Week 10 • W&L (2-7) vs. Greensboro (3-6) • November 15, 2003 • 1:00 pm

LAST WEEK'S SCORES:
Hampden-Sydney 82, Maryville 14
Catholic 27, Guilford 23
Bridgewater 59, Randolph-Macon 13

SERIES INFO:
Time: 1:00 pm
Site: Wilson Field (7,000)
Series: W&L Leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: 11/16/02 at GC (W&L won 6-0)
First Meeting: 11/10/01 at W&L (W&L won 46-14)
Last W&L Win: 11/16/02 at GC (6-0)
Last GC Win: None
Current Series Streak: W&L +2
W&L vs. GC at W&L: 1-0
W&L vs. GC at GC: 1-0

THE SERIES:
W&L and Greensboro will be meeting for the third time with the Generals holding a 2-0 advantage in the all-time series which began during the 2001 season. W&L is limiting the Pride to an average of 10.0 points per game over the two contests, with one shutout, a 6-0 win last season in Greensboro, N.C.

THE HEAD COACHES:
Frank Miriello (East Stroudsburg '67) is in his ninth season as the head coach at W&L and his 35th year of coaching. He claims a 40-47-1 (.460) overall record. Miriello is third all-time in victories at W&L and needs nine more wins to overtake Lee McLaughlin for second place. He is 2-0 all-time against Greensboro. The Pride is led by second-year head coach Neal Mitchell (Washington University '92), who has posted a 7-12 (.368) overall record in his only head coaching position. Mitchell is 0-1 all-time against W&L.

ALL-TIME RECORD:
W&L has compiled a 422-473-39 (.473) all-time record. The Generals have been linked to the first intercollegiate football game played in the south, an 1873 matchup with VMI.

LAST TIME OUT:
Emory & Henry scored 34 unanswered points to down Washington and Lee, 34-16, in ODAC football action on Saturday afternoon. The Generals opened the scoring at 8:23 of the first quarter on a 37-yard field goal by freshman placekicker Ben Long. Emory & Henry responded at 3:47 in the first quarter as Woods connected with freshman wide receiver Jerad Jackson for a 44-yard touchdown pass. Junior running back Chris Miller pushed the home team’s lead to 13-3 by halftime with a pair of touchdown runs in the second quarter, and returned after the break for his third touchdown at 4:26 of the third quarter. Woods capped off the Wasps scoring at 2:47 of the third when he connected with freshman wide receiver Brennan Stewart for a 16-yard touchdown pass. The Generals narrowed the Emory & Henry lead in the fourth quarter as senior quarterback Peter Dean threw a two-yard touchdown pass to sophomore running back Michael Lackett at 11:42. Sophomore quarterback Greg Tweardy finished the game’s scoring with an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver John Barnwell with 4:18 left in the contest. Tweardy led the Generals’ offense, completing 11-of-21 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. Junior linebacker Lloyd Wilson led the W&L defense with 13 tackles. Woods completed 15-of-22 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns for Emory & Henry, while Miller carried 37 times for 135 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore linebacker Anthony Boyd paced the Wasps’ defense with 10 tackles.

THE LAST MEETING:
(W&L 6, GC 0; November 16, 2002 - Greensboro, N.C.)
Senior running back Chris Sullivan ran for 96 yards on 29 carries and established a new Washington and Lee football career rushing record with 3,140 yards as the Generals defeated Greensboro, 6-0. Sullivan's 96 yards give him 1,123 for the season and moved him past Marc Watson's ('02) previous mark of 3,112 career rushing yards. The W&L defense, which held Greensboro to 151 yards of total offense, shutout an opponent for the first time since Nov. 13, 1993, when it blanked Catholic (34-0). The Generals punched in the game's lone score with just nine seconds remaining in the first half when Sullivan charged seven yards into the Pride endzone. When the ensuing extra point was blocked, W&L held a 6-0 lead at the half. In the second half, Greensboro (4-6) was unable to find the end zone and finished with three turnovers for the afternoon. The Generals were led by Sullivan's 96 yards on the ground. Quarterback Peter Dean added 67 yards through the air on 6-of-10 passing while also running for 30 yards on 13 carries. Linebacker Ben Krasnoff totaled 16 tackles while senior linebacker Matt Stavish and defensive back Joe Greenhill both picked off Pride passes. Greensboro quarterback Anthony Durham completed 7-of-16 passes for 73 yards and one interception while running back Marc Clapp totaled 49 yards rushing on 15 carries.

