Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne, Sports Information Director
(804) 752-7387, christopherkilcoyne@rmc.edu

Strong Start Sends Emory & Henry Past Randolph-Macon 24-10
(Box Score) 

EMORY, VA -- Emory & Henry scored 21 first-half points en route to a 24-10 victory over Randolph-Macon Saturday afternoon in ODAC Football action.

The Wasps got 136 yards rushing and a touchdown from running back Caleb Jennings, while quarterback Brent McDonald was 15-of-18 for 209 yards and a pair of scores. Randolph-Macon's Zak Thornton ran the ball 19 times for 88 yards. Quarterback Austin Faulkner was 24-of-43 for 234 yards. Brandon Braner collected eight catches for 94 yards.

E&H (3-3 / 1-1 ODAC) got on the board on the first play from scrimmage when McDonald connected with Jonathan Hawkins on a 74-yard scoring pass to go up 7-0, 17 seconds into the game.

The Wasps struck again on their next possession when Jennings broke off a 43-yard scoring scamper that put E&H up 14-0 with just over nine minutes to go in the first quarter.

Emory & Henry scored its final touchdown of the afternoon with 12:21 to go in the first-half when McDonald and Hawkins teamed up again for a 14 yard scoring strike.

On its second possession of the second-half, R-MC (2-4 / 1-2 ODAC) put together a 18 play, 78 yard drive that was capped off by a one-yard quarterback keeper by Faulkner that made the score 21-7 with 2:12 to go in the third quarter.

After a Luke Hawk field goal extended the Wasps lead to 24-7, R-MC's Spenser Bolen capped a 10 play, 52 yard drive with a 28 yard field go to make the score 24-10 with just over eight minutes to go in the game.

Christian Stahl and Hassan Shonekan both had nine tackles on the day for R-MC, while Ed Smith and Matt Baldwin each had nine stops for E&H.

Randolph-Macon will return to action next Saturday at home when it takes on non-conference foe Frostburg State University.

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