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The Game Facts:
Score: Roanoke 32, Greensboro 22
Location: Greensboro, N.C. (Pride Field)
The Short story: The Roanoke College football team forced five turnovers Saturday as Maroons defeated Greensboro College 32-22 in a non-conference road game.
Facing a 15-11 halftime deficit, RC scored the next 21 points to take control of the game. The Maroon defense sealed the win with a stop after Greensboro had a first and goal at the two yard-line with just over a minute remaining, keeping the Pride out of the end zone on four straight plays.
How it happened (first half):
*The Maroon defense forced turnovers on three of the first four drives. The first was an interception in the end zone by Javier Waldron to stop a Greensboro scoring threat. The second was a Landon Altizer pick at midfield with a 23-yard runback to set up an Ethan Cyr 33-yard field goal.
*Charlie Davis recovered a Pride fumble early in the second quarter at midfield.
*Karee Dykes found the end zone on a six-yard run at 12:49 of the second and the Pride took a 7-3 lead.
*Roanoke's Zyair Brown recovered a G'Boro fumble in the end zone, but the extra point attempt was blocked and returned for two points to make the score 9-9.
*RC returned the favor after a Greensboro rushing touchdown with 1:09 left in the half. D'Angelo Walker returned a blocked extra point kick and took it the whole way back. GC led 15-11 at intermission.
*Polo Hill had a 35-yard touchdown run called back and a Cole Chizuk had an 18-yard touchdown catch erased due to penalties in the first half.
How it happened (Second half):
*Quarterback Kam Hill found Khamari Garner for a nine-yard touchdown strike to give RC a 18-15 lead.
*Waldron intercepted his second pass of the day to set up a Kam Hill-to-KJ Bratton 10-yard TD connection early in the fourth quarter.
*Tyson Miller found paydirt on a two-yard rushing score to make the Roanoke lead 32-15.
*Kyjuan Westmoreland broke a 60-yard run to pull the Pride back within 10 with 10:14 left.
Inside the numbers:
*Miller gained 98 yards on 24 carries.
*Kam Hill completed 17 passes for 182 yards and two scores.
*Garner had six catches for 84 yards and Grey Deal had five for 54.
*Charlie Davis made 16 stops, including nine solo tackles and one tackle for loss.
*Lane Shoemaker had nine tackles while Brayden Andrews had eight.
*Westmoreland gained 175 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns.
Up Next: Roanoke (2-0) has a bye next week before returning home to host Gallaudet University Saturday, September 27 at 2 p.m. in the first Old Dominion Athletic Conference game in program history.