For the 3
rd weekend in a row, the Golden Rams were on the road. On this particular Saturday, the Golden Rams traveled to Atlanta to face SIAC foe, the Clark-Atlanta Panthers. The Golden Rams faithful cheered them on as they defeated the Panthers (35-0) in their SIAC opener.Â
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With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (3-1) overall and (1-0 in the SIAC). The Panthers fell to (1-3) overall and (1-2 in the SIAC).
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Dionte Bonneau put the Golden Rams up (7-0) when he scored on a 1-yard run. The touchdown capped a 10-play 68 yard drive for the Golden Rams.
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The Golden Rams added 3 more points in the 1
st quarter when
Eli Mashburn connected on a 37-yard field goal to increase the lead to (10-0). The scoring drive consisted of 7 plays that covered 45 yards.
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The Golden Rams scored another touchdown when
Kam Ward bullied his way to the end zone from 3 yards. Â His touchdown put the Golden Rams up (17-0) at the half.
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In the 3
rd quarter,
Joe Shorter caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from
Dionte Bonneau to increase the Golden Rams lead to (23-0). The scoring drive consisted of 10 plays for 71 yards.
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In the 4
th quarter,
Kam Ward scored again on a 9 yard run that capped a 7-play drive for 89 yards. Ward's 2
nd touchdown extended the Golden Rams lead to (29-0).
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Daveon Sanders scored on a 7 yard run to put the Golden Rams up (35-0). Sanders' touchdown capped an 8-play drive that covered 80 yards.
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Offensively, the Golden Rams finished with 22 first downs and 402 yards of total offense. The Golden Rams accumulated 267 yards rushing and 135 yards passing.Â
Dionte Bonneau was 10-15 passing for 114 yards and 1 touchdown. Bonneau also had 5 carries for 78 yards and a touchdown.Â
Kam Ward had 11 carries for 70 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Golden Rams.Â
Ralph Lovett finished with 3 catches for 64 yards.Â
Joe Shorter had 5 catches for 48 yards and 1 touchdown.Â
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Defensively, the Golden Rams held the Clark-Atlanta Panthers to 225 yards of total offense. The Panthers were 2/12 on 3
rd down conversions.Â
Josh Hill and
Tray Bishop had sacks for the Dirty Blue defense.Â
Malik Barnes finished with 10 total tackles for the Golden Rams. Barnes also had 3 tackles for a loss.Â
Stephan Pierre had 7 total tackles in the game.
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The Golden Rams will return home to host the Miles College Golden Bears at 2:00 pm on Saturday, October 1.
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