Box Score CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - The Bluefield University Rams overcame a 21-0 first-quarter deficit to defeat the Thomas More University Saints 42-35, Saturday night in Northern Kentucky.
Nathan Herstich became BU's all-time passing leader and
JaQuan Ebron had 161 receiving yards. The win pushed the Rams' winning streak to six.
INSIDE THE GAME
- TMU took a 21-0 lead in the first period.
- The Rams battled back to tie and took the lead 28-21 on Kasean Ridgel's pick six.
- The Saints tied the game at 35 early in the fourth quarter.
- JaQuan Ebron's TD reception with 8:54 to play put the Rams on top 42-35.
- Tyrese Wolfe's interception at the Rams' five-yard line stopped a Saints drive with 1:27 left in the game.
LEADERS
- Nathan Herstich passed for 339 yards to become BU's all-time career passing leader.
- JaQuan Ebron caught seven passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
- Thomas Lee hauled in three passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
- Jewels Gray caught six passes for 43 yards.
- Sam Kirtley had 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 3.5 tackles-for-loss.
- Tavarius Corbitt had nine tackles and one tackle-for-loss.
- Joey Dales was 6-for-6 in extra points and averaged 39.9 yards per punt.
NEXT IN LINE
- The Rams return to Northern Kentucky to face Georgetown College, Saturday, Sept. 3.
COACH LUSK SAID: "A great team win! Everyone handled adversity well and played for 60 full minutes. The great thing about this win is we did not play our best and still won. Our team knows we have a lot of work to do. It's a great day to be a Ram!"
