GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College football team fell on Homecoming Saturday against the Bishops of North Carolina Wesleyan, 44-0.
The Bishops (3-3, 2-1 USA South) drove to the Greensboro 5-yard line on their first drive before
Josh Cross recovered the first fumble of the game to give the ball back to the Pride (1-6, 0-4 USA South).
Greensboro then had to punt back to Wesleyan after going three-and-out.
After the Pride punted, the Bishops scored 17 unanswered points before Greensboro got its second takeaway of the contest.
However, the Bishops kept Greensboro off the board the remainder of the game to secure the shutout.
Patrick Jesequel recorded a team-high 21 yards rushing on eight carries, while
Derrin Little ran for 14 yards.
Keon Reynolds finished with a game-high 13 tackles, while
Trey Cronin, T.J. Cox, and
Jason Gerber each had seven tackles.
"Wesleyan is a really good football team," Head Coach
Greg Crum said. "I thought we were competitive for almost a half today. We have to get back to the drawing board and keep getting better."
The Pride will return to action at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) Saturday when they travel to Huntingdon College. For more information on Greensboro College football, continue to follow
www.greensborocollegesports.com.