SCOUTING GREENSBORO:
Greensboro is 3-6 overall on the season after suffering a 19-7 loss to Methodist on Saturday afternoon. The Pride was hampered by six turnovers, including four interceptions on the day. Trailing 12-0, Greensboro climbed back into the game with a 1-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Justin Roberson to senior tight end Luke Irwin with 1:43 remaining in the half, by the Monarchs struck with 11 seconds remaining in the half and held the Pride scoreless in the second half for the win. Freshman tailback Jamal Licorish led GC with 119 yards rushing on 30 carries, while Roberson completed 6-of-20 passes for 55 yards and the one score. Senior linebacker Rick Tattersall paced the Pride defense with 10 tackles. On the season, GC has had trouble moving the ball, averaging just 183.6 yards of total offense per game. Licorish has rushed 67 times for 225 yards and one touchdown, while Roberson has completed 44.9 percent of his passes for 984 yards and eight touchdowns. He has been intercepted 18 times. Sophomore wide receiver Damon Day has been Roberson's favorite target, catching 27 passes for 346 yards and three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Korey Johnson has hauled in 24 passes for 223 yards and one touchdown as well. Defensively, Tattersall leads the way with 95 tackles, including 10 for a loss. Senior defensive lineman Cortney Gunter has 57 tackles, 19 tackles for a loss and six sacks.

DOUBLE-TROUBLE:
Senior quarterback Peter Dean spells double-trouble for opponents of W&L athletics. Not only is Dean the starting quarterback for the football team, but he is also the top pitcher for the Generals' baseball team. The starting signal-caller each of the past three seasons, Dean has completed 47.7 percent (295-618) of his passes for 3,342 yards and 18 touchdowns for his career. He had his best game in a General uniform against Hampden-Sydney a few of weeks ago, completing 26-of-40 passes for 293 yards and one touchdown. On the mound, Dean claims a 2.14 career ERA with 168 strikeouts and just 48 walks in posting a 20-5 career record. He was 8-2 with a 1.67 ERA last spring en route to posting First Team All-ODAC, First Team All-Region and Second Team Academic All-America honors.

DOUBLE-TROUBLE -- PART TWO:
Dean comprises one half of a two-headed monster at quarterback. He and sophomore Greg Tweardy have been sharing snaps as the position for much of the season. Tweardy led the Generals' comeback win against Catholic, completing 19-of-29 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns. For his career, Tweardy has completed 48.8 percent (63-129) of his tosses for 742 yards and six touchdowns.

DEFENSIVE DOLDRUMS:
The Generals' defense has forced 153 turnovers since the beginning of the 1998 season, but has scored just one defensive touchdown during that span. In fact, W&L has gone 50 straight games without scoring a defensive touchdown. W&L's last defensive touchdown occurred on a fumble return in a 23-20 loss to Emory & Henry during the 1998 season. The Generals have not returned an interception for a score since the 1992 season.

NO-NAME NO-MORE:
Sophomore defensive lineman Liam Murray's name had not been called much during his first 16 games in a W&L uniform, but that has all changed in the past three weeks. Murray, who had been a reserve defensive tackle, claimed just seven career tackles entering the game against Guilford three weeks ago. He saw extended action against the Quakers and responded with a team-best 11 tackles, including two for a loss. Murray has received the start for the last two games and has totaled 13 tackles, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and recorded a sack in those two games.

TALE OF TWO HALVES:
It's been a tale of two halves for the Generals in 2003 as they have been outscored 148-42 in the first half of games this season. W&L tends to recover in the second half, cutting the margin to 109-84. The Generals have not held a lead at the end of the first-quarter this season and have led at the half just once.

FOR THE RECORD:
The Generals' turnaround from a 20-point deficit late in the third quarter (27-7) against Catholic marked the largest come-from-behind win for a W&L team since the Generals recovered from a 20-0 hole in the first half for a 26-20 win over Guilford on Oct. 16, 1965. Ironically, both games were homecoming contests on Wilson Field.

LONGEST OF ALL-TIME:
Freshman placekicker Ben Long can claim the same name and the same record. In a loss to Bridgewater, Long tied the W&L record for longest field goal when he booted a 47-yarder in the second quarter. Long tied the record held by Drew Thomas '96 since the 1994 season. Long is 8-of-14 on field goals this season and 12-of-14 on extra points.

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