Rhodes 14, Washington U. 10
Memphis, Tenn. — The Washington University in St. Louis
football team suffered its first loss of the season in a 14-10
defeat at Rhodes College on Saturday afternoon in Memphis,
Tenn.
Washington U. held onto a 10-7 early in the fourth quarter, before
Rhodes put together a game-winning nine-play, 62-yard drive. Chris
Rose capped the run with a two yard TD plunge to make it 14-10. The
Bears drove down to the Lynx three-yard line with less than three
minutes to play, but Washington U. was stopped on fourth and
goal.
Senior running back Jim O'Brien carried the ball 18 times
for 88 yards, as Washington U. picked up 194 yards on the ground.
The Bears had a 291-267 advantage in total offense for the game,
and limited Rhodes to 104 yards through the air.
Junior linebacker Nick Hillard led the defensive unit with a
career-high 14 tackles, while freshman defensive back Scott
O'Brien added a career-best six stops. The Bears defensive
forced five punts and had a fumble return in the loss.
The Bears scored on its first possession of the game after
O'Brien scored from one-yard to make it 7-0 with 9:27 left in
the first quarter. The big play of the drive was a 53-yard rush by
senior quarterback Stephen Sherman. Rhodes knotted the score with
11:44 left in the second quarter after quarterback Tyler Perkins
connected with Buddy Logens for a 22-yard touchdown pass.
The Bears drove down to the Rhodes 19-yard with six seconds left
in the second quarter, before sophomore kicker Eric Chalifour
booted a 35-yard field goal to give Washington U. a 10-7 halftime
advantage. Chalifour is 3-of-4 on field goals this year after
playing one season at UCLA.
Washington University had the ball four times in the second half,
turning the ball over on downs three times and punting once. The
Bears managed the clock in the second half, holding a 18:26-11:34
advantage in time of possession.
Sherman struggled in his second start of the season, completing
11-of-27 passes for 97 yards and an interception. He also gained 74
yards on six carries.
Bear Notebook: Rhodes leads the all-time series with Washington
University, 24-22-1 … Senior Brandon Brown made his
32nd-consecutive start at defensive back, while junior Joe Rhein
made his 22nd-consecutive start at center.
