Week 8 Scoring Summary and Statistics
Rams (3-5, 3-2) vs WV Wesleyan (7-2, 5-0)
| Shepherd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | - | 14 |
| WV Wesleyan | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | - | 34 |
Second Quarter
WVW - Struble 3 run (Breech kick)
SC - Herbert 68 run (Schmitt kick failed)
WVW - Burgman 13 pass from Kimes (Breech kick) Third Quarter
WVW - Struble 1 run (Breech kick) Fourth Quarter
SC - Correll 22 run (Dominguez pass from Chlebowski)
WVW - Struble 2 run (Breech kick)
WVW - Struble 1 run (Breech kick blocked)
| SC | WVW | |
| 10 | First Downs | 25 |
| 27-124 | Rushes-Yards | 53-178 |
| 115 | Passing Yards | 192 |
| 9-22-2 | Passes | 13-31-2 |
| 49-239 | Plays-Total Off. | 84-370 |
| 167 | Return Yards | 86 |
| 7/35.4 | Punts/Avg | 3/37.0 |
| 2-1 | Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 |
| 14-171 | Penalties-Yards | 12-133 |
| 19:45 | Time of Possession | 37:27 |
Rushing: SC Herbert 12-113-1, Correll 2-25-1, Lynch 9-8-0, Chlebowski 4-(-22)-0.
WVW Struble 29-94-4, Dues 8-54-0, Kimes 8-14-0. Williams 4-13-0, Gaskins 3-12-0, Cormier 1-(5)-0.
Passing: SC Chlebowski 9-22-115-0-2. WVW Kimes 12-27-187-1-1, Cormier 1-4-5-0-1.
Receiving: SC Correll 5-82-0, Dominguez 1-17-0, Ferguson 1-14-0, Jackson 1-3-0, Herbert 1-(-1)-0. WVW Shinners 3-48-0, Burgman 3-41-1, Washington 2-44-0, Smith 2-12-0, Gaskins 1-20-0, Dues 1-17-0, Struble 1-10-0.
(BUCKHANNON, WV) -- Luke Struble rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries to lead West Virginia Wesleyan to a 34-14 win over Shepherd in WVIAC football action on Saturday at Cebe Ross Field.
Struble gave the Bobcats a 7-0 lead on a three-yard plunge with 14:30 left in the second quarter.
Shepherd closed the gap to 7-6 when junior running back Alex Herbert (Monrovia, MD/Urbana HS) stumbled, regained his balance, and then outraced the Wesleyan defense for a 68-yard score with 11:00 left in the second quarter. Herbert rushed for a game-high 113 yards on 12 carries.
Wesleyan took a 14-6 lead into intermission when Bobcat quarterback Marc Kimes teamed with tight end Chris Burgman on a 13-yard scoring play.
Struble opened the scoring in the second half when he scored on a one-yard run to give Wesleyan a 21-6 advantage with 2:48 left in the third quarter.
Shepherd cut the lead to 21-14 when junior wide receiver Jesse Correll (Port Republic, MD/Calvert HS) scored on a 22-yard reverse. Redshirt-freshman quarterback Dan Chlebowski (Greencastle, PA/ Greencastle-Antrim HS) teamed with sophomore wide receiver John Dominguez (Woodbridge, VA/Potomac HS) for the two-point conversion.
Struble added a pair of fourth quarter touchdown runs of one and two yards to seal the win for the Bobcats.
Chlebowski completed 9-of-22 passes for 115 yards. Correll was the game's top receiver with five receptions for 82 yards.
The Shepherd defense was led by junior linebacker Demar Atwood (Frederick, MD/ Thomas Johnson HS) with a game-high 14 tackles. Senior defensive back Matt Meadows (Romney, WV/Hampshire HS) and sophomore defensive back Dustin Dudinski (Woodbridge, VA/Park View HS) each had interceptions.
Shepherd falls to 3-5, 3-2 in conference play, while Wesleyan improves to 7-2, 5-0.
The Rams will travel to Concord next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. game.