First Quarter
SC - Lynch 40 run (Burkey kick)
SC - Burkey 36 field goal

Second Quarter
SC - Dirting 11 pass from Gordon (Burkey kick)
WL - Russell 3 run (Kimes kick)

Third Quarter
SC - Meadows 39 int. return (Burkey kick)
SC - Meadows 32 return of blocked punt (Burkey kick failed)

Rushing: WL Cardinali 15-87-0, Hicks 2-26-0, Braden 6-11-0, Russell 1-3-0, Nyikuli 1-1-0, Daley 1-0-0, Masciarelli 1-(-5)-0, Hardwick 1-(-9)-0. SC Lynch 19-131-1, Herbert 9-35-0, Murphy 1-7-0, TM 1-(-2)-0, Gordon 6-(-54)-0.
Passing: SC Gordon 12-126-124-1-0 WL Hicks 16-39-172-0-1, Rine 1-4-56-0, Masciarelli 1-2-1-0.
Receiving: SC Cunningham 6-62-0, Gardner 4-42-0, Dirting 2-20-1. WL McDuffie 4-72-0, Russell 4-61-0, Hardwick 4-40-0 Jones 3-27-0, Vitek 2-28-0, Braden 1-1-0.

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd College got back on the winning track with a 30-7 win over West Liberty in WVIAC football action in the 37th Annual Civitan Bowl at Ram Stadium.

The Rams moved out to a 7-0 lead with 11:38 left in the first quarter when junior running back Travis Lynch (Frankfort/Ridgeley, WV) raced 40 yards for a touchdown. Lynch finished the afternoon with 131 yards on 19 carries and was named the Civitan Bowl Most Outstanding Offensive Player.

The Rams extended their lead to 10-0 when junior kicker Kevin Burkey (Urbana/Ijamsville, MD) connected on a 36 yard field goal with 7:14 left in the first stanza. Burkey scored six points on the day to become Shepherd's all-time leader in career kick scoring with 159 points, surpassing the old mark of 153 points held by Rick Kingsbury (153, 1973-76).

Junior quarterback Joel Gordon (Waynesboro/Waynesboro, VA) teamed with senior All-American candidate Jason Dirting (Martinsburg/Martinsburg, WV) on an 11-yard scoring play to push the Ram lead to 17-0 with 14:10 left in the second quarter. Dirting's touchdown catch moved him into a tie with Kelvin Stevens (22, 1993-97) for first place on the Ram career touchdown reception list. He is now the school's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown catches.

The Hilltoppers cut the lead to 17-7 when Ryan Russell ran three yards for a score with 11:52 left in the first half.

The only scoring the second half came courtesy of Shepherd sophomore defensive back Matt Meadows (Hampshire/Romney, WV).

Meadows intercepted a Tim Hicks pass and returned it 39 yards for a score with 13:57 left in the third quarter. He also blocked a J.C Kimes punt and picked it up and weaved his way for a 32-yard touchdown return with 5:17 left in the third quarter. Meadows was selected as the Civitan Bowl Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

Gordon completed 12-of-26 passes for 124 yards for the day.

Senior tight end Rob Cunningham (Sherwood/Olney, MD) was the leading receiver for the Rams with six catches for 62 yards.

The Ram defense was led by senior strong safety Tyron Shelby (Eleanor Roosevelt/Greenbelt, MD) with a team-high six tackles. Sophomore linebacker Dan Winning (Culpeper/Culpeper, VA), junior linebacker Luke Benchoff (Williamsport/Williamsport, MD), and Meadows each added five stops.

Shepherd improves to 7-1, 4-1, while West Liberty falls to 4-4, 2-3. The Rams will travel to West Virginia Wesleyan next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. conference matchup.