Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Lenoir-Rhyne University Athletics

FB Score
33
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 8-2 , 6-2
14
Catawba CAT 2-8 , 1-7
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
8-2 , 6-2
33
Final
14
Catawba CAT
2-8 , 1-7
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
LRU Lenoir-Rhyne 3 7 9 14 33
CAT Catawba 14 0 0 0 14

Game Recap: Football | | Joel Krenz, Assistant AD for Media and Communications

Bears keep playoff hopes alive with 33-14 win at Catawba

SALISBURY, NC - It's rare to have one pick-six in a game, and much rarer to have two. Damien Savage and James Ussery made that a reality on Saturday, as they each notched a fourth quarter pick-six en route to a 33-14 win at Catawba. Down 14-3 in the first quarter, LR closed on a 30-0 run to comfortably win this one.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #21 Lenoir-Rhyne 33, Catawba 14
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-2, 6-2 SAC), Catawba (2-8, 1-7 SAC)
Location: Moretz Stadium | Hickory, NC

STORY OF THE GAME:
  • LR's defense showed out early, as JT Black forced a fumble on Catawba's first drive of the game.
  • The Bears turned that turnover into a 42-yard Jake Brown field goal, going up 3-0 early.
  • Catawba scored 14 unanswered points and led 14-3 after the first quarter.
  • Jamir Fox scored the first touchdown of his career to make it 14-10 at the half.
  • Fox opened the second half with a 21-yard score.
  • Brown knocked in another field goal and LR went into the final quarter leading 19-14.
  • Damien Savage picked off Catawba QB Mason Fortune and went 30-yards for the score.
  • Nic Cheeley stopped what looked to be a strong scoring drive from Catawba with an interception in the end zone.
  • For the third possession in a row, the Bears intercepted Fortune, this time with James Ussery going 70-yard for the score.
STATS OF THE GAME:
  • Jalen Ferguson was 14-for-27 with 160 yards and an interception. 
  • Jamir Fox ran for a career high 79 yards and two touchdowns.
  • John Godwin led the Bears with four catches for 45 yards.
  • Jaelin Willis led the Bears with eight tackles.
  • JT Black and Damien Savage were Catawba's worst nightmare, combining for eight tackles, 3 TFL for 42 yards, two sacks for 20 yards, one forced fumble, and one pick six.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
  • The Bears tallied three interceptions for the third game this season.
  • LR's 69 tackles this game were their most in a game all season.
  • Nic Cheeley is tied for the SAC lead with five interceptions.
  • The Bears rank second in the SAC with 19 interceptions.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne was ranked eighth in the last Super Region II rankings, keeping in them in the hunt for the playoffs.
  • The series record now sits at 50-49-4 in favor of the Bears.
UP NEXT: The Bears will celebrate senior day next Saturday as they host Anderson between the bricks. The Trojans, who are playing their first year of football, fell 31-16 to Mars Hill earlier today. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m., with Senior Day to take place prior to the opening kick.
Print Friendly Version

Sponsors