Tusculum 28, Saint Paul's 0

September 16, 2006

LAWRENCEVILLE, VA – The SPC Tigers dropped their home season opener to the Pioneers of Tusculum College 28-0, on Saturday night on the campus of Saint Paul’s College.  

Tusculum jumped on top of the Tigers early, establishing a half-time lead of 21-0.

SPC’s passing game was the best showing of the season netting 252 yards in the contest.  Quarterback Demetrius Brown threw for a career-high 218 yards.  Michael Thornton led all SPC receivers, collecting 99 receiving yards.  Pre-season All-CIAA selection Lonie Sanders added 7 receptions for 90 yards in the contest. 

Defensively, the Tigers displayed a balanced attack with 17 players recording tackles in the contest.

Jamichael Caldwell led Tusculum College with 135 receiving yards and 1 touchdown. The win lifts Tusculum to 2-1 this season. 

Next week, the Tigers (1-2) will travel to Fayetteville, NC to take on the Broncos of Fayetteville State University.  The CIAA cross-divisional contest is scheduled to kick-off at 6:00 on the campus of FSU.