Williamsburg, KY – Cumberlands came ready to play on their homecoming taking down Faulkner University 37-7. The Patriots had one of their best performances of the season, accumulating over 400 yards of total offense, and holding the Eagles to just 98 yards total on the night. UC moves to 5-2 on the year and gets their first Mid-South Conference win of the season.
The Patriots dominated the run game on Saturday night, rushing for a season-best 264 yards. UC's O-line was getting a great push upfront allowing
Darius James to rush for 127 yards and a season-high three touchdowns.
Devin Jones added over 100 yards from scrimmage and a rushing TD as well.
Jay Roberts took majority of UC's snaps today, going 6-12 for 122 yards and a touchdown. Six different Patriots caught a pass in the big win, including
DK Edwards who had 41 yards and
Romeo McKnight who caught two passes for 25 yards and a TD.
UC's defense also showed off their skills, holding the Eagles to -3 rushing yards. 7 Patriots recorded a tackle for loss including
Michael West,
Kendall Adams-Young, and
Major Newman who all sacked the Eagles QB.
Adam Caudle led the team in total tackles with 10 as well. The Pats secondary added two more interceptions tonight as
Reagan Cherry caught picked a tipped ball and
Ty Terrell jumped a route for his first INT of the year.
Cumberlands received the opening kick and moved the ball down the field before being stopped on 4
th and 1 on the Faulkner nine yardline. The defense responded with their first interception of the night from
Reagan Cherry to get the offense back onto the field. Both teams traded possessions before a season-long 51-yard rush from Jones moved the Pats to the FU 4. James capped the drive off with a 4-yard rush up the middle into the endzone to give UC the early 7-0 lead.
The second quarter began with a Faulkner interception to give them great field position just outside the redzone. They took full advantage, scoring from three yards out to tie things up at 7-7. The score wouldn't stay tied for long, as UC went on to score 20 unanswered before the halftime buzzer sounded. Roberts started things off with a nice pass to McKnight who took it 29 yards to the endzone. Jones and James each added a score of their own with under two minutes on the clock to give UC a 27-7 lead at the half.
Neither team added a point to the board in the third quarter, but UC completed their final drive from the third quarter into the fourth with a 2-yard James run up the middle to break the plane.
Job Matossian would cap off the scoring with a 23-yard field goal to make the final score 37-7 UC.
The Patriots look to ride this momentum into Columbia, Ky next week as they take on a top-10 opponent in Lindsey Wilson College. Gametime is set for 2:30 PM ET and 1:30 PM CT.
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