SAC Football Week 3 Roundup
Week three of the 2013 college football season saw conference play get underway in the SAC, with Carson-Newman, Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry opening up their league schedules 1-0. Get recaps from every game here.
No. 11 Carson-Newman 41, Brevard 14
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.- Carson-Newman (3-0, 1-0 SAC) built a 34-0 lead in their South Atlantic Conference opener Saturday afternoon and turned in a solid defensive effort as they cruised to a 41-14 victory over Brevard (1-2, 0-1 SAC). [More]
Newberry 27, Catawba 0
SALISBURY, N.C. – The Newberry Wolves put together a fantastic defensive effort to shut out the Catawba Indians by a 27-0 count in the South Atlantic Conference opener for both teams at Shuford Stadium on Saturday night. [More]
Lenoir-Rhyne 34, Wingate 13
HICKORY, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne football team (2-1, 1-0) opened South Atlantic Conference play with a 34-13 victory over Wingate (1-1, 0-1) Saturday evening at Moretz Stadium. [More]
Western Carolina 30, Mars Hill 23
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Mars Hill's football team lost a closely fought battle to NCAA Division I rival Western Carolina University, 30-23 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. The Lions fell to 1-2 overall while the Catamounts improved to 1-3 on the season. [More]
North Greenville 39, Tusculum 36
TIGERVILLE, S.C. - North Greenville scored 30 unanswered points in the second and third quarters, while holding off a late rally as the Crusaders edged visiting Tusculum 39-36 Saturday night at Younts Stadium in a non-conference football contest. [More]