (8-2, 5-2 ODAC) rallied back from a 14-point deficit in the final 15 minutes of regulation to push the Generals (5-5, 3-4) into extra time.

Both teams came up scoreless through the first two overtime periods, all four field goal attempts were no good. SU missed a 37-yarder and blocked W&L's 36-yard attempt on the ensuing possession. W&L opened the second period with a 25-yard miss before the Blue and White defense pushed SU back on the final frame for a 41-yard attempt. Shenandoah's kick was wide to the right and sent the two teams into the next tie-break period.

The Hornets went on to earn the Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory in the third overtime, alternating two-point plays by new NCAA overtime rules. Steven Hugney, sophomore quarterback for SU, rushed in on the right side after breaking a tackle out wide to cross the goal line. 

On the field following the conversion, Washington and Lee called on Alex Wertz (Sterling, Va. / Dominion). His rush up the middle was stuffed just short of the endzone and with the 16-14 win, SU equaled their program record for victories in a season (eight). 

Before the OT periods, the Hornets needed to respond to a 14-point Blue and White swing. The home team found the endzone on both the final possession of the first half and on the initial drive of the third quarter. 

After a booming 66-yard second quarter punt, the Generals took the field at the WLU24 with 4:20 on the clock. Six straight rushes combined for 20 yards before the clock stopped with an incomplete pass. Peter Davin (Kensington, Md. / Georgetown Prep) checked in for the Blue and White to open up the play book. The passing game gained some momentum for the Generals with three consecutive Dryden Duggins (Baton Rouge, La. / Episcopal) completions for 22 total yards. 

Wertz' rush up the middle was good for a first down on the SU16 and a spike stopped the clock with 43 seconds on the clock.

Davin called his own number on the next two snaps with a 9-yard gain to the right and a 7-yard touchdown run up the middle with 0:23 on the clock. Andrew Arnold (Richmond, Va. / Trinity Episcopal) split the uprights to put the Generals up on top 7-0.

Out of the locker room, W&L chewed up 4:11 of the game clock on eight plays and 58 yards, after a 17-yard Josh Garcia (Autin, Texas / Austin) return from the opening kickoff, for the second touchdown. 

Eli Hildebrant (Milton, Ga. / Fellowship Christian) lined up in shotgun and connected with Andrew Bland (Richmond, Va. / Douglas Freeman) on a cut through the middle of the field for a 32-yard touchdown. The PAT was good and the Generals held that two-score advantage until the final stanza of regulation. 

With the ball on the WLU02 to start the fourth quarter, Hugney was on the receiving-end of a touchdown pass from wideout Bryar Wheeler. The fourth-and-goal "Philly Special" capped a 12-play, 61-yard drive to cut the WLU lead in half five seconds into the last stanza. 

A pair of three-and-outs and a 5-minute drive resulted in zero points for the Blue and White. The Hornets got the ball back with 1:43 to play. Starting at the SU25, Hugney marched Shenandoah down the field. The Generals' defense held their ground for three plays inside the ten before bending on a fourth-and-goal conversion from the five yard line. With 40 seconds on the clock, Hugney found Andre Jackson on a slant, the PAT sent the contest into overtime.

Washington and Lee out-gained Shenandoah 344-315 and possessed the ball for 35:57. 

Wertz led all rushers with 26 attempts and 155 yards. Hildebrandt finished the game 5-of-9 for 44 yards and one touchdown and Davin added 29 yards on four completions. Hildebrandt ran for 58 yards on 18 carries.

For the Hornets, Hugney finished 29-of-52 for 228 yards with one touchdown and an interception on the day, Connor O'Malley (Darien, Conn. / Darien) jumped in front of a route up the left sideline for the pick. 

Hunter Hawk (Cumming, Ga. / Holy Innocents' Episcopal) had a team-high 11 tackles with five solo efforts. Robert Poindexter (Atlanta, Ga. / Lovett) tallied a sack on Hugney for three yards and the defense made five stops behind the line of scrimmage for a combined 11 yards.

Washington and Lee broke up six pass attempts and was credited with eight QB hurries. 

Ben Burgan tallied a game-high 22 stops for the visitors. 

Prior to the season finale, the W&L football team honored the program's seniors and their families for the impact that they had on the team and on the Generals' community over the past four years.

Today's contest completes the Generals season and the 2023 schedule will be announced this coming spring and post-season/conference awards will be announced throughout the coming weeks.