BY Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives | UNC Pembroke Athletics
A 67-yard touchdown run from Sincere Baines to start the third quarter fueled the offense for the UNC Pembroke football team as the Braves defeated West Liberty 37-19 on Saturday at the West Family Stadium.
The victory for the Braves (2-2, 1-2 MEC) snapped a two-game skid and marked the first victory on the road this season. The Hilltoppers (0-4, 0-3 CC) have now dropped their last four games and fall to 4-2 when playing on homecoming.
Inside the Box Score
- Colin Johnson completed 11 of his 24 pass attempts for 180 passing yards. Johnson rushed 14 times for 60 yards.
- Diaz Alexander caught a pair of passes for 74-yards, while EJ Gatling caught four passes for 59 yards. Sincere Baines rushed five times for 96 yards and one touchdown.
- Justin Foreman and LaTrell Jewsome each finished with eight tackles. Sean Hill registered five solo tackles and one assist, while also scoring a touchdown from a 54-yard interception return.
- UNC Pembroke finished with 195 rushing yards while West Liberty had 74 yards on the ground. However, the Hilltoppers logged 272 passing yards while the Braves had 180 passing yards.
- The victory marks the third consecutive victory for UNCP against WLU. The Braves improve to 4-1 all-time against the Hilltoppers.
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TEAM 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q FINAL UNC Pembroke 3 14 20 0 37 @ West Liberty 0 7 12 0 19
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