Pembroke, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team (3-5) suffered a 14-10 setback to UNC Pembroke (2-6) Saturday afternoon at Grace P. Johnson Stadium.  The victory snapped the Braves' five-game losing streak.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UNC Pembroke 14, Lenoir-Rhyne 10
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-5), UNC Pembroke (2-6)
Location: Grace P. Johnson Stadium | Pembroke, N.C.
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STATS OF THE GAME:
•      UNC Pembroke's Miles Grant (Rockingham, N.C.) scored the game-winning touchdown on a 40-yard run with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter.  Grant finished with a game-high 100 yards rushing.
•      Lenoir-Rhyne sophomore running back Nelson Brown (Salisbury, Md.) scored his team-leading eighth touchdown of the year and led the Bears with 59 yards on the ground.
•      The Braves held a 355-209 edge in total yards and forced the Bears into three turnovers.  UNC Pembroke's JoJo Spann (McDonough, Ga.) caught a 35-yard touchdown pass and finished with six receptions for 93 yards.
•      Lenoir-Rhyne freshman linebacker Quentin Hayes (Powder Springs, Ga.) and sophomore linebacker Sherrod Williams (Edison, Ga.) finished with 13 and 11 tackles, respectively.  The Bears also forced two turnovers.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•      UNC Pembroke has won both games all-time against Lenoir-Rhyne.
•      Lenoir-Rhyne has allowed just 21 points in its last two games.
•      Lenoir-Rhyne freshman placekicker Chase Allbaugh (Tallahassee, Fla.) kicked a 54-yard field goal – two yards off tying the school record held by Rick Padget (1975 vs. Mars Hill).

UP NEXT:
Lenoir-Rhyne returns home to take on Carson-Newman on Senior Day in a South Atlantic Conference game next Saturday beginning at 2:00 p.m., at Moretz Stadium.  UNC Pembroke plays at Mars Hill next Saturday in Mars Hill, N.C., at 1:00 p.m.