Frostburg, Md. – Frostburg State scored on their first two drives of the game and never trailed on Saturday afternoon in Frostburg, Maryland as the West Liberty University football team fell 37-7 to the Bobcats in their first MEC road game of the season.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: West Liberty 7, Frostburg State 37
Team Records: West Liberty 0-3 (0-2 MEC), Frostburg State 3-0 (2-0 MEC)
Attendance: 1,243
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Frostburg State scored on a four yard touchdown run by Owen Doyle and a 30 yard field goal by Dayne Koontz on their first two drives of the game to take a 10-0 lead after the first quarter of play. The Bobcats then capped a 12 play drive with an 11 yard touchdown run by Graham Walker with 12:13 remaining till half, taking over seven minutes off the game clock on the drive. FSU extended the lead to 24-0 with 6:08 left in the quarter on a 35 yard touchdown run by Doyle.
• West Liberty had field goal attempts of 33 and 47 yards blocked on their final two drives of the first half.
• Starting the second half a Frostburg State kickoff out of bounds gave West Liberty the ball at their own 45-yard line, however a fumble on the first play of the drive gave the ball to FSU. The WLU defense responded by picking off their first pass of the season the ensuing drive, as pressure from the line on a screen pass allowed John Brown to step in front of the running back and make his second career interception.
• The Hilltopper offense took advantage of the short field position from the interception and moved the ball 38 yards in six plays and one minute and 57 seconds for a touchdown. On the scoring play Rudy Garcia scrambled out of the pocket and found Rashawn Harvey in the right corner of the end zone for his fifth receiving touchdown of the season to make it a 24-7 game following the point after attempt from Tyler Waddell. Garcia completed four consecutive passes to three different receivers on the scoring drive after taking a shot down the field for Harvey on the first play from the FSU 38-yard line.
• Frostburg State added a pair of rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter with runs of 12 and 20 yards by Sean Aaron and Devin Thompson.
• Trevor Lagarde entered the game at quarterback on WLU's final drive of the game, leading the offense on their longest drive of the second half. Lagarde completed 5-of-12 passes on the drive as the Hilltoppers moved the ball 74 yards to the FSU 1-yard line, where the Bobcat defense held on fourth and goal.
• Leading the Black & Gold defense in tackles for the second time this season, Trent Crawford notched his second game of double figure tackles with ten in the contest.

WEST LIBERTY STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rudy Garcia: 18-for-46 passing, 162 yards passing, 1 passing touchdown
Chris Charles: 7 receptions, 79 yards
Rashawn Harvey: 7 receptions, 62 yards, 1 touchdown
Trent Crawford: 10.0 total tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sack
John Brown: 6.0 total tackles, 1 interception
Mason Gates: 6.0 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss, 1.0 sack, 3 pass break-ups
 
UP NEXT
West Liberty will welcome UNC Pembroke to the hilltop next Saturday to celebrate Homecoming weekend. The Hilltoppers and Braves are scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff at West Family Stadium.