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Samuel Andrae field goal attempt
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Winner N.C. Wesleyan NCWU 4-4 , 4-1
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Methodist MUFB 1-7 , 1-4
Winner
N.C. Wesleyan NCWU
4-4 , 4-1
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Methodist MUFB
1-7 , 1-4
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
NCWU N.C. Wesleyan 7 10 3 7 27
MUFB Methodist 0 0 3 0 3

Game Recap: Football | | Matthew Shealy

Monarchs Bested by Battling Bishops

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Searching for a Homecoming victory on Saturday, the Methodist football team fell short against North Carolina Wesleyan, suffering a 27-3 loss to the Battling Bishops. The Monarchs were held scoreless in the first half and were unable to produce a comeback.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: North Carolina Wesleyan def. Methodist, 27-3
Records: Methodist 1-7 (1-4), North Carolina Wesleyan 4-4 (4-1)
Location: Monarch Stadium; Fayetteville, North Carolina

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Having received the ball to start the game, N.C. Wesleyan marched down the field and scored on their first drive, as a 45-yard completion from Zachary Marquis to Rahmir Anderson set up an 18-yard touchdown run by Anthony Byrd. The drive lasted four plays and took less than two minutes off the clock.
  • The teams exchanged five punts over the remaining duration of the first quarter – two by the Battling Bishops and three from the Monarchs. On a drive that began with 40 seconds left in the first quarter, N.C. Wesleyan pieced together nine plays for 65 yards, culminating the possession with a 24-yard field goal for the first score of the second quarter, giving the Battling Bishops a 10-0 lead.
  • N.C. Wesleyan furthered itself from the Monarchs with a score inside the final two minutes of the half – a one-yard rush by Byrd.
  • Down 17-0, Methodist received the ball to begin the second half. The Monarchs drove downfield with back-to-back 17-yard completions from quarterback Brandon Bullins (the first caught by KJ Hicklin and the second by Wade Thomas). Facing third-and-five on the six-yard line, Bullins was sacked and fumbled the ball, pushing the Monarchs back to the 20 yard-line, where they would be forced to settle for a field goal. Samuel Andrae's 37-yard attempt was true, making it a two-score game.
  • The Battling Bishops matched Methodist's third-quarter score with a field goal of their own, then scored one more touchdown (a nine-yard run by Myles Martin) in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.
MORE TO IT
  • N.C. Wesleyan's fourth-quarter touchdown was set-up by Anthony Byrd, who ran the ball 80 yards two plays prior to put the Battling Bishops on the 11-yard line.
  • On six first-half possessions, Methodist recorded six punts and gained 89 yards of offense.
  • Methodist's leading receiver was Wade Thomas, who hauled in 11 catches for 84 yards.
UP NEXT
Methodist returns to Monarch Stadium on Saturday (Nov. 4) for the team's final home game of the season as well as senior day. The Monarchs host LaGrange College at 1 p.m.
 
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