Watch your Generals (8-2) on Saturday live streaming as the football team battles Hobart (10-0) in the NCAA First Round!
When: Saturday, November 17
Where: @ Hobart?
What: W&L Football NCAA First Round
Time: 12:00 p.m.
The game can be viewed live on the Web by clicking here.
THE SERIES:
Washington and Lee and Hobart have never met on the gridion before this week. In fact, the Generals have never faced any of the eight teams that comprise the Liberty League. W&L is 3-6 all-time against teams from the State of New York and has never won a game played in The Empire State. The Generals? last game in New York was a 23-8 loss at Alfred to begin the 2004 season.
HEAD COACH SCOTT ABELL:
Scott Abell (Longwood ?92) is in his first season as the Generals? head coach, having replaced Frank Miriello, who retired after 17 seasons. Abell had served as W&L?s offensive coordinator for the past four seasons, setting numerous records for total offense and scoring offense. As head coach, Abell is 8-2 overall, claiming the ODAC title in his first season.
HOBART HEAD COACH MIKE CRAGG:
Hobart is coached by Mike Cragg (Slippery Rock ?83), who is in his 18th season as the Statesmen?s mentor. He has complied a 110-51 (.683) overall record, eight Liberty League titles and seven NCAA Tournament berths over the last 12 seasons.
LAST NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME:
(Thomas More 42, W&L 14 ? 11/20/10 ? Crestview Hills, Ky.)
Thomas More racked up 523 yards of total offense, including rushing for 432 yards, in defeating Washington and Lee, 42-14, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Saints drove 67 yards on their opening possession and took a 7-0 lead on a 17-yard touchdown run by running back Kendall Owens just 3:08 into the game. Thomas More then stopped the Generals on a 4th-and-3 from the TMC 37-yardline on the ensuing possession and took a 14-0 lead on another Owens touchdown from 31 yards out nine plays later. W&L dented the scoreboard at the 3:06 mark of the first quarter when running back Luke Heinsohn capped an 8-play, 64-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run, but the Saints held the Generals? scoreless and tacked on two more scores for a 28-7 lead at the break. The Generals were driving with the opening possession of the third quarter, but fumbled on the TMC 32-yardline and the Saints opened a 35-7 lead on a 4-yard touchdown run by running back Dominique Haydon at 10:15 of the third quarter. W&L closed to within 35-14 on a 2-yard touchdown run by Heinsohn at the 6:00 mark of the third quarter, but could get no closer as the Saints kept their undefeated record intact. The Generals notched 323 offensive yards and 253 yards rushing. Heinsohn rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, while quarterback Charlie Westfal rushed for 101 yards on 16 carries and completed 7-of-18 passes for 70 yards. Linebacker Rob Look and safety Jake Pelton led the defense with 12 tackles each. Hayden paced the Thomas More offense with 187 yards and one touchdown on 29 carries. Quarterback Rob Kues totaled 100 yards and two touchdowns rushing and was 7-of-10 passing for 79 yards and a touchdown, while Owens rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries. Defensive back Aaron Monk led the defense with eight tackles.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN:
W&L will hit the road for its first round NCAA Tournament game, traveling 863 miles round trip to Geneva, N.Y. This brings the Generals? season travel total to 3,142 miles traveled. W&L has been tremendously successful at home, carrying Division III?s fourth-longest home winning streak at 14 games. However, the Generals went just 3-2 on the road this season and they are only 5-4 on the road over the last two seasons.
LET?S TALK ABOUT WINNING:
The 2012 season marked W&L?s third-straight winning season and seventh winning campaign in the last nine years. Since going 3-7 in 2003, W&L has produced a 57-34 (.626) overall record and a 37-18 (.673) mark in the ODAC. Those numbers improve to 24-7 (.774) overall and 17-2 (.895) in the ODAC over the last three years.
EIGHT IS GREAT, BUT NINE IS BETTER:
A win against Hobart would tie the school record for wins in a season with nine. The 1961 and 1914 teams both went 9-0 overall. Including the 2012 season, W&L has had just 12 seasons of eight or more wins in program history, three of which have happened over the last three years. The Generals current three-year run of 8-3, 8-2, 8-2 (24-7 overall) is the best three-year stretch since the 1960-62 teams went 25-1-1 overall.
CHAMPIONSHIP TALK:
W&L claimed its second ODAC Championship in the last three years two weeks ago with a thrilling 45-42 four-overtime victory over Hampden-Sydney. It was W&L?s fifth ODAC title and the third in the last seven years. Below is a listing of all of W&L?s conference championships over the years.
Source: http://alumni.blogs.wlu.edu/live-stream-the-generals-ncaa-first-round-game/
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