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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- E'Montie Dears set a new Methodist single-game rushing record and scored three touchdowns as MU defeated Greensboro 38-6 on Saturday afternoon at Monarch Stadium.
Dears carried the ball 33 times for 208 yards and scored on runs of 31, five and six yards. His 208 yards broke the previous record of 200 yards set by Greg McDonald back in 1999. In all, MU gained 399 yards on the ground against the Pride (1-8, 0-6) which entered the game allowing 294.0 yards per game, the third-highest mark in NCAA Division III. The Monarchs (2-5, 1-3) racked up 495 yards of total offense while limiting GC to just 286 yards of total offense, including just 35 rushing..
On Methodist's second possession, the Monarchs were forced to punt, but a fumble on the return was recovered by Reshad Washington and set MU up on the Greensboro 31 yard line. Dears scored on the very next play to give MU a 7-0 lead at the 10:49 mark of the first quarter.
MU's second score came on a 30-yard punt return by Kevin Cambronne at the 2:38 mark of the period. The return came after just a 10-yard punt by Ryan Campbell and when nobody downed the ball, Cambronne picked it up and scampered 30 yards untouched to paydirt for a 14-0 lead.
The Monarchs' lead grew to 21-0 by halftime as Xavier Adams hooked up with Jay Robinson on a 26-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter.
Landon Cheviron added a 22-yard field goal to make it 24-0 in the third quarter before Dears scored his final two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for a 38-0 lead with 7:24 to play.
Greensboro's lone score came on a 10-yard pass from Mac Graham to Tavares Thomas with 5:59 left. Campbell's kick was no good.
In addition to Dears' 208 yards, E'Mond Brown added 69 yards rushing on 13 carries, and Adams chipped in 59 yards on 10 carries. Adams also completed 15 of 23 passes for 96 yards without an interception and he was not sacked. Kyle Hughes had eight catches for 43 yards.
Kris Evans led the defense with 10 tackles, including 1.5 sacks. Kyle Colborn added nine tackles, and Shyheim Simpson totaled six tackles and had two pass breakups. Travon Johnson and Steve Deciuseach had a sack as MU totaled four on the day.
For Greensboro Graham completed 15 of 28 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown. Meleck Thornton led the Pride with 22 yards on 11 carries. Thomas finished with eight catches for 127 yards and one touchdown.
Garratt Brannoc had 15 total tackles and Josh Cross and Trey Cronin each had 13 stops.
Methodist plays at LaGrange next Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm.