Washington and Lee Football Release
Washington and Lee at Sewanee - Oct. 25, 1997

THE SERIES: 
	The Generals have beaten the University of the South three 
straight times to take a 26-20 lead in the all-time series between the 
two schools. W&L and Sewanee first played in 1892 and have played 
continuously since 1955. W&L jumped out to a 21-0 lead last season and 
held off a late Tiger rally for a 24-21 win.

THE TEAMS: 
W&L - 2-4, 1-2 in the ODAC
US - 3-3, 0-2 in the SCAC

THE COACHES:
W&L - Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67)
	Overall Record: 12-12-1 (3rd year)
	Record vs. US: 2-0
	Record vs. SCAC schools: 3-1-1
	
US - John Windham (Vanderbilt '86)
	Overall Record: 7-7 (2nd year)
	Record vs. W&L: 0-1

A LOOK AT SEWANEE
	The Tigers opened the year 3-1 before dropping their last two 
games - Centre (30-0) and Rhodes (27-17) to fall to 3-3. The Tigers 
average over 239 rushing yards per contest,with freshman QB Max Fuller 
leading the way with 365 yards. Senior QB John Stroup has thrown for 335 
yards. Senior LB Jon Trussler leads the defense with 59 tackles, 
including 3.5 sacks.

ODAC STANDINGS
TEAM		W	L	W	L
Guilford	3	0	5	1
Randolph-Macon	2	0	5	1
Emory & Henry	2	1	5	1
W&L		1	2	2	4
Bridgewater	1	2	1	5
Hampden-Sydney	0	4	0	6

Last Week
W&L 29, Hampden-Sydney 7
Randolph-Macon 27, Emory & Henry 20
Guilford 30, Bridgewater 14

Last Week
GENERALS ROLL PAST HAMPDEN-SYDNEY
	Washington and Lee beat Hampden-Sydney 29-7 in one of its most 
dominating performances in recent years. The Generals rolled up a 
season-high 399 yards of offense, including 250 on the ground, while 
holding the Tigers to just 195 yards of offense and forcing three 
turnovers - interceptions by Brad Baker, Harry Brookby and Ryan 
Fletemeyer. W&L led 16-0 at the half and had a 29-0 lead before the 
Tigers got on the board in the fourth quarter.

Generals' Notebook
HANLEY WHO?
	That's the question Hampden-Sydney's coaches had to have been 
asking on Saturday. Hanley Sayers, a freshman from Nashville, made his 
first collegiate game memorable as he carried the ball 20 times for 112 
yards and two touchdowns in the Generals 29-7 win over the Tigers. With 
W&L leading 2-0 early in the second quarter, Sayers carried the ball on 
four consecutive plays, netting 13, 11 and 13 yards on the first three 
carries and then scoring from two yards out. Sayers later added a 23-yard 
TD run in the third quarter to put W&L up 29-0.

OFFENSIVE LINE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
	It's hard to imagine a better game for W&L's offensive line than 
Saturday's performance. The group - senior center Stefan Neumeister, 
junior tackle Marc Granger, sophomore tackle John Sensing and freshman 
guards Colin Fitzgibbons and Justin Holton - helped W&L to a season-high 
399 yards of offense, including 250 rushing yards. W&L quarterbacks 
Christian Batcheller and Ryan Gielen were also not sacked in 20 pass 
attempts.

OMAR AWESOME AGAIN
	Senior defensive tackle Omar Moneim continued his stellar season 
with a team-high eight tackles against Hampden-Sydney. Three of those 
tackles went for losses, including a quarterback sack. Moneim also forced 
an intentional grounding call in the end zone that resulted in a safety 
for the Generals. Moneim leads the Generals with 51 tackles and is tied 
with Scott King for the team lead with three sacks.

MALATESTA HITS 100 AGAIN
	Sophomore wide receiver J.T. Malatesta had his second 100-yard 
receiving effort of the season, finishing with seven catches for 100 
yards. Malatesta's long reception was a 49-yard touchdown from Christian 
Batcheller, his fourth TD catch of the season. Malatesta leads the 
Generals and ranks third in the ODAC in receiving with 32 catches for 517 
yards. Malatesta already has more receptions and receiving yards than 
W&L's leaders had last season in 10 games.

BOYD GARNERS FIRST SACK
	Senior defensive end Jack Boyd had a team-high four solo tackles 
on Saturday, including his first sack of the season. Boyd is second on 
the team with 38 total tackles and has a team-high 11 tackles for loss, 
an average of nearly two per game. Boyd had six sacks last season when he 
earned second team All-ODAC honors.

GENERAL NEWS
	Sophomore fullback Scott Moses ran for a career-high 48 yards on 
nine carries and also played a key role in W&L's rushing success with his 
blocking...W&L senior kicker/punter Matt Holbrook had a career-best punt 
of 70 yards against Hampden-Sydney and now ranks second in the league in 
punting average (39.6)...W&L head coach Frank Miriello is now 5-0 
all-time against teams with the nickname Tigers.